Homework Schedule

Room 21

November 16-20, 2009

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Read for 20-30 minutes. Record book title(s), minutes, and number of pages read.

Thursday: Read for 20-30 minutes. Record, as usual, and be sure the writing part of the Home Reading Record sheet is complete and ready to turn in on Friday.

Friday: Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Information

We are studying:

Reading: Determining author’s message and theme in fiction and

nonfiction texts; analyzing character

Writing: Decisions writers make—ideas, word choice, and sentence

fluency; paragraph structure; responses to literature

Language: Sentence structure; parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives,

prepositions and pronouns)

Math: Number Sense and Operations (both grades)

Social Studies: Plymouth Colony

Science: Earth Science units Sun, Moon and Stars and Earth Materials

Coming Soon:

November 17-20—Parent/Teacher Conferences/minimum days

November 23-27—Thanksgiving break

December 4—Snow Day

December 5—Holiday Tree pick up

December 8—PTA and Foundation meetings

December 11—Student Recognition Assembly honoring

December 21-January 1—Winter Break

January 4, 2010—School resumes

Hello, Parents!

•Homework—Thanks for monitoring the homework, Parents, and for encouraging your child to complete the Home Reading Record with some thoughtful writing.

•Science—Science Benchmark assessments will be administered this Friday (if they arrive in time).

•Math— This week, both grade levels are working on rounding and estimating, adding and subtracting larger numbers, and using mental math strategies.

•Conferences—I’ll out of the classroom on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday because of my mother’s funeral and all the details that go with it. I will be available Wednesday afternoon for the scheduled appointments. If your Tuesday conference was cancelled, please choose another time. Using e-mail to reschedule might work best since I won’t be in school until about 1:00 on Wednesday.

Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20

1:20 Miguel 1:20 Cameron 1:20 Matty

1:40 Shauna 1:40 Mikenzie 1:40 Damien

2:00 Jared 2:00 Blaze 2:00

2:20 2:20 2:20 Dan

2:40 Maureen 2:40 Bethany 2:40 Sami

3:00 Zella 3:00 3:00 Matthew P.

3:20 Charlie 3:20 Nick 3:20 Kela

3:40 Jessica 3:40 3:40

4:00 Kimberly

If you find that you need to reschedule, please E-mail me or call the school.

ð Field Trip—We had a great time hiking around Torrey Pines State Reserve on Friday. Our docents helped us learn about the geologic history of the area and showed us how to identify different kinds of sandstone formations. A beautiful osprey flew right into a Torrey Pine near the meeting area under the trees, and one group spotted a roadrunner. The wonderful weather made it a perfect day. Thank you to our drivers Mrs. Floyd, Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Brouard, Mrs. Wilder, and Mrs. Weis.

Remember: cranbarger@aol.com. I check my E-mail every morning around 3:30 A.M. without fail! I can also be reached at school: (619) 276-1471.

For corrections or suggestions regarding this webpage please contact cwade@sandi.net