January 20th-23rd Newsletter

^{Spelling Words}

^{Confusing Words}

^{adapt, adopt, accept, except, desert, dessert, of, off, weather, whether, were, where, breadth, breath, breathe}

^{Alternate List}

^{adopt, adapt, accept, except, of, off, weather, whether, were, where}

^{Challenge Words}

^{enthusiasm, synonym, flamboyant, automatically, repetition}

^{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”}

^{(The test will be on Thursday.)}

^{Math Tutoring}

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

^{Curriculum this week.}

^{Math- Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.}

^{Language/Writing/Reading-  Writing  a narrative.}

^{Science- Heredity}

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

^{Report Cards}

^{Report Cards will be sent home on Thursday.  Please ask your child to show the report card to you and then sign the slip and have your child return the parent signature slip on Friday.}

^{No “Homework Packets” this week.}

^{There will not be a formal “Homework Packet” sent home this week, but look for math assignments and please continue to read at night.}

^{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.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}