FOR
THE WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
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The Montes’ Classroom Newsletter
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Homework
Tues. -Thurs.
TREASURE ISLAND
We need to send the money off on
Monday in order to keep our
reservation. If you haven’t done so yet,
please send in the permission slip with
the ticket fee ($5) by Monday. Please
contact us if you’re unable to do this.
□ Study Spelling
Sentences
□ Work on homework
packet
□ Complete reading and
math log
Don’t forget to take your
reading book home on Wed.
to re-read the story "Dear
Mr. Parks” for the story
test on Thursday,
Please Mark Your Calendars!
We will have an important meeting
regarding the overnight Cooper Science
Camp fieldtrip on September 15th in the
cafeteria. We will pass out current
information on the program and we will
have a parent volunteer sign up to help
make this experience terrific for the
students. We will need parents to help
with the science stations, cooking, cleanup, and cabin supervision. (There are six
cabins with ten students and two adults
to each cabin.) Everything is very
organized, and parents receive all the
guidance and information they need to
make it work great. See you there!
Friday
□ Spelling Dictation Test
Correct and reflect -
□ Review Building
…….. Thinking Skills
………... Packet
□ Spelling/Reading
Comprehension
packet.
□ Math quiz
□Turn in Reading/Math
Log
Have you completed the
Building Thinking Skills Packet
and Reading
Comprehension/Spelling Packet
in class? (They are due Friday)
-Facts Master Test
every Wednesday
We Have a New Art Teacher!
We have a new art teacher here at
Borman. Her name is Mrs. Figeroa, and
she is also a parent of two children at our
school. Art lessons will begin next week.
Mrs. Montes’ Art period will be from
10:45-11:30 on Fridays. Mr. Montes’
class will attend the class on Mondays
from 8:30-9:15.
Spelling Dictation Sentences Focus:
What Do Good Spellers Do?
How Can You Be a Better Speller? (Information in parenthesis is not part of the
spelling dictation.)
1. Ask yourself, "What sounds do I hear when I say this word very
slowly?" (Upper grade students use this strategy mostly with words that have
more than one syllable, especially compound words or words with known prefixes
and suffixes.)
2. Think, "What other words do I know that can help me spell this
word?" (For example, if you know how to spell paw, you would also spell straw or
dawn.)
3. Use a memory aid by asking yourself, "How can I remember how
this word is spelled?" (For example, hear - I can hear with my ear, or friend –
I am her friend to the end.)
4. Write the word and say, "Does this word look right?" (If it doesn't,
try it again.)
5. As you read through a piece of writing you have completed, you
may want to underline any words you think are not spelled correctly
so that you can check them.
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
by William Wordsworth (First two stanzas)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way.
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Poem of the Week – Please write this in
your poetry journal at school.