Week of 2/23/09
Dear Parents,
This week we will be studying the following in school: Reading – Coyote Places the Stars, Writing (Short Story), Math (Multiplication), and in Social Studies (Economics). Our Field Trip is Friday; please have your child wear his/her class shirt and khaki pants or some pants nicer than sweats.
Dates to remember: 2/24 Abe Lincoln Assembly during school day, 2/25 Information
about project will be sent home, 2/27 Field Trip/Play, 3/2 Think Link Testing
week, 3/4 Jr. Achievement for our class, 3/6 Read Across America, 3/10 Meteorologist
Visit, 3/13 Choice Project is due, 3/18-3/25 Book fair, 3/26 Social Studies/Economics
Test (Ch.11-12), 3/26 Science Fair Finals at 6:30p.m. Shepherdsville Elementary,
3/27 Modern Dance Assembly (2:30) during School Day, 3/30-4/3 Spring Break-yahoo.
Homework for this week: Monday- Friday: Do Think Link probe for Math, Science, and Reading by Friday. Vocabulary words 15 minutes each night, Read 15 minutes each night and write a two sentence summary with Title, and Author, and telling what you did for homework: Have a parent sign and return sheet to school at the end of each week. Vocabulary words: Words can always be found prior to our reading story (Coyote Places the Stars), in the Vocabulary story (in the reading text): canyon, pride, swiftly, skillful, feast, gazing, and arranged.
Think Link Learning probes for homework are due by Friday February 27. Here are the steps to follow: 1. Go to http://assessment.discoveryeducation.com/login/ 2. Click on “Progress Zone.” 3. Type in login code. 4. It will ask for your name type it in as you do at school (first name. last name). The login code for Science is ------, and the login code for Reading is ------, and the login code for Math is UE1692. You may also access by going to tiptonsclass.com, and clicking on student links, then click on Thinklinklearning.com, student login.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Corbin
elizabeth.corbin@bullitt.kyschools.us
http://teacherwebs.bullittschools.org/elizabeth.corbin/page.asp?id=55