1. Spelling Words – Test Wednesday, December 12
The Buzz in Room C5
Pick Elementary
Mrs. Rhodes’s Hive December 10-14, 2018
A Peek at the Week
Math: Chapter 7 Division Facts and Strategies – Continue learning multiplication facts. Test on 6 and 7 facts this week.
Social Studies:
Focus: Holidays Around the World.
Map skills/geography will continue.
Language Arts/Reading:
Holidays Around the World –
*Traditions in other countries
*Country Seal and Flag
*Informative/Narrative writing
*Holiday Craft for each country
Scholastic News
Grammar: Unit Review
Test will be Tuesday, 12/11
Vocabulary: Test will be Friday, 12/14
We will learn the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and be able to use in a sentence.
fret blunt
faint partial
disperse conceal
urgent quarrel
infinite elaborate
Writing: Informative
Science: Forces
Spelling Words – Test Wednesday, December 12
Skill: Prefix –un; Suffix –er, --en; Change y to i and add er, Drop e and add en; Homophones
uneasy happier
pretty 7. ripen
pear 8. pair
pane pain
5.  rein rain
Homework Corner
Monday- Read, Math, Write Spelling words in planner, Study Voc.
Tuesday- Read, Math, Study Spelling and Voc.
Wednesday- Read, Math, and Study Spelling and Voc.
Thursday- Read, Math, and Study Spelling and Voc.
Friday- no homework
Continue to read each night for 20 minutes and fill out your Reading Log.
Hive Happenings
December 10 – Reading Challenge Forms are due!!
December 13 – Nutcracker Ballet Field Trip (dress nicely)
December 17 – Parade & Pastries (Classroom Holiday Brunch “Party” following the Dictionary Day Parade)
December 18 – Candy Cane Café
December 19 – 2nd Nine Weeks Ends
December 20 – January 4 – Holidays
January 7 – 3rd Nine Weeks Begins
January 17 – Reading Dragons
January 21 – School Holiday
*Use the following link to practice spelling words: (Making Words-Lesson 20)
*Ticket to Read, Vmath Live, and Moby Max can be accessed from home to practice reading (Your child uses this in class and knows how to log in)
*Xtramath.com can be used to practice math fact fluency (your child knows how to log on since they use it in class)