Week of January 23

Mrs. French's Spelling                        Ms. Stanger's Spelling
basketball, wheelchair, everybody, up-to-date                  operate, operation, explode, explosion, create
cheerleader, grandparent, newscast, first aid,                    erosion, invade, conclusion, decorate, expand
weekend, wildlife, highway, daytime, whoever                creation, comprehend, allude, illustration, erode,
test tube, turnpike, shipyard, homemade,                           decoration, invasion, imitation, conclude
household, salesperson, brother-in-law                              comprehension, illustrate, imitate, expansion,
                                                                                           allusion

Science Fair - February 1
You should be putting the final touches on your projects, getting the display boards ready, and students should be getting ready to do in-class presentations.  These presentations are just 1-2 minutes of sharing about what they did, why they chose the project, and what they learned.  This just gives us a chance to evaluate their independent learning process.  Students may bring them in at any time.

Science Fair Judges Needed
Mrs. Bauman is greatly in need of judges for the science fair.  If you are available on the 1st or 2nd for an hourish, please let her know ASAP.  Thanks so much.  It is actually quite fun and informative to go through another grade's projects.

Monday, January 30
I will be joining a group of teachers from our school at a leadership team seminar.  Mrs. Bishop will be substituting that day.  She really enjoyed working with the kids earlier this month.  It is so nice to have someone that will keeping the schedule moving smoothly while you are out.

State Fair Details
As soon as science fair is over I will be sending you specific details about the state fair project.  This won't happen until April!

DARE
We are scheduled to start our DARE program next month.  This is a multi-week class led by Officer Galietti of the Cottonwood Heights Police Dept.  It will culminate in a graduation ceremony later this spring.

Daily Schedule
We begin lessons right at 8:30 so it is very helpful for students to arrive on time.  We have switched our blocks so that we begin with math promptly at 8:30.  There is so much to cover that it is important for students to catch every part of a lesson.

Utah Write
Students may practice their persuasive writing test at home.  Simply google Utah Write.  Each student has his/her username and the password is write.  They may practice the prompts up to 2 times.  They are evaluated and remedial lessons are provided to develop skills.

Reading and Math Facts
Once again, I can't stress enough the importance of practice.  Benchmark tests are greatly affected when students aren't fluent in their basic skills.  Keep up the good work.