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Sorry about the missed post last night, just plumb tired after a whole day back :)

Reading: reading response due tomorrow. This is the last day on the blue sheet. We'll get a new response sheet on Monday. No reading response for the weekend. We're moving on to a new unit in reading. The kids just finished our theme on the American Revolution. The did a great job on the strategies in this unit!
Our main strategy of study the week has been main idea and supporting details.

RC quiz due on Monday. If all of the kids are caught up with 9 quizzes by the end of January, we are having a movie "party" one of the first afternoons in February. Come on kids, it's too cold to go outside anyway :)

Character activity due tomorrow.

SRI test tomorrow.

Vocabulary: new words today. Check the wiki for an updated list and the date of the next test.

Spelling: new words today. Check the wiki for an updated list and test date.
Syllable activity due tomorrow.

Writing: first draft of biography due tomorrow

Grammar: Verb tense activity today, no assignment

Friday: We will be taking a large end of the sememster test on Friday. I told the kids that if they'd like to bring a SMALL, HEALTHY snack to eat during our test, they can. NOT a requirement, just an option!

Pack the gym day tomorrow, all students to the gym. Let's try and beat those 4th graders this month :) They seem to win nearly every month.