Friday, November 5, 2010

Welcome to our class blog!!

Dear Parents,
Welcome to our Class Blog!  We are excited about the opportunity to go green in an effort to protect God's precious earth!  Not to mention, you don't have all of those pesky notes to keep up with...it's always here!  On our blog you will find information on upcoming events, important announcements, spelling words, memory verses, weekly newsletters, etc. 

Check back often!  Oh, and the class would love to hear from you so leave us a comment from time to time.

Joyfully,
Mrs. Hodges

Rock Ranch

We are looking forward to our field trip to Rock Ranch on Monday! Just a reminder to dress in layers, wear tennis shoes and bring a disposable sack lunch.  Make sure you arrive on time, the bus will be leaving at 8:15 sharp!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Newsletter - November 8-12

Upcoming Reminders:
Monday is our field trip to Rock Ranch, if  you have not returned your permission slip please do so ASAP. 

Spelling Words:  This week is a review week.  Don't forget our spelling test will be on Thursday.

Lesson 7 - long a
wave, grade, today, faith, eight, train, weigh, gave, praise, played, railway, neighbor

Lesson 8 - Long i
why, fire, mild, try, mind, wild, bright, kind, life, skylight, Friday, Bible

Lesson 9 - Long e
easy, even, keep, team, zero, peace, breeze, these, teeth, leave, please, cheese

Lesson 10 - Long o
goal, hope, coat, over, hold, obey, know, older, those, grown, spoke, froze

Lesson 11 - Long u
new, due, cute, blue, use, knew, unit, true, blew, flute, music, few

High Frequency Words
enough, children, story, could, yours, upon, hundred, high, been, December

No Sight Word test this week, because it is a spelling review week. 


Memory Verse: 11/3-11/10 Due 11/10
God's grace has been given to me.  So here is what I say to you.  Don't think of yourself more highly than you should.  Be reasonable when you think about yourself.  Keep in mind the amount of faith God has given you.  - Romans 12:3

Memory Verse: 11/10-11/17 Due 11/17
Be strong and brave.  Don't be; afraid of them.  Don't be terrified became of them.  The Lord your God will go with you.  He will never leave you..  He'll never desert you.  - Deuteronomy 31:6

Don't forget about the Spanish Prayer...
Dios,
Gracias por mi comida, mi familia, mis amigos y mi casa. Amen

Food for Thought...
Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.
-- Author Unknown

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Newsletter - November 1-5

Just a reminder, spelling tests will now be on Thursdays.  A few new things will be happening as well.  We began working on weekly vocabulary units this week.  Starting next week, students will be assessed on the vocabulary words every Friday.  You will find the words below each week, but we will be practicing them in class each day so there will not necessarily be any added homework.  The tests will be both fill in the blank and multiple choice.  We will be taking weekly comprehension tests. 

Spelling Words:
  1. flute
  2. cute
  3. few
  4. new
  5. knew
  6. blew
  7. true
  8. new
  9. use
  10. unit
  11. been
  12. blue
  13. due
  14. December
  15. **Moses
Sight Word List
  1. since
  2. music
  3. horse
  4. room
  5. friends
  6. black
  7. short
  8. ship
  9. stand
  10. whole
Memory Verse: Due 11/10
God's grace has been given to me.  So here is what I say to you.  Don't think of yourself more highly than you should.  Be reasonable when you think about yourself.  Keep in mind the amount of faith God has given you.  - Romans 12:3

Field Trip

Be sure you return both field trip forms ASAP.

Rock Ranch, Monday, November 8th
*Cost is $9.00
*Bring a sack lunch
*Your child will not be allowed to attend without the returned permission slip. 


Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts, Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
*Cost is $9.00
*$6.00 for lunch at The Varsity
*Your child will not be allowed to attend without the returned permission slip.

Book Adventure Letter

Goal end date is December 15th. 

Book Adventure has been a great success so far this year!  Here are the new goals and prizes they can earn.  Remember, these goals are optional.  The minimum requirement is to read and earn 80 points per week. 

Points are cumulative from last term.
2000 points = free homework pass
2500 points = trip to treasure box
3000 points = Book Adventure Party