Mrs. Johnson’s Journal Jackson M. – 14th Emma L. – 28th Luz V. – 29th Week at a Glance: All curriculum information will be here. We will work on some of the same topics for more than one week at a time. So, this might stay the same on some weeks. All spelling/vocabulary words will be on the back. Reading/Language Arts/Spelling: Weekly Selection - When Charlie McButton Lost Power (Narrative Poem) Skills – Literary Elements, Homonyms, Sentences, Short Vowels and Syllables CV/CV Writer’s Workshop: Writing complete paragraphs (main idea, at least three supporting sentences or detail and an ending or closing sentence.) Math: Our first topic is Numeration. It will cover several lessons that include place value, naming numbers, comparing numbers and ordering numbers. Social Studies: During the first week of school, we reviewed map skills and directions using a compass rose. We will begin learning about communities. The essential questions for this unit are: What makes a community? Where are communities located? and What are the three types of communities? August 27 – 31, 2012 Assignments: This is where all tests, quizzes, projects and other assignment dates will be listed. Please check your child’s daily folder for homework assignments. Next week, will begin our first week with our reading series and continue with our math lessons. Aug. 29th – Math Quiz Aug. 30th – Reading Test Aug. 31st – Spelling Test Dates September 3rd – No School (Labor Day) September 11th – Whitesburg Open House (more info to follow) Announcements!! August Birthdays: Jackson M. – 14th Emma L. – 28th Luz V. – 29th Asa I. – 31st

Parents’ Corner… Our class webpage on Weebly is currently under construction! I am working toward finishing it so that you can stay updated on our class happenings. (Labor Day weekend is my goal; fingers crossed ) I will be sending out a volunteer sheet for all who are interested. If you have any questions please send in a note, email or call the school at my extension. Thank you for all of your kindness and support! Vocabulary Words: *There are ‘Amazing Words’ and ‘Vocabulary Words’ for each story every week. Those words will be listed here. After we work on this week’s story, I will put next week’s words on here that will need to be focused on during the next reading story. This is a new reading series and the vocabulary words are used differently than previous years. I will decide what will be the best use for these words after we work through the first story. Spelling Words: *Spelling Test will always be on the last day of the school week. If your child is absent, please be prepared for him/her to take a make-up test on the day he/she returns. happen lettuce basket winter sister problem supper subject lesson spelling napkin collar traffic suggest puppet Challenge Words (used for extra points) 16. skillet 17. picnic plane system pumpkin terrica.johnson@hsv-k12.org 256.428.7520 Ext. 219