November 22nd and 26th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th - 2 Hour Delay
Friday, December 6th - Midterms sent home
Monday, December 9th - Christmas Cheer ends
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program

This week and next week in class

Math - Began addition of two digit numbers

Reading - grammer:  verbs and subject/verb agreement; comprehension skill: summarzing and context clues; vowel diphthongs ou and ow; inflected endings; possessives; r-controlled ar; inflected endings -ed and -ing

Health - Finished discussion on caring for teeth and gums

Science - Discussed atmosphere, how much water is on the earth, why deserts and beaches have sand, and why people recycle.

Social Studies - Began discussing location (absolute and relative) and map reading; landforms and bodies of water

Spelling -   no spelling till after Thanksgiving break!

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!

Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.  The classes are having a contest.  The class that brings in the most items will earn a dress down day. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

November 8th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, November 14th -No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 15th - No School
Tuesday, November 26th - Mid terms

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th - 2 Hour Delay
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program

This week in class

Math - Finished unit on data

Reading - Grammar skill: possessive nouns; comprehension skill: sequence of events; words with final ce, ge, and se; antonyms

Health - Continued discussion on caring for teeth and gums

Science - Began discussion of matter: states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas

Spelling - review

get         getting      presents     swimming    swim   

tell         them          when         hug              dropped         want       running       clock         have            job

rock         sat              spot         want            pick       

watch     walked         shut          into             if

that        bug              gum           hunt            mud     

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Next Week In Class

Math - Review of Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Reading - grammar skill: verbs; comprehension skill: summarizing; vowel diphthongs ow and ow; inflected endings

Science - Finish discussion on matter

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!

Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.

November 1st Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, November 1st - Grade Cards sent home

Monday, November 4th - Cookie Sale ends

Tuesday, November 5th - Picture Retakes

Wednesday, November 6th - 2 HOUR DELAY

Thursday, November 14th -No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 15th - No School

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break

This week in class

Math - Data: surveys; bar graphs; pictographs; range, mode, median; understanding data

Reading - Grammar skill: irregular plural nouns; comprehension skill: graphic sources; long o; compound words

Health - Caring for your teeth and gums

Spelling - more words adding -ed and -ing

trip       tripped

run       running

stop     stopping

drop    dropped

hug      hugged

swim    swimming

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

The first month of Book IT has come to an end.  If your child has successfully read for 20 minutes five times a week and turned in their completed reading log, they received a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.  We will continue doing this unit the program ends in March.  If your child meets the requirement each month, they will receive an award at the award ceremony at the end of the year.

Behavior Update

The students' behavior has greatly improved this week.  I am very proud of the students for working hard to demonstrate the behavior that is expected in the classroom and on the playground.  Thank you for discussing this matter with your child.

Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.

Grade Cards

Grade Cards were sent home today.  The students are doing very well!  They all have great potential and I am excited to see how much they will continue to grow in knowledge throughout the year.  They amaze me!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.