Hostrawsers Happenings

August 21, 2015

Ms. Hostrawser
www.mshostrawser.weebly.com
lhostrawser@triton.k12.in.us
Phone: 574-342-2355

MathThis week the students took their first math test. For each topics
test students will take 20 multiple choice problems online and several
open-ended questions on the old paper test. When you see the grade
come home on the top of the paper test, please note that its a combination of the questions correctly answered online and on the paper test.
Extra credit is offered for each Topic test. Students are told to take me
up on the extra credit when it is offered. Its not offered on request.
Reading Next our story will be a chapter from the book Island of the
Blue Dolphins. We will practice the reading skill of theme and setting.
We will continue working on writing a well thought out constructed response.
GrammarOur grammar skill next week is making nouns possessive.
We will practice identifying correct possessive nouns and making the
nouns possessive.

Writing Students will continue to be exposed to many different tall tales. After seeing what common features all Tall Tales
have, we have begun to write our own Tall Tale.
Spelling Out list focuses on long vowel digraphs. To access
the lists, games, and practice test, visit www.spellingcity.com/
triton5

Social Studies Next week we will explore the various regions

in the United States and features of each region. Students will
create their own map of the Unites states made up of the
different regions.
Science Students will have a blast experiencing several investigations this week. We will process our investigations and the
Scientific Method to each one. We will also discuss variables
and why we control them in investigations.

Homework Hotline

Not up and running yet!

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Long Vowel Digraphs

IN Standard 5.6.7- Spell correctly.

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paint
praise
faint
maintain
complain
Spain
feast
wheat
crease
appeal
speech
needle
breeze
sneeze
coast
groan
charcoal
arrow
willow
bowling

Challenge Words
21. campaign
22. dungarees
23. referee
24. speedometer
25. bungalow

Note From the Teacher:

*Reminder on August 26th at 5:30, we are having a Parent Info Night. Come an hear what to expect
this year. We will be discussing homework, grades, communication, field trips, and more. I promise to keep
meeting brief, but wanted you to have the most vital information to make this a smooth year for everyone.
If you notice graded homework coming home with make corrections or fix at the top of it. Its because
that assignment received a low enough score to be a D or F. For any assignment tat is failing (D or F)
students have the opportunity to make corrections and turn that assignment back in the next day. The assignment will be re-graded and then the score will be averaged. This will help students save valuable points and
correct mistakes they are making on their work.

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Upcoming Dates:

August 26
September
September 7
September 18

Parent Info Night

Elementary Progress Reports
No SchoolLabor Day
Doughnuts for Dad

Star of the Week

Collin Bolinger
In the future, Collin would like
to be a DNR officer.
He would like to help animals and
teach people.