Sunday, December 2, 2012

This Week's Connection

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

Communication Arts: Students are required to have a book to read at all times. They can bring a book from home, check one out in the library, or in our classroom.
  • Reading logs will be sent home every Monday. Students are required to read a total of 100 minutes per week. Reading logs must be filled out completely and signed by a parent/guardian. Completed reading logs must be turned in the following Monday.
  • Literacy Focus: Continuation of Drawing Conclusions
  • Writing Focus: Continuing with our poetry unit: cinquain, quatrain, triplet, and couplet. Quiz on Wednesday.  Study Guide went home last Friday.
  • Comma Rules and placement of commas
  • Literacy Circles:  Reading informational text,Time for Kids (TFK)
Word Study: Sort 9
  • Hyper Spellers: Recognize related words in which a vowel sound changes from long to short /e/ in related words.
  • Super Spellers: Identify spelling patterns of words with the -ed ending.
  • Monday: Introduction of lesson
  • Tuesday-Thursday: Spelling choices and workbook sort 9
  • Friday: Test
Math:
  • Lessons 9.2 & 9.3: Coordinate Graphs: reflections and transitions 
  • Study Links (homework): 9.2, 9.3, Various Worksheets
Science/Health:
  • Health: Introduction and start of Health Project (choice board)
  • Science: Mass and Volume (Properties of Matter)
Social Studies:
  • Colonization: Continuation of the New England Colonies.  Test on Monday, December 10.
Contact information for Mrs. Hughes:
Phone:
(417) 523-3600 ext. 37131 Email: ahughes@spsmail.org
Website: http://sps.k12.mo.us/disney/adurham/