Williams/Grieb Newsletter

Week of Sept 2-4, 2014

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Ms. Grieb’s

Reading/Writing/SS

Reading:

**AR # 2: Needs to be tested on byTuesday, 9/2. A book report will be handed out Wed, 9/3, and due back Thurs,

9/4. It should be fun to complete!! See assignment book for AR Countdown!!! 

Wed, 9/5: Library Day. AR #3 will be a nonfiction book, 13 nights to read and

finished on or before Tues, 9/16.

**HW: Reading Comprehension Worksheet, Wed., 8/27 & Thurs., 8/28. Due following morning of each assigned

day.

**Steal Away Home: We continue to solve all the clues in our novel. The more we read

the more we find out about who the skeleton in the secret room is! Watch for vocabulary

wordsto study daily…… Steal Away Home,Vocabulary Quiz Friday, 9/5.

**Exciting News: Author Lois Ruby will be visiting our school, 9/26. A flyer will be coming home about

purchasing some of her books. Each copy purchased prior to 9/12/14, will be autographed by Lois Ruby.

Language Arts:We will start a “Daily Grammar Review.” It will be assigned Mon-Wed and due

Thurs. Students may pick the day they want me to grade this assignment. We will review the Worksheet

on Friday’s. This week it will be Tues-Thurs. This should be a snap….Thanks! 

Writing:

**Opinion writing is our focus for the week.

Social Studies:

**Big Review for Tues,: How to be an Effective Citizen and Bill of Rights. Students have lots of notes and study

guides to study from. Next week, we will begin a unit on the Civil War. A project will be assigned Thurs, 9/4 and

due Wed, 9/24. Student and parent will choose the project from the Project List they want to complete. Please

sign & Return the bottom of the sheet and send it back so students can receive directions on how to complete

project….Thanks! **As we learn about the war the project will be easier to complete**

Mrs. Williams

Math/Science

Math Update:

**This upcoming week:We will be working on Evaluating Written Expressions.

**Homework: Homework is assigned each Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Students who have two

or more MISSING HW assignments will receive 1-day of After-School-Detention to complete Missing work.

BeeSmart tutoring time: 2:55-3:30 to complete homework and get help from their teacher.

**Please note: Order of Operation Quiz, Friday, 8/29 Also, PLEASE review multiplication facts daily with your child.

This is soooo important for their success in MATH….THANKS!

Science Update: (Visit my webpage for Vocabulary Graphic Organizers & DOS’s)

**We will review inquiry skills, lab safety, and 7 Steps to Scientific Method to prepare for UNIT TEST. Students

will have a Project on Inquiry Skills that will be given to students Tues, 9/4 and due Friday, 9/12.

Vocabulary: inquiry, interpret, infer, classify, experiment, observation, measure, quantitative and qualitative data, predict, investigation, scientific method,

independent variable, controlled, dependent variable, criteria, conclusion, scientific method, graphs, diagrams, volume

**Please noteUnit TEST, Thurs, 9/4 or Fri, 9/5 (depending on students’ preparedness)….PLEASE ensure your child study and is prepared for these quizzes!!!!!

Day / Math / Science / Social Studies / L.A. / Reading
Monday
9/1 / NO School!  / NO School!  / NO School!  / NO School!  / NO School! 
Tuesday
9/2 / *Evaluating Written Expressions
HW: Evaluating / *Review Study Guide to prepare for UNIT TEST / **DOG (Daily Oral Geography)
*Bill of Rights
Study notes for Bill of Rights TEST!  / *Work on Daily Grammar Review / ** “Steal Away Home”
**14nights until AR#3 TEST on 9/16
Wednesday
9/3 / *Evaluating Written Expressions
HW: Evaluating Expressions / *DOS (Daily Oral Science)
*UNIT TEST / **DOG (Daily Oral Geography)
**TEST: Bill of Rights / *Work on Daily Grammar Review / ** “Steal Away Home”
**13nights until AR#3 TEST on 9/16
Thursday
9/4
Progress Reports go home!! / *Evaluating Written Expressions
HW: Order of Operation W/S / *DOS (Daily Oral Science)
**Matter Pre-Test & Work on Science Tools Project
**Study for ALL Quizzes / **DOG (Daily Oral Geography)
**Project given to students
Study Civil War Vocabulary! / *Work on Daily Grammar Review
**Daily Grammar Worksheet Due / ** “Steal Away Home”
**12nights until AR#3 #3 TEST on 9/16
**Study for Vocabulary Quiz Fri., 9/5
Friday
9/5 / *Quiz~Written Expressions / *DOS Quiz
*Quiz~7 Steps to Scientific Method
**Quiz~ Lab Safety & Inquiry Skills / **DOG (Daily Oral Geography)
** Work on Project
Study Civil War Vocabulary! / *Work on Daily Grammar Review / **11nights until AR#3 TEST on 9/16
** Vocabulary Quiz: “Steal Away Home”