Spelling City

The new list is on Spelling city under unit #2. Click on the Spelling City link to the left and have fun. They really like the hang mouse game!

Newsletter 8-28-09

Mrs. Thurman’s Newsletter
August 28, 2009

Thanks for another great week! Pictures went smoothly and I think everyone had a great smile on their face.

Next Week:

Reading – Next week we will be learning about workstations in reading. I will be doing independent reading conferences with the students and we will practice good reading strategies.

Writing – Our writing spirals have been working great! They have written so much this week. Next week the students will learn to use that freewriting to start forming stories, poems, and more.

Math – We will be working on unit two next week. It is about multiplication combinations.

Science – Next week a conservationist will come to talk to the students about soil. We will be finishing up our rock study. There will be a TEST on Friday. Look for the study guide on Wednesday night.

Spelling Words for test on Friday: peach, sweet, feast, cream, fresh, free, reach, kept, spent, desk, least, east, greed, real, dream, west, speed, cheap, chief, field
Grammar Focus: On the back of the spelling list is our grammar focus for the week. This week it is commas. The students should complete the problems that have not been finished and return it Friday. There is a short grammar quiz with the spelling test.

Homework: There will be math homework on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Sometimes our lessons take longer than expected (or less time than expected) so please check the assignment book each day to see if there is anything highlighted. Also, they will need to study for spelling and the science test!


August Birthdays
Parker Hanks – Happy Birthday, Parker!


This and That
Class shirts can be ordered for $7.00. If you need an order form please let me know. There is a form that was passed out at parent night. Mrs. Jennings told me she will get us some to send home on Monday night. Sorry for the delay.
There is an order form for football jerseys that is coming home today!


Thank you all for responding about the newsletter so quickly.

First Week Down!

This has been a great week. The students are great and really learning a lot. This week we had fun getting to know each other. We played a silly game called Black Socks. You sing it as you walk in a circle...it's a little like musical chairs with a twist. We laughed really hard and had fun. Here are a few pictures from that day!