Thursday, December 3, 2009
Things to remember:
'Thank you' to the PTO for the wonderful Laser Show that we enjoyed today!
The Holiday Store needs volunteers 12/4/09 and 12/5/09 (see the flier that went home for
Bev Daily's phone number)
Homework
Reading: Read 15 minutes each day / Folder work due Friday/ Test Monday
Spelling: Test tomorrow
Math: Practice Multiplication Facts 0-5 (These facts should be secure by mid-December) See web sites for extra practice on Math Review. We learned a new game to practice place value today. There are a few sites in the Math Review section to practice place value.
Science- Science Project- due December 7th. Here are a few sites the kids can look at while deciding on an animal. EcoSystem Cards Due Friday
Projects can be turned in as the children finish them.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/a-to-z.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/
http://www.nwf.org/kidZone/kzPage.cfm?siteID=3&departmentId=107&articleId=185 Ranger Rick
More information about the science project: The children brought home two papers on Friday. One paper gave the specifications for the project (what information will be needed on the final project), and the other illustrated where information and photos should be placed on the project paper. That paper is NOT the paper the final project will go on. It is just to show the layout. The paper the project will go on will be given out on Monday. This weekend, the children should start to gather the information. They may want to begin to write the information in their own words. Information must be written in complete sentences, with correct spelling, capitalization, and endmarks. On the final project neatness will count. The project will count as a Science test grade.
Reading Topics for the Week of 12/01/09
Focus Skill: Comparing and Contrasting.
Phonics Skill: Suffixes-'er','or', 'ist'
Stories: Class Clowns (Orange Group), A Pig Mystery (Gray Group), My Mother's Best Friend (Pink and Purple Groups)
Non-Fiction Articles focus on Problem/ Solution text structure
Figurative Language: Similes (using like or as to compare), Personification (giving animals and things human characteristics)Onomatopoeia (Sound Words, for example, woof, meow, eeek) and Alliteration (beginning consonants the same, for example, 'super savers' or 'Betty Botter's butter').