Monday Memo
February 11, 2013
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a nice weekend! Last week we finished
our social studies study over the Southeastern Region. I sent the test scores
home with the students on Friday. We were also treated to a jazz band performance on Friday morning. It
gave the students a nice taste of what being in band can offer you. I think
they really enjoyed the music! This week we are filled with a lot of
activities. We will be MAP testing on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. of this week and
we will be finishing on the 20th. We will be testing for an hour a
day in the subject areas of Language arts, Math, and Reading. We will also be
going to the Belmond Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday afternoon. We will be
playing Spring Jingo. We always look forward to our trip over there!! On
Thursday we will be having our Valentine’s party. It begins at 2:15. I would
like to thank Marco’s mother and Abbie’s mother in advance for their time and
effort in putting our parties together. We are so fortunate to have had such
wonderful parties put on by our room mothers this year!! Thanks to you all!! I
have attached a class list of the students for their Valentines if you wish for
your children to bring them. I am asking the students to bring their Valentine
box, sack… from home any day this week. Unfortunately we just don’t have time
in class to make them so I thank-you for helping them bring some kind of
Valentine container to school!!
In Reading this week, we will be reading a selection
entitled “Sing to the Stars”. This story is a fun story about a child who is
trying to find a place to play music and not bother other people. It is a part
of our problem solver unit. We have enjoyed listening to a variety of stories
about people who have made a difference in other’s lives and who have been
problem solvers in their own life. This week we will be working on the
skills: Vocabulary, Comprehension, story
structure, and analogies. Our grammar
this week is over making and comparing adjectives. We will also be talking
about the proper use of the words good, better, and best. In Spelling, our
words follow the VCCV pattern and the word list is attached to this memo.
We will be starting a Rocks and Minerals unit in Science
this week. This is always one of the student’s favorites as they get the chance
to touch and feel different kinds of rocks… We will be focusing on minerals,
types of rocks, and the rock cycle, this week.
The students have a new book entitled The Secret School which needs to be test
over by February 19th. They will be reading a poem book by Sharon
Creech to end their February books. By reading and passing the quiz over the
two books I have required of them, that will give them a 3 in their
comprehension grade. If they pass more than 3 quizzes from independently read
books, they will receive a 4 in their comprehension grade.
Just a reminder that the students don’t have school on
Friday and Monday. I hope everyone enjoys that long holiday!! I will have
another Monday Memo the 18th of February. As always, if you have any
questions or concerns please feel free to contact me!!
Sincerely,
Chris Mallen
Phone: 444-3093
(home) 444-4300 ext. 336 (School)
Class List:
Deserae
Keagan
Alexis
Madison
Abigail
Alex
Jaden
Maddison
Kenedie
Marcos
Remington
Malachi
Hannah
Kannon
Carson
Jordan
September
Emily
Maria
Jason
