New Spelling Words

Write words 3X each Mon. and Tue. nights.  Practice test with parents Wed. night.  Test Thursday.

1.  many                10.  busy
2.  any                   11.  Halloween
3.  seem                12.  asleep
4.  deep                 13.  secret
5.  week                14.  even
6.  idea                  15.  trophy
7.  video               16.  activity
8.  city                  17.  referee
9.  lucky               18.  torpedo

Reading-  The Babe and I
Re-read story Monday night.  Study vocabulary cards and definitions. 

Social Studies- study US map and be able to label all 50 states by tomorrow,  Sept. 28th.

                            Congratulations to our new class favorites

                                               Arely and Perry! 

Test Tuesday labeling USA Map-all 50 states

Study state map over the weekend.  Test Tuesday.

Weekly News and Spelling for 9/20 thru 9/24/10

S.Studies- fill in Southeastern States 9-21-10
Math- Expanded Form, Standard Form, Word Form
      worksheet tonight- 9-21-10 (some already
      finished today). 
UAB Performing Theater Arts is performing a play for our kids this Friday.  They need to bring $3.00 for admission by then.

Spelling- Write words 3X each Mon-Tue.  Take practice spelling test with parent Wednesday night.  Thur. is practice test.  Friday is test.

1.  smell                        10.  else
2.  then                         11.  breakfast
3.  together                  12.  dead
4.  getting                    13.  feather
5.  head                        14.  bread
6.  ready                      15.  arrest
7.  instead                    16.  pretend
8.  fresh                       17.  heavier
9. spelling                    18.  jealous

Reading- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs- Study vocab cards- match definitions with word. 

School pictures are due in by Oct. 1st.  Make checks payable to Bill Miller.

More later!

New Spelling Words

Spelling- Write words 3X each Monday and Tuesday nights.  Study with parents Wednesday night with test on Thursday.

1.  started                  10.  hoping
2.  starting                 11.  fried
3.  smiled                   12.  frying
4.  smiling                  13.  hopped
5.  cried                      14.  hopping
6.  crying                    15.  amazed
7.  planned                 16.  amazing
8.  planning                17.  dragged
9.  hoped                    18.  dragging

Reading- Pick-A-State Project. 
Sculpey clay state is due by Wed. or Thur. of this week (remember to make it about the size of their hand .  Oral and written reports are due to be turned in and read by this Thursday.  No vocabulary words this week. 
This will be a Reading grade and a Social Studies grade. 
We will continue the map study on Friday and next week.  They will need to be able to label each state (word bank will be provided) by the end of next week.  We will be studying them here as well as them studying them at home. 

School picture remakes will be this Friday if you are interested in having their pictures remade. 

A schoolwide parent meeting will be held in auditorium this Thursday at 6:30.  The teacher with the most parents attending wins $100 for their classroom! 

New Spelling Words

Homework-

Spelling- Write words 3X ea. Tue. and Wed. night.  Thur. take practice test at home.  Friday-test.

1.  friends                  10.  stitches
2.  inches                   11.  rushes
3.  brushes                12.  mixes
4.  fixes                     13.  ladies
5.  flies                      14.  parties
6.  tries                     15.  wasps
7.  pennies                16.  mailboxes
8.  crackers              17.  companies
9.  marches              18.  batteries
Test is Friday.

Reading- Stone Soup- Continue studying vocab. words from story.  Test Friday. 

Pick-A-State Unit
Information is coming home today in homework notebooks about our new Reading and Social Studies Unit- Pick-A-State.  The written portion of the project is to be done at school, but studying for the map test and making the clay state project is for home. 
They have been given a grading rubric, and a requirement sheet for the project along with a couple of maps to study and fill in. 
Be looking for their state quarter to bring in by next week.
Deadline for clay project is Wed. Sept. 15th.  (See parent note in their homework notebook.)
Final Draft of state report due Wed. Sept 15th.
Oral Reports given Thur. Sept. 16th.
Wed- Study and learn the Southeastern States.  Fill in those states on the blank map (they're highlighted for them). 
***** Bring back tomorrow*****
Thur.- Study the Southwestern States along with Southeastern States (They will have filled those in at school).  We'll continue studying in portions/regions until they know all of the states next week.  They'll have blank maps every night to practice with.   
Unit will continue next week. 

Library Link for A.R. Books

You can check to see if a book is an A.R. book on our Thorsby High School webpage, www.chilton.k12.al.us/THS/index.htm/  Click on Library on the left side of the page and it will take you to the A.R. book listings.  They are alphabetized by level beginning with 3.0.  When looking for a title, just keep scrolling down until you come to it (if it's there).  This will be very helpful when you want to purchase your own books or have books at home.  
We are reading A.R. books exclusively right now, and they are taking tests after finishing.  It's very successful!  We have our  own classroom library and will be adding to it often. 
We read from our A.R. books daily, and occasionally I will assign 2 chapters at home.  It will be listed in their homework notebook when they have it. 
I'm seeing some big changes in your children in their reading habits and abilties.  They are reading up a storm!