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MRS. MEWSHAW'S CLASSROOM
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
FEBRUARY 14TH - VALENTINE PARTY @ 1:30
Parents,
JUST A REMINDER THAT STUDENTS WILL NOW BE GRADED ON THE A,B,C,D,F SCALE FOR ALL SUBJECTS EXCEPT PLANNING CLASSES. THIS WILL BE A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR THE STUDENTS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A HIGH AVERAGE, STUDENTS NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED TO WORK SLOWLY AND CHECK THEIR WORK CAREFULLY EVERY DAY. TIME AND CURRICULAR EXPECTATIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR WORK TO BE REDONE TO RAISE GRADES.
Please go over work with your child in their Friday folder. It helps them to see where they made their mistakes and can correct them. Thank you.
When you need something to do; try Study Island, Acuity, Odyssey or any of the fun web sites that are listed on our school webpages.
WV WRITES
STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK ON AND COMPLETE WV WRITES ASSIGNMENTS FROM HOME
*PARENTS AND STUDENTS*
PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SITE
khanacademy.org
I really like this site. This site will be useful for you and your children for years to come. It will help them with Math ( from basic arithmetic to calculus, also chemistry, physics and more).
READING
FLY, EAGLE, FLY
READING TEST IS ON THURSDAY, read the story and study the vocabulary word definitions
VOCABULARY WORDS
VALLEY - AN AREA OF LOW LAND THAT LIES BETWEEN HILLS OR MOUNTAINS
REEDS - LONG, TALL GRASSES WITH LEAVES AND HOLLOW STEMS THAT GROW IN WET PLACES
ECHOED - REPEATED A SOUND OR HEARD AGAIN
GULLY - A NARROW, DITCH, MADE BY HEAVY RAINS OR FLOWING WATER
SCRAMBLED - MOVED OR CLIMBED QUICKLY
CLUTCHED - GRASPED OR HELD TIGHTLY
COAXED - TALKED INTO DOING SOMETHING BY USING GENTLE WORDS AND KINDNESS
RELUCTANTLY - NOT REALLY WANTING TO DO SOMETHING
FRIGHTENING - SCARY
NUDGED - PUSHED GENTLY OR LIGHTLY
CLAMBERED - CLIMBED SOMETHING USING YOUR HANDS AND FEET
CREVICES - NARROW SPLITS OR CRACKS
SPELLING WORDS
MONSTER, SURPRISE, HUNDRED, COMPLETE, CONTROL, SAMPLE, INSTANT, INSPECT, PILGRIM, CONTRAST, EXPLODE, DISTRICT, ADDRESS, SUBSTANCE, CHILDREN, MERCHANT, EMBRACE, PURCHASE, CURTSY, CONTRACT
SPELLING TEST ON THURSDAYS WITH 20 SPELLINGS WORDS AND 2 BONUS WORDS.
BONUS SPELLING WORDS
COAXED, RELUCTANTLY
SKILLS
CONTEXT CLUES, CAUSE AND EFFECT, SINGULAR AND PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUNS, ACTION AND LINKING VERBS, PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE TENSE, IRREGULAR VERBS, IRREGULAR PLURALS, PRONOUNS, SUBJECT & OBJECT PRONOUNS
MATH
KEEP PRACTICING YOUR BASIC MULTIPLICATION FACTS. THIRTEEN STUDENTS HAVE MASTERED ALL OF THEM AND SEVERAL ARE CLOSE.
ORDINAL NUMBERS, GREATER THAN, LESS THAN AND EQUAL, MONEY AND MAKING CHANGE, ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST TEN, ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED, SUBTRACTION - THREE AND FOUR DIGIT SUBTRACTION, TIME, TEMPERATURE, MULTIPLICATION FACTS,DIVISION
HOMEWORK
MONDAY - SPELLING WORDS 3X'S EACH, PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS,
TUESDAY - SPELLING WORDS ABC ORDER, READ FOR 20 MINUTES, PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS
WEDNESDAY - STUDY FOR READING, SPELLING AND GRAMMAR TESTS, MULTIPLICATION FACTS
THURSDAY - PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS AND READ FOR 20 MINUTES
STUDY ISLAND, ODYSSEY OR ACUITY AT LEAST TWO TIMES PER WEEK.
Please read everynight. Be creative. You can read the newspaper, magazines, recipes for dinner, instructions to games, library books and your reading book. Choose something you find interesting.
My planning periods are as follows:
Beginning JANUARY 17TH Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday- 8:15 - 8:55; Thursday 11:10 - 11:50
BEGINNING JAN 17TH STUDENTS GO TO LIBRARY ON MONDAY
COMPUTER ON TUESDAY
PHYS ED ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
MUSIC ON THURSDAY
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at school; email me at dmewshaw@access.k12.wv.us; send a note through LIVE GRADES or send me a written note.
Thanks,
Mrs. Mewshaw
