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
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.