Monday, December 10, 2012

This Week's Connection

Recognizing the good in children is one of the greatest gifts we can give to them. ~ Anonymous

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: Theme
  • Writing Focus: Students will be writing Informational text using a Web Quest. http://sps.k12.mo.us/disney/adurham/writingprocess/
  • Grammar: Comma Rules and placement of commas
  • Literacy Circles:  Reading informational text,Time for Kids (TFK)
Word Study: Sort 10
  • Hyper Spellers: Recognize how vowel sounds may change across base words and derived words while the spelling remains constant.
  • Super Spellers: Identify how -ed is added to words with VC, VCe, VVC, or  VCC spelling patterns.Monday: Introduction of lesson
  • Tuesday-Thursday: Spelling choices and workbook sort 10
  • Friday: Test
Math:
  • Lessons 9.4 & 9.5: Area of Rectangles
  • Study Links (homework): 9.4, 9.5, Various Worksheets
Science/Health:
  • Health: Project is due Wednesday, December 19.  Students will research on Tuesday of this week.  Most of the project will be done at home.  Remember that this is the student's project and provide minimal help. On Friday of this week they will have some time to work on the project in class.
  • Science: Mass and Volume (Properties of Matter)
Social Studies:
  • Colonization: Continuation of the New England Colonies.  Test on Wednesday, December 12.
  • Introduction to the Middle Colonies
Contact information for Mrs. Hughes:

Phone:
(417) 523-3600 ext. 37131 Email: ahughes@spsmail.org
Website: http://sps.k12.mo.us/disney/adurham/