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Pfoooof!

This will be our last week for spelling words/spelling test.  We will continue with our Reading Series until the end of school but there will not be a spelling test on May 15^th.

Group 1: boil, boy, coin, join, oil, oink, point, soil, toy, voice

Group 2: against, goes, heavy, kinds, today, choice, joint, annoy, poison, points

Group 3: gadget, convenient, pilot, cellar, equipment, engine, steer, furnace, machines, surface

Other news:

Monday is our last library day for this year, we will not be checking out or renewing books.  All library books need to be returned by this Monday 5/4.

Please return Blue Behavior Folders on Monday.

Tuesday is our purchasing day to 5^th grade’s Nature’s Treasures. 

We are in need of paper towel tubes for our centers this week.  If you have any please send them in, I would appreciate it!!

OO Look! Spelling Words.

Spelling Words (double OO)

Group 1: book, food, foot, good, look, moon, noon, pool, took, zoo

Group 2: among, another, instead, none, cook, wood, woof, soot, stood, shook

Group 3: explanation, wonder, encouragingly, suspects, riddle, confused, case, detectives, mystery, solved

Other News:

Thank you to all of the families who came to the Harelson Funfest!

There is a band & orchestra concert this Tuesday during school from 1:45 until 2:45pm.  The evening concert is also Tuesday.

We will not be having centers on Tuesday due to the concert.

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OU!

 

Here are the spelling words and news for the upcoming week April 20^th-April 24^th.

GROUP 1
cloud, count, found, house, mouth, ouch, our, out, round, shout (the /ou/ sound spelled ou ; last week was ow)

GROUP 2
door, loved, should, wood, town, row, show, grow, couch, sour

GROUP 3
miserable, selfish, ignore, proper, freedom, shrug, fond, scarcely, borrowed, presently

OTHER NEWS...

This Friday April 24^th is the Harelson Fun Fest from 5pm until 8:30pm.  You can pre-order tickets and wristbands.  I sent home a purple order form last week.  Please let me know if you need another form.

Library is Monday; please put books in backpacks & RETURN blue behavior folders.

If you would like to order books from Scholastic on-line tonight is the last evening to do so.

Have a great weekend!

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Moooooooo-re Spelling Words

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Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

GROUP 1
brown, clown, cow, crowd, down, frown, growl, how, now, town

GROUP 2
along, behind, eyes, never, putting, toward, growl, breath, disagree, potato bugs

GROUP 3
clever, predicament, exhausted, batter, intend, grumpy, furious, griddle, favorite, tippy-toe

Reminders for the week:

Return BLUE behavior folders today.

Our last Scholastic Book order has been sent out; please check it out on-line; the last day for order placement is Friday April 17^th.

We are in need of class snacks if you wish to donate.

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Fun Was Had By All!

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Hi Parents!

We had a great time at the Desert Museum!  Thank you to the parents who went and volunteered for the day!  We couldn’t do it without you.

Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

Focus is on words with suffixes –ful & -ly

Group 1: careful, gladly, nicely painful, playful, quickly, sadly, slowly, useful, wonderful

Group 2: across, because, dance, only, opened, shoes, told, heart, shiny, waltz

Group 3: discover, resident, admire, substantial, dwell, welcome, sadness, tremendous, gargoyle, tuxedo

Other reminders for the week:

Monday is library day; please put library books in backpacks

Sign and return Blue Behavior Folders;  a few kiddos forgot to take them due to the Field Trip and leaving early.

A separate email went home with a Sign-Up Genius for the First Grade “Summer Fun Basket” which will be part of the silent auction during Fun Fest 2015.

Thank you for all of the snacks that have been donated!  I appreciate all of the support you give our class.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

A Little Bird Told Me The Spelling Words

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The Eastern Bluebird

GROUP 1 backpack, baseball, bluebird, brainstorm, flashlight, herself, inside, lunchbox, outside, suitcase

GROUP 2
picture, remember, room, stood, thought, cookies, cradle, idea, biscuits, grew

GROUP 3
jealous, sibling, porridge, seriousness, relatives, secret, collector, flourish, crocodile, curtain

The spelling test will be given on THURSDAY due to our field trip to the Desert Museum on Friday.

OTHER NEWS...

**Our field trip to the Desert Museum will be this Friday April 3^rd.  There will be a letter about the Desert Museum Trip in the RED FOLDERS that will come home tomorrow.

Have a great week!

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Acckk! Polly Wants A Spelling Word!

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed their week!  I miss the kiddos!

Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

GROUP 1:
bright, high, lie, light, might, night, pie, right, tie, tight

GROUP 2:
above, eight, laugh, moon, touch, cow, cowboy, point, roundup, sold

GROUP 3:
impression, favorite, errand, familiar, memory, stampede, cattle, cows, front, roundups

Our field trip to the Desert Museum will be on Friday April 3, 2015 – 2 weeks from today.  The field trip is paid for through tax credit money, there is no cost to the children. 

The kiddos will need a totally disposable lunch, water bottle, hat and sunscreen (applied at home before school).  We will leave school around 8:50 am and return by 1:30pm.

If you would like to request a lunch from the cafeteria for that day please email me by this Monday March 23^rd.  I need to give the cafeteria 2 weeks notice for a packed lunch.

Enjoy the weekend!

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We've Got Lots Going On!

Above is a photo of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC.  Below are your spelling words for the week!

Group 1: blow, boat, coat, loaf, pillow, road, row, snow, soap, yellow

Group 2: found, mouth, once, took, wild, woman, women, married, capital, country

Group 3: nation, tourist, splinter, harbor, symbol, abandon, sunken, statue, documents, government

Our story is called “A Trip to Washington D.C.” The focus is on long O (oa and ow)

IN OTHER EXCITING NEWS...

This coming Friday is the Jump for Heart.  We will be jumping from 12:30 until 2:30 - that's a LOT of jumping!  There will not be centers Friday afternoon.  The kiddos need to bring a jump rope for Friday if they have one.  Please put their name on the handle with a Sharpie.

After jumping we usually have an Eegee’s treat. I would like each student to bring in 1$, if possible, to put towards the Eegees.  I also need a volunteer parent that could pick the Eegees up and bring it to our classroom.  I will give that parent the $$ ahead of time. Collecting a dollar from everyone keeps the cost from being one family’s responsibility.

Bobcats at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

April 3^rd will be our field trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  We will leave about 9am and return before 1:30pm.  I have 4 volunteers scheduled - including me makes 5- which is the number they allow for “Official Chaperones”.  If you would still like to go I believe you can pay for yourself and ride the bus (provided there is room) or drive yourself and meet us there. 

Your child will need a disposable sack lunch, water bottle and sunscreen (apply before you come to school); a hat would be great too. I will email volunteers separately so that you can double-check your calendar and make sure you are still available.

Spring Break is the week of March 14^th – March 22^nd.  That is next week and school will be closed.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday March 27^th.

Please send me pictures from the “Father Daughter Dance” if you would like to share.  I was there until 7:30 and I have a few pictures to show the class. 

Thank you to the Dads for taking the time to bring your beautiful daughters!

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Rodeo Ridin', Glass Slippers, And Dancing With Your Dad

Hi everyone!  I hope you're enjoying your Rodeo Days break.  Has anyone gone to the Rodeo Parade?  If so, I'd love to hear about your experience!

In the meantime, here are the spelling words for next week.  You can get a head start on them over the weekend. 

GROUP 1: eat, sea, each, team, please, dream, treat, beach, clean, lean

GROUP 2: colors, draw, drew, great, over, show, sign, woman, pumpkin, coach

GROUP 3: delightful, original, tangle, royal, imagination, carve, peer, sighed, castle, happily

In addition to studying your spelling words, I wanted to let you know that we'll be reading a version of Cinderella.  The focus for GROUP 1 and dictation is on -ea words.

Cinderella isn't the only once going to a dance!
 

I'd also like to remind you that the Father-Daughter Dance is coming up on Friday, March 6th from 6:30-8:30 pm.  Get those dancin' shoes ready!

 

Also, please make sure your children are working on RAZ Kids & Reflex Math at home.

And last but not least, we have a new classroom need...

2 boxes of Lucky Charms cereal for St. Patrick’s Day Math.

Have a great weekend.  See you next week!

La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

Howdy, pardners!!

Rodeo Week is here!! 

That means we will NOT have school on Thursday or Friday of this week.  That's right...

NO SCHOOL

Why, you ask? 

Because it's time for La Fiesta de los Vaqueros!!  Yee-ha!

In addition to that great news, we will not have spelling or RED folders this week.  However - you're not entirely off the learning hook - I would like everyone to use RAZ Kids and Reflex Math. 

Try to have the kids do RAZ kids (on-line reading program) and Reflex Math (on-line math fact fluency program) at least 4 times each this upcoming week - 20 minutes on each one for a total of 40 minutes of homework for 4 nights. 

Also, please remember that Library Books need to be returned Monday.

And, just in case the news didn't sink in yet...

                 
There will be NO SCHOOL Thursday 2/26 and Friday 2/27.

Enjoy your short week and your long upcoming weekend!

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Grab A Pen. Take Notes.

Wow - we have a LOT going on this coming week.  First, let's get the spelling words out of the way.  These are for next week:

GROUP 1: fix, fixes, class, classes, wish, wishes, kiss, kisses, bus, buses (Ending –es; Plural –es)

GROUP 2: away, house, very, car, our, friends, school, brown, fur, mouse

GROUP 3: features, natural, tumble, nibble, wriggle, mature, swoop, crumple, nudges, teaches

Other important information:

100 Day Project Due Thursday January 22^nd (a pink letter came home explaining it) ~ you can send it in early if you wish

We now have “YELLOW ~ Correct, Sign & Return” Folders.  If you see one of these in your child’s backpack it contains work that needs to be looked at by the parent.  The work should be corrected (if applicable), discussed with your child, signed by the parent and returned to school the next day in the same YELLOW folder.

We are in need of Paper Towels and Class Snacks.

The Science Fair is Thursday February 19^th from 6-8pm.  All are welcome & it is a  lot of fun.

There is no school this coming Monday January 19^th due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Please email with any questions!

The Report Is In

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Dear Parents,

The report cards went home yesterday.  I had the kids put them inside their “Blue Behavior Folder”.  Please sign and return just the envelope.

There will be a special letter inside the “RED Folder” which will go home this Monday.  It describes your child’s assignment for the 100^th Day of School.  If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

I would like to welcome two new students to our classroom: Meera and Nurmyrza!  We are very happy to have them.

The spelling words this week are:

Group 1:
bring, bank, rink, sunk, trunk, sang, blank, pink, wing, rang  (-ng & -nk words)

Group 2:
any, every, were, enough, own, ever, sure, father, mother, night

Group 3:
attempt, time line, flatter, lovely, event, famous, correct, common, precious, howling

Please remember to sign and return the “Blue Behavior Folder” today.

Today is also Library Day so return those books please!

It is super important that you are having your children use RAZ kids (on-line reading program) and Reflex Math (on-line math fact fluency program) several times throughout each week.  The school purchased both of these programs and it’s a great way for the kids to learn.

Have a great week!

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Welcome Back!

Hello everyone!  It's the beginning of a brand new year!  Where has the time gone?

I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone.

We do have spelling words for the upcoming week, please find them here:

GROUP 1:  by, handy, try, lucky, my, fly, silly, sunny, cry, puppy

GROUP 2:  always, everything, things, become, nothing, day, stays, boy, art, grew

GROUP 3:  growth, public, teeter, makeshift, population, shuffle, crooked, spindly, sunset, tower

Study those and come to class ready for the test!

There will not be a "4 Question Reading Log" in this week's homework.

I sent an email requesting blue behavior folders and homework folders from a few students.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

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A Few Reminders

That's right - no school on Friday!  But we will see all your kids the rest of the week!

There will be no spelling next week.

And please see the Sign-Up Genius sent by email for Christmas Centers next Thursday, December 18th, from 9:30 to 11:00 am.  Originally the centers were scheduled for the afternoon but they've been moved to morning.


Also, I only have one parent volunteer right now and would love to have five more.  Please use the Sign-Up Genius if you can help out.  Thanks in advance!

Have a great week!