Spelling Words for the week of April 9th.

Happy Spring Break!!

1. can’t
2. matter
3. square
4. syllables
5. perhaps
6. bill
7. felt
8. suddenly
9. test
10. direction
11. adopt
12. bother
13. congress
14. comment
15. monster
16. parallel
17. series
18. charge
19. export
20. import
21. transport

Mammoth Cave

We are getting very excited about our upcoming trip to Mammoth Cave.  Here are just a few things to remember:

·        Students MUST to wear tennis shoes.

·        The temperature in the cave is around 60 degrees.  Jackets or sweatshirts may be a good idea. 

·        Students may bring cameras into the cave, but not camera cases.

·        Students are allowed to bring electronic devices for the bus ride, but please remember the bus does not lock. 

·        We will visit the gift shop if students want to bring a little money.  

                                                                                                                                         Spelling Words 

    1.  service          11. perhaps

    2.   alert             12. lantern

    3.  modern         13. surprise

    4.  concert         14. purchase

    5.  eastern          15. nervous

    6.  furnace         16. whirlwind

    7.  disturb           17. capture

    8.  merchant       18. thirsty

    9.  concern         19. survive

    10. burrow          20. persuade  

Subject Areas

Reading: AR goals have been set!  There is only six weeks to meet this goal.  Start reading early!  It would be amazing if all students met their goal to end the year.  

Science:  Science Mobile will be here on Monday and Wednesday.  This is a fun day filled with hands on experiments. 

 Math: Students are working hard on answering multiple choice questions in a timely fashion.  Many students are making progress and using time wisely while others are still not finishing within the time limit.  Blank answers are scored as incorrect answers.  Our math vocabulary test will be next Thursday, March 29th.  Students should be studying those words and definitions.  Math homework looked much better this week.  Many students showed improvement.  Thank you for working with your child!

READ to SUCCEED

If your child is participating in the Six Flags Read to Succeed program the reading log must be turned in by Wednesday, February 29^th in order to receive the free ticket.  Students only need to have read six hours in order to receive their free ticket.   

February 27^th

Pioneer Day

February  28^th  

Wingo Health Fair

Kentucky College Day

Tutoring

February 29^th  

Government Day

March 1^st

Coal Miner Day

Tutoring

March 2^nd

PJ Day

Snack Break

      

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our school. J

MAMMOTH CAVE

If you want to go with us on March 27^th to Mammoth Cave please let us know ASAP! Please write a note and send it back to school on Monday! We will ask for your money later. Right now we just need a head count. THANK YOU!

Spelling Words

    1.  bacon            11. muffin

    2.   woven           12. proven

    3.  ridden            13. raisin

    4.  cannon          14. reason

    5.  common        15. skeleton

    6.  cotton            16. button

    7.  cousin            17. often

    8.  robin             18. widen

    9.  eleven           19. sunken

    10. penguin        20. wooden

Important Dates

February 17^th

NO SCHOOL

February  20^th

WE HAVE SCHOOL

February 21^st

Tutoring

February 23^rd

Tutoring

February 24^th  

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our school

MAMMOTH CAVE

There is a paper in your child’s Friday folder for you to sign up if you want to go with us on May 16^th! Please fill this paper out and send it back to school on Monday! We will ask for your money later. Right now we just need a head count. THANK YOU

Spelling Words

    1.  medal            11. pencil

    2.   local             12. docile

    3.  pebble           13. oral

    4.  special           14. vessel

    5.  turtle             15. ankle

    6.  bugle             16. bubble

    7.  channel         17. symbol

    8.  settle             18. uncle

    9.  pedal  19. paddle

    10. pupil             20. total

Subject Areas

Reading: Please make sure your child is reading AR. They should be at half.

Science:  We are studying heat and energy.

Math: Students are continuing to learn about data and probability in math.  Please continue to study those vocabulary words.  Our test will be on February 29th. 

    Reminders

**There will be school on Monday, February 20^th.

**Health Fair @ Wingo February 28^th.

**Parent-Teacher Conferences are March 15^th.

**Mammoth Cave is March 27^th.

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our schoolJ

  Reminders

**There will be school on Monday, February 20^th.

**Health Fair @ Wingo February 28^th.

**Parent-Teacher Conferences are March 15^th.

**Mammoth Cave is March 27^th

Subject Areas

Reading: Please make sure your child is reading AR. They should be half way to their goal.

Science:  We are studying heat and energy.

Math: We are continuing our chapter on Data and Probability. The February vocabulary study guides were sent home in Friday folders today.  Please practice these words and their meanings with your child.  At this point, we have not discussed all the words that are on the study guide.   Our focus this past week has been on mean, mode, median, and range.  We have also discussed stem and leaf plots. We will be discussing them in class in the next week.  We will have an assessment at the end of the month.

Weekly Update

Mammoth Cave

We have booked the Mammoth Cave trip for May 16^th. Parents are welcome to go with us but are encouraged to have a background check done before going.  Parents can start this by going to the Graves County Board of Education. We ask that parents drive, because there will not be extra room on the bus. The cost for parents will be $12.00. We will cover the cost for students. There will be more information sent home later for parents wanting to go. 

History Fair

The fourth graders will be participating in the history fair this year. They will be working in groups at school on this. Please send a couple dollars with your child that will help with the cost for the board. Thanks for all your helpJ

Spelling Words

    1.  radar                 11. easel

    2.  cabin                 12. talent

    3.  habit                  13. diver

    4.  never                14. finish

    5.  pity                    15. river

    6.  limit                  16. bison

    7.  cider                 17. level

    8.  stolen                18. spoken

    9.  razor                 19. promise

    10. wiper               20. famous

Subject Areas

Reading: Please be reading with your child every night.  This helps not only with their fluency but improves their comprehension as well.

Science:  We are covering the solar system in science this week.

Math: Many students did much better on the Ch. 4 assessment over Reading and Interpreting Tables and Graphs.  This past week was spent doing a Cumulative Review over concepts we have studied so far.  We have had to do some review of double digit multiplication and long division.  The students also completed a Benchmark Assessment today over material from Ch. 1-4.  Next week, we will begin Ch. 5 on Data and Probability.  Please continue to review the vocabulary list.  We will assess these words next Tuesday, January 31st. Thank you for helping your child study.

Reminder: There will be school on Monday, February 20 to make-up for our snow day. ThanksJ

Santa Pictures Tomorrow

Pictures with Santa will be taken tomorrow, December 13, 2011.  Pictures will cost $5.00 a piece.  All proceeds benefit 6th grade Destination DC.