Thursday, December 21st

THANK YOU for all the wonderful gifts I received from you and your children. I am SO blessed!! I do not even know how to express how much I have enjoyed getting to know each of your children the past few months. I treasure each one of them and am looking forward to seeing them all when we return!! Have a safe and Merry Christmas and may you all be BLESSED!!!

Love,
Miss J

Wednesday, December 20th

English-Christmas writing and project
Reading-DEAR, Read Aloud
Science-finished up butterfly and biome projects
Other-Spanish, PE, typing in computer lab

NO HOMEWORK unless your child has not finished their Science projects. Those are due by tomorrow morning.

TOMORROW....
It is PJ day...Please have your child bring a pillow and/or blanket tomorrow morning as I have a special thing planned...also a good book to read during the morning time.... We will be having pizza ordered in for lunch, courtesy of Amara's mom, so DO NOT pack lunches tomorrow unless your child does not like pizza. Also, please have them bring a board game as we will have a fun time in the afternoon where they can play games.

**The last day to take grades is tomorrow. I have most of the student's work in, but it is THEIR responsibility to make sure their work is done. I will be completing the gradecards and sending them home at the beginning of January when we go back to school!! Thank you!!

Monday and Tuesday December 18th and 19th

English-WW, WOTD
Reading-Reading groups, Dear, Read Aloud
Science-working on butterfly and biome projects
Math-review and TEST over chapter 5
Other-Spanish, Health, Art, Library Checkout, Computer Lab

**Homework
NONE!! Just retake the math test if they are unhappy with their grade!!

Friday, December 15th

English-WW, typing stories
Reading-DEAR, Library, Read Aloud, Stormbreaker info on internet
Science-finish research on biomes/butterflies
Spelling-Test Chapter 13
Math-Review, Chapter 5 Test Tuesday
Other-Art, (Health on Monday), Library Checkout

**Homework
Study for math test on Tuesday (reviews were sent home on Thursday night, were reviewed today, and will be reviewed on Monday as well)

GEOGRAPHY BEE!!!!!
Three children from our classroom have made it to the geography bee!! I'm so proud of them!! Tyler, Chelsea, and Caitlin will represent our class on Monday in the Large Group Instruction Room at 10:45 in our 1st EVER Warren Hills geography bee!! We will be watching them, and you are more than welcome to join us!!! Hope to see you there!!

If your child wants to bring little gifts for the class, they may do so....as long as it is for EVERYONE!! We have a small Christmas tree up in our room, so they may bring the presents and put them under the tree whenever they want to! :) I love this season and am so excited to share it with them!!

Our class Christmas party will be on Thursday from 3-3:30! Call or contact Stephanie Linquist if you are interested in helping out!!!

Thursday, December 14th

English-WW, sharing
Math-multiplication time test
Science-biomes/butterflies research
Spelling-suffixes and -ing endings, THT 13
Reading-DEAR time, read aloud
Other-PE, Sub 1/2 day (Miss J had meetings)

**Homework
-review sheet for math (FIRST page only)
-spelling test tomorrow

Wednesday, December 13th

English-WW, WOTD
Math-Rounding Numbers, subtraction time test
Social Studies-NE region
Science-research on biomes and butterflies
Reading-Reading groups, DEAR, Read Aloud
Other-Spanish, Art, PE tomorrow

**Homework
Study Link 5.10
NO THT this week!!

If you would like to help with the class party, please contact Stephanie Linquist....she is in charge of it, bless her heart!! I'm sure she'd LOVE any help!! THANK YOU!!

Tuesday, December 12th

English-WW, WOTD (appoint)
Science-biomes/butterflies project research
Social Studies-Northeast Region/Challenges in Cities
Math-traditional multiplication method
Spelling-Unit 12 test (from last Friday)
Reading-reading groups, DEAR, Read Aloud
Other-Spanish, Health, Art tomorrow, Major Saver cards!

**Homework
Math-multiplication sheet on traditional multiplication
NO THT this week

We are at the top of the list for classes that are selling Major Saver cards!! If we win, we get a party from Krispy Kreme Donuts!!! YUM! Encourage your child to sell 20 and they get a limo ride to CiCi's pizza!! I'm so excited!!

Have a great night!!

Monday, December 11th

English-WW, research
Math-review lattice and traditional method of multiplication
Science-introduce butterfly and biome project, worked in library on research
Spelling-word intro (am, talk, stop, whether, fine)
Reading-DEAR time, reading groups, Read Aloud
Other-Music

**Homework
NO HOMEWORK
Spelling words for Friday's test (Unit 13) are...am, stop, cannot, strong, piece, talk, whether, really, course, probably, common, fine, usually, family, through, shown, class, ideas, complete, their

Thursday, December 7th

English-WW, WOTD (discerning), WW Sharing
Math-review lattice, subtraction time test
Reading-Reading groups, DEAR, Read Aloud
Spelling-Homophones, homophone Bingo
Other-Strings concert, computer lab, Art, PE tomorrow, Library checkout tomorrow

**Homework
There is no math homework tonight
Take Home Task 12 is due tomorrow

KIDS!! If you want to go to the fun multiplication site we went to today in class, go to www.multiplication.com
-Click on the Time game, then click on teachers, then scroll to the bottom and click on base download, and then click on the red download and press "run". Have fun!!

Wednesday, December 6th

English-Writing with a partner, WOTD (sharp)
Math-Estimation review, addition time test
Social Studies-Northeast Region, ports/harbors, Pilgrims
Spelling-plural rules
Reading-reading groups, DEAR, Read Aloud
Other-Spanish, Health, Art tomorrow, Major Saver cards!

**Homework**
Study Link 5.6 (The kids were instructed to do this in lattice rather than partial product
Take Home Task 12 (due Friday)

A GREAT SITE to practice basic multiplication facts!!! www.multiplication.com
-We are doing lattice multiplication this week and will start to focus on long division in the week before Christmas. Therefore, their basic facts are SO important! Take your child on these websites and help them practice their basic facts in FUN ways!!!

Tuesday, December 5th

English-WW, WOTD
Math-lattice multiplication, division time test
Reading-DEAR, Read Aloud, Reading groups
Science-Ecosystems
Other-Spanish, Music, Health tomorrow
Major Saver Cards turned in daily to get prizes!! We're doing great as a class!!

**Homework
Study Link 5.7-Lattice multiplication
THT 12 (due Friday)
Late work sheet (if applicable)
-In case you are unfamiliary with the lattice multiplication process, I have included a few websites to help you out...
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/52468.html
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_192_g_2_t_1.html

This is also a fun powerpoint that takes you through the lattice process...
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/ce/Lattice_files/frame.htm

**REMINDER**
I am sending notes home this evening regarding late work. If your child has any missing assignments, they should have a note with them tonight with their missing word recorded on it. They need to get this sheet signed and returned to school ASAP. Students with missing work are as follows-5, 9, 14, 16, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 (I am listing them by student number to avoid names, etc. If you wish, you can ask your child what their number is and see if they have late work from this list.)

Monday, December 4th

Hi!! WOW..it feels like FOREVER since we've had a normal routine!! I was so excited to see the kids...I had missed them!! HOPEFULLY we're back on track now...here is what happened today in our room!

English-Typing our stories in the computer lab
Math-Estimating sums, multiplication time test
Spelling-Unit 11 Test, word intro for unit 12 (class, piece, surface, river, common)
Reading-Reading Groups, Read Aloud, DEAR time
Social Studies-Geography Bee
Other-PE, Assembly for Major Saver

**Homework
Study Link 5.3
THT 12 (due Friday)

Spelling words that will be on Friday's test are... (this is a difficult test!!)
-piece, because, thought, class, lives, river, their, there, they're, across, common, sure, both, hundred, children, surface, though, that's, there's, answer, through