Week of 9-10-12

Dear Families,

A few things before we go into the "to dos" for the week.  First, I (reluctantly) will not be in school this week.  I have a kidney stone that needs attending.  I hope I can feel better as soon as possible so I can be back at school.  In the meantime, Mr. Cook has taken the reigns and knows all the drills (literally and figuratively).  No need to worry – your children are in great hands.  I will be in close contact as well as accessible by email.  So don't feel like you are "bothering" me.  I'll be bored enough sitting at home ;)

Also, for those of you who asked about the Think Central extra-credit, it seems as though some say "In Progress" which means the assignment was not yet complete.  Your child may have forgotten to do one last thing, so just log on again and finish it up for the extra credit.  Then log out and back in to see if it says "Complete".

This week Mr. Cook and the kids will cover the following content:

Reading

-The focus skill is cause and effect (Test Monday 9-24)  Extra Practice on www.superteacherworksheets.com 

-The story this week is Mimicry and Camouflage (Test Friday)

Vocabulary

-Vocab from Mimicry and Camouflage (on Friday's Reading Test) Practice on Spelling City

-Vocab from Writer's Log Lesson 3 (on Friday's Reading Test) Practice on Spelling City

Science

-Unit 1 continued (Test Thursday 9-13)  There are videos on Think Central for more practice.

Math

-Chapter 1 Test was today

-Begin Chapter 2 Tuesday - Topics include: multiplication, division, real-world application of said concepts, inverse operations

-Students who failed the timed multiplication test during the first week of school should be doing extra practice to catch up with the class.  They can do this at the following sites: http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/quick-flash-ii http://www.multiplication.com/games http://www.coolmath4kids.com/times-tables/Timernator-multiplication.html and dozens of apps for the iPhone

Writing

-Writing expository (essay) plans

Grammar

Simple Subject/Simple Predicate (on Friday's Reading Test)

Spelling

See Spelling City for your list of words.  All assignments due before school Friday. (Test Friday)

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Cook AND me.  

His email is seafire13@gmail.com