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1 News From the Room What happened this week Reading: This week we were back to lessons in our Journeys Series. We worked on Unit 12 this week; we read our story, worked on vocabulary, and reviewed fact and opinion. We took our assessment today. Writing/Grammar: This week we worked on Unit 12; we learned about the different types of verbs and wrote a problem and solution paragraph. We took our assessment today. Spelling: It was back to spelling as usual this week. If a student gets all the words right on the pretest, they get to give the test on Friday!! This has been a wonderful incentive!! Test was today! Social Studies: We are continuing to learn about the 13 Colonies. We made a map of a colonial village. Science: We started our unit over plants and animals. We classified items and started classifying some animals this week. We also learned the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate. Math: This week we learned about identifying angles, subtracting a fraction from 1, and line graphs. We took a timed test today. Keep studying your math facts!! Upcoming News Information for the coming weeks Reading: We will be working on Lesson 13 next week. There is more detailed information on the back of the spelling list. Writing/Grammar: We will be working on Lesson 13 next week. There is more detailed information on the back of the spelling list. Spelling: Spelling words went home today and the test will be on Friday the 18 th . Social Studies: We will be taking notes over the 13 Colonies and looking at websites that are about the 13 Colonies. Science: We will be learning about mammals and birds next week. Math: Next week we will be learning about subtracting a fraction from a whole number greater than 1, decimal parts of a meter, and reading a centimeter scale. There will be a test on Thursday. Please make sure your child has a coat, hat, and gloves because we go outside unless it is under 22 degrees!! Student of the Week!! Our student of the week is Malayna Briner!! Malayna’s favorite color is blue and she likes making crafts and riding horses. She would like to be a singer or a vet when she grows up. Brave is her favorite movie. Malayna is special because she never gives up and is always determined to finish something!! Important Dates: January 14 th - PTO meeting @5:30 15 th -School Board meeting @7 17 th -Academic Bowl Meet @ Helena 21 st -No School 24 th -Academic Bowl Meet @ MC 29 th -Family Craft Night @ 5:30 Jenkins Reporter January 11, 2012

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News From the Room What happened this week

Reading: This week we were back to lessons in

our Journeys Series. We worked on Unit 12 this week; we read our story, worked on vocabulary, and reviewed fact and opinion. We took our assessment today.

Writing/Grammar: This week we worked on Unit

12; we learned about the different types of verbs and wrote a problem and solution paragraph. We took our assessment today.

Spelling: It was back to spelling as usual this

week. If a student gets all the words right on the pretest, they get to give the test on Friday!! This has been a wonderful incentive!! Test was today!

Social Studies: We are continuing to learn about

the 13 Colonies. We made a map of a colonial village.

Science: We started our unit over plants and

animals. We classified items and started classifying some animals this week. We also learned the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate. Math: This week we learned about identifying angles, subtracting a fraction from 1, and line graphs. We took a timed test today. Keep studying your math facts!!

Upcoming News Information for the coming weeks

Reading: We will be working on Lesson 13 next week. There is more detailed information on the back of the spelling list. Writing/Grammar: We will be working on Lesson 13 next week. There is more detailed information on the back of the spelling list. Spelling: Spelling words went home today and the test will be on Friday the 18th. Social Studies: We will be taking notes over the 13 Colonies and looking at websites that are about the 13 Colonies. Science: We will be learning about mammals and birds next week. Math: Next week we will be learning about subtracting a fraction from a whole number greater than 1, decimal parts of a meter, and reading a centimeter scale. There will be a test on Thursday.

Please make sure your child has a coat, hat, and gloves because we go outside unless it is under 22 degrees!!

Student of the Week!!

Our student of the week is Malayna

Briner!! Malayna’s favorite color is blue

and she likes making crafts and riding

horses. She would like to be a singer or a

vet when she grows up. Brave is her

favorite movie. Malayna is special because

she never gives up and is always

determined to finish something!!

Important Dates: January

14th- PTO meeting @5:30