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Online Dictionaries
Monday, January 31, 2011
Vocabulary
| admired | noticed something and liked it |
| fussed | showed unhappiness; complained |
| haze | misty; smoky, or dusty air |
| mimicked | copied |
| notice | be aware of |
| pale | light in color |
Spelling Words 1-31-2011
List A
new
saw
grew
yawn
paw
law
jaw
chew
flew
crew
List B
new
saw
grew
yawn
withdrew
jewel
mildew
seesaw
straw
drawn
List C
new
saw
grew
yawn
newfangledness
sewage
skewered
scrawny
unawareness
tomahawk
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Valentine's Day Project
Valentine’s Day Project
For Valentine’s Day our class is doing a project where we paint pillowcases to donate to the children’s cancer center at UK. Please spread the word amongst your co-workers and friends. To donate you can bring things to our classroom or go to www.donorschoose.org.
Below is part of the proposal:
My Project: My students will learn lessons that are hard to teach in school, yet just as important to learn - empathy, compassion, caring, appreciation and love. They will decorate pillowcases with their words, drawings and creativity in order to share a smile with another, less fortunate child.
This project has the potential to change the lives of not only the students in my classroom, but also the children who are learning to fight and live with cancer. I bet neither set of students forgets this experience.
My students need pillowcases and fabric paint to decorate for children who are receiving treatment at a cancer clinic in our community.
Vocabular Words
Vocabulary
details - small bits of information
disappoint - to make someone sad because something expected did not happen
forcibly - strongly; by force
information - facts about a person, place, or thing
oceans - large bodies of salt water where whales and other animals live
stroke - to rub something gently
Spelling Words - January 24th - 28th
List A | List B | List C |
Knee | Knew | Knowledge |
Graph | Nephew | Hemisphere |
Knot | Elephant | Physician |
Sphere | Knelt | Xylophone |
Kneel | Knuckle | Pharmacy |
Phone | Phone | Phone |
Know | Know | Know |
Dolphin | Dolphin | Dolphin |
Knock | Knock | Knock |
Monday, January 10, 2011
Report Cards - THIS THURSDAY!!!
Report Cards - January 13th, 2011!
Please call or email if you want to schedule a conference.
Katie.decker@fayette.kyschools.us or 859-381-3589
Early Dismissal
If we have to dismiss early, I must speak to a parent in order to send the kids home from school – either on the bus or walking. Therefore, I REALLY need a working telephone number where you may be reached during the day.
Spelling 1-10-2011
List A | List B | List C |
Are | Army | Barbecue |
Car | Market | Marvelous |
Park | Party | Particular |
Start | Startled | Macaroni |
March | Large | Rhubarb |
More | Corner | Transportation |
Born | Horse | Reinforce |
Fort | Thunderstorm | Fortieth |
Short | Normal | Fortune |
Storm | Forty | Accessory |
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Cause & Effect
In Reading we are learning about cause and effect relationships.
Cause - something that makes something else happen
Effect - what happens because of something else
Example: I ran into a table and hurt my knee.
Cause - I can into a table.
Effect - I hurt my knee.
Cause - something that makes something else happen
Effect - what happens because of something else
Example: I ran into a table and hurt my knee.
Cause - I can into a table.
Effect - I hurt my knee.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Subtraction
We are learning subtraction in math. Single- and double-digit. We are even learning how to borrow from the tens place.
I ask the students to look at the ones place first and decide if they can subtract the bottom number from the top number. If they can, then they should subtract. If not, they need to add ten to the number and then take one away from the number in the tens place. This is borrowing. Take one away from the tens and add ten to the ones place.
It would be really great if you could practice these skills with them at home. Just give them random double digit subtraction (and addition) problems and watch them work. Help them by asking the questions.
Thank you parents!
Mrs. Decker
I ask the students to look at the ones place first and decide if they can subtract the bottom number from the top number. If they can, then they should subtract. If not, they need to add ten to the number and then take one away from the number in the tens place. This is borrowing. Take one away from the tens and add ten to the ones place.
It would be really great if you could practice these skills with them at home. Just give them random double digit subtraction (and addition) problems and watch them work. Help them by asking the questions.
Thank you parents!
Mrs. Decker
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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