January 16-20, 2017
Mrs. Elkins Newsletter
Northside Elementary
601-932-7971
This Week:
Reading: This week we will be
continuing to learn about central message,
moral, lesson and beginning, middle, and
end of fairytales and fables. Some of the
text we will use are: Goldilocks and the
Three Bears/ Believe Me, Goldilocks
Rocks!, Little Red Riding Hood/ Lon Po
Po, and others.
Homework
Please read for 20 minutes every night with
your child. Also study spelling and
vocabulary words every night. Work on AR
points!
Monday- Language sheet
Tuesday- Language sheet, Math
worksheet, Spelling Sentences 1-7
Language: We will be learning more
about adjectives on shape, size, and
number.
Math: We will be learning about place
Wednesday- Language sheet, Math
worksheet, and Spelling Sentences 814.
value, word problems, and reviewing
adding and subtracting two-digit numbers
and working with three digit numbers.
Thursday- Language sheet, Math
worksheet, and Study.
Social Studies: Students will continue
learning about the water cycle and
weather. Students will create a diagram of
the water cycle and explain the process.
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Tests This Week:
Friday-Reading, Vocabulary,
and Spelling
News
The 100 Day of School is January 20th!
We will be out of school Monday, January 16th-School Holiday
Please send paper towels and disinfecting wipes!
100th
Spelling Words
1. around
2. out
3. gown
4. sound
5. flower
6. howl
7. toy
8. noise
9. royal
10. moist
11. coil
12. cow
13. push
14. world
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Please study for a test on Friday.
These vocabulary words are from your child’s purple
vocabulary workbook. There is a code highlighted inside
their book that is a link for extra practice resources.
1. bench- (noun) a long seat for a few people
2. bridge- (noun) something that is built above and across
water. People and cars can go over it to get to the other
side.
3. cross- 1(verb) to go from one to side to another;
2
(adjective) angry or not pleased
4. crowd- (noun) a lot of people all together in one place
5. deep- (adjective) something that goes a long way down
6. fresh- (adjective) clean or new; cool or refreshing
7. frown- 1(verb) to move your eyebrows together and
wrinkle your forehead;
2
(noun) an unhappy look on your face
8. signal- (noun) an action or sign that sends a message
9. travel- (verb) to go from one place to another
10. worry- (verb) a feeling that something bad may happen