Mrs. Lovingood's

Student and Parent

Information Page

Reading

Below you will see our reading schedule for the month. Simply click on the story and it will take you to a website that will offer information on the story and its vocabulary. There are games for your child to play as well.

Nov. 6-13th - Boss of the Plains                 Spelling Test on Nov. 6th
                                                                      Story Test on Nov. 10th

Nov. 16-24th - A Very Important Day       Spelling Test Nov. 20th
                                                                      Story Test on Nov. 23rd

Nov. 30 - Dec. 4th - The Stranger,
Cendrillon, and
Heat Wave
                                                             Spelling Test Dec. 4th (Stranger Spelling)
                                                             Story Test Dec. 4th

You can also use SpellingCity.com to be able to have your child practice their weekly spelling words. There is a section that teaches them the words, test them on the words and lets them play games with their spelling words.  Just click on the link above and the FIND A LIST by typing in my last name.  You will see the list for each story and the High Frequency Words for K-5.  (Even if you have another child in another grade you can use my site to let them practice their HFW for their age level.)

Have you tried RAZ-KIDS.com?  I have sent home the website and user names already.  Remember your child should read 30 minutes 4 out of 7 nights a week.  I accept any type of reading logged into their agenda, ie. newspaper, magazine, book or internet. Please try to question them after they read to check for understanding.

Math

Our math book is available online to get that extra help you may need. Just log in and use the online tools. Pearsonsuccessnet.com
Please remember that I am available Wednesday mornings from 7:20 - 7:45 for FREE math tutoring. If your child would like to come in early on Wednesdays just let me know. They will come straight to the room and we will work on math strategies that they need extra help on.  If your child misbehaves during this time they will be asked not to return.

We have already learned about animal adaptations and health food. The next unit will be on rocks and minerals.

Social Studies

We have started our Unit on NC Government. To learn about our government not only are we using our books but our class is learning how to be a good citizen. We have voted and our project is to work on the prevention of littering in our community. We will be researching solutions to the problem. Next we will plan and implement our project.  We are going to use this problem based learning to understand citizenship.

How can you direct your child into be a good citizen in our community?  Read this file to give you ideas, remember they are our future! It will take you to another site to read.
Community Spirit



Links Needed For Research:
Litter Laws
Leave No Trace


Government Agencies:
Litterbug
Adopt A Highway
Anti Litter Program
Litter Prevention

Recycling:
NC Mean About Clean
Rowan County Recycling
Rowan Recycle.com
Litter Facts and Research
Reuse It Network

Writing

I am listing a couple of sites that we can use to research our famous North Carolina person. Use these site to see who may interest you. Once you decide who you want to write about, let me know. If you find another person just let me know that as well.
Famous NC people
Famous NC people via Things to Do Website
NC African Americans
NC people via State Library Site
World Book Site

12 Powerful Words - By Larry Bell

Our school will be learning about 12 powerful words that can help students achieve better results on test and in school work.  The students will be practicing these words from K-12 in our county by learning a song and motions that go along with the words.  The teachers will also show how these words can teach the kids skills needed to be successful.

Word	Short Student Friendly Phrases
1.  Trace	Follow, track outline, list in steps
2.  Analyze	Think through, break apart, break into pieces
3.  Infer	Figure out, read between the lines, predict, what are they trying to say
4.  Evaluate	Judge, value of, meaning, examine, solve, test for the truth of, tell one good and one bad
5.  Formulate	Come up with, make a plan, develop, make, create
6.  Describe	Tell about, show me, list details
7.  Support	Provide reasons, tell reasons, give examples, back it up
8.  Explain	Tell all about, tell what and why, tell how, teach to someone else
9.  Summarize	Tell main parts, bottom line, main ideas
10. Compare	List sames, all the ways they are alike
11. Contrast	List differences, all the ways they are different
12. Predict	Educated guess, tell what could or may happen, look into the future

We will also be 'UNRAAVELing" reading and math with a strategy that can be used across all grades and subjects.

Reading UNRAAVEL
Underline the title.

Now predict the topic and main ideas.

Run through and number the paragraphs.

Are you reading the questions?

Are the important words circled or highlighted?

Venture through the passage.          

Eliminate incorrect answers.

Let the questions be answered, and write the paragraph # where you found the answers.

Math UNRAAVEL

U nderline the question

 

N ow predict what you think you need to do to solvethe problem

 

R ead the word problem

 

A re the important words circled?

   (especiallyclue words)

 

A pply the step(s) you chose to solve the problem

 

V erify your answer (is it reasonable; does it

    makesense?)

 

E liminate wrong answers

 

L et the answer stay or rework the problem

     Double check your work!

Grades

I am using an online system to keep track of the students grades in addition to a standard gradebook.  You received your password already, so I will encourage you to sign into the site anytime you wish to check up on your child's grades.  Here is the link for that site: ENGRADE

If you have any questions about your student's learning please do not hesitate to call me. If there is anything else that you would like to see added to this site please let me know. I want this to be a tool that you can use at least monthly.  It takes time to set it up and I want to make sure it is useful to the parents and students!
Angie Lovingood
704-279-BUZZ