WEEKEND NEWS

March 3, 2011

Dear Parents,

          We had a wonderful time at the Symphony.  Your children looked beautiful and handsome.  Their behavior was excellent.  They represented Ellis very well!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*                    LONG DIVISION PRACTICE NEEDED!!  Many of the students are struggling to grasp the series of steps in long division.  We have learned this mnemonic to help them remember:  Dad (divide), Mom (multiply), Sister (subtract), Brother (bring down the next digit), Rover (remainder or repeat steps).  Please help your son/daughter practice one or two problems every night.  The problems should be a one digit divisor and the dividend is up to three digits.  Don’t forget to keep practicing 2-digit x 2-digit multiplication too.

*                    The new book orders will be due by Wednesday, March 16^th.  Remember you can order on-line using this code:  HCWNC .   Make any checks payable to Scholastic Book Clubs.

*                    Spring Break is March 22^nd - March 26^th.

*                    NO SCHOOL for students:  Friday, March 4^th and Friday, March 11^th

*                    Report cards will be sent through Infinite Campus Portal next Thursday, March 10^th.  THANK YOU for using Infinite Campus.  Our class tied with Mr. Merica’s class for the party.  We have 90% of you using this system!!

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*     Language:  Drops In The Bucket D8                                       

*     Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number D8

*    Math:  Long Division                             

*    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.  

Spelling Words:  sure, here, knew, might, pretty, really, very, where, little, until, into, off, said, our, letter

Bonus Words:  finally, different, excite, truly, suppose

Have a great weekend with your family!                                 

DeniseThompson                                                                                                                             

WEEKEND NEWS

2-25-11

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·               Please sign and return the symphony field trip permission slip.  Thanks again to the Symphony Board members for their generous contributions!

·               Lions Club Patriotism Essay is due on Tuesday.  All students will receive a grade in the grade book for this essay.  Please see the cover sheet for complete directions.  This cover sheet needs to be stapled to the essay.  There will be a 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winner for the 4^th Graders at Ellis.  The winners will be awarded their prizes at the end of the year awards assembly. 

·               Remind your students to wear Ellis colors/shirts every Friday for Pride Day.  Colors are blue, gray, and pink.  There is a contest every week to see which class is wearing the most colors (only shirts are counted).  There is a traveling trophy for the highest class percentage.                                  

·         AR GOALS due Friday, March 4^th by the end of the day.

·         Thank you for the extra Kleenex boxes.  We are making great use of them. J

·         Thank you for logging onto Infinite Campus Portal to view grades, etc.  Our class is at 80%.  We have an excellent chance of winning the contest!!

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language and Math:  Drops In The Bucket D6 and Math:  Drops In The Bucket D6

v    Math:  Long Division   Steps are Dad=Divide, Mom=Multiply, Sister=subtract, Brother=Bring Down Next Digit, Rover=repeat process or remainder.

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.  

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

WEEKEND NEWS

February 18, 2011

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·         Thank you for all of the wonderful support during the Penny Wars!!  We were able to raise over $1,900 for the Idaho Food Bank!!  Way to go Ellis families!!

·         A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped with our Valentine’s Party.

·         No school on Monday, Feb. 21:  President’s Day

·         No school on Friday, March 4:  Record Day

·         Last day for AR goals:  Thursday, March 3^rd.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D 6

v     Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number 6

v    Reading:  Context Clues pg. 44

v    Math:  Multiplying 2-Digit by 2-Digit Numbers 

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log. 

SPELLING WORDS

bottom, picture, other, attend, capture, common, danger afraid, borrow, office, arrow, suppose, escape, whether, pillow, dinner, thirty, degree, allow, corner

BONUS WORDS

method, concert, narrate, abrupt, challenge

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson             

WEEKEND NEWS

February 11, 2011

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·         HUNDRED’S DAY is Monday, Feb. 14^th.  All students at Ellis are asked to make a small poster (Pink cardstock in homework folder) with 100 items on it.  Students may get as creative as they like.  They may glue items on (such as cotton, pennies, candy, cereal, etc), draw items, or a combination of the two.  Please try to have the students bring this poster back to school on MONDAY.  We want to display them in the room.

·         Please fill out the bottom portion of the Infinite Campus Parent Portal Contest Information Sheet.  Not only may the parents look at the grades, but students as well.  Please teach your son/daughter how to log-on and look at his/her grades.  It helps to keep them motivated and accountable for their education.  Help us win the party!!!

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D5                                    

v    Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number 5

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.  STUDENTS SHOULD BE AT 50% OF THEIR GOAL BY TODAY.  Last day for goal is March 3^rd.

SPELLING WORDS:  village, cottage, bridge, fence, strange, chance, carriage, glance, ridge, manage, damage, since, marriage, edge, lodge, cabbage, dodge

BONUS WORDS:  fleece, fragrance, homage, fringe, excellence

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson

Dear Parents,

  IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·         SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS:  February orders are being sent home.  Due date is Feb. 11^th.  You may order on-line www.scholastic.com/bookclubs .  Enter code HCWNC to get to our class order forms.  The class gets a free book for every order placed  on-line. 

·         LOG ON TO THE PORTAL:  log on to see grades and information.  Help us win the party!!

·         PENNY WARS FOR IDAHO FOOD BANK! : Penny Wars will start Monday, February 7th and run all week through Friday, February 11th.  All money donated will be given to the Idaho Food Bank.  Students may add pennies to their classroom jars.  Silver coins may be added to other classroom jars and will count against the pennies.  At the end of the week the money will be counted and the classroom with the most money wins a party.  Help us support the Idaho Food Bank!

·         CLASS AND SPRING PORTRAIT PICTURES: Class and spring pictures will be taken on Thursday, February 17th.  Packets will be sent home with information before picture day. There was one place in the newsletter that is was reported incorrectly, so it is February not March.

·         Students may bring their Valentine’s cards and boxes any time next week.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D 4

v   Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number 4

v   Math:  Multi-Digit Multiplication

v    Reading:  Context Clues pg. 46

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log. 

SPELLING WORDS

beauty, ugly, lazy, marry, ready, sorry, empty, honey, valley, movie, duty, hungry, lonely, 

alley, body, twenty, turkey, hockey, fifty, monkey

BONUS WORDS

fiery, envy, mercy, chimney, imaginary

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson

WEEKEND NEWS

January 28, 2011

Dear Parents,

          Can you believe we are at the end of another month?  Where does the time go?  We had a wonderful time snowshoeing. THANK YOU to all of the parents and grandfathers who helped us out on our field trip.  What a beautiful way to spend the day!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• REPORT CARDS: These have been sent home through the Portal today.  If you haven’t received your Portal Number to log on, please contact the office.  We are having a contest to see which class has the most Portal users.  The winning class will be given a party sponsored by the PTA.  Help our class win!!  Sign up and use the Portal not only for previewing grades, but for attendance records, Kindergarten schedule, important messages from the office, and lunch money/account information.
• Scholastic Book Orders:  February orders are being sent home.  Due date is Feb. 11^th.  You may order on-line www.scholastic.com/bookclubs .  Enter code HCWNC to get to our class order forms.  The class gets a free book for every order placed on-line. 

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D 3                                                                                                                                                                                 

v   Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number D 13

v   Math:  Homework and Remembering 5-5  

v    Writing:  stories need to be typed or neatly written and returned to school by next Friday. 

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.   

Spelling Words:  shark, attack, risk, public, sink, question, electric, jacket, blank, ache, crooked, drink, topic, track, blanket, struck, mistake, junk, squirrel, stomach

Bonus Words:  aquatic, comic, tropical, speckled, peculiar

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson

WEEKEND NEWS

January 21, 2011

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• HOMEWORK UPDATE:  We have now advanced to the next level of Drops in the Bucket homework.  These papers have different skills than the previous papers.  We completed one Language and one Math page yesterday in class.  Please look over these completed pages to help answer any questions regarding the new format.  If students still have questions, please have them ask me for help as soon as possible.
• SNOWSHOEING ON WEDNESDAY:  Students need a sack lunch (may buy one from school), water, snack, and warm clothing/boots.  We leave at 8:45 and return around 2:00.  We are going to have fun!!
• REPORT CARDS: These will be sent home through the Portal on Friday, January 28th.  If you haven’t received your Portal Number to log on, please contact the office.  We are having a contest to see which class has the most Portal users.  The winning class will be given a party sponsored by the PTA.  Help our class win!!  Sign up and use the Portal not only for previewing grades, but for attendance records, important messages from the office, and lunch money/account information.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D2   

v    Language:  “Let’s Go to the Movies” Imperative Sentences                                                                                                                                                                    

v          Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number 2

v          Math:  Multiplication Practice pg. 104

v    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log. 

SPELLING WORDS

tonight, whole, while, could, world, writing, build, school, finished, morning, coming, stopped, getting, goes, going

 

BONUS: happened, received, believe, quit, quite

GO PACKERS!!!

Have a great weekend with your family!

Denise Thompson