Spelling for Nov. 2-6

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .
submit
vex
splicing
expectation
week
weak
steel
steal
grown
groan
guest
guessed
creek
creak
weather
whether
sore
soar
stake
steak

Ms. Reid's information for November 2-6

The students have spent the past two weeks studying and learning about different types of sentences and how to use them to vary their writing. On Tuesday, November 10, they will take their second grammar test. It will cover the types of sentences. Students can begin to study their notes from pages 6-7 in their Interactive Notebook.

We finish reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem this week. The students will be working on their evaluation for this unit this week. They will show their understanding of summarizing, characterization, and comparing and contrasting as they work on their Fairy Tale booklet. This will mostly be completed at school, but you may check their progress at home any time.

Homework
Monday
Type your Fairy Tale Parody.
Tuesday
Complete Sentence Activity 4
Wednesday
Complete one activity for your Fairy Tale Booklet.
Thursday
Complete Sentence Activity 5.
Friday
Have a marvelous evening!

Stuff Folder: The students should keep their Fairy Tale Booklet materials in their stuff folder at all times! They will regularly need it in class.

Math and Bible with Mr. Metcalf: November 2-6

November 2-6 (Homework in parentheses)
Monday: 6.1 Problem Solving: Make a Graph (PW28)
Tuesday: 6.2 Make and Analyze Graphs (PW29)
Wednesday: 6.3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms (PW30)
Thursday: 6.4-6.5 Box and Whisker Graphs (PW 31)
Friday: Bible Lesson 9 – Due Tuesday, Nov. 10

We’ll be starting off the second quarter with a focus on graphing and organizing data. Please check the blog for help on how to create and read some of the unique tools we will be learning about during this chapter.

In addition to a chapter review, your student should be bringing home his/her chapter 5 math test in the stuff folder. I made a mistake in the last newsletter regarding the date for returning the test. Due to the fact that I am giving back the graded tests on a Friday, I will accept corrections until Tuesday, November 3. Please sign and return your child’s test by November 3 even if he/she is not making corrections.

I’m looking forward to another great quarter! Blessings to you and yours! Check out the updated school calendar on the blog!

Matthew 5:10-16 (November 2-6)

Matthew 5:10-16 (New International Version)

10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Spelling for October 26-30

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .

greenhouse
seashore
fireworks
fun-loving
New Year
fairy tales
bedtime
cupboard
upright
teenager
thunderstorm
barefoot
mean-spirited
middle-aged
bodyguard
so-called
pessimist
optimist
deities
cumulative

Ms. Reid's information for October 26-30

In grammar we have begun to look at simple sentences with compound parts. This week we will start to work with compound sentences and complex sentences.

We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will review the elements that we have addressed over the past few weeks using the Rumpelstiltskin from chapter 5. The students will also receive an assignment sheet for a Fairy Tale Booklet on Tuesday. Please be looking for that to see what your child will be doing in class and how you can support them at home.

Homework
MondayComplete Sentence Activity 2
Tuesday
Begin working on Fairy Tale Booklet
Wednesday
Complete Sentence Activity 3
ThursdayCool Word Quiz tomorrow!
Friday
Have a lovely weekend!

Stuff Folder: I returned the Grammar Test on Wednesday. You should have signed it by now. If you haven’t, you should ask your child to show it to you. Thanks!

Miss Cox's Week of October 26-30

Students have been assigned a Pedigree project to be done at home. Parents, please remember that this is your child's project and minimal help should be given. They have been given an expectations sheet, and the project was discussed in class. They are equipped to do the project on their own. It was introduced on Thur., October 22, and it will be due Tuesday, October 27.

We will be switching back over to Social Studies this week. We will be learning about Ancient Egypt and the Nile River Valley. Students will be assigned topics on Monday, and we will be working on presentations Tuesday and Wednesday with presentations on Thursday and Friday.

Matthew 5:15-16 (October 26-30)

Matthew 5:15-16 (New International Version)
15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Math and Bible with Mr. Metcalf (October 19-23

Math and Bible (Homework in Parentheses)
Monday: 4.6 Interpret the Remainder (PW21)
Tuesday: 4.7 Decimal Expressions and Equations (PW22)
Wednesay: Chapter 4 test (Bible lesson 7)
Thursday: 5.1-2 Samples and Bias in Surveys (PW23-24)
Friday: 5.3 Frequency Tables and Line Plots - PW 25 in class

This week we will be wrapping up our work with Decimals in chapter 4. We will have a test on Wednesday, October 21. Students will get their tests back on Thursday and they should plan to return their signed tests with corrections to school by Friday, October 23.

Check for chapter 3 math material in your child’s stuff folder. Congratulations on the World Cup birth!

Matthew 5:13-14 (October 5-9)

Matthew 5:13-14 (New International Version)

Salt and Light
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Spelling for October 12-16

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .

busy
among
building
young
enough
though
straight
rough
courage
eighth
system
although
sleigh
boulder
biscuit
dough
superficial
devastate
inheritance
decimal

Ms. Reid's information for October 12-16

The students have learned several new jingles and will be tested on those next week. Please have them study the jingles each night. We held off on helping verbs this past week in order to review the concepts that were taught prior to our little ‘vacation’ from school, so we will add those in next week. Please continue to encourage your son/daughter to come to me for help since we are building the foundations for our grammar study at this time. If they don’t get the concepts now, they will struggle for the remainder of the year!

We will have our first Cool Word test on Wednesday. They have the first nine words now and will receive the tenth word on Tuesday. They can and should be studying their words each night as they receive them as opposed to waiting until the night before the test.

We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also while reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will use the whole class model for exploring the next chapter. As we complete this chapter we will look at how Characterization is used within stories as a support to plot development.

Homework
Monday
Complete Independent Practice 6
Tuesday
Study your Cool Words!
Wednesday
Rumpelstiltskin Characterization
Thursday
Complete Independent Practice 7
Friday
Have a lovely evening!

Stuff Folder: I returned Independent Practice 3 this week. It should be glued in your son/daughter’s Interactive Notebook to page 5.

Matthew 5:10-12 (October 12-16)

Matthew 5:10-12 (New International Version)

10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Math and Bible with Mr. Metcalf - October 12-16

October 12-16 (Homework in parentheses)
Monday: 4.1 Add and Subtract Decimals (PW17)
Tuesday: 4.2 Multiply Decimals (PW18)
Wednesday: 4.3-4 Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (PW19)
Thursday: 4.5 Divide Decimals by Decimals (PW20)
Friday: 4.6 Problem Solving: Interpret the Remainder (PW21 – in class)

The chapter 3 test your child took today will be returned to him/her on Monday. It should be signed and returned to school on Tuesday, October 13. Your child has a chance to earn back half of the points lost on the exam by making corrections that show he or she understands how to correctly solve incorrect problems.

Look for this week’s 3.1 -3.2 quiz and facts test in your child’s stuff folder. Please visit the math blog at http://pinaresmath.blogspot.com for extra practice on math concepts and additional information on material we cover in class.

Ms. Reid's Classroom Info for the week of October 5-9

We will continue looking at how different words can fulfill different roles within simple sentences. The students have learned several new jingles and will be tested on those in two weeks. Please have them study the jingles each night. The main elements that we will add to our grammar study this week are helping verbs and possessive adjectives. The students should be studying the notes on pages 4 and 5 of their interactive notebooks.
We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also while reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will use the small group model for exploring the next chapter. As we complete this chapter we will look at the complex skill of comparing and contrasting in writing using the Venn Diagram.

Homework Assignments:
Please check the assignment book nightly for assignments in the coming week.

Stuff Folder: You should have signed the Cool Word Quiz that was given on Monday of this week. This is a culminating activity for words that are given on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As the students study their jingles each evening, you should also have them study these words. In two weeks, we will have a test over the five words that were on the quiz along with five new words that will be given over the next two weeks.

Absences
If your son or daughter is absent, please remind them to check with me during lunch/recess of the following day. We will not have time during class to discuss items that were missed or for me to reteach concepts.

In the event that school is canceled, please check the language arts web site that is on the pink paper in the front of their assignment book. Daily lessons and assignments can be found there.

Spelling for October 5-9

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .
technology
definition
excessive
embellish
roar
apart
reward
worse
turtle
nightmare
burnt
curb
purse
declare
scarce
inserts
sparkling
source
nervous
warrant

Matthew 5:1-9 (October 5-9 Bible memory)

Matthew 5:1-9 (New International Version)

Matthew 5
The Beatitudes
1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.