Spelling Words, Week of 5/7/12

Here are the spelling words for this week :)

Spelling Packet,

Week of 5/7/12

1. begin

2. again

3. around

4. before

5. away

6. about

7. alive

8. because

9. ahead

10. between

11. behind

12. ago

13. they

14. want

15. awhile

16. beyond

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

               

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 5/11/12

Spelling Words, Week of April 23, 2012

Spelling is back!!!

Spelling Packet,

Week of 4/23/12

1. Monday

2. sudden

3. until

4. forget

5. happen

6. follow

7. dollar

8. window

9. hello

10. market

11. pretty

12. order

13. after

14. funny

15. stubborn

16. expect

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

               

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 4/27/12

FCAT Begins Next Monday

FCAT will begin next Monday, April 16th.

Here are some tips...

Be on time.  Tardy students will not be allowed to go to their classrooms.

Get a good night's sleep (in bed by 9:00PM if possible!)

Eat a good breakfast.

Have a positive attitude.  You have prepared all school year, now just do your best!

We Won!

Thanks to all of the parents and students that attended the Bruster's night last evening.  Our class won for most waffle cones sold.  The students will be having an ice cream party in the near future.

Thanks again!!!

Week of April 2, 2012

No homework ?!

There is no homework packet this week.












Don't forget, there is no school for students Thursday, 4/5, and Friday, 4/6.

Awwwwwwwww!

Have a wonderful a restful Easter weekend!

Go Cats!

Inferring

    Hmmm...., How do I infer?

Inferring is a skill that almost everyone does when they read naturally, without even thinking about it.  Inferring is when you "see what is not being said", or you "read between the lines".  Inferring is like a mystery.  You must rely on evidence (clues in the text) and schema (what you already know).  Practicing inferring can be as simple as solving riddles, playing charades, or playing guessing games like "I Spy".  when we make judgments, draw conclusions, or think about cause and effect, we are inferring.  We have worked on inferring since the first week of school by making judgements about characters in a story.  One way to ask yourself our your child an inference question is to ask the following:

• Describe the character in one word (kind, mean, generous, jealous...etc.).    What text clues support your description?
• Why did the character do that?
• Why did the author chose that to happen in the plot?
• What do you think will happen next?  Why?
• If you were to write a sequel to the story, what would happen?  Does your plot make sense based on what you know about the characters and their actions?

Of course, charades might be more fun!

Have fun practicing inferring this week!

Week of March 26, 2012

Welcome back students!!! I hope everyone had a great Spring Break!


The homework for this week is a reading comprehension packet, given to the students today.  It is due Friday March 30, 2012.

We have an Early Release on Wednesday, 3/28/12.

There is no school for students on Thursday, 4/5/12 and Friday 4/6/12.

FCAT begins on Monday, April 16, 2012.  WE ARE READY!  The students have worked very hard and we are now reviewing two of the more difficult and important skills in reading, inferring and predicting.  We will cover two more stories reviewing these target skills.  We will also cover the benchmark on prefixes and suffixes over the next three weeks.  By the first day of FCAT we will have covered every tested benchmark.  We will stay on our normal schedule and maintain our normal instructional focus.  I feel excessive "cramming" before the test only adds stress and nervousness to the students.

I am very confident that the students will do GREAT!  They have worked so hard this school year and I am amazed at the progress being made by all of the students.  I am very proud of all of my students.  I also want to THANK YOU, the parents, for your support and assistance.  This has truly been a team effort, and we are almost to the goal!