Announcements

          Hello from Ms. Johnson's class for school year 2011-2012!
  
Dear Parents,
  Happy New Year! As we begin the new year, we are excited about what 2012 
will bring. Please continue to encourage your child to complete all classwork 
and homework in a timely manner! I am encouraging all my students to study 
their math facts and spelling words each night as this will help them make 
better grades! Please also continue to check agendas each night for 
assignments, notes, etc. 
***SPELLING WORDS for Week of Jan.23rd***
Please have  your child study their words nightly as well as completing their 
homework assignment. Spellingcity.com is a wonderful tool your child can use 
to help study their words, play games using their spelling words, and learn 
the word meaning and how to use these words in sentences. 
Unit 18(we are working on  prefixes and suffixes)unfairness, disgraceful, 
unsuccessful, outlandish, outside, discouragement, incorrectly, enforcement, 
reminder, enclosure, unselfish, delightful, unevenly, disapproval, 
disappointment, repayment, designer, departure, unhappiness, enjoyment, 
passage, positive, realize, displeasure, and informal.
Spelling Words for Week of Jan.30th Unit 19(words with vowel alternation)
compete, competition, metal, metallic, final, finally, nation, natioal, 
moment, momentous, crime, criminal, reside, resident, origin, original, 
ignite, ignition, refer, reference, incorrectly, departure, unhappiness, 
acquire, and acquisition.
Spelling words for Week of Feb. 6-10th(Consonant Alternation words) crumb, 
crumble, design, designate, solemn, solemnity, muscle, muscular, reject, 
rejection, create, creation, public, publicity, prejudice, prejudicial, 
magic, magician, office, official,competition, criminal, resident, 
complicate, complication
ELA- We are learning about different types of verbs(linking, irregular, 
actinon and verb tenses.)  Please have your child study the Be Family Verbs 
and Linking, and Axuillary Verbs: 
(BE family: be, am, is, are, was, were, been,being),(Auxillary: be, am, is, 
are, was, were, been, being,do, does, did, should, would,have, has, had, 
could,will, might, shall, can, must,and may) (linking verbs: be, am, is, are, 
was, were, been, being, seem, become, appear, prove, remain, feel, taste, 
smell, sound, grow, look, continue, stay, like, touch, and hear)
MATH- This nine weeks we are working on IEP goals and continuing our basic 
skills. It is important that the students know their math facts. Please have 
them study these nightly. We are working on area and perimeter, evaluation 
expressions in algebra using varibles,division, and calculator skills.