Spelling Words

1. cent 2. sent 3. scent 4. threw 5. through 6. weather 7. whether 8. their 9. there 10.theyre 11.chili 12.chilly 13.tide 14.tied 15.pale 16.pail 17.aloud 18.allowed 19.course 20.coarse 21.counsel 22.council 23.bizarre 24.bazaar 25.patients 26.patience

Upcoming Events:
Feb 7 Mid-quarter Feb 8 Keeling Foundation for Kids Chili Cook-Off and Alumni Games at Bolivar High School Feb 14 Second snow make-up day Feb 17 No School! Mar 22 Blue Grass and BBQ / Silent Auction
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Notes from the teacher: We will have tutoring Tuesday and Thursday this week. I have a meeting on Wednesday. If you did not sign up to receive emails from me, send me an email at btait@halfwayschools.org to get on the list. Dont forget to check the website for important information!

Lots of information on the back!

What We are learning this week:

Reading Writing Word Math

Vocabulary Words critical enables sterile mucus scarce specialize

Science Social studies

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Graphic Sources Important Ideas

Sentence Structure

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Suffix ize Synonyms

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Data Graphing Surveying

Water Cycle

State Projects

Bethanie Tait 445-2215 btait@halfwayschools.org

Valentines Day
We will not be having a Valentines Day party, but we will spend about 15 minutes exchanging Valentines on Valentines Day (February 14). Please send your child to school on Friday, February 14 with a box or bag to collect Valentines. You will find below a list of all students in our class. Please make sure to include everyone when giving out Valentines.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Haley Brown Anna Coursey Blake Delmont Dallas Elkins Greg Foster Hannah Greer Madison Higginbotham 8. Serina Kindred 9. Alex Knight 10.Wayde Liles 11.Aleigha Mayfield 12.Trenton McCarthy 13.Trey McCarthey 14.Kendall Morris 15.Maddie Payne 16.Addy Propst 17.Wyatt Smith 18.Hunter Stafford 19.Hailey Weaver 20.Hannah Wolford

Grade changes for second semester

In order to have consistency between grade levels and to better ensure that grades reflect mastery of the curriculum and grade level expectations, the following percentages will be used to calculate student grades for math and communication arts: 60% for tests; 20% math facts, spelling tests, reading logs, and quizzes; and 20% homework/classwork. In science, percentages will be: 70% for tests; and 30% for labs, homework, classwork, and quizzes. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact me.