Monday, May 12, 2008

Newsletter

NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER MAY 12-16

MOTHER’S DAY- I hope all of you wonderful mothers had a very special day. I truly appreciate the Spa Gift Certificate from the class. I can’t wait to get pampered

FIELD DAY- We will be having field day tomorrow. Please wear an orange or red shirt so we can keep an eye on everyone. Bring sunscreen and a labeled water bottle. I would also bring a sweatshirt for the morning events. It might be kind of cool outside when we begin.

LIBRARY BOOKS- All Ford library books were due today. If you have any books checked out, please return them tomorrow for sure! I have books on my shelves that you can borrow or you can check out books from the public library.

ACCELERATED READER- This is the last week to earn AR points. All students need 10 points by this Friday!!!!!!!!! As of today, you have ________out of 10 points. I want everyone to be able to come to the “P” Party.

“P” PARTY- All students who have met their AR goals EVERY nine weeks will be invited to Mrs. Turner’s house on Monday, May 19th from 5-7. I’ll hand out invitations with directions on Friday.

HAWAIIAN DAY- Friday is Spirit Day. Dress in your favorite Hawaiian outfit.

THE EXCUSE OYMPICS-The Nifty Nine will present The Excuse Olympics on Friday, May 16th from 8-9 in Mrs. Turner’s classroom. Parents are welcome and encouraged to come.

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We are combining the core words from the last 3 units into this week. We will have a list test on Thursday. Core Words: inside, age, sad, early I’ll, learned, brought, close, nothing, though, idea, before, lived, became, add / Sitton Achievement Test #3

CURSIVE- We will continue working on our uppercase cursive letters

WRITING- I have hired the students to be the writers for my new NARRATIVE movie that I want to produce. We will be working on our story maps and our actual writing this week.

ENGLISH- Review for End of Year English Test / Test on Thursday

READING- Read Time for Kids / Complete vocabulary sheets / Time Order Words / Reading Tables and Graphs to gather information / Reflection

MATH- Long division / Review multiplication with partial products / Timed Tests / Reflection

JEOPARDY- Continue to make cards for all subjects / Our Jeopardy competition will begin on Wednesday and continue until the last day of school / Watch Jeopardy on T.V. to see how the game works

Monday, May 5, 2008

Newsletter

NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER MAY 5-9

TALENT SHOW- Come to Harrison High School tonight at 6:30 for the Talent Show! Good luck to Morgan Murphy and Colette Visage!!!!

VOLUNTEER TEA- We have been blessed with so many awesome volunteers this year! Please join us in the Media Center on Tuesday, May 6th starting at 9:00 for the Volunteer Tea so we can celebrate all that you have done for us!

EVENING IN THE GARDEN- Join us on Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:00 for a wonderful evening. Bring a picnic and enjoy some wonderful music and artwork. Students’ artwork will be available to purchase. Good luck to the students in our class who will be singing for us: Katie Evans, Gabi Gilreath, Heather Hall, Aydan Mufti, Morgan Murphy, Michael Vollbracht, and Alexis Watson. Allison and Kevin will be playing their instruments too

MUFFINS FOR MOMS- We would like to honor our mothers this Thursday, May 8th from 8-9 in our classroom. I hope you can all join us. Bring tissues

YEARBOOK SIGNING- We will give the third grade students the opportunity to sign each other’s year books on Thursday. If you didn’t buy a yearbook, you are welcome to bring or make an autograph book for Thursday.

ACCELERATED READER- Time is running out! As of today, your child has _____out of 10 points. All AR goals must be met by Friday, May 16th. The “P” Party will be at Mrs. Turner’s house on Monday, May 19th from 5-7. Invitations with directions will be sent home on Friday, May 16th.

THE EXCUSE OLYMPICS- Parents of the Nifty Nine, please mark your calendars for Friday, May 16th. The students will present their play for you from 8-9 in the classroom. Please ask your child what he/she should wear for the play and start getting that outfit together. We will be having a dress rehearsal THIS FRIDAY!

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- Core words- ground, cold, really, table, remember Bonus Words- doctor, color, dollar, sugar, grammar, collar, author, sailor, neighbor, tailor, mother, father, sister, brother / Cloze Review on Thursday / Work on “ar”, “or”, and “er” endings

READING- “Nature’s Great Balancing Act” / Read AR book

ENGLISH- Using articles (a, an, and the) correctly / Work on Narrative Writing / Review for End of Year Test

MATH- Long division / Timed tests

ALL SUBJECTS- Start working on “Jeopardy” cards