Newsletter Feb. 2nd-6th

^{Dads and Donuts}

^{We will be having the annual Dads and Donuts activity this Friday morning before school starts.  Any father, uncle, grandpa, brother, etc. is invited to attend with a student on this day.  The activity will be held in the gym.}

^{Congratulations to Kate and Peyton from our class.  They both were involved in the Lego Legends Robotics Team that competed in Salt Lake City over the weekend.  They, along with a handful of others from our school spent hours in preparation for this event.  We appreciate their dedication and hard work.  They represented East Elementary very well in this competition.}

^{Hayden Quarnberg won our Super Bowl contest by predicting the winner and final score.  He wins a free bathroom pass and tickets to next Super Bowl that the Cleveland Browns will participate in the future.}

^{Spelling Words}

 

^{Words with suffixes (ness, ist, ant, ly, er, or, ar)}

^{kindness, darkness, happiness, loneliness, sadness, weakness, exactly, honestly, speedily, angrily, happily friendly, especially, teacher, actor, liar, biologist, assistant, especially, merely}

^{Alternate List}

^{kindness, happiness, exactly, happily, friendly, teacher, actor, liar, especially, angrily}

^{Challenge Words}

^{tentatively, successor, preposterous, nonchalant, fascinate, vacuum, description, believable, villain, bureau}

^{Thank you for attending our Curriculum Night.  Our students are always very excited and proud when their parents come and see what they are doing in school.  Thanks for taking the time and visiting us.}

^{Learning the States}

^{This week we will be learning more of the  Southeastern States}

^Capitals:

^{Alabama- Montgomery}

^{Mississippi- Jackson}

^{Louisiana- Baton Rouge}

^{Arkansas- Little Rock}

^{Tennessee- Nashville}

^{Kentucky- Frankfort}

^Nicknames:

^{Alabama- “The Yellowhammer State”}

^{Mississippi- “The Magnolia State”}

^{Louisiana- “The Pelican State”}

^{Arkansas- “The Wonder State”}

^{Kentucky- “The Blue Grass State”}

^{Tennessee- “The Volunteer State”}

^{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.}

^Homework

^{The homework this week will be completion of their daily math assignments and studying for the Spelling Bee.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}

^{Have a Great Week!}