Spelling and Vocab.
Parents- I forgot to send the students home with their spelling words and we ended up short on copies of the vocab., so I have listed them all here for you- just click to see more! They just need to know which group they’re in. I will have them all for them here on Monday.
Mind Over Matter
The state of Utah does this survey/ assignment every year with the students. The students are asked to listen to the CD. Parents, we need those purple surveys from you next Tuesday! Thanks for all you do!
Other Assignments
There is no spelling or vocab. this week. New words will come home on Friday.
Also, I sent home a Native American/ Mountain Man project for them to work on over the next few weeks. Be sure to ask your students about it. The date on the hand out is wrong, though. It is due Jan. 21!
Homework
Mathbox homework this week is a packet of worksheets. They are to do one page a day. The packet is due on Friday. They really need to practice these problems. We are running behind. This is the last week I have to help them with two digit multiplication. Please work with your children and help them with the concept! I have many students not doing their mathbox homework and it is really hurting them in class. Thanks for your support.
January Film Club
Parents- please make sure you check this months film before you let your students watch it. I chose “To Kill a Mocking Bird” and it contains some sensitive subjects. We will discuss why the film makers use certain words, etc. and why it is not appropriate to use those words today. Some of those words include racial slurs.
Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to thank everyone for all of their wonderful, thoughtful gifts! I hope you all have a wonderful break!
Just a reminder that their Dec. reading calendars are due when we come back! : )
Wednesday
Tomorrow is a short day.
Students are encouraged to wear their new school shirts and a holiday hat!
Assignment changes this week….
There are a few changes in their home assignments this week.
1) There is no Vocab. test this week.
2) The spelling test is on Wednesday.
3) There is no mathbox homework. However, I want them to practice their multiplication facts over the next two days. You can use the Rocket Math Multiplication flash cards I sent home a while back or something else!
Make Every Drop Count!
Parents- this worksheet was due today! I only had 4 students turn it in! Ask your children about it if you haven’t seen it. If they lost it, then they just take the 0. I don’t have any more copies to give them.
Concern for your students
Hi parents! There are a few things that I am concerned about for about half of the class- I will try to touch on everything here:
1. Remind your children that throwing snowballs, whitewashing, etc. will result in in-school suspension! We have had some trouble with this today. Also, no sliding down the hill. We’ve had students get seriously hurt that way!
2. Much of the class has not been turning in their mathbox homework and monthly reading calendars since the last report cards! Please remind your children to turn those in! It is hurting their grades!
3. I am not sure what is going on- maybe it’s the holidays? But, there are quite a few not getting their work done due to missing school or because they simply choose to talk instead of doing their work. I have a lot of missing work from last week that was supposed to get finished during the weekend. They know who they are and will be making them up at recess’ and fun fridays, if not at home.
Parents- you have always been supportive of your children and of the teacher! Thankyou for all you do! Please continue to help them out. Please be patient with me. I honestly can say I am having a hard time keeping up with all the students that have been out of class! I understand that they are generally good reasons for absences, but with 30 students it has been a pretty big task to keep everyone caught up!