Monday, March 31, 2014 Vestaburg Elementary School karenberry.weebly.

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Perfect Scorers on the Spelling Test Congratulations to these students for scoring a perfect score on Fridays test: Jersey Dakota Brooke Kylie McKenzie Richard Jared Bailey Kayden
Spelling I do not send home words on a sheet in an effort to save paper. Your child will be writing them in his or her agenda every Monday. I will also include those in my newsletters. Your childs spelling words for this week are: underneath noise upon pretty winter till past besides bone about over among onto concerning aboard Three times each is always due no later than Thursday morning. Argumentative Writing We have started a new writing project argumentative writing. Did I just hear some of you saying that your child is a pro with arguments so they shouldnt have any problems coming up with arguments to support their stand? Yes, some have that talent to come up with arguments with ease. My daughter was one who I always said would have made a good lawyer. Dont tell her that I shared this about her. Seriously, we started our unit with reading an argumentative essay about hand dryers for a schools bathrooms. We highlighted the arguments one color, the counterarguments another color, and reasons that supported each argument a third color. Your child has the anchor chart in his or her writing binder. Here is the gyst of what is expected from your child for this assignment: Introduction: state both sides of the issue (first sentence), state 3 reasons to support your side of the issue; and a powerful sentence that states your point of view. Body: Paragraph 2 state your first reason and give specific examples; Paragraph 3 state your second reason and give specific details; Paragraph 4 state your third reason and specific details; Paragraph 5 state the counterarguments for the issue. Conclusion: Restate your 3 reasons that support your point of view; Tell the reader what you want them to do. Dates to Remember April 4 Office Reward & Popcorn Sale April 7-11 Spring Break April 14 Back to School April 18 No School April 25 Fifth Grade Trip Camp Pinewood April 28 PTO Fundraiser Ends May 2 Students dismissed at 1 PM Carnival May 16 Field Day May 26 Memorial Day No School June 10 & 11 Students dismissed at 11 AM

DAILY SCHEDULE 8:00-8:50-Gym (T/TH & every other Fri.) Literacy/Spelling when no gym 8:50-9:30-Literacy/Writing/Language 9:30-9:40-Snack 9:40-10:15-Common Intervention 10:20-11:10-Social Studies 11:10-12:00-Science 12:05-12:35-Recess 12:40-1:25-Math 1:25-1:40-Recess 1:45-2:15-Music (M/W & every other Fri.) Continue math if no music 2:20-2:55-Daily 5 reading or continue math if a music day Mondays at 10:20 - Library