Last day to order books is tomorrow.  Also, if you wanted to order a hoodie, please let me know by Friday so that I can get that one time only order in to A+ Printing.

Please take a look at the Morning Message papers I sent home today.  The students write my "Morning Message" from the white board, correcting any mistakes they find.  Then we go over together as a whole group.  They are allowed to correct any mistakes that they missed (in red pen).  These mistakes are not counted in their grade.  If they correct all their mistakes, they receive the full ten points for that letter.  The response back letter is also worth ten points.  I am checking for the skills we just reviewed...not spelling, etc...  I will be taking up the notebooks again on Friday.  That will include Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday's letters.  We discussed today the possibility of alternating with the older version of Daily Language sheets.  (Their suggestion...not mine.)  I like the fact that this is applying what they are learning in a connected, real-life situation.  We'll see how it goes.  If you have an opinion, you are more than welcome to join in on the conversation.

Also, some confusion on spelling practice tests.  They are not to be written on the spelling workbook pages (even though that is how the workbook pages were designed.)  Instead, please just use your regular lined paper, give the test as I will on Wednesday, check it, and correct any mistakes two times each.  Tomorrow is when the workbook pages are due.  If you used the front paper for practice test, just write them again one time each either on that paper or your own.

Math sheet homework/ has lesson 10 from Saxon's practice on the back.

Most students finished their Red Hot Words (SUB / TRANS root word sheet).  If not, please finish and return tomorrow.

We are putting up our self-portraits for Thursday night.  If your child did not finish, please do so and return tomorrow.

Only 4 Monarchs left on the bench on our reading Super Bowl challenge.  ALL readers should have a minimum of one hour already/ two by next Monday.  Please encourage at least 20 minutes per night.

Monarch Shirt Monday

Your child earned $10 bonus money today if they wore their shirt for the class picture. 

Homework:  read 20 minutes/ 2 sentence summary in composition book

math practice for lessons 8 & 9 on back of calendar math homework week 1 Monday

Practice spelling test at home tonight/ correct any missed words 2X each/ parent signature

It's Friday!!

What a busy week!  Hope eveyone enjoys a restful weekend with no homework.  Please try to wear your monarch shirt on Monday for your first picture.  See you then.

Monarchs Taking the Field

We have 13 monarchs that have reached the Super Bowl football field.  Good for you!  Hopefully, we get everyone on the board tomorrow. 

Math sheet homework/ addition practice A-H on lesson 6 from Saxon book.

Thank you to those Monarchs who are working to follow directions. I SO APPRECIATE your respectful, responsible behavior.

Back to School Night Next Thursday

Hope to see you next Thursday, August 23rd for our Back to School Night from 6:00-7:00.

Homework tonight: 
READ at least 20 minutes.  Write 2 summary sentences in your COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK.  Parent signature is required with amount of time read tonight.

Math:  calendar math worksheet

Book orders sent home today.  They are due next Wednesday.  If ordering online, Scholastic will reward us with free books.  Our code is HV6KG. 

Don't forget to send in order for t-shirts.

Hello, My Awesome Monarchs!

Wow!  The day just flew by today.  So much to talk about...we needed more time!  Hopefully, tomorrow can begin looking more like a typical day.  I was really impressed with so many of my new monarchs.  I'm looking for good listeners and eager learners.
We are hoping to get off to a great start in our reading super bowl tonight.  It takes an hour of reading at home to earn the monarch football player for out in the hallway field.  Everyone needs to read at least for 20 minutes tonight and write a 2 sentence summary of what they read in their composition notebook.  Looking forward to seeing those tomorrow.
That's it for homework for tonight, but please try to return your information card and checklist from parent's orange paper in the morning. 
SEE YOU TOMORROW!

Earn Your Early Monarch $'s

Earn monarch bucks by signing up to follow our blog.  I'll be watching to see how many followers we can get before school starts.  Also, want to earn even more cash??  Start looking for these awesome monarch caterpillars on milkweed plants. We'll have a comfy home waiting for them on the first day of school if you're successful. :)