Newsletter Week 30 4/2-4/5

Materials Needed for This Week!
- A square/cube tissue box. Rectangular Prism boxes are too flat for what we are using them for. Tissues do not have to be in the boxes.
- A large shoebox for our communities.


THANK YOU!!!!
    Thank you all who helped with teacher appreciation week. I felt very loved. I enjoyed all the letters and notes and can't wait to use my gift card!! Thank you also for doing the Easter Egg hunt! The kids loved it. Y'all are wonderful!

This week:

Math: Geometry; Math Facts test over the 10's

Language Art: Fact or Opinion based written responses

Reading: Finish "Judy Mood Saves the World." Test on Friday over the entire book.

Spelling and Vocabulary:

Spelling: Words with ch/tch blends. 

1. next

2. example

3. chance

4. watch

5. speech

6. chew

7. begin

8. source

9. open

10. model

1. Watch the next example on the board.

2. Don't chew gum when you give a speech. 

Vocabulary:

1. antler: the horn-like bone that grows on the head of an animal

2. arrange- to organize, to put in order and make it look neat

3. aid- help that is given or received 

4. glaze- to cover with a thin, shiny coating. Or a shiny thin cover 

5. govern: to rule a group of people

6. rare- not common; unusual: Also, food that is not cooked completely 

7. retire- to stop working, usually because of old age

8. fade- to lose its original color 

9. fame- the state of being known by a lot of people because of your achievements 

10. fancy- fashionable, nice looking: (Verb) To like, admire 

Social Studies: Communities 

Newsletter Week 29 3/25-3/28

This Week:
  - Short week with Easter Break. No school Friday or the following Monday.
  - Photo contest:
              BDS Photography Contest

To honor Ansel Adams, innovator in the art of photography, BDS will host a contest for our students!

Rules and Guidelines

• Picture must be in black and white
• The subject matter should be landscape or documentation of a social or environmental issue.  
• The student should be the one taking the picture.
• Student is responsible for printing the picture and submitting it.
• If possible, picture should be printed on film paper for better quality.    
• The students MUST DO THEIR OWN WORK!!!
• The pictures are due on Thursday, March 28, 2013.  
• Here is an app if anyone is interested in downloading it:  Dramatic Black and White APP ($1.99).  

- Character Flipbook 

Character Flipbook Contest

We have studied the great innovator, Walt Disney.  Like Walt Disney, the students are to choose an animal to create a character.  I have provided the flipbook materials. The competition will be divided into the following two groups:  K-2^nd and 3^rd-7^th grade.  The first place winner for the K-2^nd group will win a gift card to 32 degrees yogurt.  The first place winner for the 3^rd – 7^th grade will win an iTunes gift card.  Everyone has to complete a flipbook, even if they decide not to enter the contest.  Listed below are requirements the students must follow.

Requirements:
-  title page:  must include character name and illustrator name
-  must include five original drawings of their character doing different motions
-  character must be colored
-  flipbooks are due Wednesday, March 27^th by 3:00


This week:

Math: Geometry

Langauge Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms

Reading: Chapters 8-10 of "Judy Moody Saves the World"

Spelling and Vocabulary:

Spelling: Words with st/str blends.

1. story
2. burst
3. strip
4. street
5. evaporate
6. crust
7. stir
8. stripe
9. least
10. distance

1. He read the story under the covers using his flashlight.
2. Water can evaporate, and ice can melt.

Vocabulary:

1. clasp- a small hook that holds fabric together
2. confused- to be uncertain or unclear about something
3. cornered- to get a person or an animal into a situation or position that is a trap
4. typical- normal or usual for a kind of thing
5. imitated- copied something or someone
6. rhythm- a regular beat in music, poetry, or dance
7. startled- surprised someone and made the person jump

Social Studies:

    We are going to focus this week on doing some Easter Activities. 

On Thursday afternoon, we will be having an Easter egg hunt! 

Newsletter Week 28 3/18-3/22

Math: Continue with patterns. Test on Friday, 3/22/13. Study the 8's multiplication facts. Test over the 8's on Thursday, 3/21/13.

Reading: Continue "Judy Moody Saves the World" Quiz chapters 4-7 on Friday, 3/22/13.

Spelling: Long a/e words.

1. keep
2. reach
3. raise
4. theme
5. scream
6. easy
7. batteries
8. fuel
9. student
10. second

1. His father wants him to raise his grades.
2. Batteries can be used to fuel machines.

Vocabulary:

1.banquet- a large meal to celebrate a special event
2. cunning- tricky, sneaking attitude
3. boast- to brag about oneself
4. enormous- very large, really big
5. consult- to ask for advice
6. glance- a quick look
7. delighted- to be very happy and pleased about something
8. burden- a heavy weight- it can be a heavy feeling of guilt or sadness, or it can be an actual item that is heavy and someone has to carry around.
9. ponder- to think deeply about something
10. diverse- different types of people from cultures and races 

Langauge Arts: Independent Writing skills and quotations- please review worksheets done in class at home. Students will retake the test on Friday, 3/22/13.

Social Studies:
       Current Events

Newsletter Week 27 3/4/13-3/8/13

Reminders:
    - Spring Break is NEXT week!
    - Please bring any fun "dress-up" clothes for our conceptual class on Friday afternoon. We will return them that day!

Math: patterns and number sequencing. Multiplication Test on 7's facts on Thursday
Language Arts: Continue with dialogue: Use worksheets done in class to study for Test on Friday
Reading: Please download "Judy Moody Saves the World" by Megan McDonald Quiz Chap. 1-3
Social Studies: Being Responsible

Spelling and Vocabulary:
Words ending in -ness

1. happiness
2. thankfulness
3. usefulness
4. thoughtfulness
5. cheerfulness
6. brightness
7. craziness
8. speak
9. write
10. apply

1. If you listen more than you speak, you will be wise.
2. Write a story about a time you felt grateful.

Vocabulary:

1. audience- a group of people that listens or watches
2. authority- a person in charge
3. citizen- a person who has rights and privileges because they belong to a community/country
4. habitat- a place where animals or plants live and grow
5. details- the most important ideas
6. shelter- something that protects or covers us
7. transportation- a way of moving from one place to another
8. discover- to find out, to learn for the first time
9. forecast: to predict, have an educated guess about the weather
10. source: a place from which something comes