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Lisa Laws
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February 2010 

      
Ms. Laws-teacher

Ms. Hendricks-assistant

 


 

HELPFUL HINTS

 PLEASE look over your child's homework. Points are deducted for spelling, missing capital letters and punctuation marks, etc. when writing  in complete sentences!!


Read nightly with your child. Let's get as many AR points as possible!! Please sign log. 

Study spelling words nightly. 

Study vocabulary words nightly.

Study math facts nightly.

Sign agenda nightly.

Send a daily snack.

February 2: Second Report Card

February 15: Make-up Day

February 24: Progress Report

 

 

Reading: Vocabulary words:

2/8/10

10. blizzard- a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibilty.


11.  stupor- a state of near-unconiousness or insensibility.


12. delicate- easily broken or damaged; fragile.


13. discipline- the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior .


14.  rehearsal- a practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance.



15.  novelty- the quality of being new, original, or unusual.  

16. burly- large and strong; heavily built.

17. extraordinary- very unusual or remarkable.


Spelling Words -week of 2/8/10

1. different

2. animal

3. mother

4. world

5. land

6. America

7. important

8. children

9. father

10. food

11. earth

12. carry

13. sea

14. feet

15. eat

16. family

17. leave

18. keep

19. between

20. until

21. night

22. far

23. girl

24. it's

25. penguin



  

Thank you for all of the donations that have helped in this Cold & Flu season. We will use as much as you can continue to send in such as;

Tissues

Hand Sanitizers

Paper Towels

Wet wipes

 

We are also in need of any Instructional aids including

Copy paper

Writing paper

Ink cartridges

#2 Pencils

 

 

 

               12

POWERFUL WORDS!

 

trace- to outline, list in steps

 

analyze- break it down, break apart

 

infer- read between the lines

 

evaluate- to judge

 

formulate- build, to create

 

describe- tell all about it

 

 support-back up with details

 

explain- tell me why, how

 

summarize- give the short version

 

compare- all the ways they are alike

 

contrast- all the ways they are different

 

predict- think about the future, what will happen next

 

  Please talk with your child about these words. It has been proven that knowing these 12 words, as well as what they mean, will help most children.

They will be able to read & comprehend better. They will also be able to understand TEST questions and answer more correctly.  

   The 12 words are sung to a tune and have hand motions.

 

  HAVE FUN!!!! :

 


 

 












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