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Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 21. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.gather
2.winter
3.master
4.tractor
5.shower
6.major
7.danger
8.enter
9.whether
10.water
11.thunder
12.eager
13.bitter
14.silver
15.minor
16.neither
17.wonder
18.either
19.rather
20.together

ENGLISH:
We will continue finishing on Unit 6: Writing a Letter

• L3: Writing a Friendly Letter Steps 4
• L5: Parts of a book

There will be a UNIT 6 TEST on Thursday, February 16th!

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.my brother hasnt never knowed the secret

2.henry hitted the softball across river drive

3.dear sir or madam
please send me too wooden nickels
sincerely
clara barker

4. i havent knowed of no book more interesting than the voyages of doctor dolittle

5. mrs frankleys lilacs are in full bloom this Spring

6. dont she want a prize to

7. does sam play football good

8.ms j b oaks, manager
blackwood corporation
1388 riverside drive
newark nj 07100

9.have you saw how the smoke has leaved the room

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin working on Unit 2 Lesson 6 about "STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT":
• Sharing Power
• How State Governments Work
• How Local Governments Work

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 20. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.stumble
2.trouble
3.eagle
4.harden
5.brighten
6.thicken
7.wrinkle
8.soften
9.lighten
10.table
11.dampen
12.moisten
13.double
14.weaken
15.tighten
16.example
17.darken
18.tremble
19.fasten
20.blacken

ENGLISH:
We will finish working on Unit 6: Writing a Letter
• L3: Writing a Friendly Letter Steps 1-4

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.the telephone has rang marcia said

2.and gilbert begun kindergarten this year and has came to my house often

3.because he has gave kevin a gold medal

4.the cubs didnt win the game today but they tried hard

5.the alarm rung and everyone ran hear for protection

6.last night i read the ghost who cried, a short story

7.we seen senator smith a the empire state building

8.dear sir or madam
please send me your new catalog
sincerely
robert pirk

9.but mother and her wants to go fishing

10.tom has took the card to chief anderson

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we finish working on Unit 2 Lesson 5 about "Our Economy":
•Banks and Money
•Caring for the Economy

Obviously because of the hectic schedule during Catholic Schools Week we were unable to get to our Lesson 5 Test. The Test will now be given this WEDENSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th.

IF you are interested in ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs this month, orders are due this Tuesday, February 7th. Thank you in advance for your orders.

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 19. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.bottle
2.single
3.tickle
4.middle
5.sample
6.cattle
7.jungle
8.simple
9.settle
10.battle
11.pebble
12.jumble
13.rattle
14.bubble
15.snuggle
16.kettle
17.ankle
18.giggle
19.temple
20.mumble

ENGLISH:
We will continue working on Unit 6 : Writing a Letter
• L2: Solving Problems
• L3: Writing a Friendly Letter Steps 1-4

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.i and my mom are going to st louis for vacation in august

2.did you know that hes planning to move to salt lake city before valentines day

3.doug and maria was fishing and bruce and me was shopping

4.did you know that their going to spend a week in fort dodge

5.because the dismissal bell has always rang at 3 15 P M

6.in the magazine cricket, terry read an article called riding the rails

7. ladies and gentlemen
i will be sending you five boxes of our product on thursday january 26 2012
sincerely
jerry jameson

8. ms smith she has drew many pictures of horses birds and fish

9. me and nicole left the doorbell ring three times

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 5 about "Our Economy":
• Needs and Wants
• The Basics of Our Economy
• Banks and Money
• Caring for the Economy

I am hoping to finish the lessons by Thursday, and have the test this Friday. The students know how hectic it gets during Catholic Schools Week, so they will have the test written in their assignment notebooks if we can get to it.

The students did a wonderful job on their Business Project. The commercials turned out great. I am sorry that I was unable to have them playing for you on Sunday. Thanks again for your help! Technology can be very stubborn! Thank you to all that came.

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 18. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.starch
2.deaf
3.bomb
4.squab
5.flare
6.squad
7.wage
8.leather
9.fudge
10.writer
11.squawk
12.wreck
13.dread
14.carve
15.mare
16.steady
17.voyage
18.sword
19.queer
20.urge

ENGLISH:
This week we finish working on Unit 5: Verbs
Unit 5 Test is Tuesday, January 24th!!!

We will begin working on Unit 6 : Writing a Letter
• Lesson 1: A Friendly Letter
• L2: Solving Problems

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:
1.dr johnson will be write hear

2.and i have rode jims new bike and i have enjoyed it

3.may i use the telephone asked christine

4.its a cold day for sue and she to ride there bikes

5.mr higgins has took his class to the riverside museum

6.ms jaunita jones dont plan to fly to europe

7.she should of read mud, a very short poem

8.rosaline said that i may use her paints to

9.because bruce has took wayne with him to case high school

10. have you did your homework for mr bakers class

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we Finish Unit 2 Lesson 4 about "Running A Business":
• Making and Selling

The Lesson 4 TEST is Wednesday, January 25th!

This week the students will be working in groups on a project in school on "Running a Business." The students were to think of one product that they could make to try and sell to their fellow classmates. This should not be an expensive project/product. We will be collecting prices of supplies, pricing their products, etc. They are required to make one sample of their product to present to their class along with their advertisement poster on Friday. The posters will be completed in class. The product may have to be completed at home.
The students are very excited about this project, so I thank you in advance for all your help!

The students have been working hard to get ready for Catholic Schools Week. Please remember that we begin the week with mass on Sunday at 10:00 with an Open House to follow. I hope to see you all there!

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 17. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.gem
2.baggage
3.range
4.dodge
5.engine
6.edge
7.strange
8.bridge
9.village
10.judge
11.badge
12.gym
13.rigid
14.package
15.cottage
16.gigantic
17.gentle
18.ridge
19.cabbage
20.hedge

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 5: Verbs

• Spelling verbs correctly
• Using the Comma
• Prefixes
• Using Irregular Verbs

There will be a Unit 5 Test Next WEEK!!!

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Tuesday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.the poem autumn was written by dads friend

2.matthew and ann have saw the atlanta braves play baseball

3.we will set in these here seats and we will wait for tasha

4.is memorial park and vernon park usually open for the three school picnics

5.she has sang in the harmony childrens choir for for years

6.mother she went to look for marys coat hat and gloves

7. but puff, my kitten, hasnt no milk, so hes setting in the window

8. i aint going to take a nap said jean

9. miss grace perkins
20 naples street
cincinnati oh 45200

10. our grocer hasnt no bananas left for billy and i

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 4 about "Running A Business":
• A Big Decision
• The Facts About Business
• Making and Selling

There will be a Lesson 4 TEST next week.

Progress Reports go home this Wednesday, January 18th. Please check your child's folder for them.

Also, please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Welcome back to the first full week of the New Year! I know it will seem like a long week for everyone, but the good news is that we have a 3 day weekend! Please remember there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16th! Enjoy the long weekend!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 16. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.quick
2.quarter
3.squint
4.quiz
5.squeeze
6.quote
7.quit
8.squash
9.queen
10.squirm
11.quilt
12.quart
13.squeal
14.quake
15.quill
16.quarrel
17.square
18.quite
19.question
20.quiet

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 5: Verbs
• Verb Tenses
• More about verb tenses
• Subject-Verb agreement
• Using Irregular Verbs

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. lane hardware store
5200 west street
lowell vt 05847

2. glad that i live is there favorite song

3.what a large group exclaimed the announcer of our square dance Group

4. the tulips in our back yard have growed replied kathy

5. have you saw the telescope that i buyed for betsy and he

6. i wont be chosed to be blackbeard in the play

7. margery has sat the cookies their for you and she

8. im going to invite jane to my party stated sally

9. she never had nothing sent from carols fashion shop

10.We doesnt have no tempera paint at hillcrest elementary school

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 3 about "Our Country's Climate":
• Lakes and Snow
• Extreme Weather

There will be a Lesson 3 TEST this Wednesday, January 11th.

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 14. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:

1.meant
2.build
3.flood
4.laugh
5.breakfast
6.enough
7.sweater
8.rough
9.bread
10.touch
11.spread
12.tough
13.already
14.built
15.ready
16.death
17.young
18.instead
19.heavy
20.ahead

ENGLISH:
This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts

• Group Writing-comparing and contrasting
• The Library
• Card Catalog

There will be a Unit 4 TEST on Monday, December 19th.

This week's DOL quiz is Thursday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.me and sally likes to play with flora, my dog

2. did you here the siren of the mt pleasant fire department

3.the hair stylist she has setted the young girls hair

4. did you pledge Allegiance on monday july 4 2011

5. jan and me wants to read homer price

6. we can sit our books on larrys desk

7. where did you put them apples asked gary

8. next july she move to 203 spring green road

9. and yesterday fluffy, my kitten, ran quickly and climbs a tree

10. the nashville fire department has sat them alarms to sound at 8 00 PM

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• One Country, Five Regions
• Using Resources

There will be a Lesson 2 TEST this Thursday, December 15th.

Please remember that we have a field trip next Tuesday, December 20th. Students are to bring a lunch!! A reminder letter will go home next Monday.

We will be doing a project in 4th grade next week. Each student needs to bring in an empty SOAP BOX! The students were shown what the box should look like and told it does not matter what brand of soap it is! (LOL) The soap boxes are due on Monday, December 12th.

We will be taking a field trip to the Field Museum on Tuesday, December 20th to see the Christmas Trees Around the World and You, the Experience. Field Trip forms are due Tuesday, Dec. 13th. The students are very excited to be going on their first 4th grade field trip, as well as seeing the trees they have been studying!

Thank you for all your help! LET THE COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS BEGIN!!!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 13. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.share
2.cart
3.beware
4.march
5.rare
6.army
7.charge
8.stare
9.market
10.compare
11.mark
12.alarm
13.parent
14.chart
15.spare
16.smart
17.charm
18.scare
19.apart
20.spark

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts
• Group Writing-An Explanation
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Writing an Explanation story

This week's DOL quiz is FRIDAY! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. 1806 bland avenue
denver co 80200
july 21, 2011

2. gerry read about india and then she started to read about africa

3. louise could of threw the ball farther than mary

4. elaine and me went to southridge to do our christmas shopping

5. she dont like to go with her friend to sanderson park

6. the boy cant swim because hes afraid of water mark said

7. the horse has grew a lot because he has ate good

8. on august 1 2012 i will be moving to 3110 ohio street

9. our class like to sing the bluetail fly, a folk song

10. can you tell joe and i which is the biggest of the to

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• Western Regions
• Many Environments

There will be a Lesson 1 TEST on Wednesday and a Map Test on Thursday.

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 12. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.clothing
2.value
3.whom
4.pointed
5.conserve
6.thrown
7.vault
8.beard
9.oyster
10.gear
11.haunt
12.blouse
13.ruin
14.mown
15.moan
16.inform
17.tune
18.growl
19.scorn
20.fern

ENGLISH:
This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts
•Group Writing-An Explanation
•Comparing and Contrasting

This week's DOL quiz is Thursday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. ben has sat the table for mother and he has also did the cleaning

2. christines apple is the most big of all of them

3.he dont have no money left and i wont lend him none

4. she has set in doctor robinsons office for a hour

5. do you plan to use them to magnets now

6. thilmany paper company
276 boy street
baltimore md 21200

7.dear mr borrows
please send me your latest catalog thank you
sincerely
betsy yarder

8. they was writing to sue and he with there new pens

9.she has left me go many Times to see they

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• A Varied Land
• In The East
• Western Regions
There will be a Lesson 1 TEST next week.

Please remember there is no school this Friday, December 2nd. Enjoy the long weekend!