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Ellis School.

SCHOOL HOURS ARE:

Building Open to Staff	7:30 AM
First Bell	8:25 AM
Tardy Bell - Homeroom	8:35 AM
Dismissal	2:55 PM
Building Closed	4:30 PM

4W homework I am so proud of all of the quality time and energy that the students put into their science projects and presentations. the teachers are busy creating a display in the lobby and halls of ellis.Science fair complete instruction packet and experiment sent home tuesday dec.20th. due feb 1, 2012. do not wait until the last minute. this project requires parent signature check in dates. have fun!

you may email me at KWhitehouse@sau83.org

Specials 2011-2012

Monday PE

Tuesday Music

Wednesday Art

Thursday Library

Friday Computers

Thank you to the parents of 4w for making sure homework is handed in completed read 15 minutes every night. Keep memorizing those multiplication tables 0-12! . We are working on BEing respectful,responsible and prepared in the classroom and on the playground.

We are emphasizing in class Responsibility for studying ,completing and handing in homework. Thank you to those parents that check in to make sure their child completes tasks. Please work on a math page a night !!Friday night homework only if make up work is needed Spelling week packet due each friday!! At times I will include extra practice sheets because I have identified these areas to require extra practice. Thank you to parents that work with their child in Everyday Math it is needed. Thank you to parents who help organize their child because it is meeting grade level expectations to hand in work on time ;-) Please see their planner/agendas and homework folders for EDM math packets Units and Spelling.Spelling packet is given every Monday and is to be completed and handed in Friday. Spelling is to be studied every night for a Friday Test. Continue to practice for mastery of Mult. and Division basic facts . Use the SRB sent home to help you assist the children with concepts!

Many are using correct punctuation and proper grammar. Thank you! Practice cursive! Keep it up ! Every night M-F please Silent Read in a "just right "book for 15 minutes. Sentences in spelling must have 7 words or more per sent. and follow punctuation rules.

Ms. Whitehouse told you I don't want any tears about EDmath HWand use lots of your deep breathing I taught you. Parents, I told them to try one problem on math then if it is too difficult do 25 basic div. probs for example 12/3=4 (No 0s,1s 0r 2s) in mixed order for homework( if and only if the edm work is too difficult let me know!)

check their planners for make up work that still may be completed. practice cursive . students NO TOYS are to be on desks or played with in class. They may play with them at recess then back into the backpacks! See website link below.

Practice cursive

Please initial planners important information contained

CORE WORDS High Frequency words used in writing for fourth grade

266. room 267. sea 268. against 269. top 270. turned 271. learn

272. point 273. city 274. play 275. toward 276. five 277. himself

278. usually 279. money 280. seen 281. didn't 282. car 283. morning

284. I'm 285. body 286. upon 287. family 288. later 289. turn

290. move 291. face 292. door 293. cut 294. done 295. group

296. true 297. half 298. red 299. fish 300. plants 301. living

302. black 303. eat 304. short 305. United States 306. run 307. book

308. gave 309. order 310. open 311. ground 312. cold 313. really

314. table 315. remember 316. tree 317. course 318. front 319. American

320. space 321. inside 322. ago 323. sad 324. early 325. I'll

326. learned 327. brought 328. close 329. nothing 330. though 331. idea

332. before 333. lived 334. became 335. add 336. become 337. grow

338. draw 339. yet 340. less 341. wind 342. behind 343. cannot

344. letter 345. among 346. able 347. dog 348. shown 349. mean

350. English 351. rest 352. perhaps 353. certain 354. six 355. feel

356. fire 357. ready 358. green 359. yes 360. built 361. special

362. ran 363. full 364. town 365. complete 366. oh 367. person

368. hot 369. anything 370. hold 371. state 372. list 373. stood

374. hundred 375. ten 376. fast 377. felt 378. kept 379. notice

380. can't 381. strong 382. voice 383. probably 384. area 385. horse

386. matter 387. stand 388. box 389. start 390. that's 391. class

392. piece 393. surface 394. river 395. common 396. stop 397. am

398. talk 399. whether 400. fine

Please practice handwriting cursive writing is required on all work after Christmas vacation.

please Read 15 mins. each night from a just right book.

Parents Sign and return news Iq Quizzes 75% or below. (this rule applies to any assessment)

Please check planners every night for homework and important dates of upcoming tests and events.

Spelling Homework

In their spelling packets students are assigned to write 2 sents. with two of the week's words per sent. instead of dictated sents.I expect dictionary use but if the dictionary does not have a word then one may look it up on the internet. refdesk.com is one site. Always have a parent supervise. Thanks!

Reading Homework

Students should be reading 15 minutes every evening Monday-Friday. Weekends too.They need to complete three reader response journals a week in class. They should always have a chapter book that is a "just right" book. In Reader's Workshop I will check with each student to have them read a page aloud with me to see that thye follow the five finger rule. I check to see if there are less than five words they don't know per page.

Math Homework

As often as possible students should be memorizing the multiplication times tables 0-12 and division facts 0-12.

Study Links and review skills sheets.

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