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Week of 8/22/16

Sunday, August 21st, 2016
Specials
Monday: Day 3: Music/P.E.
Tuesday: Day 4: Spanish/Music
Wednesday: Day 5: Art
Thursday: Day 1: Spanish/P.E.
Friday: Day 2: Computer

Math: This week we will continue Place Value.

Reading: This week we will begin our first unit "Common Ground". Students will work in small groups with me and complete reading rotations working on the following skills: Determine authors purpose, determine important information, synonyms, and prefixes meaning not or opposite.

Writing: Students will work on their journal covers, brainstorm writing topics, and begin our first unit: Personal Narratives.

Social Studies: Chapter 2, Native Americans and their Land

Spelling: Spelling Test will be on Friday, August 26.
Theme 1:Week 1: Short Vowels
frantic
closet
grasp
crush
direct
promise
blister
fund
vanish
breath
stingy
comic
bundle
solid
energy
swift
Frequently Misspelled Words:
a lot
until
our
it’s

Homework packet will come home with your child on Monday and be due Friday. Students should read 20 minutes a day at least 5 days a week. Their reading bookmark log came home Friday and will be due this Friday.

Important Reminders:
*Our first counselor lesson will be Tuesday.
*We will have library check-out on Wednesday.
* Punt, Pass, and Kick forms are due this Friday, Aug. 26.
*Thursday, August 25, students will take the Reading MAP test at 10:00.
*Thursday, August 25 is Back to School Night. There will be two sessions. 6:30-7:30 or 7:15-7:45. Much of the information I will share can be viewed on my webpage under the General tab.
*Tuesday, August 30 is Early Release at 2:00. It will also be Punt, Pass, & Kick for those to sign up.
*Thursday, September 1 students will take the Math MAP test at 10:00.