Jan 8-12, 2007

Monday Jan. 8
Day 1

Spelling words:
railroad fireplace
airport ourselves
seat belt all right
everywhere forever
homesick breakfast
understand whenever
background everything
anything meanwhile
ninety-nine afternoon
already make-believe
inside landmark
outside nationwide
birthday postscript
baseball motorcycle
sometimes handkerchief


Spelling: *Compound words
Write words 10 times each
Grammar: *Action verbs
Reading: *Changing Seasons
Vocabulary: Write words and definitions in notebook
Writing: Adding details
Math: *Reviewing 3 factor multiplication
Science: *Weather Review video and notes
Social Studies: Take notes for ch 5 test.

Tuesday Jan. 9
Day 2

Spelling: pg 217
Grammar: pg 221
Reading: Read pg 298-300 Read The Stranger silently
Vocabulary: Phonics pg 216
Writing: *synonyms pg 220
Math: *Division with remainders pg102-103
Science: Lesson 2 *water cycle Read aloud do Work sheet 55
Social Studies: Review for test

Wednesday Jan. 10
Day 3

Spelling: pg 218
Grammar: pg 222
Reading: Read The Stranger with the CD
Vocabulary: Review vocab
Writing: Over Head explanation of writing an explanation
Math: Division with remainders review
Science: Cloud experiment
Social Studies: TEST

Thursday Jan. 11
Day 4

Spelling: pg 219
Grammar: pg 220
Reading: Read aloud as a group
Vocabualry: Review vocab
Writing: pg 224
Math: *problem solving pg 104-105
Science: Review Lesson 1 vocabulary
Social Studies: Ch 6 *Arizona and Mexico Timeline pg 116-117 Worksheet

Friday Jan. 12
Day 5

Spelling: Sentences (7-up)
Grammar: pg 223
Reading: comprehension skill pg 214-215
Vocabulary: Write the words and definitions on cards
Writing: OH on Audience and worksheet 225
Math: Ch 4 Review pg 106-107
Afternoon: study hall and activity time.

Merry Christmas

I had to change all my plans for this week. We have DIBLES benchmark testing all week. So, instead, the students will spend time reading silently and for pleasure. We will also do activities relating to the holidays. We are practicing listening skills which is one area that the students are really low in. They don't listen and follow directions. I am hoping to bring those skills up to grade level by the end of the year.
I would like to wish you all a happy Holiday and a Merry Christmas. I can't wait to see them all again in January. I really like these kids. They are friendly, fun and we are developing a good community environment in our classroom.
We are having a party on Thursday. The kids voted on it. If they want to bring presents for friends to put under the tree they can. We are also having a funny gift exchange. They can create something at home and we will trade. The students voted to have the party so I am letting them. Sometimes the good of the many does out-weigh the good of the few.

December 11-15, 2006

This week we are on rotation days 4-1

Spelling Words:
These are Homophones; Words that sound alike but are spelled different and have different meanings.
These words begin use on Friday.
Heard herd
loan lone
flea flee
hall haul
forth fourth
heal heel
steak stake
pare pear
berry bury
groan grown
bare bear
plane plain
cereal serial
ceiling sealing

Monday: Day 4
PE/ view Book Fair at 11:45-12:00/ view Santa's Workshop 1:30-1:45
Reading: Duke Ellington WS 183
Spelling: Use each word in a sentence.
Grammar: Review Proper Nouns
Vocabulary: pg 186
Math: Division with Remainders
Science: Water Cycle and video/notes
Social Studies: Ch 5 Lesson 3

Tuesday: Day 5
PE
Reading: WS 184 Generally Speaking
Spelling: pg 189
Grammar: Review Sing. Pl Nouns
Vocabulry: Review words and definitions
Math: Pr. Book pg 27
Science: Water cycle ls 2 Read aloud, WS 55
Social Studies: Critical Thinking WS 100

Wednesday: Day 6
Library/ Santa's Workship 10-11
Reading: Test
Spelling: 5 X Each
Grammar: Test
Vocabulary: Test
Math: Problem Solving: 104-105/ PB 28
Science: Weather Station
Social Studies: Lesson 4 pg 106-113

Thursday: Day 7
Computer
Reading: Reteach
Spelling: TEST
Grammar: Reteach
Vocabulary: Reteach
Math: Ch Review pg 106
Science: Monitor Weather on internet
Social Studies: WS 105 European Explorers

Friday: Day 1
Computer
Reading: Teacher Read Aloud
Spelling: 10 times each
Grammar: Adding Detains to nouns
Vocabulary: Write new vocab words on notebooks
Writing: Writing an explanation introduction
Math: Ch 4 Test

Spelling Words for Dec 4-8

Day 6-7
Mon-Tues
Important Day
Horse chore
firm learn
dirty curve
world pure
board course
cure score
thirteen worm
curl worn
shirt search

Day 1-3
Wed.-Fri.
howl year
false alarm
sauce horse
put curl
roof return
hardly jaw
dairy dawn
charge tool
dirty full
world gear
bounce spare
couch cheer
wood chore
push heard
pull search

Blog for Parents and Students

Parents and Students; Here is a good place for me to you to find out what is happening in the classroom. I will try to publish my weekly schedule and then I can adjust for interruptions and changes.
I will put the spelling words on here so everyone can have access to them. I hope this will help keep everything clear. If not, let me know.

Monday Dec 4
Rotation day 6
Reading: Test on "Important Day"
Spelling: 5X each
Grammar: Test
Vocabulary: Test
Writing: Test
Math: Benchmark Test (required this week)
Science Ch 2 video/notes
Social Studies: Ch 5 Timeline

Tuesday Dec 5
Rotation day 7
Reading: Reteach
Spelling: Test
Grammar: Reteach
Vocabulary: Game
Writing: Journal Activity
Math: Lesson 4 pg 92-93
Science: Ch 2 Less. 1 Read/Vocab 53
Social studies: Ch 5 lesson 1 pg 94-97

Wednesday Dec 6
Rotation Day 1
Reading: Read aloud Amelia Earhart/ ws.184
Spelling: 10 times each
Grammar: Proper Nouns Over Head
Vocabulary: pg 177
Writing: Finish letter
Math: WorkBook pg 22-23
Science: Set up weather station
Social Studies: lesson 2 pg 98-102

Thursday Dec. 7
Rotation Day 2
Reading: Answer questions about story ws. 178
Spelling: pg 187
Grammar: pg 190
Vocabulary: pg 180
Writing: Finish letter
Math: Facts to 10 pg 94-96
Science: Magic School Bus Weather
Social Studies: Make a chart of explorers in chapter

Friday Dec.8
Rotation Day 3
Reading: Read Duke Ellington, WS 183
Spelling: pg 188
Grammar: pg 191
Vocabulary: Practice testing skills
Math: Mult/Div 11 pg 98-99 WB 25
Afternoon Special Time for those who earned it.

Starry, Starry Night

Come one! Come all!

To Santa Cruz Elementary School's Annual Winter Festival.

December 12th from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

There will be all kinds of arts, crafts, performances and activities.

Many of the art projects will cost $0.50. Some will ask for donations. PTO will be selling drinks and popcorn.

Santa's Workshop will be open to parents and students for gift purchases.

The Winter Book Fair will be open in the library with Clifford available to read to everyone.


There will be Candy Cane Grams for sale. We will deliver only to our own school. The students love to receive these treats and reminder that someone cares. Candy grams are six inch candy canes with a message attached by a ribbon.
We also will be singing at 6:00 in the center yard. Mrs. Sturr's class will also have make-and-take ornaments for 50 cents.

At 7:15, the staff will perform their annual caroling. Come enjoy the fun and have a ball.