“It’s okay to not know, but it’s not okay to not try.” – Anonymous

Important Information

It’s a short week and Parent/Teacher Conference Day is on Thursday. If you haven’t signed up for a conference with me, please do so. I’m looking forward to meeting with everyone.

I had originally planned to have the ELA test on Tuesday, however due to scheduling I am moving the ELA and Spelling tests to WEDNESDAY.

The weather is turning, so please make sure that your child has the appropriate coat for recess.

Mr. DeVries is working with the children preparing them for our Christmas show. Last week, I sent home the script with the children’s lines for our show. Please help your child memorize any lines that he or she might have.

If you haven’t done so already, please send in your child’s menu selection for our Thanksgiving Feast, along with the $5 to cover the cost of the meal.

The National Honor Society is having a food drive. They have asked us to send in canned vegetables for the drive. Students receive a NUT card for participating, so please help us support those in need.

Academics

Math: We are learning about multiplication with multiples of ten.

ELA:  For Unit 2, Week 2 our essential question is “How do people make government work?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.

  • Genre: Expository Text
  • Shared Reading: Every Vote Counts
  • Anchor Text: Vote!
  • Paired Selection: A Plan for the People
  • Comprehension: Reread
  • Headings and Bar Graphs
  • Author’s Purpose
  • Author’s Claim
  • Vocabulary Words
    • announced
    • candidates
    • convince
    • decisions
    • elect
    • estimate
    • government
    • independent
  • Prefixes: un- and re-
  • Week 2 Spelling Words
      • Long e: e, ea, ee, e_e, ie, ey, y
      • Structural Analysis: inflectional endings
    • heel
    • week
    • creek
    • free
    • green
    • street
    • freeze
    • seal
    • weak
    • bean
    • speaks
    • team
    • clean
    • cream
    • field
    • tight
    • tied
    • cute
    • sixteen
    • peanut
  • Week  2 Grammar
    • singular and plural noun

Social Studies: We are beginning to learn about economics. Our vocabulary will cover good, services, consumer, producer, import, export, and purchase.

Religion: We are learning what tools help us learn about the Bible.

TEST and QUIZZES

Wednesday    ELA and Spelling Tests

Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]