Monday, December 10, 2007

Spelling 12/10

Merry Christmas! I let the students choose Christmas- themed words for this week's list.

Christmas
Santa Claus
elf
stocking
lights
tree
snow
gifts
sleigh
list
nice
wreath
North Pole
angel
Jesus

*Bonus*
Rudolph
naughty
ornament
December
reindeer

Homework 12/10

Remember that the project is due on Friday!!!

Monday:
~Write spelling words 5 x each
~ Math: review page
~Read 20 min.
Tuesday:
~Write sentences with words
~ Math: review page
~Read 20 min.
Wednesday:
~Spelling Words ABC order
~Read 20 min.
Thursday:
~Practice for spelling test
~Math: review page
~Read 20 min.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Christmas Project

This project will be a major test grade in both science and social studies.
It is due Friday, December 14.


1. Choose any country in the world. I do not want repeats, so send a note with the country your child will do by Wednesday, December 5. It will be first come, first serve in picking countries, so you may want to choose an alternate.

2. The science portion: Research the climate of the country. Know generally what type of weather it has. Know specifically what the weather is like around Christmas. Know what habitat(s) are in the country (rain forest, desert, woodland forest, Arctic, grassland)

3. Research at least 2 special Christmas customs or traditions for the country. Also research at least 5 basic facts about the country (languages, continent, flag, etc.)

4. Visual Aid: You need a poster or some other kind of visual aid to display the information. To make 100%, it needs to be very nice. All handwritten parts must be in the student's handwriting. If you have artifacts from the country, we would love you to share them with us.

5. Presentation: Each child will need to speak for at least 3 minutes about their countries. Part of the grade will depend on how well the students listen to each other's presentations.

6. Extra credit: You may prepare a food item from the country for our Christmas party the last week before the break.

Your child will lose 10 points for every day that the project is late. If it is not turned in before we leave for Christmas break, then your child will receive a zero.

Homework 12/3

Monday:
~Write spelling words 5 x each
~ Math: multiplication review
~Read 20 min.
~Contraction worksheet
Tuesday:
~Write sentences with words
~ Math: 3's table page
~Read 20 min.
Wednesday:
~Spelling Words ABC order
~Read 20 min.
~Study for Social Studies test (old worksheets will be sent home)
Thursday:
~Practice for spelling test
~Math: multiplication review
~Read 20 min.

Spelling 12/3

brush
brushes
party
parties
reach
reaches
hurry
hurries
hot
hotter
hottest
lucky
luckier
luckiest
morning