March 23rd-27th Newsletter

^{Science Fair on Thursday/Friday}

^Thursday

^{8:00-8:45 am- Check in and set up}

^{9:00-3:30- Judging}

^{6:30 p.m.- Projects are available for viewing by parents and awards will be given at the P.T.A. meeting in the cafeteria.}

^Friday 

^{9:00-11:00- Students can view all projects with their class.}

^{11:00- Clean up projects.}

^{(I am sending another copy of the rules home for you to review before Thursday.)}

^{Spelling Words}

 

^{destruct, destruction, describe, description, decorate, decoration, divide, division, administer, administration, populate, population, infect, infection, punctuate, punctuation, attend, attention}

^{Alternate List}

^{describe, description, decorate, decoration, divide, division, infect, infection, attend, attention}

^{Challenge Words}

^{prestigious, neutral, intermittent, acquisition, belligerent, chandelier,}

^{penitentiary, schedule, procrastinate, berserk}

^{Learning the Southwestern States}

^Capitals:

^{Colorado- Denver}

^{Wyoming- Cheyenne}

^{Montana- Helena}

^{Idaho- Boise}

^{Utah- Salt Lake City}

^{Nevada- Carson City}

^Nicknames:

^{Colorado- “The Centennial State”}

^{Wyoming- “The Equality State”}

^{Montana- “The Treasure State”}

^{Idaho- “The Gem State”}

^{Utah- “The Beehive State”}

^{Nevada- “The Silver State”}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{There will be tutoring after school on Tuesday and Thursday.}

 ^{Homework Packets.}

^{There will not be a homework packet this week so that students can spend their time working on their science projects or reports.  The only other reason that there might be homework is if your child doesn’t finish their work in class.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}

March 16th-20th Newsletter

^{Field Trip on Wednesday}

^{We will be going  on a field trip to the Heritage Center on Wednesday to see the Grammy Award nominated jazz singer, Rene Marie.  We will walk to and from the performance at the Heritage Center.  Please have the permission slips returned by Wednesday morning.}

^{Spelling Words}

 

^{geology, geometry, geography, geologist, action, enact, transport, import, portable, bicycle, cyclone, encyclopedia, autograph, automobile, automatic, autobiography, telegraph, photograph} 

^{Alternate List}

^{geometry, action, enact, import, bicycle, cyclone, autograph, photograph, transport}

^{Challenge Words}

^{yacht, whinny, spatula, reprieve, paralysis, miraculously, inevitable, fraudulent, frivolous, fastidious}

^{Learning the Southwestern States}

^Capitals:

^{Texas- Austin}

^{New Mexico- Sante Fe}

^{Arizona- Phoenix}

^{Oklahoma- Oklahoma City}

^Nicknames:

^{Texas- “The Lone Star State”}

^{Oklahoma- “The Sooner State”}

^{New Mexico- “The Land of Enchantment”}

^{Arizona- “The Grand Canyon State”}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{There will be no tutoring after school on Tuesday because I have a teacher collaboration meeting but we will have tutoring after school on Thursday.}

^{Science Fair and Homework Packets.}

^{There will not be a homework packet this week or next week so that students can spend their time working on their science projects or reports.  The only other reason that there might be homework is if your child doesn’t finish their work in class.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}

Newsletter March 9th-13th

^{School Spring Pictures}

^{School Spring Pictures will be taken this Friday, March 13th.  The packet of information was sent home in last week’s folder.  Please return your order and the money on Friday.}

^{School Science Fair, March 26th} 

^{The annual school science fair will be held on Thursday, March 26th.  Each student has an opportunity to choose between a fair experiment or hand in a 4 page written assignment about a science topic.  The registration form will be due this Friday.}

^{Spelling Words}

^{paragraph, trophy, nephew, enough, cough, fourth, Friday, physical, roughest, pharmacy, fragile, fluid, briefly, festival, stuffed, triumph, telephone, few, photograph, phenomenal}

^{Alternate List}

^{trophy, enough, cough, fourth, Friday, fragile, fluid, briefly, stuffed, telephone, few, paragraph}

^{Challenge Words}

^{foreboding, foliage, fluctuate, fluoride, flammable, finicky, finances, ferocity, faucet, fabulous}

^{Learning the Southwestern States}

^Capitals:

^{Texas- Austin}

^{New Mexico- Sante Fe}

^{Arizona- Phoenix}

^{Oklahoma- Oklahoma City}

^Nicknames:

^{Texas- “The Lone Star State”}

^{Oklahoma- “The Sooner State”}

^{New Mexico- “The Land of Enchantment”}

^{Arizona- “The Grand Canyon State”}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{There will be tutoring after school on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:15.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}

March 2nd-6th Newsletter

^{Parent Teacher Conferences}

^{Parent Teacher Conferences will be held this week.  School will be dismissed at 2:30 everyday including Wednesday.  During our conferences we will spend time planning and registering for the middle school.  I hope you have taken the time to decide if your child would like to be in the orchestra, band, or in the arts/music rotation.  The middle school is asking that we turn in the registration forms at the conclusion of SEP Week.  Also, there will be parent survey forms that we encourage you to fill out while you are here.  We use this information to help us in making decisions for the upcoming year and for self improvement.  Your input is valued.}

^{Book Fair}

^{The Book Fair will be in the library this week.  They are offering a “buy one, get one free” deal on all books.  It is a great opportunity to build your child’s library at home.}

^{Dr. Suess’ Birthday Party}

^{Tonight, Monday, March 2nd there will be a fun activity for all families at the city library in honor of Dr. Suess’ birthday.  It will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Cedar City Library in the Park. 303 N. 100 E.}

^{School Spring Pictures}

^{School Spring Pictures will be taken on Friday, March 13th.  There will be a packet of information that will be in today’s homework folder about the prices.}

^{School Science Fair, March 26th} 

^{The annual school science fair will be held on Thursday, March 26th.  Each student has an opportunity to choose between a fair experiment or hand in a 4 page written assignment about a science topic.  The information about the science fair will be given out at SEP conferences.  All registration forms will be due on Friday, March 13th.}

^{Spelling Words}

 

^{revoke, rewrite, reappear, recall, recover, rebuild, dishonest, disagree, disappear, disappoint, disconnect, disapprove, misbehave, misfortune, misunderstand, misspell, misuse, illegal illegible, illustrate}

^{Alternate List}

^{rewrite, recall, recover, disagree, dishonest, disappoint, misspell, misuse, misbehave, illegal}

^{Challenge Words}

^{reunite, reverberate, resuscitate, retriever, mispronounce, miscellaneous, miscreant, illustrious, illiterate, illustrator}

^{Learning the Midwestern States}

^Capitals:

^{Missouri- Jefferson City}

^{Iowa- Des Moines}

^{Minnesota- St. Paul}

^{North Dakota- Bismarck}

^{South Dakota- Pierre}

^{Nebraska- Lincoln}

^{Kansas- Topeka}

^Nicknames:

^{Minnesota- “Land of 10,000 Lakes}

^{Missouri- “The Show Me State”}

^{Iowa- “The Hawkeye State”}

^{North Dakota- “The Flickertail State”}

^{South Dakota- “The Mount Rushmore State”}

^{Nebraska- “The Cornhusker State”}

^{Kansas- “The Sunflower State”}

^{Math Tutoring}

^{There will be no tutoring after or before school this week because of Parent/Teacher conferences.}

^{Contact Information:}

^{steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone:  586-3095}

^{School Phone: 686-2840}

^{I look forward to meeting with each of you this week.  Thank you for taking the time out of your day to come and visit about your child.}