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Spelling News

Our district has adopted a new spelling program that will meet each student’s individual needs.

Starting this week, students will have their own personal spelling list different from their classmates.

Each day they are to sort the words and identify the spelling patterns.

All homework should be completed in their blue spiral word study notebook.

Please don’t allow students to skip around in the notebook. They need to keep all their work together for that week.

At the end of the week

students will take a spelling test in which they have to identify the spelling patterns, spell each word correctly and place it in the correct column.

Some words will be given that were not part of their original spelling list. This will allow me to see if the student understood

Notes from Ms. Barnhardt

Parents please remember to sign your child’s planner each an every night. This planner allow you to see your child’s homework assignment, weekly spelling words and any problems or concerns I may have concerning your child’s behavior or grades.

Please return all emergency medical forms, library permission slips and lunch applications ASAP.

School Fee of $25.00 is due ASAP.

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Language ArtsThis week in Language arts we will begin to read the story Pepita Talks Twice. We will be on this story for 2 weeks. Listed below you will find the list of goals / activities we will be working on with this story.

1. Synonym and Antonyms : Students will continue to work on identifying synonyms and begin to learn about antonyms.

2. Sequencing : Students will work on sequencing events in chronological order from the story.

3. Characteristics: Students will work on

identifying the main characters feelings at the beginning, middle and end of the story.

4. Narrative Events: Students will practice identifying the setting, main characters, problem and solution to this week’s story.

5. Genre: Students will identify what a realistic fiction story is.

Turn over please

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Social Studies

In class we will be rotating both science and social studies. This means that for two weeks, students will work on a chapter in social studies and when that chapter is completed they will switch and work on science for two weeks.

Last week we began talking about what is a community, things that make up a community, and how communities have changed over time. We will be wrapping this chapter up this week and will begin to prepare for the test next week.

Important Dates to Remember

Sept. 6th: Labor day-No school

Sept. 8th: Early Release

at 1:45 p.m.

Sept.23rd: Rockside Science Night at 6:00

Sept.24th: Progress reports mailed home

Sept.29th: Early release at 1:45 p.m.

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Star Students

Congratulations go out to the following students

for having 5 excellent days last week!

Shamariel BrownDaviona CravenWilliam MikelAmirah Pugh

Stephon YoungIn order to become a star student for the week, students must receive all 4’s in their planner for the week, complete all class work and homework in a timely fashion.

MathIn math, we have been working on place value. Students worked with base ten blocks to help them identify and model using pictures how to write a number in the standard, expanded and word form. Listed below are the goals that students will continue to work on throughout this week to help prepare for the math test next Tuesday.

1. Place value: a. Students will be able to use pictures and

words to identify the value of a digit. b. Using base ten blocks, students will be

able to count and identify a given number.

2. Money: a. Students will be able to count money up

to $20.00b. Students will be able to make change

from $20.00