Roundup!

Dear Parents,



I hope everyone enjoyed their long holiday weekend! This week we reviewed and tested on the first unit in science, which was about plants. The students reviewed vocabulary and took a test on the words from week 6.



This week the students read a story called "Roundup at Rio Ranch" about a boy that wants to learn to become a cowboy just like the other men in his family. Jose finds it hard to rope the cows at first, but his family encourages him to keep trying. At one point when Jose is alone, he finds a young cow trapped in the bushes. He tries to rope the calf and finally gets it after a few tries. Jose's grandfather later told him how only a true cowboy could have saved the calf.



Next week the students will take tests in reading and vocabulary from everything they have learned so far this semester. The vocabulary test will include ALL the words from week 1 until now so it is very important that students begin studying now. They will have to re-write all of the words that they miss and take the test again if they do poorly. I find that some students do not study enough and as a result do not do very well on their tests. Please encourage your child to study and help them at home.



For the take-home readers, the students read a story called "A Walk in the Mountains". As usual they are to read the story at home to you, answer the questions in complete sentences in their student journals, draw a picture from the story, and bring the books back with them to school on Monday. They seem to be getting more comfortable with doing their student journals.



Have a wonderful weekend!



All the best,



Teacher Andy



Individual Comments:



Austin: Scored 95 on his science test and 100 on vocabulary! Doing a wonderful job in class.

Harris: Scored 90 on his science test. Sometimes loses focus in class so be sure to pay attention.

James: Scored 100 on his science test! Great job! I was very proud of him. Seems to really enjoy science class.

Allen: Scored 95 on his science test. Way to go! Sometimes does not pay attention in class.

Arvin: Scored 100 on his science test. Does a great job when we read stories together in class. Made 100 on vocabulary test!

Chanel: Scored 90 on her science test. Sometimes loses focus when reading stories in class.

Chloe: Scored 100 on science and vocabulary tests! Fantastic! Often raises her hand to answer questions in class.

Jade: Scored 100 on science and vocabulary tests! Very proud of her improvement!

Joshua: Scored 100 on science and vocabulary tests! Still has some difficulty paying attention during reading time.

Sam: Scored 100 on science and vocabulary tests! Enjoys raising his hand and participating during class time.