Witches and Bubbles and Writing, OH MY!

A HUGE  Thank You  to all of the parents who helped make the witches happen.  They are all dressed with hair, hats, hands and brooms in place.  If you have the chance, stop by the library window and see who cute they are.

Please remember that Tuesday is our Library day and all books need to be returned to school, even if they are going to renew their books.

This week we will be starting Stellaluna and reading about Candy Corn.  Amazingly, candy corn has a very interesting history.   We will also be learning more about quadrilaterals and their attributes.
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Just a reminder, this is a short week and we won’t have school on Friday.  

HOMEWORK

Math: Prodigygame.com    This is a great way to practice what we have been doing in class and needs to be used 3 times a week, for at least 15 minutes each time.  This is a great review of what we are doing in class as I assign the problems that your child works on.  We have also been playing PIG and if you would like to substitute any night of  Prodigy for Pig, please feel free to.  There are 30 points given each week for Prodigy and/or Pig.  The rules for Pig can be found here: PIG

Reading: 20 minutes at least 5 times a week.  It is imperative that your child is participating in reading practice at home.  Studies have shown that the more words a child read, the better their achievement is in all other areas.  We will be starting book talks where the students talk about what they read the night before.  Not only are they given homework points for reading, but they are also given presentation points for being able to stand up and talk about what they read the night before. Reading is worth 100 points each week.

Spelling:  Sorts are assigned on Monday, so this sort should be the regular sort, allowing you to see what the focus for the week is and should be written after sorting.  Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday, you get to choose the sorts.  I have told the students that if they choose the speed sort, to save it for a “busy” night as it does not need to be written.   If you have questions, please don’t be afraid to e-mail me.  Sorts are worth 40 points every week.

When we test on Friday, I choose words with the pattern we have learned throughout the week.  I do not always choose words that were in the sort as we are looking for the use of pattern and their ability to use it in any word with that pattern.

BYU: Sort 5
Utah State:Sort 23
U of U: Sort 34
Weber State: Sort 40