Dreamy Star’s Gazette
New Spelling Words 11/19 – 12/01**Scholars are to study spelling and defining the words. Providing this information now, allows 12 days to study***
1. city-a large town where people live and work
2. circle- a shape like a ring
3. excellent- very good
4. decide- to choose or make up your mind
5. pencil- a tool to write with
6. excited- having strong feelings
7. large- very big
8. danger- something that can be harmful
9. change- to make different or coins
10. strange- unusual
11. imagine – to picture something in your mind
12. huge- very large
Writing Focus
Identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
Math Focus
Week of Nov. 30th – Dec 4th
Topic E: Modeling Numbers Within 1,000 with Place Value Disks
Tuesday - Lesson 11: Count the total value of ones, tens, and hundreds with place value disks.
Wednesday -Lesson 12: Change 10 ones for 1 ten, 10 tens for 1 hundred, and 10 hundreds for 1 thousand.
Thursday- Lesson 13: Read and write numbers within 1,000 after modeling with place value disks.
Friday- Lesson 14: Model numbers with more than 9 ones or 9 tens; write in expanded, unit, standard, and word forms. / Updates!
· Mid-Module Math and Spelling test is tomorrow 11/20/15 (Study Guides were sent home on Monday)
· Subscribe to our class webpage!
Step 1- go to GLA’s website
Step 2- click on Staff Directory
Step 3- Find my name and picture, then click on it.
Step 4- Click subscribe on me picture.
*** I will update our class webpage over the weekend***
· If you are not signed up in the GroupMe app, please send me your email at
· Scholars will receive a reading project assignment to complete over intersession.
· No School Nov. 25- Nov. 30th
· Please make sure you’re signing the reading logs and behavior charts each night.
· If your scholar wear glasses, please make sure she wear them every day.
· Names for the Gift Exchange were sent home on Tuesday. Please remember that gifts are due on December 4th. Our end of the year party is on that day.
Important!!
Please speak with your scholar about following the school norms and the behavioral expectations within our classroom. At this point of the year, scholars will be held accountable for their actions.
Thank you in advance!