Winter Break Packets

Students will be receiving a review packet on Friday.  I definitely recommend reviewing the skills and concepts in the packet with your child during the extended break!

Congratulations Classroom Spelling Bee Winners!

Angeli and Gaby will be representing our class in the school Spelling Bee which will be held on January 11th.  Good Luck Girls!

Math Extra Credit #3

How many active volcanoes are there in the world?

Clue: A scientist is planning to see all the active volcanoes in the world.   He needs to visit 75 volcanoes per year for the next 20 years to see them all.

Math Extra Credit

How thick is the ice in Antarctica?

Clue: If you chiseled through the ice in Antarctica at a rate of 4 feet per hour, it would take you 1,625 hours to reach the bottom of the ice.

Due by December 10, 2010

James Forten Spelling Words

James Forten Spelling Words and Dictation Sentences
Final Test - 12/16/2010

1. jewel
2. sparkle
3. angle
4. shovel
5. single
6. normal
7. angel
8. legal
9. whistle
10. fossil
11. puzzle
12. bushel
13. mortal
14. gentle
15. level
16. label
17. pedal
18. ankle
19. needle
20. devil
21. mineral
22. influential
23. vital
24. neutral
25. kernel

Dictation

1. The kernel was like a jewel sparkling in the sun.
2. Have you ever found a needle or a fossil in a bushel with a shovel?
3. The influential angel used a whistle to show what was legal.

Extra, Extra...Math Extra Credit

Solve the following word problem and turn it in to Mrs. Soto by Friday, December 10th to receive 5 points of extra credit in Math!

The most expensive painting ever sold is The Portrait of Dr. Gachet.  How much did it sell for?

Clue: If someone bought the painting with only $500 bills, the buyer would need 150,000 of them.

EXTRA, EXTRA!!!! Credit that is...

Create a word collage with this week's spelling words.  You can use magazines, newspapers, whatever you want to create the words.  You might be able to find entire words or might have search for individual letters and create the words.  You must include at least 10 words to get the 20 points extra credit.

Good Luck!

If you have any questions let me know!

Trustworthy Character Pillar

Congratulations to the students voted on by their classmates to receive the Trustworthy award for the month of November.

Gaby L.
Delilah I.

December is Caring Month!

Music in Our Classroom

Fluency is such a huge part of achieving great things in school and life.  During class we practice reading from our Reading, Science, and Social Studies texts. Recently, we started including music and poetry as part of fluency practice.  I am attaching a link for a couple of songs that we are going to start singing in class every so often to further increase our student's fluency. As you can tell the songs are mainly class type songs not songs from the modern era.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Lean on Me by Bill Withers

Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

Twist and Shout by The Beatles

 Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

We Are The World

Que Sera Sera by Doris Day