Ms. Desmond's and Mrs. Leedy's Overview January 4, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Thanks so much to everyone for your incredible generosity to both of us.  We are so appreciative of each and every gift and to all you did to help during our holiday week.  Our class party and our Polar Express events were both great experiences and that is due to you and your generosity.   Thanks again for everything! We truly appreciate all you have given to us and all that you have done for the students.

As we look forward to new beginnings for the year, we are also looking forward to new beginnings in school!  This is the time to review school expectations and to re-evaluate plans for success.  Please speak with your student about the need for any changes in study habits or behaviors.  Thanks for all you do to help make this year a success.  We begin a new quarter today.  All students are starting with a “clean slate”.  This is also the time of year we need to replenish school supplies.  Please check with your student to see if he/she needs to replace any notebooks, coloring supplies or pencils.  Many students need to new supplies, please check on this.

Once again, if you need to contact us, the most rapid method is through email. Contact us at deanna.desmond@stpsb.org or sherry.leedy@stpsb.org.       Sincerely, Deanna Desmond and Sherry Leedy

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Spelling: Unit 20-prefixes dis, im, in , un, non - TEST- Thursday

Language: Unit 5 – lessons 1-4 verbs Test- Thursday

Reading: RE-starting our novel- The Bridge to Terabithia- skills: similes and fact/opinion- quiz Ch 4-5 Friday

**December calendars are now due.  January presentations are Jan. 27^th and 28^th. (Science fiction of Fantasy)

Social Studies: Returning to Chapter 3 – Life in the Eastern Hemisphere- Geography Bee this Thursday and Friday

Test next Thursday  on Chapter 3.

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                                                           FROM MRS. LEEDY . . .

Math:  Algebra:  We will solve and write algebraic expressions.  TEST- Friday

Science:. Review how nature reuses materials (carbon-oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle, water cycle). Students began a review in their notebook on Monday.  QUIZ- Friday

Leedy's Social Studies Class:   Continue Chapter 3 On Friday, students will receive a study guide for next Tuesday’s Test.

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Calendar/Dates to Remember:

Jan. 7^th  Report cards come home

Jan. 18^th Holiday

Jan. 27-28 presentations

Jan. 29^th Class Field Trip

Reminders:

The overview is on the webpage so you may check there if needed or to confirm updated information.

**IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL FOLDERS ARE CHECKED, SIGNED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY.

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