Week of November 28 - December 2

DECK THE HALLS OF HIGHLAND - Saturday, December 3

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

GOODY BAGS  are due Friday, Dec. 2.

CAKES for cake walk are due Friday, Dec. 2.

If you would like to help with this event, please contact Alison Campbell - 590-0231.

WELLS' LANGUAGE ARTS

**November Book It is due Tuesday, November 29.

SPELLING - We will have a test over these words on Friday, Dec. 2.

basketball         someone         weekend         something         birthday         riverbank         bathtub

backyard          driveway         bedtime          raindrop            mailbox         grandparent      rattlesnake

earthquake       BONUS WORDS:  consume, prey, believe, caught, shrewd

ENGLISH - We will learn how to recognize and correctly use verbs for present, past, and future.

READING -  We will read the story "Anansi Goes Fishing".  We will do related vocabulary and comprehension activities.

WRITING - We will write about being shrewd and about animals that hunt for prey.

HOMEWORK - We will have a take home reader on Tuesday.  The story should be read to an adult, signed by that adult, and returned to school on Wednesday.

THURSDAY BOOK STUDY - The boys will continue to read with Mr, Harper.  The girls will read with Mrs. Wells.  Each group has an assignment that is due the next Thursday.

CURSIVE - We will learn the following lower case cursive letters this week:  n, m, p, o, and v.

WELLS' MATH

We will learn the following concepts this week:

*regroup tens as ones

*problem solving strategy - write a number sentence

*subtract one-digit numbers from two-digit numbers

*subtract two-digit numbers

*check subtraction

Multiplication tables......2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's

Week of November 21 - 25

We will use these two days to review various skills. 
REMINDER.....November Book It is due Tuesday, November 29.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!  Enjoy special times spent with your family.  Take time to make a memory!

CUPCAKE DAY!!!!!

We like to celebrate when the entire class makes 100% on a spelling test.

Week of November 14 - 18

WELLS' HOMEROOM

**Thanksgiving lunch - Thursday, November 17th - 12:20 p.m.

**Family Literacy Night - Thursday, November 17th   Food will be served from 5:00 - 5:30 with Bingo to follow.

WELLS' LANGUAGE ARTS

**The Family Turkey Projects look beautiful!!!  We have received many compliments on these gorgeous gobblers!

**November Book-It is due Tuesday, November 29.  The reading goal is 250 minutes.

SPELLING - We will have a test over these words on Friday, 11/18.

goat         hold         show         most         bowl         float         toast         ago         open

told         toad         slow         almost         throat       hollow     BONUS WORDS:  faraway, parents, answer, picture, company

ENGLISH - We will learn how to use verbs with singular and plural nouns.

READING - We will read the story "Dear Juno".  We will do related comprehension, vocabulary, and skills activities.

WRITING - We will write about ways to communicate.

HOMEWORK - We will have a take home reader on Tuesday.  Your child will bring home a story that should be read to an adult.  The story booklet should be signed by the person listening to the story and returned to school on Wednesday.

THURSDAY BOOK STUDY - The boys will read with Mr. Harper, and the girls will read with Mrs. Wells.  Each group has and assignment that is due Thursday.

THANKSGIVING BOOK STUDY - We will be reading The First Thanksgiving.  In addition to learning about the Pilgrims' voyage, we will focus on restating the question to write each answer in a complete sentence.

CURSIVE - We will learn these lower case letters:  f, h, j, and k.

     WELLS' MATH

We will learn the following concepts this week:

*add two-digit and three-digit numbers

*problem solving practice

*chapter 5 test

*subtract tens

We will continue to review the 2's, 5's, and 10's multiplication tables.







HIGHLAND HEROES

                                                    Jagger Jones - August

                                                    Haley Tangen - September        

                                                    Eaden Fowler - October

Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

WELLS' HOMEROOM

**NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - 8, DUE TO TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DAY AND ELECTION DAY.

**Patriotic Poster Contest - Due November 10 (optional)
     Students may create a poster showing pride and patriotism for their country.  They may choose to incooproate Veterans' Day by showing what this day means to them.

**Thanksgiving lunch will be Thursday, November 17th.  Our homeroom will eat at 12:20.  Please RSVP.

**Family Literacy Night - Thursday, November 17th.  Details will be listed in the Highland Express.

WELLS' READING CLASS

**THANKSGIVING FAMILY AFFAIR TURKEY PROJECT IS DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

**NOVEMBER BOOK-IT READING GOAL OF 250 MINUTES IS DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 

Since we are only in school three days this week, we will not begin a new story.  We will use these days to review previously learned material.

          Spelling - daily spelling bees

          English -  review verbs, letter writing, and 4 types of sentences

          Daily Oral Language will continue.

          Reading - Unit 2 reading test

               review of main idea

               review author's purpose

We will begin a class book study of The First Thanksgiving.  This indepth study of the Pilgrims' search for religious freedom in one of my favorite studies.

Thursday Book Study - Mr. Harper is reading Dinoasurs with the boys.  I am reading Ramona Quimby, Age 8 with the girls.  This is a fun learning experience for all involved.  The students will have a weekly assignment to read at home prior to each Thursday.  We will do this 30 minutes each week.

WELLS' MATH CLASS

The following concets will be taught this week:

     *add one-digit and two-digit numbers

     *add two-digit numbers

     *estimate sums

We will continue to practice our 2's, 5's, and 10's multiplication tables in order and in mixed-up order.