January 12th-16th Newsletter

^{Spelling Words}

^{(Spelling words with the suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation)}

^{ambition, instruction, admiration, champion, interception, appreciation, companion, production, education, conclusion, rejection, imagination, possession, tradition, preparation}

^{Alternate List}

^{nation, section, million, billion, solution, caution, friction, vision, television, pollution}

^{Challenge Words}

^{illusion, dimension, reparation, narration, medallion}

^{Learning the States}

^{This week we will be learning the Mid-Atlantic States}

^Capitals:

^{New York- Albany}

^{New Jersey- Trenton}

^{Pennsylvania- Harrisburg}

^{Maryland- Annapolis}

^{Delaware- Dover}

^Nicknames:

^{New York  “The Empire State”}

^{New Jersey- “The Garden State”}

^{Pennsylvania- “The Keystone State”}

^{Maryland- “The Old Line State”}

^{Delaware- “The 1st State”}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{Tutoring this week will be on Tuesday at 3:30 and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.}

^{Curriculum this week.}

^{Math- Division of decimals.}

^{Language/Writing/Reading-  Writing an opinion essay.}

^{Science- Heredity}

^{Social Studies- The American Revolution, Mid-Atlantic States} 

^Geography

^{Home Practice of Writing Skills}

^{Please feel free to use the Utahcompose.com website to improve and practice your writing skills and earn extra credit and class money.}

^{Multicultural Night}

^{Multicultural Night will be held on January 29th.  We are looking for people that would like to represent a country.  The night is held in the gym and volunteers set up a booth or table and talk about the traditions and culture of a country.  If you are interested in participating please let the me or the  P.T.A. know.}

^{Spelling Bee}

^{The District Spelling Bee will be held on February 26th at East Elementary.  We will hold a school competition on the previous week to determine who will qualify to compete in the district competition.  The spelling list and rules are on our East Elementary website.  There is a link on the left side of the page.  We encourage everyone to participate.}

^{Martin Luther King Holiday}

^{The MLK holiday will be Monday, January 19th.  There will be no school on that day.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}