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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER JAN. 14-18

THANK YOU!!!!! You made my birthday so special! John and I really enjoyed our candlelight lunch with the fancy china and the beautiful roses. I’m going to save my Kohl’s gift card for a new spring outfit. I’m excited about using my movie passes. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful group of students and parents. You all are the best!!!!

BIOGRAPHY BOOK- Make sure you have finished reading your biography book by this Thursday. We will discuss on Thursday what you will need to do to prepare for your “report” on your book.

TARGET- The new Target day will be FRIDAY again. Therefore, Xtra Activity will be on Thursdays and Spelling Cloze Reviews will be on Thursdays again.

ACCELERATED READER- All students must get 12 AR points this nine weeks. Do not wait until the last minute to get started. Happy Reading!

MULTIPLICATION FISH TESTS- We will be on a two day rotation until everyone passes the twelves tables. The first day will be In Order and the second day will be the Real Deal. Students who have already passed the twelves will be randomly assigned a table on the In Order day. Papers must be signed and corrected on a Real Deal day.

ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIP- We will be having an in-school field trip this Thursday.

CONFERENCE WEEK- Remember, students will be dismissed at 12:20 every day next week and on Monday the following week. I’m looking forward to meeting with everyone during conference week.

NO SCHOOL- We will not have school next Monday, January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

CURRICULUM NIGHT- Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 7th. Relay for Life will be sponsoring a spaghetti dinner from 5:30-6:30. Then families can go to the different areas in the building to try various activities. More information will be forthcoming.

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- Core Words- young, sun, thing, whole, hear Bonus Words- son, hole, here, would, wood, soar, sore, through, threw, not, knot, right, write / Practice using homophones correctly / Cloze Review on Thursday

READING- Compare and contrast The Talking Eggs to Mother of the Waters / We will be doing many activities to go along with the Jr. Great Books story. / Time For Kids / Scholastic News Reading Comprehension Test / Work on biography book report

WRITING- We have officially started cursive handwriting! YEAH! I have asked the students NOT to write in cursive until we have introduced all of the letters.

ENGLISH- Discuss the use of encyclopedias / Summary writing / Discuss writing folder

MATH- Introduce fractions / 7 Minute Timed Test on Wednesday / Multiplication Fish Tests every day / Buy a composition book for The Problematic Community. We need these ASAP!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES- Begin citizenship and government