WEEK OF MARCH 1ST

Calendar:
March 5th PJ Day
March 8th-16th State Tests
March12th Grading Day
March 15th and 16th Human Development classes

LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Patience.

BOOK REPORT
The March book report is on a (nonfiction) science book. There is a project that needs to be completed at home for this book report. We will discuss the book report and all the terms this week. I will ask each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so you and your child can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report. Please talk with your child about the importance of completing work in a timely fashion. When students wait until the last minute to start long-term projects, it creates tension and frustration. Learning to use time wisely is a skill that will be used for a lifetime. The March book report will be due March 31st.

SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 21st story in our reading book, "Amazing Alice" (U5S1). The skill we will be focusing on is Summarizing. A summary gives the main ideas of an article, or it tells what happened in a story. A summary is short, and it doesn't include unimportant details. A summary will help you recall and organize information.

The spelling words this week have prefixes (dis-, in-, mis-, re-). They are: dislike, disappear, distrust, dishonest, disagree, incomplete, independent, incorrect, invisible, inactive, misplace, misspell, misled, mistreat, misbehave, rebuild, reuse, react, replace, and recall. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: blacksmith, crank dependable, forge, ravines, and telegraph. The challenge vocabulary is: chaperones, contraptions, odometer, tiller, and trestle.

READING SKILL
The skill we will be focusing on is summarizing. a summary gives the main ideas of an article, or it tells what happened in a story. A summary is short; it doesn''t include unimportant details. A summary will help you recall and organize information.

Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Please sign your initials on their agenda. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.

STATE TEST
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J

AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Shania, Myjha, and Parker.