Week 3

May 17th-21st

Reminders and Announcements

Library Books- Library books or book replacement costs must be turned in now for students to receive their report card.

Proposition 100- Please vote YES on Prop 100!
The Arizona Legislature is asking voters to temporarily raise the sales tax by 1%, until May 31, 2013. The election will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The following is a link that has information that will explain the proposition’s potential impact. Please check it out!
http://www.arizonaeducationnetwork.com/2010/02/proposition-100-the-1-temporary-sales-tax-increase-your-questions-answered/

Pool Party- 0n Monday, May 24th from 1:30-3:00, we will be having a pool party with Mrs. Johnson’s class here at La Paloma Academy. You are all welcome to join us.  We are hiring two lifeguards and will be getting Eegees drinks, so there will be a fee of $2.00 per student. The permission slip went home last Monday and was due today. I have only received 7 permission slips and money from 5 students. If I don’t receive most of the forms back by tomorrow, May 18th, I will have to cancel the pool party.

Bowling- Our bowling party will be Thursday, May 27th. The cost for the bowling party in $5.50. This includes the bowling, pizza, and a drink. We will need three chaperones for the bowling trip that will be able to drive themselves to and from the bowling alley. I am sending home a permission slip today, May 17th. Please return the form and the money by Friday, May 21st.

Spaghetti Lunch- Tomorrow, May 18th, we will be clipping some herbs out of our garden and reviewing our measuring unit in math by making spaghetti for lunch. The students will be making spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. If you prefer your child to eat school lunch or a lunch from home, please just send me a note.

Upcoming Events

May 24- Pool Party

May 27- Third Grade Bowling

May 28- Last Day of School

Homework

Math
This week, the students will bring home two math worksheets for each night. One will be the back side of the Saxon worksheet and the other will be a subtraction, multiplication, or division worksheet.

Spelling
The following is the spelling homework for the week:

Monday- Copy each word three times.
Tuesday- Write all 20 words in alphabetical order.
Wednesday- Choose 10 words and write 10 complete sentences.
Thursday- Choose 10 words and write the definition of each word.

1. overtime 2. underline 3. disconnect 4. incorrect 5. immature
6. impolite 7. impossible 8. misspell 9. overlook 10. prefix
11. tricycle 12. unable 13. uneven 14. unhappy 15. unsafe
16. triangle 17. rectangle 18. square 19. really 20. appreciate