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Homework

Your child will receive homework assignments Monday – Thursday.  I try not to give homework assignments for the weekend, because I know that weekends are meant for family time.  Your child’s homework load may range anywhere from one to three assignments depending on what is occurring in class that day.  We fill out our assignment books during homeroom with my guidance.  Students bring up their assignment books for me to initial each day.  This helps to ensure that your child has not forgotten to write something down or forgotten any materials needed.  At the bottom of the assignment book, please sign your name also.  This lets me know that an adult is checking for homework at home.  If you have signed your child’s assignment book at night, they will receive a Pottsgrove Point in the morning.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this manner.  We have a 6-day special schedule.  We will be writing the next day in our assignments books, so they are prepared for their ”encore” the next day.

Did you know that you can access the lunch menu for your child at www.pgsd.org

Click on “Students and Parents” icon at the top of the web page.  Scroll down to “School Lunch Information.”  Click on “Elementary Schools – current Month Menu” and there you will find the menu selections.

 

Students will be bringing home a black and white composition book with their weekly spelling test results.  I ask that you please sign the test results and be sure to return it to school the next day.  I will try to assess students in their spelling words on Fridays, so students will be asked to bring the signed black and white composition book on Monday.

I will try to send home all other tests the next day after they have been corrected.  Please be sure to sign all tests to acknowledge that you are aware of your child’s test score, and return the signed test to school the next day.  The following are the Grade Equivalents for scores on tests:  93-100 – A, 92-85 – B, 77-84- C, 70-76- D, 0-69 - F.

This year I have implemented an orange test folder for each student.  I ask that you go over the test results with your child, sign the test acknowledging their score, and send the tests back to me in the orange folder so that I know that you have seen the results. 

 

Daily Language Practice

We will concentrate on the priority skills.  In Grammar we will focus on synonyms and antonyms and continue to complete the Daily Language Practice for each day.  Spelling words for this week are below. 

 

 

 

 

This Week's Spelling Homework

Monday:  Write spelling words 2 times each.

Tuesday:  Put spelling words into ABC order.

Wednesday:  Use 6 spelling words in sentences.
Thursday: Study spelling words for test tomorrow.

  

Spelling Words - Week of 1/23-1/27/12

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Reading Homework

Don’t forget to have your child read for 15 minutes each night.  Students can use their Science or Social Studies homework to complete this task.  Please be sure to have your child record the information (number of pages read, time, and summary of what they have read) on their weekly reading log.  We receive a new weekly reading log on Mondays.  Please sign the log each night after they have read and recorded their information.  Don’t forget to fill out Friday’s reading log.  You may do this anytime over the weekend and return to me on Mondays.

 

Math Homework

Homework for the week of Jan. 23, 2012:
Monday:  HL 6.10 & 6.11, Unit 6 test Thursday, 1/26, study Xs table you are working on.
Tuesday:  HL 6.12, study Xs table you are working on.
Wednesday:  Study Review packet, Unit 6 test tomorrow.
Thursday: study Xs table you are working on.

Practice those Times Tables

We have begun our one minute practice drills for times tables.  We began with the 2Xs tables.  Please help your child memorize them.  The only way to know them is to MEMORIZE THEM!!  If you know them, you can continue on with the 5s, and 10s.  After you have mastered them, go on to the 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s, and 9s.  Good luck!

 

Science

Students should study/read Chapter 3, Lessons 1, 2, and 3.  Review pages B4-B35.  Science Chapter 3 test on Wednesday, 1/25. 

 

Dates to Remember