Oct. 19, 2013

WEEKEND NEWS

October 19, 2012

ELLIS MOTTO:   “I AM RESPONSIBLE AND ALWAYS LEARNING!!!”

ROOM 5 MOTTO:  “DO YOUR BEST!!!”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*  Donation of Candy:  If you would like to donate a bag of candy for classroom rewards/prizes for reading, homework, good behavior, etc. I would greatly appreciate it.  All of the Halloween candy will be on clearance soon.

*  Please sign and return the permission slips for the ISU Symphony field trip for Wed., Oct. 24.

*  Red Ribbon Week (Drug Awareness Week) will be held Oct. 29 – Nov. 2.  These are the days:

*  Monday:  Pajama Day

*  Tuesday:  Crazy Hair Day

*  Wednesday:  Red Day: Wear as much red as possible!

*  Thursday:  Inside Out Day (wear clothes inside out)

*  Friday:  Extreme Ellis Spirit Day (wear lots of Ellis colors: pink, gray, blue)

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

v        Language:  Drops In The Bucket C8

v        Language:  Subjects & Predicates

v        Math:  Drops In The Bucket #32

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

                   

READING & LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR NEXT WEEK’S STORY

STORY:  Tomas and the Library Lady

COMPREHENSION SKILLS & STRATEGIES:

Sequence of Events: identify order of story events, identify signal words

Predict/Infer:  use clues from the text and personal experience  to make a prediction or inference about the story

Drawing Conclusions:  use story details to figure out what the author does not explain directly.

SPELLING:  /ou/ and /o/

LANGUAGE:  Common and Proper Nouns

VOCABULARY WORDS:  storyteller, borrow, check out, eager, glaring, lap, chattered

MATH SKILLS ADDRESS NEXT WEEK:

TABLES, CHARTS, GRAPHS

·         answer and write comparison questions about a pictograph and bar graph

·         use a table to create horizontal and vertical bar graphs

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

·         solve multiplication and division comparison word problems

·         practice multiplication and division facts 0-12     

                 

Thanks for all you do to help our students succeed!

Denise Thompson

                    

                 

Oct. 12, 2012

                                                        

WEEKEND NEWS

10-12-12

                                              

ELLIS MISSION STATEMENT:   “I AM RESPONSIBLE AND ALWAYS LEARNING!!!”

ROOM 5:  “DO YOUR BEST!!!”

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT  INFORMATION

*                     Our 4^th graders have been invited to attend the ISU Symphony on Oct. 24^th.  Please sign and return the attached permission slip.  We will not be able to have parent volunteers go with us because of the limited seating.  There will be 4th graders from the entire district there.

*                     Ellis is having a Book Fair next week in the library.  Please see the flyer in your child’s homework folder.  I am sending home Scholastic Book order forms for the month of October.  If you can’t make it to the book fair, then you may find something in the book order.  If you want an item as a gift, just let me know and I can hold it back for you until you have time to pick it up.  Book orders will be due by Monday, Oct. 22^nd.  Make checks payable to Scholastic Books.  If you want to order on-line, our class code is HCWNC.  I will be sending home two more orders before Christmas.

*                     Our class is having our AR Party on Monday after lunch.  The students may bring board games and a snack to eat. 

*                     PTA is sponsoring a “Family Reading Night” on Thursday, Oct. 18^th from 5:30-7:00.

*                     A huge thank you to the wonderful parents who helped with our first art lesson.  We painted portfolios which will hold all of our art projects.  They look great!

*                     GRANDPARENTS AND GRANOLA: Grandparents are invited to come and read with their grandchild while they snack on granola. 

o                  Grandparents (last names beginning with A-M) come on Oct. 16 from 8:30-9:00

o                  Grandparents (last names beginning with N-Z) come on Oct. 17 from 8:30-9:00

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*    Language:  Drops In The Bucket C7

*    Language:  Types of Sentences

*    Math:  Drops In The Bucket #31

*   Math:  Homework and Remembering 12

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

Thanks for all you do!

Denise Thompson                             

                                                                                                    

Oct. 3, 2012

“WEEKEND NEWS”

October 3, 2012

Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·         PICTURE DAY:  Individual pictures will be taken on Friday, Oct. 12^th.  All students will have their pictures taken.  Order forms were sent home in the Friday folders.

·         AR GOALS DUE on Thursday, Oct. 11^th which is the end of the first six weeks grading period.

·         BOOK FAIR:  October 15-19 in the library.

·         GRANDPARENTS AND GRANOLA: Grandparents are invited to come and read with their grandchild while they snack on granola. 

o   Grandparents (last names beginning with A-M) come on Oct. 16 from 8:30-9:00

o   Grandparents (last names beginning with N-Z) come on Oct. 17 from 8:30-9:00

·         FAMILY READING NIGHT:  Oct. 18 from 5:30-7:00

·         RED RIBBON WEEK: Oct. 29-Nov. 2

o   Monday-Pajama Day

o   Tuesday-Crazy Hair Day

o   Wednesday-Wear Red Day

o   Thursday-Inside Out Day

o   Friday-Extreme Ellis Spirit Day

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

·         Math:  “Drops In The Bucket” #29

·         Math:  Subtraction Practice Sheet A

·         Language:  “Drops In The Bucket” Lesson C5

Reading: read 15-30 minutes every night and fill in your reading log.  Remember to return your log daily because this is part of your reading grade!

Enjoy your family this weekend!

Denise Thompson                                                       

                                                                                                 

Sept. 28, 2012

“WEEKEND NEWS”

September 28, 2012

Dear Parents,

          I can’t thank you enough for all of your help this week!!  Thank you to everyone who helped with our carnival on Monday.  We appreciate the donations of suckers, the purchases of raffle tickets, your help at the cotton candy and popcorn booth, and your participation with the games.  I hope you all had fun.

We had a wonderful time on our field trip to Swore Farm!!  The weather was wonderful, and we learned a lot.  I hope you are enjoying the red potatoes.  A big thank you to the parent volunteers who helped on our field trip.  I don’t know about you, but I was tired by the time we headed home. J

·         Spelling Test next Wed., Oct. 3^rd

·         Homework is also due by next Wed., Oct. 3^rd

·         Individual Pictures will be taken on Friday, Oct. 12^th

·         End of the first 6 Weeks is Thursday, Oct. 11^th.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

·         Math:  “Drops In The Bucket” #28

·         Language:  “Drops In The Bucket” Lesson C4

Enjoy the nice fall days,

                 Denise Thompson