Homework week of January 3, 2012

Tuesday - spelling 56 & 57, math 6 & 7, and reading log
Wednesday - vocabulary 64 & 65, math 11 & 12 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math page 15 and reading log
Friday - enjoy your weekend!

Spelling list: Look to the North

1.  weighs
2.  ceiling
3.  field
4.  reindeer
5.  freight
6.  eighteen
7.  neighbor
8.  receive
9.  weird
10.  chief
11.  believe
12.  seize
13.  either
14.  fierce
15.  relief
16.  windshield
17.  pierce
18.  thief
19.  achieve
20.  eighth

Bonus words
tundra
piteously
surrender
ceases
abundant
bonding

Teacher's note December 12, 2011

We had a very enjoyable field trip to the U. of A. and the Arizona Historical Society last Friday.  The weather was beautiful and the kids behaved very well.  We tried to see as much of the campus as possible in the hour that was available.  Then the kids listened attentively to the docent on the bottom half of the museum.  The upstairs portion of the museum was perhaps our favorite because it is designed for children to touch and use.  A special thank you to Mrs. Gusky, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Wedman, Mrs. Wilson and Mr.  Mourreale for spending the day with us and providing transportation. 

Congratulations to Abby and Rose for winning the idiom contest with 620 idioms.  4 other teams had over 250 idioms listed.  I think the kids have a better grasp of idioms now than before the contest. 

Please encourage your son or daughter to hand in their reading log on time this week and in the future.  Unfortunately, the reading log has become a problem for many of our students.  It will even cause some wonderful students to receive a two in quality producer and lose their Distinguished Dragon Award.  I absolutely want the students to be in the habit of reading and be responsible enough to hand in the reading log on time. 

Monday will be exciting as the students present their nonfiction book reports.  We are always curious  to see the topic and listen to the oral report. 

Tuesday is our unit 4 geometry test.  The kids should take home their geometry flipchart on Monday to study for Tuesday's test.  This unit has a great deal of vocabulary and concepts, but not as much computation.    The flipchart needs to be returned to school on Wednesday and saved until we do 3 dimensional geometry.  The Vmath website is also an excellent way to review the geometry concepts. 

As you know,  this is the last week of school before Christmas and Winter Break. We all understand that everyone can hardly wait for the festivities to begin.  I will try to keep us focused on learning and balanced with a little holiday fun.  I want to wish each of the children and their families a wonderful Christmas and enjoyable vacation.  I look forward to seeing you in January.

Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa

Homework week of December 12, 2011

Monday - spelling 53 & 55, math page 75 & review geometry flipchart, and reading log
Tuesday - vocabulary 60 & 61 and reading log
Wednesday - math page 1 and reading log
Thursday - math 3 & 4 and reading log

Spelling List: Two Lands, One Heart

1.  Pres.
2.  Dr. 
3.  Ave.
4.  Hwy.
5.  Rd. 
6.  St.
7.  Fri.
8.  Sat. 
9.  Sept.
10.  Dec.
11.  tsp.
12.  lb.
13.  Wed.
14.  Gov.
15.  Mt.
16.  Rte.
17.  Jan.
18.  Pkwy.
19.  Sun.
20.  Mon.

Bonus Words
hysterically
overwhelm
interpreter
appetizing
equivalent
irrigation
occasionally

Teacher's note December 5, 2011

We are excited to go on our field trip to the U of A and the Arizona Historical Society on Friday.  We will leave the school as soon as possible on Friday morning.  I am going to ask the drivers to be at our class by 8:00.  The kids and volunteers should wear comfortable walking shoes for our trek around the U of A campus and bring a lunch to eat.  We plan to have a picnic on campus. I do have the list of students who ordered a sack lunch from the school.  The kids always seem excited to tour the U of A and the Arizona Historical Society. 

We are getting all wrapped up in an idiom contest that will conclude on Tuesday.  The winners with the most idioms will  probably be on cloud nine to receive a homework freebie and select a P. E. game of their choice.  

Due to the field trip on Friday our spelling test will be on Thursday.  The nonfiction book report that is due on Friday may be handed in anytime this week or next Monday.  We will not have an opportunity to listen to book report presentations on Friday. 

Our geometry unit will focus on determining area with crazy cakes, types of lines, triangles, and quadrilaterals.  Geometry is rich in vocabulary.  We will invest time into making geometry flipcharts to help us remember the vocabulary and help us remember the concepts.  The plan is to save this flipchart and use it again when we do our 3 dimensional geometry unit. 

May we all have a wonderful week of learning!

Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa

Homework week of December 5, 2011

Monday - spelling 50 & 52, math 65 & 66, and reading log
Tuesday - vocabulary 56 & 57, math 69 and reading log
Wednesday - math 73 & 74, work on book report, study spelling and reading log
Thursday - math geometry practice, finish book report and reading log

Spelling list: The Cricket in Times Square

1.  team's
2.  player's
3.  bird's
4.  wolf's
5.  horse's
6.  class's
7.  group's
8.  girls'
9.  students'
10.  trees'
11.  parents'
12.  owners'
13.  cousins'
14.  teachers'
15.  aunts'
16.  friend's
17.  children's
18.  city's
19.  classes'
20.  country's 

Bonus words
scrounging
eavesdropping
wistfully
excitable
logical
sympathetically
acquaintance