January 26-30th Newsletter

^{Spelling Words}

^{Words with ie and ei}

^{tried, weigh, piece, receive, their, fierce, neither, field, receiving, trying, hurried, siege, weighs, writing, tired, having, planned, worries, friend, premiere}

^{Alternate List}

^{tried, weigh, piece, their, neither, field, trying, writing, tired, friend}

^{Challenge Words}

^{mispronounce, transient, previous, obstinate, oblige, gouge, fatigue, vigorously, triumphant}

^{Learning the States}

^{This week we will be learning the}

^{Southeastern States}

^Capitals:

^{West Virginia- Charleston}

^{Virginia- Richmond}

^{North Carolina- Raleigh}

^{South Carolina- Columbia}

^{Georgia- Atlanta}

^{Florida- Tallahassee}

^Nicknames:

^{West Virginia- The Mountain State}

^{Virginia- The Old Dominion State}

^{North Carolina- The Tar Heel State}

^{South Carolina- The Palmetto State}

^{Florida- The Sunshine State}

^{Georgia- The Peach State}

 ^{(The test will be on Friday)}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{Tutoring this week will be on Tuesday at 3:30 and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.  We will be focusing on the division of decimals.  The tutoring this week is designed for those that want to improve their understanding and test results for Chapter 5.}

^{Curriculum this week.}

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

^{Language/Writing/Reading}

^{Utah Compose Writing, Language Mechanics, and Paragraph Development.}

^{Science- Heredity/Review Matter, SAGE Interim Test}

^{Social Studies- The American Revolution, South Eastern States Geography}

^{Multicultural Night  Thursday Night 6-7}

^{Multicultural Night / Curriculum Night will be held on January 29th.  It is an evening that you can learn about new cultures and countries from people who have either lived or been there.  We are also inviting you to come to the classrooms to see what things your child has been learning in school.}

^{Spelling Bee}

^{The District Spelling Bee will be held on February 26th at East Elementary.  We will hold a classroom competition on on February 6th and the school  competition on February 12th 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}

^{Grade Reports}

^{Thank you for signing the slip that acknowledged that you had an opportunity to view your child’s grades.  If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call or email me.}

^{Have a Great Week!}