4-21-14

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Congratulations to the 20 students who have met their AR goals for the 3rd period!  Please make sure your child reads TO you every night.  They can check out books on Wednesday during library.  However, if they need a new one before then, they can go before school or at the end the day.  Also, check that your child is doing their spelling homework as the words are part of the reading skills for that week. I will continue sending home reading passages that your child needs to read to you nightly.  There are 2 questions to answer per day.  Please sign and return these to me on Friday. 

In Reading in this last grading period, we will work on the following skills:

2.5 use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.

2.5b use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and spell words.

2.7 expand vocabulary when reading.

2.7a use knowledge of homophones

2.8 read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.

2.8h summarize stories and events with beginning, middle, and end in the correct sequence.

2.8i draw conclusions based on the text.

2.9 read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.

In math we will continue learning about probability.  Many of the students continue to struggle with addition and subtraction of two digit numbers.  I will continue to work with small groups here at school, but please practice these skills with your child at home.

In Science we will continue learning about living and nonliving things, which includes habitats. 

In Social Studies we will continue learning about wants, needs, barter, and money.

Please check with your child about their school supplies.  Some students do not have glue sticks, paper, or pencils. We are also down to our last 3 boxes of tissues.  If you could donate a box, we would appreciate it.

Thank you for all of your support.

C. Martie

I would like to thank the LHS Band Boosters, Band Staff, and “Quiet Storm” members for the recognition I received at the “Bring the Noise” Competition. I do what I do for the program from the heart and for your kids. Luv you all!!!

Congrats to Kayla Randolph and Skyy Vines on their first performances as auxiliary mascots at the 5th Annual “Bring the Noise” Competition. GREAT JOB!!

The 5th Annual “Bring the Noise” Competition was a great success!!! All of the competiting groups did an excellent job. CONGRATS goes out to our own “Rare Jewel Collection” Auxiliary Unit and “Blue Steel” Percussion Line on their STELLAR exhibition performances.

Sign up for Remind 101. Go to remind101.com, use this phone number: (757) 809-2118, and use the code for your class (see below).

Honors Spring Break project: Define the vocabulary words listed here or on the indicated pages – p417; binomial nomenclature, taxonomy, cladistics, cladogram, phylogeny; p61; p87; p91; age structure, demography; p129. You may make flash cards or write them on paper. If you make flash cards, keep them grouped by chapter. If you write them on paper, underline or highlight your words. This will count for multiple grades. Also, we will be having vocabulary quizzes on these words, so you may want to make flash cards, and you definitely should study.

1st block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk1 Spring Break Vocabulary project due Tues 4/22. If needed, finish the Ch 14 Critical Thinking ws; p379 #2, 4, & 5; p385 #3-5.

5th block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk5 If needed, finish Evolution & Classification Crossword Puzzle.

7th block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk7 No homework.

Agenda for after Spring Break

Geography Quiz-4/21-4/22

Test Sol.12 and 13–4/23-4/24

Vocab. Quiz 1-134 –4/25-4/28 (This is your last quiz grade)

SOL Review TEST–4/29-4/30

Vocab. Test 1-134–5/1-5/2  (This is your last test grade)

This Week In School…

This week, we will begin our unit called “Growing and Changing.”  We will read stories about growing up and talk about how much we have changed since we were babies.  We will be introducing Gertie Goose and letter “Gg.”  We will be making some G crafts and starting to “G”row “G”rass!

Baby Pictures

Please send in a baby picture of your child by Wednesday.  We will be guessing who is who and hanging them on the board to discuss the ways we have grown and changed since we were babies.  They will be returned to you!

Letters

We have learned the letters Ss, Pp, Tt, Oo, Xx, Uu, Yy, Ww, Ff, Aa, Zz, Bb, Mm, Rr, Cc, Qq, Vv, Jj, Hh, and Ii.  Please continue to practice these letters at home with your child.  If your child is having trouble with these letters, please feel free to contact me for some ideas to help make learning letters fun.

Home Activities

Gg Poster- Gather Gg’s from newspaper or magazine headlines with your child.  At the end of the week, help him/her make a Gg poster.  You can decorate the poster by adding pictures or photographs of things whose names start with Gg.

Change and Growth- Your child will listen to a book titled Growing Like Me this week.  Ask her/him to tell about how frogs, ducks, and oak trees grow and change.  Share other books about animals and things that grow and change with your child.