Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, October 11th. Please sign the correct line on the envelope, keep the report card, and return the envelope on Friday. Remember, parents, that you can go into Skyward through Family Access at any time. If you do not know your username and password for Family Access, just email Cheryl Hawthorne at [email protected]
This is just a reminder that your child can practice his or her spelling words and vocabulary words anytime, anywhere right on your smartphone, iPod, or iPad with the app Spelling City. They can also click on the link right on the side of our blog to play games, practice, and even take a practice test with our words for this week.
Let’ s use this fun and useful opportunity.
SPELLING – Unit 5 TEST ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
1. what
2. asked
3. always
4. want
5. world
6. help
7. school
8. each
9. going
10. show
11. right **You were right about the habitat of the bearded dragon.
12. important
13. around
14. there **My dream is to travel there one day.
15. write **Please write about what you did over the weekend.
16. another
Vocabulary Words – Lesson 5 Roberto Clemente (Test on Friday)
stands – seats at a stadium or ballpark
score – make a point or points in a game
fans – great admirers
league – group of people or teams
slammed – hit with sudden force
pronounced – said the sound of
style – a way of doing something
polish – to make shine; to make something better
It is time to schedule Parent/Teacher Conferences. For this fall conference, Mrs. Langley, Mrs. Lobue, and Mrs. Hall will be doing parent teacher conferences together. Below is the schedule of conference times and dates. Simply choose a time, enter some basic information, and click submit. You will see a confirmation screen that says “You’re booked!”
Thank you for your support and we are looking forward to talking with you.
To practice your spelling words at home or on your iPod or iPad, you just need to install the app Spelling City or go to www.spellingcity.com
The short video below will show exactly how to find Mrs. Johnson’s Spelling Words. Look on the side of this blog to find the link to Mrs. Johnson’s Spelling Lists.
 
Happy Monday and welcome to October!!!!
Homework came home today!
READING: pg. 153-154 Use the John Henry story to answer all questions. If you child was absent when we completed “John Henry,” he/she will need to read and answer the questions to the story as well.
MATH: pg. 24 All h.w. is due this Thursday.
New spelling words came home. NO vocabulary words this week due to benchmark testing.
Have a blessed evening!
Please make sure you send the apple product assigned to your student by THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th.
Thank you for helping out the class when needed!
Homework for the Week of September 24-28
1. Read 20 minutes every night. Please write title of book in planner.
2. READING- “Johnny Appleseed” p. 13 PROVE ANSWERS (DUE THURSDAY)
3. MATH – page 17/18 “Homework” PROVE ANSWERS (DUE THURSDAY)
4. MAP due to Mrs. Odom (social studies switch class) by next Tuesday, October 2
**Map can be of anything (examples would be of your bedroom, house, neighborhood, etc.)
**Must include child’s name, title of map, compass rose, and key. I showed the students an example today. Please make it neat and colorful.
Unit 3 Spelling Test will be on Friday, September 28th.
Words:
always know large show few very because too there those their read out about might found Be sure to review with your child the difference between to, too, two/there, their, they’re/know, no.Pop’s Bridge by Eve Bunting is our Journey’s story for the week. This is a story about the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Robert is a boy who has a father, Pop, that is working to build the bridge. Robert has faith that his father can do it even when many do not believe it is possible. His father is a high-iron man and works so high up that he is called a skywalker. The boy is so proud of his dad and the job that he loves. When the bridge is almost finished, there is a terrible accident on the bridge. Luckily his dad and his friend’s dad were safe, but 10 of the 12 workers that were a part of the accident died. The book shows the boy experience this part of history and really appreciate all the people that were involved.
Vocabulary Words:
crew ~ a group of people who work together
tide ~ the regular rising and falling of the surface level of the oceans caused by the pull of the moon and the sun
cling ~ to stick or hold tight to
balancing ~ putting in a steady or stable condition
foggy ~ full of, having, or covered by fog
disappears ~ to pass out of sight
stretch ~ to extend
excitement ~ the state of being excited
Our comprehension test and vocabulary test will be on Friday, September 28th.Math
We will introduce money skills this week. Students are expected to recognize a group of coins and determine their value.
We will also continue our place value, comparing/ordering, add/sub with regrouping, and problem solving skills.