Homework - 11/30

Reading - 20 minutes
Spelling - Use each word in a sentence
Math - Workbook pages 51 to 54, test Thursday
Social Studies/Language Arts - Answer questions on multicultural celebrations worksheet (due Thursday)

Homework - 11/29

Don't forget to dress up in your western wear tomorrow and bring $1.

Reading - 20 Minutes
Spellilng - ABC order in your planner
Math - Workbook pages 47 to 50
Science - 1 example of each type of energy: Light, electrical, heat, mechanical, sound

Spelling and Vocab for Week of 11/29

Spelling and Vocab for the Week of 11/29

1. Without
2. Dislike
3. Untrue
4. Undo
5. Distrust
6. Disagree
7. Unclear
8. Unkind
9. Clearly
10. Kindness
11. Kindest
12. Indirect
13. Informal
14. Preschool
15. Preheat
16. Darkness
17. Sadness
18. Goodness
19. Misspell
20. Misplace

Vocab
1. Undo – To reverse or cancel
2. Preschool - a child who attends a prekindergarten or kindergarten
3. Preheat - heat beforehand
4. Misspell - spell incorrectly
5. Misplace – when something is placed where you cannot find it again

Spirit Week - Monday

K-5 "Pajama Day", Monday, 11/29

The plans for our upcoming Spirit Week are in high gear and what a week it will be!!

One of the most anticipated events will be "Dress Up Days"...a donation of $1 per day will give our students the opportunity to join in the fun!

• Pajamas must be suitable for school and outside recess.
• Full-length pajama bottoms and pajama tops with sleeves (no tank tops)
• Students are to wear uniform sneakers and uniform sweatshirt or jacket
• Students who chose not to participate should come to school dressed in their regular uniform

Homework - 11/18

Reading - 20 Minutes
Spelling - Missed words grouped by vowel sounds
Math - Workbook pages 45 to 46

Homework - 11/18

Reading - 20 Minutes
Spelling - Missed words grouped by vowel sounds
Math - Workbook pages 45 to 46

Homework - 11/17

Reading - 20 minutes
Spelling - 3 times each
Language Arts - Thanksgiving Analogies page 3 only
Math - Workbook pages 43 to 44
Social Studies - Thanksgiving writing prompt - The day before Thanksgiving is "What Do You Love About America Day." Imagine that your parents want to move to another country. Write a letter to your parents with at least ten reasons convincing them why you should day in America.

Homework - 11/16

Reading - 20 min. of reading (or play FCAT Explorer or Ticket to Read for 30 min.) enter choice in reading log
Language Arts - Do Wednesday's cursive practice worksheet at home
Spelling - Use each spelling and vocab word in a sentence
Math - None (took a test today)
Social Studies - None

Thanksgiving Spelling Words

1. Thanksgiving
2. November
3. Turkey
4. Corn
5. Feast
6. Holiday
7. Thursday
8. Indians
9. Pilgrims
10. Dinner
11. Gobble
12. Yams
13. Dessert
14. Potato
15. Butter
16. Pie
17. Cheese
18. Family
19. Ham
20. Pumpkin
21. Bonus - Casserole

Vocab -

1. Pilgrims – Name given to the English Puritans who went to America in 1620
2. Harvest – The cutting and gathering of grains and other crops
3. Corn – Grain plant, also called 'maize'
4. Bounty – Abundance
5. Crop – Amount of plants grown in a season
6. Settlers – People who go to live in a new, developing country
7. Thanksgiving – Expressing gratitude and thankfulness

Homework & Spelling - 11/8

Reading - 20 Minutes
Spelling - Take a practice test at home and rewrite missed words 3 times each
Math - Workbook pages 41 to 42
Science - None
Social Studies - Quiz on Veterans Day

Spelling and Vocabulary Words 11/8 – 11/12

squeal
neat
major
pray
climate
bacon
even
lazy
secret
human
music
fever
silent
writer
rival
shining
moping
motel
hotel
pilot
become

artificial: made by people, not natural
huppa: a canopy under which traditional Jewish weddings are performed
poverty: being very poor
bouquet: a bunch of flowers
veteran: a person who has served in the military
patriot: a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country

Updated and Homework for 11/10

Dear Parents,

A few quick reminders. Please make sure your students is at school and in their seats when the bell rings at 8:00. If they walk in the door after 8:00 they are tardy. Also, if you student is absent for an excused reason (illness, doctors appointment, death in the family, etc.) please send in a note when they return. It is important to minimize absences and tardy's because OCPS rules mandate detention and/or suspension for excessive amounts of either.

Second, please make sure your students are abiding by the dress code. The means belts when wearing anything other than a skit or skort, white ankle length socks, and a Cornerstone sweatshirt or jacket.

Third, please make sure your student is turning in their homework and classwork. I have A LOT of missing work for the students and I cleaned out a students desk today and found five missing assignments that are incomplete. Please check ProgressBook regularly (at least 2 or 3 times a week) to find out what assignments your child is missing. I will accept assignments up to a week after they are due for partial credit. Papers turned in without a name, especially in math, will receive no credit.

For the time being, I am going to continue posting the homework on this blog, verses ProgressBook. The process of entering the work into ProgressBook is time consuming for me, so I apologize for any inconvenience and/or confusion these past two weeks as I've experimented with which site to use for that purpose.

We have been moving quickly through the Math curriculum in an effort to catch up with the other classes. I know some students are struggling a bit and I am willing to help you/them. If you would like to make an appointment for your and your child, or just your child to stay after school for 30 minutes one day next week, I am willing to give them some extra instruction. There is generally about 15 to 20 of in class work time where the students can get individual help, but it helps to have real one-on-one time occasionally.

We've had a wonderful time this week studying about Veterans Day. We are in the process of writing a letter to a soldier through the organization A Million Thanks. I would like to invite you, your spouse, and your other children at home to participate as well. I would like to collect all the letters by November 12th to mail. The rules are pretty simple:

-No glitter
-Do not put it in an envelope
-Do not attached candy or food to the cards or letters
-The would like us to include the school address, teacher name, and teacher email address for the military personnel to be able to write back to the student if they desire or your home address, email, etc. if you are comfortable with that.
-They would also love photos of the student or class
-The more positive the better. Care should be taken not to refer to anything that may cause grief or uneasiness to the reader who may be serving active duty. (i.e., “I hope you don't get killed” or “Do you miss your family?”

I hope you will join us in thanking our service members.

Tonight's homework -
Reading - 20 minutes (if your child does not have a reading log, please let me know. They need one and it needs to be turned in every Friday for 5 points credit)
Spelling - Group spelling words in groups by vowel sounds
Math - Workbook pages 37 to 40
If you have any questions, please let me know.

Regards,
Mrs. Plumblee

Veteran's Day

Dear Parents,

A quick update on tonight's homework -

Reading - 20 minutes in reading log
Spelling - Write spelling words in ABC order in your planner
Math - Rounding Worksheet
Social Studies - Write 5 things you know about Veteran's Day, 5 things you didn't know, 5 things you want to know. Also write 1 page about a veteran in your family or a veteran you know. You'll share information about your Veteran with the class on Tuesday.

As you can tell we are incorporating Veteran's Day into our social studies and reading/language arts classes this week. Next week will be devoted to the history of Thanksgiving. We are continuing in chapter three of our math book and are still working on adding and subtracting large numbers. We will hopefully test on math on Friday.

Have a great week,
Mrs. Plumblee

Update!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all are enjoying the touch of fall weather we have had the past few days.

We've started a new reading section called Celebrating Traditions. Our story for this week is called The Keeping Quilt. It is about about a family quilt made by Russian immigrants that was passed down many generations. We are focusing on the FCAT skill of author's purpose. Over the next two weeks will will be doing a theme study on Thanksgiving and Fall books. If you child has any books at home that might be applicable, please have them bring them in for me to look at by Wednesday, Nov. 10th. Please don't forget to have your student ready 100 minutes a week. You can split that up however you need to, but they need to be doing 100 minutes a week. If you would like to have them read on the weekends to leave more time during the week for other activities, that is fine.

We had a practice spelling test today, and if your child scored a 100% they will not have to retake the test tomorrow. We will plan on doing this most weeks when time allows. For any spelling or vocab words they missed, they will need to break the word into phonic sounds. For example, paint would be /p/ /ai/ /n/ /t/.

In math we are working on adding and subtracting numbers in the ten and hundred thousand range. Some of the terminology like regrouping instead of carrying may be unfamiliar to you, so please encourage your child to being home their books if they need your help on homework. We will be testing on this math chapter later next week depending on how long we spending getting through the material. They need to complete workbook pages 29 to 32 for homework. They had about 25 minutes to work on it during class today, so they should be close to finished with that.

We are wrapping up our study of Egypt in social studies. Next week will start a two week lesson on Thanksgiving history.

You child should have brought their report card home to yesterday and today they have instruction on how to access ProgressBook with them today. I have started posting the homework on ProgressBook instead of the blog so we'll see how that works for you all. I like feedback, so let me know what you think.

I enjoyed meeting with many of you last night and I am looking forward to the next few weeks as we prepare for our Thanksgiving celebrations through our reading and social studies lessons.

Kindest Regards,
Mrs. Plumblee