Full Week #1

Dear Parents and Students,
This Monday begins our first FULL of week of school together. This last week we did a lot of getting to know each other activities along with some assessments in reading and writing. We all used the computers to do a fun 3 true and 1 false activities. Some of them may have told you some interesting stories. Remember...don't believe EVERYTHING they say about me and I won't believe everything they say about you! :>)
The students were excited and ready to learn. We had a wonderful time getting to know each other while learning the rules, procedures and expectations. I am sure a lot of you have questions about how this combination class will operate. I look forward to meeting you at Back to School Night on Thursday, August 27th at 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by class after school, or e-mail me.

I am very confident that this will be a memorable year for everybody, and I look forward to meeting you soon. Let me know if you would like to volunteer in class. I can use help when I am teaching math. I already have parents on Monday and Wednesday. I would love help on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays too.

Weekly Quote
" Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing."
Arnold Glasgow

Weekly Riddle
What can you put inside a barrel to make it lighter?

Homework
Our homework will be posted daily for both the 4th and 5th grades. This will help students who are sick or out of town. This year I started a Spelling Blog for you to study online. This way we can save a lot of paper together and those students who are sick, will get their words on Monday nights.

Homework MONDAY
Reading-Read 20 minutes and write a four-sentence paragraph summary
Math - Finish L4
Writing-Preparation Vocab. Activity-Due Friday
Spelling-GO TO NEW SPELLING BLOG at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
4th Grade-Do p. 9, 11 in purple book on Binder Paper in CURSIVE
5th Grade-Do p. 9-11 in Orange Wkbk in Cursive
DUE FRIDAY

Homework TUESDAY
Reading-Read 20 minutes and write a four-sentence paragraph summary (20-4-1)
Math - Finish L6
Writing-Preparation Vocab. Activity-Due Friday
Spelling-GO TO NEW SPELLING BLOG at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
4th Grade-Do p. 9, 11 in purple book on Binder Paper in CURSIVE
5th Grade-Do p. 9-11 in Orange Wkbk in Cursive
DUE FRIDAY
Complete Coat of Arms Shield for those not finished yet
4th Grade-Bring brown grocery paper bag for art activity

Homework WEDNESDAY
Reading-Read 20 minutes and write a four-sentence paragraph summary (20-4-1)
Math - Finish L8
Writing-Preparation Vocab. Activity-Due Friday
Spelling-GO TO NEW SPELLING BLOG at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
4th Grade-Do p. 9, 11 in purple book on Binder Paper in CURSIVE
5th Grade-Do p. 9-11 in Orange Wkbk in Cursive
DUE FRIDAY
4th Grade-Bring brown grocery paper bag for art activity
* Bring back signed A.R. Goal Sheet

Homework THURSDAY
Reading-Read 20 minutes
Math - Finish L10
Writing-Preparation Vocab. Activity-Due Friday
Spelling-GO TO NEW SPELLING BLOG at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
DUE FRIDAY
4th Grade-Bring brown grocery paper bag for art activity
* Bring back signed A.R. Goal Sheet
* Choose Article for Newsgroups-Cnn.com, ksbw.com, santacruzsentinel.com, msnbc.com
etc. OR get a newspaper.


See you at school!