New spelling words:

List B (14 words):  for, four, short, before, more, roar, board, poor, pour, door, floor, your, because, our
List C (20 words):  morning, northeast, explore, ignore, door, poor, pour, court, board, fourteen, borrow, tomorrow, because, our, symmetry, congruent, trapezoid, vertex, hexagon, octagon

Tonight's homework:  STUDY SPELLING AND + FACTS; COMLETE SPELLING WORKSHEET

The spelling grades have dropped overall.  That's why I'm giving the B list only 14 words.  Some of the words this week are homophones (sound the same, but have different meanings and are not spelled the same).  You'll need to work a little harder on these.

We are learning the poem "January Starts the Year" by Risa Jordan.  Your child will have to say it to me by the end of the month.  Ask your child to say it to you.  If he/she can't, tell them to bring home their poetry notebook each night--just send it back to school each day. 

We're working on + and - with regrouping, number lines, measuring length, points of view, plot, stating our opinion supported by a reason, telling time to the five minutes, word problems, and soooooo much more!

B spelling list (14 words):  were, after, mother, father, girl, first, third, circle, church, turn, hurt, picture, some, goes

C spelling list (20 words):  perfect, mermaid, gerbil, nervous, birthday, thirsty, circus, cursive, curtain, purchase, picture, some, goes, square, triangle, polygon, rectangle, corner, angle

There are spelling word sentences for homework :)  I won't do these unless I need to.

This Friday is the 100th day of school !

Report cards will come home tomorrow.  Let me know if you would like to schedule a conference.