READING: “Antarctic Ice”

Vocabulary words: conserved, strict, absence, shelters, permanently, drifts, scarce, dim, harsh, bleak

LANGUAGE: The Verb “Be”

SPELLING: WORDS: threw, cool, foot, cook, bruise, hook, tool, brook, booth, school, choose, balloon, cartoon, afternoon, understood

CHALLENGE WORDS: loosely, cocoon, raccoon, cookbook, neighborhood

MATH: Scott Foresman book and workbook: AMSTI Investigations and Fractions and Measurement Math fact quiz Friday

Math vocabulary: halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, twelfths, fractions, numerator, denominator, equivalent fractions, unit fractions, mixed number, inch, foot, yard, mile

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Matter: solid, liquid, gas, matter, mixture, dissolve, physical change, chemical change

FLUENCY: Read fluency story with someone. Answer the questions by Friday! OUR GOAL FOR DECEMBER IS 110 WORDS PER MINUTE!

Robust Vocabulary:

1.conserved—something that is rare and important that is kept carefully

2. strict—someone who is stern and demands obedience

3. harsh—something, like a blizzard, that is hard to stand up to

4. bleak—something that is cold and gloomy

5. absence—someone or something is not present

6. shelters—something that protects you and keeps you safe

7. permanently—someone or something that stays away forever

8. drifts—moving along without direction

9. scarce—not much of something to be found

10. dim—not much light

DOL SENTENCES: Practice correcting mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, and grammar usage. Test Friday

1. me and him dont got no homework

2. do you got any work that we can do we want to earn some money

3. we watched the lion hunt his prey on a television show

4. does you think this is a good price for notebook paper

5. dad begun to doze off in his chair after dinner

6. my favorite dinosaur is the stegosaurus reported anthony to the class

7. jennifer, my best friend, moved to HarrisburgPennsylvania

8. on july 4, we will watch the fireworks explode in the sky

February 8, 2010

Student of the Week

Jared Ponder

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24-Ladeja Reddick

AES EVENTS

February

11: Progress Reports

15– President’s Day ( No School)

25– Report cards

March—

1-5: book fair

2: Read Across America and Dinner and a Book

12: Class Pictures

Tests to look for:

Spelling

Reading

Math Journal

Fact Family

Grammar

And DOL

Many students are out of glue and do not have pencils. My stock has been completely depleted as well. Please check with your child to ensure that he/she has the supplies they need, particularly glue and pencils.