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News and Notes
Mrs. Byrd's Classroom
Dec. 10, 2007
Sitton Core Words: good, new, write, our, me
Sitton Skill Focus: Use of homophones
Topical Word Definitions: Math Focus-Review of time words
minute ¡V equal to sixty seconds
hour ¡V equals sixty minutes
quarter past ¡V 15 minutes after the hour Ex: 12:15
half-hour ¡V thirty minutes after the hour Ex: 12:30
quarter to - 15 minutes before the hour Ex: 12:45 or quarter to 1:00
HOMEWORK:
Monday: Spelling sheet, Math sheet, Super Star -2's
Tuesday: Spelling sheet, Super Star Math -2's, Math sheet
Wednesday: Spelling skills sheet, Super Star Math -2's, Math sheet
Thursday: Spelling sheet, Study Sitton Core words, Topical definitions, and
Running Records, Math sheet on time
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WE ARE STUDYING: Language Arts integrated with Social Studies on the colony
of Jamestown, reading for meaning strategies, use of organizer, comprehension
activity. Science focus on sources of energy and integrated with Language
Art with the reading of "Two Bad Ants", recall of facts, summarizing,
inferring, cause/effect and editing are just some of the skills will be
working on. Math - Super Star Math -2's, telling time to 5 minutes, use
of models, review of Topical Words.
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Specials: Mon. - PE, Tues. - Music, Wed. - PE, Thur. - Art, Fri. - PE
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Notes:
Must Christmas Drive ¡V We are collecting new wrapped toys for the Must
Toy Shelf. Students may drop off their donations in the front hall by
December 14th. Thanks!
Northwest YMCA Day Thursday, Dec. 13th, Wear your hat to school and
donate one dollar to support the local youth. Winter Celebration for
Mrs. Byrd's class is December 21st. Everyone is invited to attend. We
are doing a book exchange at the celebration and ask that students bring
1 new book (wrapped) on a level 2 or 3 that would interest anyone. See
you there!
Read so that you make your AR Reading goal by Winter Break!
Only two weeks left to make your AR Goal!
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