1. Mrs. Graham & Mrs. Gaskins Projects: August Birthdays:
Newsletter-August 28, 2017
Mrs. Graham & Mrs. Gaskins
What We Are Learning:
Welcome to
Taylor County Primary Center at 106 Ingram Ave.!
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Reading: Our story this week is Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. We are learning about plot, character and setting. Please listen to your child read the assigned story every Monday night.
Spelling: We will be learning about words with consonant blends.
Grammar: We will be learning how to identify the predicate of the sentence.
Math: We will be learning about place value. Each child will be able to work ahead to the next unit as soon as they have mastered each one.
Science/Social Studies: We will be learning about camping, constellations, and solar energy.
We will make solar ovens to make S’mores!
Projects:
Thank you for helping purchase supplies for our class projects. We made moon phases with Oreos, moon sand, and rockets last week. Ask your child about them! This week we are making constellations and solar ovens to cook S’mores!
Help Wanted!
We have many exciting projects planned in the next couple of weeks and we need your help. If you would like to donate any of the following items, please send them with your child:
Gaskins: Full Size Hershey Bars, Graham Crackers, shoe boxes
Graham: shoe boxes
August Birthdays:
Graham Gaskins
Jaden Scarlett 8-2
Tenley Geovanni 8-11
Andrew 8-18
Karly 8-23

2. Don’t Forget: Transportation Changes:
Please always send a note if there are afternoon transportation changes. Students panic if they don’t know what to do!
Spelling Info:
There are 3 groups of words on the spelling list.
1. Spelling Words- Your child must learn to spell these words only.
2. High Frequency Words- They need to be able to read these words independently.
3. Vocabulary Words- They need to be able to use the in a sentence for the Reading Test. They need to know the correct meaning and usage of each Vocabulary word.
They do not have to spell the High Frequency or the Vocabulary Words for the Spelling Test.
Spelling Words
1. stop mask
2. strap 10. twin
3. nest 11. breeze
4. hand 12. state
5. brave 13. brother
6. ask 14. and
7. clip 15. went
8. stream
Don’t Forget:
No School on Labor Day, Sept. 4th
School Picture Day: Sept. 6th
Snacks
Please send a snack and water or juice drink with your child Monday-Thursday. Please do not send candy or soft drinks. Thanks!
Weekly Homework
Nightly: Study Spelling Words-the test will be on Friday.
Mon.-Read the new reading story aloud to an adult. Have them to sign the
signature sheet in the book. Only sign for the current story.
Please don’t sign in advance.
Tues, Wed, and Thurs: Read the assigned fluency passage.
We will have a Reading, Spelling and Grammar test
every Friday.