Week of December 3, 2018 Mrs. Tuten’s Newsletter Word Study Words Students will be tested on Friday and will have to write each word correctly. These are some examples of word patterns that will be used. The words on this list will not necessarily be the ones tested, but they will follow this spelling pattern WEEK 16 (cr-, br-, fr- blends) crib crab crest cram crash crush crop crud brush brick bring brat brim brand brag bran broth frog frost fret fresh from *Visit www.starfall.com for more phonics practice! Reading~ The Big Race Focus Skill: Conclusions Read Aloud~ Snow Books Language~ Nouns (Singular, Plural, Possessive) Writing~ How to… Math~ Unit 3 Addition & Subtraction strategies (3 Addends & Word Problems) Social Studies~ Thomas Jefferson & Ben Franklin Sight Words Students will be tested Friday. Students will have to say each word instantly, without sounding them out. They will not have to write them 1. city 2. earth 3. eyes 4. light 5. thought 6. head 7. under 8. story 9. saw 10. left Homework Daily: Read, or have someone read to you for 10 – 15 minutes. (AR) Monday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet Tuesday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet Wednesday: Family Night (No Homework) Thursday: : Math Sheet and Study Word Work list & sight words for test tomorrow. Specials SD5 – Tuesday (See Calendar) SD1 – Wednesday (See Calendar) SD2 – Thursday (See Calendar) SD3 Friday (See Calendar) SD4– Monday (See Calendar) Dec. 10th *Please wear gym shoes on the day your child has PE. Our specials time is 12:10-12:55 Christmas Party Our Christmas Party is just around the corner. This year we are going to have light refreshments and a 4 station rotation. One of the stations will be opening a gift that you will send in for YOUR child. Please keep the price at $5.00. We are asking for parents to sign-up to send in needed donations for the children to have the most fun that we can provide. The party will be Wednesday, December 19th at 1:00. Please look for the party letter coming home this week. Dates to Remember Dec. 1 Breakfast with Santa Dec. 7 Our Class visits the Giving Market Dec. 1-Dec. 7 Giving Market/Santa Shop Dec. 18 Grinch Day/Last day of the 9 wks Dec. 14 Scholastic Orders Due Dec. 19 Polar Express Day/Christmas Party /Santa Visit/Chorus Concert Dec.20-Jan2 Winter Break Jan. 3 Return to School Jan. 3-4 Adrian Peterson visits MES Jan. 7 Report Cards post on IC Santa Shop/Giving Market Our Class will go on Wednesday, Dec. 5th. Please send $ and a gift list for your child to use. Lunch Menu Tues.~ Grilled Cheese & Chicken Noodle Soup Wed.~ Roasted Chicken Thurs.~ Holiday Feast Fri.~ Appetizer Sampler Combo Mon.~ Cheeseburger & FF (Dec. 10th) We eat at 10:57. If you would like to join your child for lunch, please call the office or write me a note by 8:00 a.m. Ice Cream on Tuesday $1.00 Please send money only on Tuesday& put it in the laminated envelope in the homework folder. Marlow’s Mission is to provide a safe, supportive learning environment that will enable our students to grow academically & socially.