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Nov.14 PTA-fun family fitness night
Nov. 15- Student council- movie
night
Nov. 18- Reports cards going home
Nov. 21- Kindergarten Feast- more
info.
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Nov. 22- Bike Rodeo
Nov. 25-29 No school-Happy
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First Grade Tiger Tales
NOV. 11 -Nov. 15
Upcoming Events
November 13: Picture Retakes AND Early
Release (1:15)
November 14: Veteran’s Day performance 6:30
(cafeteria) AND Fun Family Fitness 7:00– Stack
Up Event
November 15: Student Council Family
Movie/Game night 6:00-7:30
November 21: PTA spirit sales (lunch)
November 22: Bike Rodeo
November 25-29: Thanksgiving break
December 7:Breakfast with Santa and PTA
meeting 8:00
Homework
•
•
Reading Please read with your child for 15-20
minutes every night.
Spelling/Phonics We will decode words with
consonant digraphs.
Examples of words for test: bath, ship, whip, chin
• Word Wall Words: all, put, want, very,
by
• Math Workbook pages: PW 41-45
•
THE 7 HABITS
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Write down three things you are really
good at. Then write down three things that
someone else you know is really good at, like
your brother, sister, or friend.
•
Watch your favorite sports team play a
game. Pay extra attention to how all the
players work together as a team.
•
Talk about what makes a good team
member and a bad team member.
What Are We Learning This Week?
Math- identify and write coins value (penny,
nickel and dime)
Spelling- We will decode words with
consonant digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch)
Language Arts: Fiction/ Fairy Tales (The Little
Red Hen), Punctuation
S.S./Science- Weather and Seasons
NOTES
We are looking for a parent(s) to help hang our
First Grade quote in the hall. If you are able to
help hang letters from a cricut machine please
let your child’s teacher know.
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2nd Grade News
November 11-15
2013-2014
Up and Coming
11/12 Reflection’s Awards 8:30-9:30
a.m.
What are we learning about this
week?
READING: Fiction, Fantasy, Cause
*Students
and Effect
11/13 Picture Retakes
STORY:
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows
That Type p. 404
11/13 Early Release @ 1:15
11/14 Family Fitness Night at 7:00
p.m.
11/14 Veteran’s Day Assemblies at
2:00 and 6:30 p.m.
VOCABULARY: impatient, furious,
neutral, emergency, demand,
sincerely
MATH: one-step addition and
11/15 Leader in Me Pep Rally 7:45
subtraction word problems
11/15 Family Movie/Game Night 6:007:30 p.m.
WRITING: Friendly/Persuasive
11/21 Spirit Sales during lunch
Letters, Capitalization (Greetings
and Closings in Letters)
are not
allowed to bring
footballs to
school. There
have been injuries
and other issues
on the playground,
so we are asking
that the students
do not bring
footballs to
school.
SCIENCE: Forms of Energy
11/21 Bike Drop Off
11/21 PTA Spirit Night at Lulu’s @ 5
p.m.
SPELLING: -ow and -old(long o)
pattern
EXAMPLE WORDS: known, mow, throw,
11/22 Bike Rodeo
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
glow, own, low, blown, blow, bow,
old, mold, cold, scold, sold
12/7
SIGHT WORDS: anything, begin, both
Pancake Breakfast with Santa
SPECIALS
A.R. Parties:
Date
Music
Art
PE
The A.R. celebration will be
held in December.
11/11
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11/12
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11/13
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11/14
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11/15
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R-Red
B-Blue
REMINDERS
Y-Yellow
G-Green
LIBRARY:
Mondays
Next 6 weeks, students must
meet both their
comprehension and point
goals to attend the
celebration.!
2nd Grade Teachers
CONFERENCE TIME=1:45-2:30
830-885-8500
julie.bice@comalisd.org
michelle.newell@comalisd.org
leta.cunningham@comalisd.org sabra.wheeler@comalisd.org
jean.loftis@comalisd.org
3rd
Grade Newsletter
Conference: 10:20-11:10
ashley.osborne@comalisd.org
Phone 830-885-8500
holly.strachan@comalisd.org
Week of 11/11-11/15
Weekly Topics
Spelling- Words silent letters- kn, gn, wr
Math- Fractions
7’s Multiplication test Friday
Science- Labs
Writing- Writing a friendly letter
lauren.lichte@comalisd.org
Great Websites:
www.readinga-z.com
www.sumdog.com
www.brainpopjr.com
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Up and Coming
Important Notes:
* Homework is due Friday.
* For your child’s fact practice quiz, they will
have 2 min seconds to answer 20 7’s
multiplication questions
Family Flu Shot Day at TPES:
For: students, siblings, family members
When: Wed. Nov. 20th
Fee: 100% coverage for most
insurances/Medicaid/Chip accepted.
How: Contact Nurse Marisa for
registration form to determine coverage.
Marisa.gonzalez@comalisd.org
Phone: 830-885-8510
! 11/12~ Reflections Awards Ceremony 8:30
! 11/13~ Picture Retakes
! 11/13~ Early Release at 1:15
! 11/14~ Veteran’s Day Assembly 6:30 in Cafeteria
! 11/14~ Family Fun Fitness @ 7:00 in Gym
! 11/15~ Leader in Me Pep Rally @7:45
! 11/18~ Report Cards Go Home
! 11/18~ Math CA
! 11/19~ Reading CA
! 11/20~ Science CA
! 11/20~ Thanksgiving meal
! 11/21~ PTA Spirit Night at Lu Lu’s Frozen Yogurt
and Ice Cream
! 11/22~ Bike Rodeo
Specials
Timberwood Park Elementary
2013
Week of November 11, 2013
4th Grade
2014
Leadership Quote:
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weather, determines the color of
the skies in the emotional universe
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Tiger News
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Up and Coming
Dates
Academics for the Week
11/12
Reflections Award
Ceremony 8:30 in
Cafeteria
11/13
Picture Retakes & Early
Release at 1:15
11/14
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6:30 PM in Cafeteria &
Family Fitness at 7:00 PM
11/18
Report Cards sent home
& District Math CA
11/19
District Reading CA
11/20
District Science CA,
Thanksgiving Meal in
Cafeteria
11/21
PTA Spirit Night at Lu
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Science:
11/22
Bike Rodeo
Review
11/25-‐29 Thanksgiving Break
Reading:
Poetry
Skills: Repetition, Vocabu-‐
lary, Rhyme Scheme, Setting
Spelling:
Suffixes
Writing:
Revising & Editing
Grammar:
Review
Math:
Family Flu Shot Day at
TPES:
For: students, siblings, family
members
When: Wed. Nov. 20th
Fee: 100% coverage for most
insurances/Medicaid/Chip ac-‐
cepted.
How: Contact Nurse Marisa for
registration form to determine
coverage.
Marisa.gonzalez@comalisd.org
Phone: 830-‐885-‐8510
Library Schedule:
4th Grade has
library on
Wednesdays.
Kuehler: 9:30-‐10:15
Burgin: 10:20-‐11:05
Shenk: 12:50-‐1:35
Dawson: 1:45-‐2:30
Long Division
Social Studies:
Early Explorers
Contacts: 4th Grade Team
HOMEWORK
Susan Dawson: Susan.dawson@comalisd.org
Monday
Lori Burgin: Lori.burgin@comalisd.org
Get to 30 Menu due Fri.
Kynley Kuehler: Kynley.kuehler@comalisd.org
Kimberly Shenk: Kimberly.shenk@comalisd.org
Read 20 minutes
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Tuesday
Get to 30 Menu
Reminders:
Please remember to send
a healthy daily snack for
your child.
Remember to send trans-‐
portation notes with
your child if you have a
change. Otherwise call
the school before 2 PM.
Specials
Music
Art
PE
Monday
Red
Yellow
Blue/Green
Tuesday
Blue
Green
Red/Yellow
Wednesday
Early Release² All in Gym
Thursday
Yellow
Red
Blue/Green
Friday
Green
Blue
Red/Yellow
Read 20 min
3 6WXG\·V
Wednesday
Get to 30 Menu
Read 20 min.
Conference Time: 8:30-‐9:20
TPES would like to Thank Toyota of Boerne & Mission Pharmacal
for their financial contribution and business partnership towards
our Leader In Me program.
Test Review, Study for division test
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Thursday
Get to 30 Menu due tomorrow
Read 20 minutes
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*Homework will be posted here on
the newsletter but is subject to
change based on the needs of the
individual classes.
Week of November 11, 2013
Important Dates
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x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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11/12~ Reflections Awards Ceremony 8:30
11/13~ Picture Retakes
11/13~ Early Release
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11/14~ Family Fun Fitness @ 7:00 in Gym
11/15~ Leader in Me Pep Rally @7:45
11/18~ Report Cards Go Home
11/18~ Math CA
11/19~ Reading CA
11/20~ Science CA
11/20~ Thanksgiving meal
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11/22~ Bike Rodeo
5th Grade ELA/SS
Spelling: No Spelling this week.
Vocabulary: Latin Roots- ped, numer, liber. Homework due Friday and Test
on Friday
Reading Workshop:
x Reading Skills ±
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o Fact and opinion
o Homework: read 20 minutes each night or at least 100 minutes a week. A new
reading log has been added to binders. Please have students log reading minutes each
time they read. Parents please sign the reading log. This will now be a reading
homework grade. Reading Logs are due on Monday.
Writing Workshop:
x Writing Skillso Revise and edit personal narrative
o Good beginnings and takeaway endings
Social Studies:
x Living, working, learning, and playing in the 13 colonies.
x Begin Events leading to the American Revolution
5th Grade MATH/SCIENCE
Math:
x We will be converting between fractions, decimals, and percents
x Nine times facts
Science:
x
x
Review weather maps, weather vs. climate, water cycle
Begin food chains and food webs
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