Lanuage Arts:  Focusing on the the silent e (mat - the a has the short sound, mate - the e makes the a say its name * look under documents for more games using the silent e Spelling - Students will have the same spelling words as last week.  come, came, like, have, make  **** Book orders are due Thursday, February 4th, that way I can hopefully have Valentine books for Valentine's Day.    

Spelling:  This weeks spelling words are my, by, why, ten, when.  The words by, my and why are one syllable words and this is why the y says "i".  When it is a two syllable word such as baby, the y says "e".  When working with your child, have them look for chucks they already know.  For example, "If they know how to spell went, then this will help them spell ten and when because they already know the chunk en. Writing:  We will be working on using proper punctuation throughout their stories.  Language Arts:  We are visiting the vowel digraphs ai, ay, ey (when two vowels make one sound) this week.  These three vowel digraphs make the long vowel sound of a.  For example train, play, they        

MANGO:  Starting the week of January 18th to 22nd.  Students are asked to be physically active for at least 30 minutes after school.  A more detailed note has been sent home with your child.   ****** BOOK ORDERS DUE FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH *******   Please note that January's spelling words are avalible in our document folder.  This weeks spelling words are: out, shout, she, this, they We have been reviewing our digraphs (two consonants that make one sound) TH, CH, SH and WH.  When they are reading to you please have them look for words with these sounds.  Also, this weeks spelling words have the sh and th sounds In writing, we are working on conventions for the month of January:  Conventions - the piece's level of correctness, the extent to which the writer uses grammar and mechanics with precision . So far we have talked about using spaces and when to use capitals. HAVE A GREAT WEEK!        

  Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Moody want to wish all our students and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Book orders due:  Wednesday December 2nd!  Thanks for your support.    Christmas Dinner:  Friday December 4th!   Kids Corner Store:  will be open each Wednesday and Friday.  Everything is a $1.00 or less.  Look on Gretna Green's home page for store prices.   Show and Tell:  Friday December 4th, Nicolas, Lauren, Caleb   Spelling:  We are working on the "ain" word family this week.  Spelling words are rain, pain, train, main.    Reading:  Guided Reading books are to the returned the following day.  Also, homework books should be read each night to work on fluency and expression. Writing:  We will continue working on the idea trait for this month.  Students have learned that in order for their writing to covey a clear message, they must choose interesting topics, support their ideas with juicy details and focus on writing about things that matter to them.    Have a great week!

Kids Corner Store:  This Thursday the Grade 5 students will be selling (peanut free) bake goods to the students of Gretna Green.Items are no more then a dollar and they can be purchased during the morning break!   Book Orders:  December book orders are due on Wednesday December 2.  Thank you for your support!   Show and Tell:  This weeks show and tells students are: Amy, Julianna, Blake and Tristan   Spelling:  This weeks words are:  ball, call, mall, still, hill.  We will be working on the "ill" and "all" word family this week.  TH:  We will be looking at the sound of "th" this week as well.  Students may refer to it as the rude sound because their tongues stick out when they say a word with "th" in it.  Please look at our web links for fun interactive games. Writing:  We will be focusing on the the Idea writing trait for the next month.  Students will learn several strategies to help them create interesting stories.

MANGO MANIA Mango Mania starts the week of November 23-27.  The goal is for students to have no more than 1 hour of screen time (TV, video games ) after school during this week.  Thursday's Show and Tell This weeks students are: Ashlee Kaelyn Hunter Alea Book orders are due on Thursday! Books orders are due on November 19, 2009.  Thank you! THE SH SOUND Consonant Digraphs: are two consonants together that say one sound.  Today our class looked at words with the sh sound ie. shout, ship, push, dish.  When your child reads to you, have them look for words that begin and end with sh.  Next week we will be reviewing the th sound (we like to call it the rude sound). SPELLING WORDS (test on Thursday) bump, dump, jump, pump, stump We are working on the ump word family this week.  These words also have the short u sound.    SHORT U Students will learn some tricks to help them with the short u sounds: 1.  When a word or syllable has only one vowel and it comes at the beginning of a word, that vowel makes a sound that is called "short"  ex.  umbrella, under, up, us   2.  When a word or syllable has only one vowel and it is between two consonants, the vowel makes a sound that is called "short" ex. dug, rug, duck, skunk   ** Please check out the web link for some fun interactive games