NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER DEC. 5-9
BOOKS- I will be reading my favorite holiday book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson. It is about a family who hears the Christmas Story for the first time. We will also be reading a story called “My Name is Maria Isabel”. It is about a little girl who is in a Winter Pageant at school. Please let me know if you have a problem with your child hearing/reading either of these stories.
ACCELERATED READER-All students need at least 10 AR points by Thursday, December 22. Students also need to have 80% or higher comprehension. Please encourage your child to meet this important goal. Hats off to Valerie Barnhart who has earned over 70 AR points so far this nine weeks! Wow!
FISH TESTS- The students are doing a GREAT job learning their multiplication facts. Please help your child review on a nightly basis. Remember…learn your facts for life…not just for a test.
HOLIDAY PARTY- Please make plans to join us for our holiday party on Wednesday, December 21 from 12:30-1:30. Mrs. Kastensmidt will be contacting parents for help with food donations and to help run stations.
GEOMETRY QUILT- Students received information last week about their geometry quilts. They should be working on them a little bit every night. They are due on Tuesday, December 20th. Draw a hexagon in the agenda if you read this.
CINDERELLA STORIES- I will be contacting the parents who said they would help us type the Cinderella stories after we have had a chance to edit them this week.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We are working on “is” and “have” contractions this week. An assessment will be given on Friday.
ENGLISH- We will continue to review possessive nouns, capitalization, and abbreviations./We will be doing some persuasive, informative, and entertaining writing.
READING- Time For Kids + comprehension questions/ Read and discuss True or False-Rocks or Minerals?
MATH- Continue to add geometry words to our math journals/ Introduce division/ Take fish tests!
SOCIAL STUDIES- We took the Frederick Douglass test today/ We are taking a break from Social Studies this week.
SCIENCE- We will be reviewing rocks and minerals, soils, and fossils for the next two weeks.