SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 20. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.stumble
2.trouble
3.eagle
4.harden
5.brighten
6.thicken
7.wrinkle
8.soften
9.lighten
10.table
11.dampen
12.moisten
13.double
14.weaken
15.tighten
16.example
17.darken
18.tremble
19.fasten
20.blacken

ENGLISH:
We will finish working on Unit 6: Writing a Letter
• L3: Writing a Friendly Letter Steps 1-4

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.the telephone has rang marcia said

2.and gilbert begun kindergarten this year and has came to my house often

3.because he has gave kevin a gold medal

4.the cubs didnt win the game today but they tried hard

5.the alarm rung and everyone ran hear for protection

6.last night i read the ghost who cried, a short story

7.we seen senator smith a the empire state building

8.dear sir or madam
please send me your new catalog
sincerely
robert pirk

9.but mother and her wants to go fishing

10.tom has took the card to chief anderson

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we finish working on Unit 2 Lesson 5 about "Our Economy":
•Banks and Money
•Caring for the Economy

Obviously because of the hectic schedule during Catholic Schools Week we were unable to get to our Lesson 5 Test. The Test will now be given this WEDENSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th.

IF you are interested in ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs this month, orders are due this Tuesday, February 7th. Thank you in advance for your orders.

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 19. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.bottle
2.single
3.tickle
4.middle
5.sample
6.cattle
7.jungle
8.simple
9.settle
10.battle
11.pebble
12.jumble
13.rattle
14.bubble
15.snuggle
16.kettle
17.ankle
18.giggle
19.temple
20.mumble

ENGLISH:
We will continue working on Unit 6 : Writing a Letter
• L2: Solving Problems
• L3: Writing a Friendly Letter Steps 1-4

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.i and my mom are going to st louis for vacation in august

2.did you know that hes planning to move to salt lake city before valentines day

3.doug and maria was fishing and bruce and me was shopping

4.did you know that their going to spend a week in fort dodge

5.because the dismissal bell has always rang at 3 15 P M

6.in the magazine cricket, terry read an article called riding the rails

7. ladies and gentlemen
i will be sending you five boxes of our product on thursday january 26 2012
sincerely
jerry jameson

8. ms smith she has drew many pictures of horses birds and fish

9. me and nicole left the doorbell ring three times

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 5 about "Our Economy":
• Needs and Wants
• The Basics of Our Economy
• Banks and Money
• Caring for the Economy

I am hoping to finish the lessons by Thursday, and have the test this Friday. The students know how hectic it gets during Catholic Schools Week, so they will have the test written in their assignment notebooks if we can get to it.

The students did a wonderful job on their Business Project. The commercials turned out great. I am sorry that I was unable to have them playing for you on Sunday. Thanks again for your help! Technology can be very stubborn! Thank you to all that came.

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 18. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.starch
2.deaf
3.bomb
4.squab
5.flare
6.squad
7.wage
8.leather
9.fudge
10.writer
11.squawk
12.wreck
13.dread
14.carve
15.mare
16.steady
17.voyage
18.sword
19.queer
20.urge

ENGLISH:
This week we finish working on Unit 5: Verbs
Unit 5 Test is Tuesday, January 24th!!!

We will begin working on Unit 6 : Writing a Letter
• Lesson 1: A Friendly Letter
• L2: Solving Problems

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:
1.dr johnson will be write hear

2.and i have rode jims new bike and i have enjoyed it

3.may i use the telephone asked christine

4.its a cold day for sue and she to ride there bikes

5.mr higgins has took his class to the riverside museum

6.ms jaunita jones dont plan to fly to europe

7.she should of read mud, a very short poem

8.rosaline said that i may use her paints to

9.because bruce has took wayne with him to case high school

10. have you did your homework for mr bakers class

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we Finish Unit 2 Lesson 4 about "Running A Business":
• Making and Selling

The Lesson 4 TEST is Wednesday, January 25th!

This week the students will be working in groups on a project in school on "Running a Business." The students were to think of one product that they could make to try and sell to their fellow classmates. This should not be an expensive project/product. We will be collecting prices of supplies, pricing their products, etc. They are required to make one sample of their product to present to their class along with their advertisement poster on Friday. The posters will be completed in class. The product may have to be completed at home.
The students are very excited about this project, so I thank you in advance for all your help!

The students have been working hard to get ready for Catholic Schools Week. Please remember that we begin the week with mass on Sunday at 10:00 with an Open House to follow. I hope to see you all there!

Please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 17. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.gem
2.baggage
3.range
4.dodge
5.engine
6.edge
7.strange
8.bridge
9.village
10.judge
11.badge
12.gym
13.rigid
14.package
15.cottage
16.gigantic
17.gentle
18.ridge
19.cabbage
20.hedge

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 5: Verbs

• Spelling verbs correctly
• Using the Comma
• Prefixes
• Using Irregular Verbs

There will be a Unit 5 Test Next WEEK!!!

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Tuesday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.the poem autumn was written by dads friend

2.matthew and ann have saw the atlanta braves play baseball

3.we will set in these here seats and we will wait for tasha

4.is memorial park and vernon park usually open for the three school picnics

5.she has sang in the harmony childrens choir for for years

6.mother she went to look for marys coat hat and gloves

7. but puff, my kitten, hasnt no milk, so hes setting in the window

8. i aint going to take a nap said jean

9. miss grace perkins
20 naples street
cincinnati oh 45200

10. our grocer hasnt no bananas left for billy and i

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 4 about "Running A Business":
• A Big Decision
• The Facts About Business
• Making and Selling

There will be a Lesson 4 TEST next week.

Progress Reports go home this Wednesday, January 18th. Please check your child's folder for them.

Also, please keep collecting the Sunny D labels. We will be collecting these labels for the rest of the year. We are trying to win free books for our classrooms. Every label counts! So please send them in when you can! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please make sure you check your child's Friday Folder every weekend and make sure that it gets returned signed on Monday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 16. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.quick
2.quarter
3.squint
4.quiz
5.squeeze
6.quote
7.quit
8.squash
9.queen
10.squirm
11.quilt
12.quart
13.squeal
14.quake
15.quill
16.quarrel
17.square
18.quite
19.question
20.quiet

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 5: Verbs
• Verb Tenses
• More about verb tenses
• Subject-Verb agreement
• Using Irregular Verbs

This week's DOL quiz is Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. lane hardware store
5200 west street
lowell vt 05847

2. glad that i live is there favorite song

3.what a large group exclaimed the announcer of our square dance Group

4. the tulips in our back yard have growed replied kathy

5. have you saw the telescope that i buyed for betsy and he

6. i wont be chosed to be blackbeard in the play

7. margery has sat the cookies their for you and she

8. im going to invite jane to my party stated sally

9. she never had nothing sent from carols fashion shop

10.We doesnt have no tempera paint at hillcrest elementary school

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 3 about "Our Country's Climate":
• Lakes and Snow
• Extreme Weather

There will be a Lesson 3 TEST this Wednesday, January 11th.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 14. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:

1.meant
2.build
3.flood
4.laugh
5.breakfast
6.enough
7.sweater
8.rough
9.bread
10.touch
11.spread
12.tough
13.already
14.built
15.ready
16.death
17.young
18.instead
19.heavy
20.ahead

ENGLISH:
This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts

• Group Writing-comparing and contrasting
• The Library
• Card Catalog

There will be a Unit 4 TEST on Monday, December 19th.

This week's DOL quiz is Thursday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1.me and sally likes to play with flora, my dog

2. did you here the siren of the mt pleasant fire department

3.the hair stylist she has setted the young girls hair

4. did you pledge Allegiance on monday july 4 2011

5. jan and me wants to read homer price

6. we can sit our books on larrys desk

7. where did you put them apples asked gary

8. next july she move to 203 spring green road

9. and yesterday fluffy, my kitten, ran quickly and climbs a tree

10. the nashville fire department has sat them alarms to sound at 8 00 PM

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• One Country, Five Regions
• Using Resources

There will be a Lesson 2 TEST this Thursday, December 15th.

Please remember that we have a field trip next Tuesday, December 20th. Students are to bring a lunch!! A reminder letter will go home next Monday.

We will be taking a field trip to the Field Museum on Tuesday, December 20th to see the Christmas Trees Around the World and You, the Experience. Field Trip forms are due Tuesday, Dec. 13th. The students are very excited to be going on their first 4th grade field trip, as well as seeing the trees they have been studying!

Thank you for all your help! LET THE COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS BEGIN!!!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 13. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.share
2.cart
3.beware
4.march
5.rare
6.army
7.charge
8.stare
9.market
10.compare
11.mark
12.alarm
13.parent
14.chart
15.spare
16.smart
17.charm
18.scare
19.apart
20.spark

ENGLISH:

This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts
• Group Writing-An Explanation
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Writing an Explanation story

This week's DOL quiz is FRIDAY! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. 1806 bland avenue
denver co 80200
july 21, 2011

2. gerry read about india and then she started to read about africa

3. louise could of threw the ball farther than mary

4. elaine and me went to southridge to do our christmas shopping

5. she dont like to go with her friend to sanderson park

6. the boy cant swim because hes afraid of water mark said

7. the horse has grew a lot because he has ate good

8. on august 1 2012 i will be moving to 3110 ohio street

9. our class like to sing the bluetail fly, a folk song

10. can you tell joe and i which is the biggest of the to

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• Western Regions
• Many Environments

There will be a Lesson 1 TEST on Wednesday and a Map Test on Thursday.

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 12. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.clothing
2.value
3.whom
4.pointed
5.conserve
6.thrown
7.vault
8.beard
9.oyster
10.gear
11.haunt
12.blouse
13.ruin
14.mown
15.moan
16.inform
17.tune
18.growl
19.scorn
20.fern

ENGLISH:
This week we begin working on Unit 4: Writing Comparisons and Contrasts
•Group Writing-An Explanation
•Comparing and Contrasting

This week's DOL quiz is Thursday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:

1. ben has sat the table for mother and he has also did the cleaning

2. christines apple is the most big of all of them

3.he dont have no money left and i wont lend him none

4. she has set in doctor robinsons office for a hour

5. do you plan to use them to magnets now

6. thilmany paper company
276 boy street
baltimore md 21200

7.dear mr borrows
please send me your latest catalog thank you
sincerely
betsy yarder

8. they was writing to sue and he with there new pens

9.she has left me go many Times to see they

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we begin Unit 2 Lesson 1 about "FROM SEA TO SEA":
• A Varied Land
• In The East
• Western Regions
There will be a Lesson 1 TEST next week.

Please remember there is no school this Friday, December 2nd. Enjoy the long weekend!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 11. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.near
2.steer
3.certain
4.return
5.tear
6.thirst
7.perfect
8.fear
9.term
10.cheer
11.turkey
12.firm
13.ear
14.burst
15.rear
16.serve
17.year
18.person
19.clear
20.herd

ENGLISH:

This week we finish working on Unit 3: Nouns
• Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
• Singular Possessive Nouns
• Plural Possessive Nouns
• Using Possessive Nouns
• Abbreviations

There will be a UNIT 3 TEST in English on Tuesday, November 22nd. Please start studying with your child.

Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday.

THIS WEEK'S SENTENCES ARE:
1.which of the three boys is older

2.beth has chose mary jane to be her partner on the trip too indianapolis

3.dr karls will examine candys teeth but ms burg will clean her teeth

4.the smiths and the blakes isnt going to visit these cities columbus richmond or charleston

5. donald has sang in the city choir but he dont want to join the choir at greenwood school

6. she didnt have nothing to send today

7. the girl scouts have began to work on there to new projects

8. them children attend kindergarten at lawrence school

9. ladies and gentlemen
do you have a copy of charlottes web, a book written by e b white
yours truly
janey brown

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will finish Lesson 7 about "A MODERN WORLD":
• A Cold War
• Struggles at home and overseas
• New challenges

There will be a Lesson 7 TEST this Friday, November 18th.

REPORT CARDS go out this Friday, November 18th. Please remember to sign the envelope and return it to school on Monday.
Please remember that Monday and Tuesday are both 1/2 days with 11:30 dismissal!
See you at PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES on MONDAY!!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 10. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:
1.forgot
2.brought
3.nor
4.haul
5.ought
6.forest
7.sport
8.thought
9.daughter
10.port
11.sort
12.record
13.taught
14.brought
15.forth
16.because
17.fought
18.report
19.forty
20.caught

ENGLISH:
This week we will be working on Unit 3: Nouns
• Singular and Plural Nouns
• Plural Nouns
• Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday. This week's sentences are:

1.mardi gras has took place in new orleans on canal street every Year

2.me and my brother didnt collect sea shells near lake itasca

3.has you rode my new bike

4.after the children have came home from school, theyll play a easy game of cards

5.because we slided down steep hills in colorado

6.we have left he use a easel and paint

7.ms. winkler will learn you to read and sing songs to

8.jack aint going to go fishing with jason and i

9.they must do there work or they cant come with we girls

10.the tall boys could of played basketball good

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will finish lesson 6 about "A CHANGING WORLD":
• Life in the 1920's
• Recovery and War

There will be a lesson 6 Test on Friday, Nov. 11th.

SPELLING:We will begin Unit 9. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.

The words this week are:

1. flour
2. however
3. coil
4. enjoy
5. amount
6. powder
7. moist
8. vowel
9. spoil
10. flower
11. joint
12. joy
13. power
14. royal
15. foil
16. plow
17. choice
18. mouth
19. crowd
20. mount

ENGLISH:This week we will be writing a full Narrative Story in class.
We will also begin Unit 3: Nouns
• Nouns
• Singular and Plural Nouns

Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday. This week's sentences are:

1.billy thomas is more tall than scott roberts

2.bradford beach dont allow pets on the beach explained miss frank

3.after eating lunch the girls done their homework

4.yesterday taffy, my pet dog, would not due his stunt for me and betty

5.and jerry has fell off his bike and he has broke his arm

6.im only ten years old but i wanna be a doctor someday

7.last thanksgiving we eat turkey potatoes dressing and pie for dinner

8.would you please run a race with me around the school gym asked bonita

9.dear sir or madam
please send me a copy of you magazine called new explorer
sincerely
robbie taylor

SOCIAL STUDIES:This week we will begin learning about "A CHANGING WORLD":
• A Time of Contrast
• A Time of Conflict
• Life in the 1920's

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 8. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.
The words this week are:
1.flute
2.view
3.student
4.whose
5.clue
6.human
7.juice
8.few
9.true
10.tube
11.truth
12.glue
13.due
14.lose
15.tulip
16.used
17.due
18.fruit
19.music
20.rule

ENGLISH:
This week we will finish writing a Narrative Story in class.

There will also be a Unit 2 Test on Friday. There is no real way of studying for t he test. The material covered in the test is about writing a personal narrative, what sentences give more detail about the topic, order of events, order of words in a dictionary, etc. We will review in class but there is no need to study for the test.

Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday. This week's sentences are:

1.the sixth graders have choosed she to be the new students president at west
ridge school

2.my mom she couldnt found her needle when she wanted too mend my jacket

3.i read a article on pollution called unsafe water in the magazine boys' life

4.quentin went to mitchell field two watch the planes from acme airlines land

5.mr and mrs stoll have came to live in orlando florida

6.the Photographer drived hear too take a picture of lake michigan

7.3005 pineapple lane
sioux falls sd 57100
november 10 2010

8. mark has took mary jo too see 20,000 leagues under the sea, a long movie

9. 703 cherry hill road
san fransisco ca 94100
march 6 2011

10.did you notice that tommy has growed a lot this year

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will begin learning about "WARS AND CHANGES":
• North and South
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• Rebuilding the Nation
• New Settlers, New Technology
There will be a test on Lesson 5 Friday, October 28th.

Next Monday we will be celebrating Halloween in our homerooms. The students can wear a costume to school that is appropriate. No short skirts, sleeveless tops, masks, weapons, fake blood, etc will be tolerated. If the teachers and I feel that the costume is inappropriate, that child will be sent home. If you are unsure about your costume please feel free to wear orange and black that day. A list will be going home with what your child can bring to school that day to help us celebrate. Thank you for all your help!

SPELLING:
We will begin Unit 7. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.
The words this week are:
1. poet
2. coast
3. pillow
4. hotel
5. also
6. clothes
7. pony
8. bold
9. moment
10. obey
11. grown
12. hello
13. motel
14. boast
15. glow
16. goal
17. poem
18. shown
19. hero
20. fold

ENGLISH:This week we will continue writing a Narrative Story in class.
Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday. This week's sentences are:

1. has brains friend ate a orange for lunch

2.the students knowed there multiplication facts good

3.and my friend has learned me my shadow, a poem by robert louis stevenson

4.every halloween I think of owls hooting dogs barking ghosts moaning and
doorbells ringing

5.jill and beth went to new orleans and bill stayed home

6.them boys will substitute for jim and i on our ball team

7. secretary
california chamber of commerce
sacramento ca 95801

8. marias birthday is in march and she has already learnt to swim

9.the sweet tooth chocolate factory
highway 83
omaha ne 68132

10. but the brown chipmunks and gray squirrel isnt in our back yard today

SOCIAL STUDIES:This week we will begin learning about "The Nation Grows":
• Over the Mountains
• Moving West
• Travel Gets Faster
• From Atlantic to Pacific

There will be a test on Lesson 4 this Thursday, October 20th.

We will also begin "War and Changes":
• North and South

SPELLING:We will begin Unit 6. This unit is a review of units 1-5. The Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please review these words at home with your child.
The words this week are:

1. begin
2. kept
3. trust
4. zipper
5. awhile
6. became
7. beside
8. invite
9. favor
10. holiday
11. relay
12. trailer
13. agree
14. believe
15. field
16. reason
17. buy
18. climb
19. might
20. cycle

ENGLISH:This week we will be writing a Narrative Story in class.

Please remember that there will be a weekly DOL quiz every Friday! Start studying on Monday. This week's sentences are:

1. he dont work for johnson pen company anymore
2.and too days ago we take our sister to mexico city
3.many times terry has sang the song called over the hilltop
4.is it true hes unable to here you
5.on thursday he gots two letters from the foster machine company
6. before i knowed it, beth had gave me her old bicycle
7. the teacher replied mr and mrs steve carter will visit us write after lunch
8. he has learnt that the author of the book hot rod racer dont never grant
interviews
9. my dad and his cousin isnt going to work at the j j frank company
10. she didnt have no luck with the too games

SOCIAL STUDIES:This week we will begin learning about "The Nation Grows":

• Over the Mountains
• Moving West
• Travel Gets Faster