Classroom Times

Teacher: Mrs. Melissa Hillis

Date:

March 9-13, 2015

Subject Areas:
Reading Where Are My Animal Friends- (genre: Play)
Unit 3 Benchmark Exam
Grammar and Writing 4-Square paragraph (Topic: My favorite season)
Math: Place Value, Number stories, Basic Facts
Place value, Base-10 blocks, and number scrolls
Greater than, Less than, Equal to
Science and Health Seasons and Life cycles
Social Studies Maps, map skills, postcard project
Compass Rose and cardinal directions

Spelling:
No spelling words this week. We will
review for and take the Unit 3
Benchmark Exam.
Unit 3 Skills:
*Final -ng, -nk, compound words (ring,
pink, butterfly)
*Endings -er and -est (bigger, biggest),
*Long e and long i with a 'y' (cry, lucky),
*Adding -es (wishes or buses),
*Past tense ending -ed (asked or
called),
*/er/ sound -er, ir, -ur (her, first, nurse)

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
*Star of the Week- Kayla Grinstead!!
*Early Release at 1:00 on Friday, March
13th for a school improvement day.
*St. Patrick's Day- March 17th
*Terranova Testing Week- Our 3rd-5th
grade students will be testing this week. Our
special class schedule will be different to
accomodate the upper grades testing
schedule. Our afternoon special classes will
be in the morning from 8:30-9:15. Please try
to have your child at school by 8:25.

SPECIAL CLASS SCHEDULE:

*Monday- Art (8:30-9:15)
*Tuesday-FLES and Host Nation (8:30-9:15)
*Wednesday- Music (8:30-9:15)
*Thursday- FLES and P.E.(8:30-9:15)
*Friday- Art (8:30-9:15)
Homework:
Dont forget to have your child read 3-5
times per week and record the reading in
his/her reading log.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
* melissa.hillis@eu.dodea.edu
* School office number: 727-4185/7
* Classroom number: 727-6454
* Send a note with your child in his/her folder
*Class website: (password: Hillis2015)
http://hillis.res.mdso.eportalnow.net/