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APRIL NEWS

2010-04-05T20:32:00.000-07:00

APRIL 12-15-AIMS TESTING

AIMS is next week and for the last couple of week, we have been doing a lot of AIMS prep. Please make sure your child/children rest up and remain disciplined in their homework and studies to make sure they are prepared for testing.

Make sure your child/children study their spelling words every night as well as do their reading homework. These are grades so they need to do these every night.

Spelling words and other assignments and announcements are in their newsletter that is given every Monday.

They are also given their reading homework every Monday.

Homework rules

2010-01-24T17:37:00.000-08:00

HOMEWORK RULES

Due to an overwhelmingly amount of missing and late work, new consequences are being put into place.

1. Any student who is missing any assignments will stay in for recess and every recess until the assignment is completed.
2. A point will be deducted each day from a late assignment’s official grade. If the assignment isn’t turned in within a week, the student will be given a zero.
3. Those students who are ill or given an excuse (parent needs to inform the teacher) will be required to turn in the assignment the following day from the due date or given due date from the teacher. (Except for reading homework, turn in every Friday unless absent).
4. Any assignments that need to be redone or rewritten will be due the following day from the due date, except for test retakes which will be taken on the date that the teacher sets up.
5. Rewards… Any student that turns in ALL their assignments on time for 2 weeks will be granted free dress or a favorite snack of their choice.
-If the whole class turns in their reading homework and it is correctly filled in, they will be given a choice time on Friday afternoon (except for any who are missing work).
-If the whole class earns A’s on their spelling test, then the following week they will be given a snack/prize. If all A’s on spelling and reading homework they will be given choice time with snacks.

*parents please review the newsletters for homework that the students might have as well as assist them in their spelling and other assignments. It is frustrating and disappointing to know that bright students are getting low grades due to a lack of studying and doing their homework at night. That is why I bring this is to attention with more rules.
*Please feel free to talk to me or e mail me (jraftis_aal@hotmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns.

December 14-18

2009-12-14T06:48:00.000-08:00

Annoucements:
Please turn in any missing work including reading homework especially.

Collossel Cave trip on Wednesday December 16.

Holiday Pageant December 17 at 1:00pm. Each class will be presenting a song or play for the whole school.

Reports cards will be given out on December 17. Parents make sure you pick these up from me or from your child.

3-5 homework:
make up any reading homework.
Native American project for those who didn't turn it in.

6-8 homework:
Study for Unit 3 test-Tues December 15.
Do any missing assignments (i.e Reading homework)

Newsletter Nov30-Dec4

2009-11-29T19:12:00.000-08:00

November 30-Dec 4 3-5 grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
December
15th- Field trip to Colossal cave
16th- Christmas pageant
17th- Report cards go home
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in every Friday!
• For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.

HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet Language Arts: Study Spelling words.
Social Studies: Native American tribe project due!
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet

Wednesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Study for plural nouns/past tense verb quiz.
Social Studies: Native American tribe project due!

Thursday: Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet. Study spelling words.
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Friday: Reading homework due!
Spelling test!

What we are working on…
Reading Writing a letter about the weather
SFA story “Mountains” Cause and effect
Language Arts Lessons on Plural nouns. Past tense verbs. Spelling words 3-4 grade-early, close (pronounced cloze), close, *flower, *flour, nothing, ground, *lead, led, *lead(pencil), such, morning, mind 5th grade- again*, inform, both, heart, month, children, child, build, built, understand, follow
Social Studies Finishing up unit on Native Americans

November 30-December 4 6-8 grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
December
15th- Field trip to Colossal cave
16th- Christmas pageant
17th- Report cards go home
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child does their homework (especially reading homework) every night. I have been getting homework turned in late or not in at all. I am having to keep students in for recess so they could get their homework done. Please check what homework they have every night so that they do it at home.

HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Coop. Learning projects.
Language Arts Study spelling words. Study adverbs and commas.
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet.
Write with chronological order.
Wednesday: Reading: Read 30 minutes fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Adverb/comma quiz. Study spelling

Thursday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes and fill in worksheet
Coop. learning projects. Do a dialog.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Friday: Reading: Reading homework due!
Language Arts: Spelling test!
What we are working on…
Reading Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons elements of a biography. Groups work on cooperative learning projects. Read books for book report.
Language Arts Lessons on commas and parts of speech
Section R Section T
beyond compare example electric fought
broken * controlled electrician fuel
broke control entered genuine
break *debts error growth
cocoa disaster exceptions hymn
collar eager favorable investigation
comparison enemy favorite

November 16-19 newsletter

2009-11-14T09:45:00.000-08:00

November 16-20 3-5grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
November
26th-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in every Friday!
• For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.

HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet Language Arts: Study Spelling words.
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill the worksheet
Wednesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Simple/Compound sentence worksheet
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project

Thursday: Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Friday: Reading homework due!

What we are working on…
Reading: SFA story “Drylongso” Making predictions about a text
Language Arts: Simple/compound sentences. Parts of Speech Spelling words 3-4 grade- *people, ever, held, church, once, one, own, before, know, were, where, there, here, dead,*leave 5th grade-recover, mountain, speak, past, might, contract, deal, almost, brought, bring, event, true, truth
Social Studies Native Americans (Project due date is extended till after Thanksgiving break)

November 16-20 6-8grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
November
26-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child does their homework (especially reading homework) every night. I have been getting homework turned in late or not in at all. I am having to keep students in for recess so they could get their homework done, this isn’t fun for them or me so please check what homework they have every night so that they do it at home.

HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Coop. Learning projects.
Language Arts: Study spelling words.
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet.
Write about Theme
Wednesday: Reading: Read 30 minutes fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Comma worksheet. Study spelling

Thursday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes and fill in worksheet
Write a surprise ending
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Friday: Reading: Reading homework due!
Language Arts: Spelling test!
What we are working on…
Reading Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons on, theme, problem solution, predictions and surprise endings
Language Arts Lessons on commas and parts of speech
6-7 spelling list
consider Christmas beneath
*against interest
again *advice
complete *advise
search American
*treasure America
popular bargain
7-8 spelling list
avoid determination
biscuits determined
bruised discoveries
changeable discovery
chapter
chimney
deceive

November 9-13 Newsletter

2009-11-07T18:45:00.000-08:00

November 9-13 3-5 Grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm

November

11th Veterans day (no school)

26^th-27th Thanksgiving break

Announcements:

· Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in on every Friday!

· For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.

HOMEWORK

Monday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet Language Arts: Study Spelling words.

Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project

Tuesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet

Wednesday: No school (please do Reading homework!)

Thursday: Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes.

Language Arts: Homonym worksheet

Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project

Friday: Reading homework due!

What we are working on…

Reading	Writing a letter to an editor about an endangered animal.. SFA story “Drylongso” Making predictions about a text
Language Arts	Homonyms. Spelling words 3-4 grade road, rate, March, next indeed herself power wish because world country meet meat another tripped 5^th grade army pretty stole income paid enter railroad unable ticket account driven
Social Studies	Native Americans (Project due date is extended till after Thanksgiving break

November 9-13 6-8 grade

*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm

November

11thVeterans Day (No school)

26-27th Thanksgiving break

Announcements:

· Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in on every Friday!

HOMEWORK

Monday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet

Write a rhyming poem. Start of Coop. Learning projects.

Language Arts Study spelling words. Finish writing rule pages in composition books.

Tuesday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet.

Wednesday: No school, do Reading homework!

Thursday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes and fill in worksheet

Write about theme

Language Arts: Homonym worksheet. Study spelling words

Friday: Reading: Reading homework due! Write free verse

Language Arts: Spelling test!

What we are working on…

Reading

Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons on mood, rhyme, theme, and problem and solution.

Language Arts

Spelling test-Monday. No spelling test on Thurs. Writing spelling rules in composition books. Plural and past tense verbs.                                                       Section R  (6-7 grade words)            Section T (8^th grade and a few 7^th graders words)

Diamond         together                       minute          amusement

Convention      minute                        ought             aches

Increase          manner                        absence          angrily

Feature           *article                        conference     approval

Service              serve                           Wednesday    available

Injury               effect                           celebration     folks

*distribute       general

*tomorrow

Welcome (a place for homework, annoucments, info)

2009-10-28T07:55:00.000-07:00

Announcements:
The students enjoyed the pumpkin and got to pick out thier own pumpkins. I have posted pictures outside my classroom.

For our next classroom project we are collecting nonperishable food items (cans, boxes etc) for the community food bank. Please bring them in. We are competing with the other classes to see who brings in the most

Homework 3-5
Mon-Reading fill in worksheet
LA- study spelling
S.S Research Native American tribe
Math- worksheet
Science- project
Tues- Reading fill in worksheet
Math- worksheet
Wed- Reading fill in worksheet
LA- Worksheet on homonyms and compound words
S.S research Native American tribes
Math-worksheet
Science- project
Thurs- Reading and fill in worksheet
L.A- study spelling words
Math- worksheet
Science- project