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Days of the Week Reading Homework Spelling Homework Math Homework

Monday

5-14

 study vocabulary words study words  

practice facts,  fact test tomorrow

 
Tuesday

5-15

 study vocabulary words

 

 study words

skills test tomorrow

Wednesday 

5-16

 study vocabulary words, test tomorrow, read The Emperor's Egg and sign form

 

 study words

None 

Thursday

5-17

 comprehension test tomorrow study words

11:30 dismissal

Friday

5-18

 None None

None

Math-  This week the students will be: adding 4 two digit numbers.  On Tuesday, May 15th students will be taking their last 100 subtraction fact test.  On Wednesday, May 16th students will be taking their last skills test of the year. 

Spacey Math Here is a link that students can play at home to practice their addition and subtraction facts.  Students have played this during computer lab and during centers.

Language/Spelling-  We have begun our last theme, Weather and Seasons.  The last story the students will be reading is, The Emperor's Egg.  It is a nonfiction informational book.  The students will have their comprehension test on Friday, May 18th.  The vocabulary test will be on Thursday, May 17th.   

Trophies Reading  - if prompted for a password, use the author name "Beck". Here is a link to help your child with the grammar skills taught as well the focus skill.  We have done this link before during computer lab.

Vocabulary Words

flippers- small fins used like hands or feet

 

hatch- to break out of an egg

miserable- very unhappy
waddled- moved in a funny way, like a duck

 

horizon- where the sky seems to meet the earth
 
 

The spelling skill for this week is words with double consonants. The spelling test will be on Friday, May 18th.  This will be the last spelling test of the year.

 

Spelling Words

 

 Word Wall
spelling

 

 important

flipper

 

 penguin

better

 

 nothing

cannot

 

  
middle  

 

command

 

  

really

 

  

pillar

 

  

dollar

 

  
sunny

 

  
 

carrot

  

dappled

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science-  The last unit in science is "Earth's Weather".  The students will learn how weather can change, the water cycle, measuring weather conditions and preparing for different types of weather.  The vocabulary words are: weather, water cycle, evaporate, water vapor, thermometer, temperature, stratus, cirrus, cumulus, thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane and blizzard.  

Social Studies/Geography- We will continue with our unit , We All Work Together.  The unit focuses on how the community depends on the good and services to meet their needs.  The vocabulary words for this unit are: taxes, transportion, factory, producer, consumer and income.   

This link is about geography: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm 

pillar of the month- 

Contact Information: Email me at mbolte@d91.net or call me at 838-0542 ext. 124

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Upcoming Events

May 14th- in class presentation on weather

May 15th- Grandparents Week in library 2:30-3:00, must have sent in a form in order to attend

May 17th- 11:30 dismissal

 

 

 

 

 

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05/11/12

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