Welcome Back!

This week is a continuation of last week since we had all those

snow days!  We are continuing with our reading of "Two Famous

Presidents" as well as our spelling words with the long e sound

using -y.  We will have our tests over these on Friday.  Our language

test over adjectives will be next Tuesday.  In math we are learning

place value up to 1000.

This Friday we will have our "Winter Read-in" after we have completed

our tests.  Students may bring a blanket or sleeping bag to snuggle up in

and read some good books!  They can bring some books from home

to read, as well as reading from our classroom library.  They will

also be allowed to take AR tests during this time.  We will have

some fun reading activities to do as well.

Homework:

Wednesday - Math, Study spelling words

Thursday - Read "Two Famous Presidents" and study spelling

Have a fantastic week!

Mrs. Kane

Welcome Back!

Wow!  What a week!  I hope you are all rested and ready

for a four day weekend! 

Today your child will bring home their Wednesday folders.  In there

you will find their progress report.  There are two copies in the

envelope.  Please sign one of them and return it next Wednesday

in the envelope.  The other copy is for you to keep.

Next week we will continue with the lessons that were missed

this week due to snow.  So the spelling and reading tests will

be next week.  The language test I will push to the following

Monday. 

At this time we will still plan to have our Winter Read-In

next Friday. 

I still have a few spots open if you need to schedule a

conference for Tuesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!

For the next month our schedule is changing somewhat to

accommodate the 3-5 grade testing schedule.  That means

that our related arts time will be from 10:30-11:15 instead

of in the afternoon.  We will now have part of our math in the

afternoon.

Parent teacher conferences are Tuesday, February 16th.  I still

have a few open times if you need to schedule a meeting.

On Friday we will exchange Valentine's with our classmates.

Please send in your child's Valentine box and cards Friday

morning.  This is not a party.  We will be passing them out

as time allows throughout the day.

This week we are reading a passage "Two Famous Presidents" and

we will compare and contrast these two men.  Our spelling words

have the long e sound using the letter y.  We will finish our unit

on adjectives with a test on Friday.  In math we are learning place

value to 1000.

Homework:

Monday:  Math, Read 15 minutes and write 3 sentences

Tuesday:  Read 15 minutes and write 3 sentences

Wednesday:  Wed. folders, math, read 15 minutes

Thursday:  Study spelling words, read

Friday:  Math (if not completed in class)

Stay warm and have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Dear Parents,

This week we are reading a non-fiction story, Super Storms.   We will

focus on identifying the main idea and details of the passage.  In

language we continue our unit on adjectives, and in spelling our

words have the long i sound using igh, i, ie, and y.  In math we

are looking at arrays and how repeated addition relates to \

multiplication.

Thursday is our PTO performance.  I look forward to seeing

a grand show and hope to see you there as well.

Homework:  This week I would like students to get on I-ready

for reading two nights for 15 minutes each.  I will allow you

to choose which two nights works best for your schedule as

long as it is completed by Friday morning.

Monday:  Math, I-ready for reading

Tuesday: Math, I-ready for reading

Wednesday: Wed. folders, I-ready for reading

Thursday:  Math, study spelling words, read Super Storms

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

In case you hadn't heard yet, we WILL be back in school tomorrow!

So to be able to complete the biography projects this week, we will

reschedule our Read In (blue paper in Wednesday folder 1/13) to a

later date.

Students will present their projects a day later than originally

scheduled.  Students should bring their "People Poster" and their

completed questionnaire on the day of their presentation.

Student #1-8 on Wednesday, January 26

Student # 9-17 on Thursday, January 27

Student #18-24 on Friday, January 28

We will complete our spelling unit on words with endings -ed and -ing

this week and will test on Friday. 

Homework:

Biography projects

Wednesday:  Math

Thursday:  Study spelling words

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

I hope everyone enjoyed the extra day off this week!  The students are all

buzzing about the chance of seeing snow tomorrow.  I think there will

be lots of ice cubes flushed and pajamas worn inside out tonight! 

This week we are reading from our science books about weather and

seasons.  We have started our unit on adjectives in language and our

spelling words have the endings -ed and -ing.  Because it is a short

week (and possibly shorter than planned), we will not have a spelling

test this week.  We will work with these words for the next two weeks

and will test on January 29th.  Also, there will not be a reading test this

week or next. 

In math we are continuing our unit on measurement.  This will be concluded

this week or next if the weather prevents us from coming to school.

Please remember that biography projects will be presented next

week as follows:  Student #1-8 on Tuesday, Jan. 26

                                Student #9-17 on Wednesday, Jan. 27

                                Student #18-25 on Thursday, Jan. 28

Students should not bring in their "People Poster" until the day of

their presentation.

Please remember that we have snack every day.  With our lunch being after

12:00, students are VERY hungry by 10:30.  They need something nutritious

to get them through until lunch time.  Please do not send candy for a snack.

Homework:  Reading homework all week is to work on the biography project.

Tuesday:  Math

Wednesday:  Wed. folders, math

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!

This week are continuing our study of biographies with The Dog That Dug

for Dinosaurs.  We will wrap up our unit on verbs with a test on Wednesday.

Our spelling words this week are compound words.  In math, we continue

our study of measurement.

Please remember all biographies for the biography project must be

approved by me no later than Wednesday.  Your child should bring in the

book they want to read for my approval.  Remember the goal of this

project is for the student to READ the biography.  I do not want them

going to the internet for information about their person.

There will be no pictures taken tomorrow as indicated on the school

calendar.   We will be taking yearbook pictures on Friday.  There is a

green paper coming home in your child's folder with more information.

Homework:  I will not assign more reading homework while students

are working on their biography projects.  That is their reading homework.

Monday:  math

Tuesday: Review language study guide for test on Wednesday

Wednesday: Wed. folders, math

Thursday:  Read The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs, study spelling words

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane