Post date: Sep 11, 2017 1:47:36 PM
Upcoming Events:
Chalktoberfest, 3 pm Thursday, 9/14
Hawktoberfest, Saturday, 9/16
Our phonics and spelling focus for the week is on base words and endings -ed, -ing, -er, -est. We are returning to a regular schedule this week, so our weekly Spelling Test will be on Friday. Here are the 20 tested words for Friday's test:
using
getting
easiest
swimming
heavier
greatest
pleased
emptied
leaving
worried
strangest
freezing
funniest
angrier
shopped
included
occurred
supplying
scarier
happiest
Hang onto the self-corrected pretest that comes home Monday - it is handy throughout the week!
For Reading, our main selection this week is Kumak's Fish. Tested vocabulary words for Friday's weekly reading test are:
gear, parka, splendid, twitch, willow, yanked
In Math, we are finishing a review of place value, counting money, and counting change. We will have a test on Tuesday. Students will bring home a Study Guide to complete that will be very similar to their test.
In Science, we are near the end of our work with Forces and Motion and will test on Wednesday after we do some review work on Monday and Tuesday.
In Social Studies, we are finishing and reviewing Chapter 1: What Are Communities? We will likely have a test on Thursday. Students will bring home their books and study materials to help them prepare.