Half Way!

Can you believe we are half way through the school year?!? Time sure does fly when having fun. :) Second quarter report cards are coming home today. Please sign and return the report card envelope as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's report card, please don't hesitate to let me know. After a year and a half together, the students are all getting very "comfortable." I love watching the kids interact and collaborate with one another. However, if you could please remind your child to finish the year strong by: listening to the speaker, focusing on their work (not the person next to them), and remembering to turn their assignments in on time (especially their math and reading logs). Thanks so much for all your support at home. This is a truly marvelous group of students, who I feel blessed to teach. After two years together, they will forever hold an extra special place in my heart! :)

Yearbook Poll

Spelling Words - Test on Friday, January 11th

VV Pattern

1. annual

2. ruin

3. theater

4. violet

5. casual

6. visual

7. riot

8. area

9. patriot

10. trial

11. genuine

12. museum

13. actual

14. cruel

15. realize

16. audio

Review Words

17. dolphin

18. arctic

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. caught

20. remember

Bonus/Challenge Words

·          chrysanthemum

·           inconvenience

·           pneumonia

·          connoisseur

·          preposterous

Gift Exchange

Our class decided that they would like to participate in a Secret Santa gift exchange again this year. The gift(s) should not exceed ten dollars. Your child has drawn a classmate's name and is ready to being finding the perfect gift. :) Please have the gift wrapped and brought to school by Wednesday, December 19th so that we can make sure that there is a gift for each child! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Thanks so much :)

Spelling Words - VCV Pattern

Spelling Words

Test on Friday, December 14, 2012

VCV Pattern

1. behave

2. police

3. deserve

4. novel

5. vivid

6. item

7. modern

8. robot

9. select

10. menu

11. evil

12. credit

13. prefer

14. cousin

15. spirit

16. exact

Review Words

17. bargain

18. journey

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. beautiful

20. brought

Challenge/Bonus Words

·     fortuitous

·     meticulous

·     antiquated

·     surreptitious

·     inquisitive  

Spelling Words

Test on Friday, November 30th

Schwa + r Sound

1. flavor

2. pillar

3. popular

4. quarter

5. mayor

6. senator

7. elevator

8. major

9. chapter

10. tractor

11. thunder

12. cellar

13. messenger

14. calendar

15. molar

16. passenger

Review Words

17. dairy

18. sturdy

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. guess

20. answer

Challenge/Bonus Words

phlegmatic

querulous

stentorian

distinguished

    approximately

Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble Book Fair

Family Fun Night
December 6th
4:00-8:00
15% of proceeds go to Arrowhead
Prizes raffled every 15 minutes. 
There will be a chance to win a nook!
Arrowhead teachers will be reading to the 

Reflections Program

This year's theme is "The Magic of a Moment".
Works of art in six areas will be accepted, including:
*photography
*visual arts
*literature
*musical composition
*film production
*dance choreography

Please go to www.ptareflections.org or contact Michelle Shannon at bren650@yahoo.com for information.

Entries are due December 14th

Thankfulness this Thanksgiving

As we approach this Thanksgiving holiday, I want to take a moment and express my gratitude for each and every one of my students. Everyday, I am blessed by their laughter, questions, engagement, and stories. Thank you for raising such wonderful children, who I feel l honored to know! Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Events

A few reminders regarding upcoming events this week....

Thursday: Pick up your "Believe" fundraiser items from 2:00-6:00
Thursday: "Hop on the Arrowhead Technology Bus" meeting for parents @ 6:00
Friday: Cat/Griz Spirit Day - support your favorite team and bring $1 to support our technology fund!

Spelling Words - test on Friday, November 16th

Spelling List

Test on Friday, November 16^th

Compound Words

1. wheelchair

2. seat belt

3. headache

4. teammate

5. wildlife

6. uproar

7. well-known

8. barefoot

9. awestruck

10. throughout

11. up-to-date

12. warehouse

13. overboard

14. post office

15. part-time

16. lifeguard

Review Words

17. bored

18. board

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. anything

20. something

Challenge/Bonus Words

1. discombobulated

2. chloroform

3. ingenious

4. observatory

5. phalanges