Week of Dec. 10

Spelling words this week:

skirt

north

bird

first

shirt

forgot

worn

stir

form

birthday

Welcome back!

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! Here are this week's spelling words. We will be working on open and closed syllables this week. The words are all ending in y.

Spelling List 10

Nov. 26-30

y- /i/

1. cry

2. shy

3. sky

4. fly

5. try

6. my

7. by

8. sly

9. dry

10. fry

Also, this week is progress monitoring!

My blog is finally up and running!

Hello!

This is going to be an exciting week with our Halloween parade and party on Wednesday afternoon and no school on Thursday!

Here are the spelling words for this week: This is our final week of blends practice.

Spelling List 7

October 29-Nov. 2

Spr-/spl -blends

 

1. spray

2. splash

3. spring

4. split

5. sprinkle

6. splint

7. sprout

8. spruce

9. splotch

10. spread

 

 

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the nice, long weekend. A few reminders for this week:

Thursday, May 31 is the third grade field trip

Friday, June 1 is Fun to be Fit and the event begins at 1:00

Spelling this week (List 32) will be spread out over this week and next. So the test will be on Friday, June 8. This will be the last spelling list!

Wow, this year is just flying by. We will also be benchmark testing over the next two weeks. Please encourage your child to always do his or her best! I'll be sending updated progress reports with the final grades for the year.

THANK YOU :)

May 14-18

Week Of May 14

Monday, May 14 is Delayed Start

DIBELS testing will take place Monday, May 14 and Monday, May 21

Spelling List this week (List 30) Prefixes

1. prepay
2. predict
3. replant
4.recall
5. protect
6. propose
7. defent
8. deny
9. behind
10. behave

3rd Michigan History Test (Chapter 3) on Monday, May 14

4th Science Test (Chapter 17) on Thursday, May 17

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Week of April 23:

DODGEBALL this Saturday, April 28! We had a few 3rd grade forms turned in so we are opening our Elementary division to 3rd graders. Just know that you will be playing against 4th and 5th graders!

3rd Grade: There is a chapter 9 Science test on Tuesday.

4th Grade: There is a chapter 4 Science test on Wednesday.

STUDY HARD!!

Spelling words this week: List 27:

1.                      unsafe

2.                      mistake

3.                      inhale

4.                      complete

5.                      entire

6.                      enclose

7.                      dislike

8.                      goldmine

9.                       tadpole

10.                  classmate

Week of April 16

Spelling words this week: bundle, handle, scramble, crumble, trample, sample, handle, candle, jungle, tangle

DODGEBALL: Mr. Klunder visited all of the 4th and 5th grade classrooms and passed out information on the McBain Younglife Dodgeball Tournament scheduled for Saturday, April 28. We will be sure that the tournament does not interefere with the flag football games. For additional registration forms and rules please visit www.mcbainyounglife.org or email me. Thanks and hope to see you there!

This will be a BUSY week!

This is the last week of reading month, end of the marking period, and one final week before Spring Break. Please expect IEP progress reports this week too! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about your child's progress or grades please feel free to call anytime. Thank you and have a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break.

March is Reading Month!

March is an exciting month! We spend the whole month celebrating (and practicing) reading! Reading is an essential skill that students will need their whole lives. We hope to share our love for reading with our students during this month. Parents, please encourage your child to read at home. Read to them and with them as often as you can. It makes a difference! Here are a few exciting activities this week for reading month:

Tuesday, March 13: SPLASH TIME (silent reading)

Thursday, March 15: SPLASH TIME

Friday, March 16: Wii Resort & dress for Sunglasses Day

**Also, Fun To Be Fit 5K is Friday, June 1st. See Mrs. Kelley's Blog for more details about t-shirts.

Week of March 5

This weeks spelling words are:

1.        horse

2.     nurse

3.      charge

4.     large

5.     merge

6.     nerve

7.     squirt

8.     curve

9.     carve

10.  serve

Week of February 27

Just a reminder that conferences are scheduled for Thursday evening and there will be no school on Friday. I hope to see you on Thursday.

Also, Ms. Balcom and I have switched a few days this week due to conferences. She will be here on Monday and Tuesday and I will be here Wednesday and Thursday.

THANKS :)

- Mrs. Klunder

Week of February 13

Monday: Delayed Start

Tuesday: Valentine's Day

Spelling words this week: (r-controlled) far, car, star, start, her, ever, never, girl, bird, third

Back in action!

Dear Parents,

I'm back! Jackson and Breck are doing very well. Thank you for all of your warm wishes and support during this exciting and busy time in my life. I am very thankful for Ms. Balcom and all of her hard work while I was away. She has done a wonderful job taking care of everything for me here at school. I will be returning back to work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and Ms. Balcom will be working Thursdays and Fridays through the end of the school year. I have missed your wonderful children and am very glad to work with them again.

A few dates to note:

• 4th Graders are working on a Region Report due February 6. We will be working on filling out a graphic organizer here at school. Please make time to help your child research their region and learn about the landforms, climates, natural resources, bodies of water within the region, and places to visit. This will make filling out the graphic organizer much easier at school.
• Spelling words this week (January 23rd): List 16: girl, first, any, their, squirm, very, perfect, layer, our, your
• We just finished benchmarking assessments today. I will be filling out IEP progress reports tomorrow and will be sending them home on Monday, January 30.