Madison Avenue Elementary The Lewis Ledger Week of Feb. 4, 2013
Accelerated Reader
Let’s keep reading. The middle of this week marks the middle of the third nine weeks. Your child should be half way to their goal by then. Please continue to encourage them to read and take their AR tests.
Fairy Tale Ball
We begin our unit on Fairy Tales this week. Please remember we will have our Fairy Tale Ball on February 15th. Your child should come dressed as their favorite fairy tale character. See attachment.
Valentine Boxes
We will be exchanging Valentine’s in class on Friday, Feb. 15th. Each student will bring in a decorated box in which the valentine’s will be placed. Boxes are to be decorated at home. Please be sure the opening on the box is large enough and that the boxes can hold about 26 Valentines. The boxes can be decorated for Valentine’s Day OR ( since this is during our Fairy Tale unit) you can make a Castle Valentine box. I have attached information on how to make a castle box if you wish. You can also “google” valentine castle mailboxes. I will send home a class list for Valentine’s next week.
Signed Papers
Please be sure that you are going over any problems and questions that your child got incorrect on their weekly tests. They should do these on a separate sheet of paper and return with the signed papers.
Weekly Skills – (Theme: Fairy Tales)
Math:Counting Mones . Language: Irregular Verbs; Contrasting stories; Drawing conclusions.
Phonics/Spelling : Words with au, aw and al.
Shared Reading: Goldilocks and the 3 Little Bears
Spelling Words (Test on Thursday):
yawn lawn saw jaw draw fawn because
awful crawl author auto fault shawl pause
taught tall walk small hawk paws
Vocabulary Words :
prince princess marry twenty queen naughty
decided mattress happily placed clothes porridge
castle knock single scalding neither smithereens
breakfast: first meal of the day hungry: feeling a need for food
forest: place where many trees grow cozy: warm and snug
comfortable: an easy feeling gobbled: to eat food quickly and greedily
prefer: like one thing better than another opportunity: a chance to do something
promise(pledge): give your word that you will do what you say
HOMEWORK:
Monday: Tall Tales: Reading Comprehension, irregular verb worksheet on back
Tuesday: Phonics poem: Naughty Kitten, worksheet on back.
Wednesday: Study for spelling test .
Thursday: Math : On Line homework.
Upcoming Events:
February 15: Fairy tale ball – Dress as your favorite fairy tale character; Bring in Valentine Boxes.
My e-mail: ilewis@madison-schools.com
