Annoucements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 8/15-8/19}

• Doors open daily at 7:15
  · Park in parking lots only.
•  Beginning Monday, August 15, we will require students to walk themselves to class. If parents have business to handle within the school, you must enter the FRONT DOORS only, sign in at the front office, and receive a visitor pass.
•  Parking along the front loop is NOT ALLOWED and poses a major safety issue for our students. PLEASE USE CROSSWALKS.
• NO WALKING UP TO GET YOUR CHILD FROM THE CARPOOL AREA
• Send back all completed paperwork and supplies
• Parents are allowed to have lunch with their children. Please be mindful this is not a time for parent/teacher conferences. Please respect that this is also the teachers’ lunch period. If you will be staying for more than one lunch period it required for you to wait in the front office or in the lunchroom between lunch periods.
• See the Tardy Policy on the DPES website if you have questions. Tardies begin on Monday. 
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Story Elements: Character, setting, theme
• Strategy: background knowledge
• Vocabulary Skill: homophones
• Vocabulary Words: bat, battery, blew, fuel, plug, term, vision

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: sentences and fragments
• Spelling Skill: Short syllables - vc/cv pattern 
• Spelling Words: happen, lettuce, basket, winter, sister, problem, supper, subject, lesson, spelling, napkin, collar, traffic, suggest, puppet, skillet, picnic, planet, system, pumpkin
• Writing:   

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 1 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 2 (if not completed in class)
• Study for for vocabulary quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Vocab Quiz, Sentences/Fragments Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 1 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 5/9-5/13}

• May 2nd - 13th: Field Day wristbands pre-sold for $5 each. They will be delivered to your child the morning of his/her field day. May 13th, 8am is the final day for pre-sold wristbands. 
• Water Bottles NEEDED for our class for Field Day. You may drop them off in the office. 
• Volunteers needed for Field Day
• Tuesday, May 10th: 1st Grade Orientation - 6pm
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• Friday, May 20th: Field Day
• Water Bottles needed for Field Day
• Monday, May 23rd: Honor Roll Breakfast
• Wednesday, May 25th: 3rd Grade Awards Day, 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 26th: Inservice Day, NO SCHOOL for Students
• Friday, May 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Cause and Effect 
• Strategy: Inferring
• Vocabulary Skill: Antonyms
• Vocabulary Words: steep, tender, panting, suspicious, cackle, raggedy

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: abbreviations
• Spelling Skill: schwa sound 
• Spelling Words: above, another, upon, animal, paper, open, family, travel, afraid, nickel, sugar, circus, item, gallon, melon, character, cardinal, Oregon, particular, dinosaur
• Writing:   County Writing Prompt

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Thursday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 105 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 106 (if not completed in class), Study vocabulary
• Study for Spelling test and DLR quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Vocab Quiz, Abbreviation Test, Spelling Test, DLR 35 Quiz
• Friday: Tests Today: 

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 5/2-5/6}

• May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 2nd - 13th: Field Day wristbands pre-sold for $5 each. They will be delivered to your child the morning of his/her field day. May 13th, 8am is the final day for pre-sold wristbands. 
• May 2nd: Students may dress as their career-person of choice
• Tuesday, May 3rd: Career Day
• Friday, May 6th: LAST DAY for BOXTOP submissions! Please send in as many as you're able!
• Tuesday, May 10th: 1st Grade Orientation - 6pm
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• Friday, May 20th: Field Day
• Water Bottles needed for Field Day
• Monday, May 23rd: Honor Roll Breakfast
• Wednesday, May 25th: 3rd Grade Awards Day, 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 26th: Inservice Day, NO SCHOOL for Students
• Friday, May 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Fact and Opinion
• Strategy: Questioning
• Vocabulary Skill: Affixes 
• Vocabulary Words: predator, prey, rare, grinding, blend, grinding

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Capital Letters
• Spelling Skill: Vowel sounds in f/oo/t and m/oo/n
• Spelling Words: few, school, true, goose, fruit, cookie, cushion, noodle, bookmark, balloon, suit, chew, glue, Tuesday, bushel, bamboo, mildew, soothe, barefoot, renewal
• Writing:   County Writing Prompt

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned-> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 101 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 102 (if not completed in class), Study vocabulary
• Thursday: Study for Spelling test and DLR quiz
• Tests Today:  Vocab and Fact/Opinion Test, Capitalization Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 34 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 4/25 - 4/29}

• Eagle Idol Talent Show: April 28th, Grades 1-3 @ 5:00pm, Grades 4-6 @ 7:00pm - Tickets are $3.00, sold at the door
• May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
• Tuesday, May 3rd: Career Day
• Friday, May 6th: LAST DAY for BOXTOP submissions! Please send in as many as you're able!
• Tuesday, May 10th: 1st Grade Orientation - 6pm
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• Friday, May 20th: Field Day
• Water Bottles needed for Field Day
• Monday, May 23rd: Honor Roll Breakfast
• Wednesday, May 25th: 3rd Grade Awards Day, 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 26th: Inservice Day, NO SCHOOL for Students
• Friday, May 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: REVIEW: Compare/Contrast, Main Idea/Details, Sequence, Draw Conclusions, Author's Purpose
• Strategy: REVIEW: Background Knowledge, Summarize, Monitor/Clarify
• Vocabulary Skill: REVIEW: Homophones, Context Clues, Dictionary/Glossary
• Vocabulary Words: NONE

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: REVIEW: Adjectives, Adjectives that Compare, Adverbs, Adverbs that Compare, Conjunctions
• Spelling Skill: Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment, homophones, VCCCV syllabes, au/augh/ou/ough syllables, ei/eigh syllables
• Spelling Words: NONE
• Writing:  

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday:  Tests Today: Begin Unit 5 Test - dependent upon student readiness
• Thursday: Tests Today:  Unit 5 Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Unit 5 Test

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 4/18-4/22}

• Eagle Idol Talent Show: April 28th, Grades 1-3 @ 5:00pm, Grades 4-6 @ 7:00pm - Tickets are $3.00, sold at the door
• Tuesday, May 3rd: Career Day
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Author's Purpose
• Strategy: Background Knowledge
• Vocabulary Skill: Homophones
• Vocabulary Words: dulling, thrust, grasp, aim, dim, polish

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Conjunctions
• Spelling Skill: Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
• Spelling Words: rocky, foolish, rainy, childhood, selfish, treatment, movement, neighborhood, childish, parenthood, crunchy, bumpy, payment, sleepy, shipment, assignment, livelihood, stylish, environment, guilty
• Writing:  

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling homework assigned 
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 97
• Wednesday:  grammar pg. 98, Study vocabulary
• Thursday: Study for Spelling Test and DLR quiz
• Tests Today:  Conjunction Test, Author's Purpose and vocab Test, 
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test and DLR quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 4/11 - 4/14}

• Tuesday, April 12th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip money due no later than 8 am.
• Wednesday, April 13th: ASPIRE Attendance Bowling Party. Those students who attend each day this week during ASPIRE testing may bring $5 to go bowling. Each students MUST have a permission slip turned in prior to the trip. The permission slip may be downloaded on the DPES website
• Friday, April 15th: Weather Day, NO SCHOOL!
• Eagle Idol Talent Show: April 28th, Grades 1-3 @ 5:00pm, Grades 4-6 @ 7:00pm - Tickets are $3.00, sold at the door
• Tuesday, May 3rd: Career Day
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Draw Conclusions
• Strategy: Sjummarize
• Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
• Vocabulary Words: 

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
• Spelling Skill: Vowel pattern ei and eigh
• Spelling Words: 
• Writing:  

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling homework assigned (2 activities only due to short week)
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 93
• Wednesday:  grammar pg. 94, study for DLR Quiz and Spelling Test
• Thursday: Tests Today:  Comparative and Superlative Adverb Test, Sequence and Draw Conclusion Test, Spelling Test, and DLR Quiz 
• Friday: NO SCHOOL

Annoucements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 4/4 - 4/8}

• ACT Aspire THIS WEEK!!! It is IMPERATIVE  that your child is at school and on time each day this week!
• Tuesday: Math test (65 minutes)
• Wednesday: Reading Test (65 minutes)
• Thursday: Writng Te st (30 mins) and English Test (40 mins)
• Friday: Science Test (60 minutes)
• Tuesday, April 5th: Spring picture orders are due. If you choose not to order pictures, please return all pictures. 
• Wednesday, April 13th: ASPIRE Attendance Bowling Party. Those students who attend each day this week during ASPIRE testing may bring $5 to go bowling. Each students MUST have a permission slip turned in prior to the trip. The permission slip may be downloaded on the DPES website
• Eagle Idol Talent Show: April 28th, Grades 1-3 @ 5:00pm, Grades 4-6 @ 7:00pm - Tickets are $3.00, sold at the door
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Review
• Strategy: Review
• Vocabulary Skill: Review 
• Vocabulary Words: 

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Review
• Spelling Skill: Review
• Spelling Words: 
• Writing:  ASPIRE Prep

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 
• Friday:  Tests Today:  DLR Quiz (this is a minor grade)