3RD GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.10- NOV.14

REMINDERS:

1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY

2. NO SCHOOL TOMORROW DUE TO VETERAN'S DAY

3. SIGN AND RETURN TESTS ON THURSDAY (MR. WOODS IS DISTRIBUTING TEST PAPERS ON WEDS.)

4. READ THE GRAND ESCAPE EACH NIGHT AND MAKE NOTES

VOCABULARY AND SPELLING ARE THE SAME AS LAST WEEK- ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM

MONDAY, NOV. 10,2008

READING:

AIM: TO REVIEW PHONICS SKILLS- SYLLABLES

1. COMPLETE PHONICS ACTIVITY

2. REREAD ALLIES BASKETBALL DREAM

HW: SEE PURPLE BOOK

LANGUAGE ARTS:

AIM: REVIEW CAPITALIZATION RULES

1. CAPITALIZE DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR

TUESDAY, NOV.11,2008

NO CLASS DUE TO VETERAN'S DAY

WEDS. NOV. 12, 2008

READING:

AIM: TO COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OF THE WORD HERO. 

1. CREATE A WORD WEB OF THE WORD HERO.

2. USE THE WORDS THAT YOU CHOSE FOR YOUR WORD WEB TO WRITE 5 DETAILS SENTENCES .

3. WRITE A MAIN IDEA SENTENCE USING THE WORD HERO

HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK

LANGUAGE ARTS: 

AIM: TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPH

1. IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE WON A BIG RACE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE AS THE PRIZE. WRITE ABOUT THE PRIZE.

THURS., NOV. 13,2008

READING:

AIM: TO ANALYZE A POEM  

1. READ THE POEM " THE SWIMMER"

2. DISCUSS WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANS BY SAYING THAT SWIMMING HELPS HER TO UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A FISH.

3. DISCUSS THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION

HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK

LANGUAGE ARTS:

NO CLASS DUE TO COMPUTERS

FRIDAY, NOV. 14,2008

READING:

AIM: TO INTRODUCE THE MEANING OF ACRONYMS

1. TO DEFINE ACRONYM AS A SHORTENED FORM OF A NAME- SUCH AS AN ABBREVIATION  EG. MIA- MISS IN ACTION

2. INDEPENDENT READING ACTIVITY AN GROUP DISCUSSION

LANGUAGE ARTS:

AIM: TO REVIEW THE RULES OF CAPITALIZATION

1. CAPITALIZE THE NAMES OF STREETS, ROADS AND AVENUES; CITIES AND STATES; COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS.

2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 10- NOV. 14

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. SIGN THE TESTS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY MR. WOODS ON WEDS. REVIEW ALL MISTAKES. MONDAY, 11/10 READING: DAY 3- DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- FRIEND FROG 2.PHONICS- INFLECTIONS -ED (Y TO I) 3. REVIEW SPELLING WORDS 4. REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE- MAKE CORRECTIONS IN SENTENCES CONTAINING CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION ERRORS HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/11 NO SCHOOL VETERAN'S DAY WEDNESDAY, 11/12 READING: COMPREHENSION TEST ON GET UP AND GO HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT- MAKE A WORD WEB FOR A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE . SEE PAGE 20 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE AND FIVE OF YOUR IDEAS TO WRITE FIVE DETAIL SENTENCES. HW: WRITE PARAGRAPH OVER ON LOOSELEAF THURSDAY, 11/13 READING: PHONICS- REVIEW VOWELS SOUNDS SHORT VOWEL O COMPLETE PAGES 28-32 IN PHONICS BOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS : SPELLING BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 19- 21 WORDS THAT END WITH -ED (Y TO I) WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-8 IN READING NOTEBOOK FRIDAY, 11/14 READING: DAY 4: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- READ AND DISCUSS ORALLY THE POEM "FRIENDS" 2. PHONICS- REVIEW WORD ENDINGS -ING AND -ED 3. REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 4. COMPREHENSION SKILL- COMPARE AND CONTRAST FROG AND TOAD USING A VENN DIAGRAM. LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL

2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 17- NOV. 21

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. CHECK PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK EACH NIGHT FOR HOMEWORK MONDAY, 11/17 READING: COMPREHENSION TEST- HENRY AND MUDGE UNDER THE YELLOW MOON HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS : REVIEW THE PARTS OF A FRIENDLY LETTER COPY MODEL INTO LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/18 READING: DAY 5: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- COMPARE STORY TO MAIN SELECTION 2. PHONICS REVIEW INFLECTIONS -ED 3. RE-READ THE STORY FOR FLUENCY- ECHO READING 4. REVIEW VOCABULARY AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. WRITE A FRIENDLY LETTER TO SOMEONE YOU HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE 5 MAIN PARTS OF A FRIENDLY LETTER. SEE PAGES 54, 55 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/19 READING - COMPREHENSION TEST ON DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT- WRITE A PARAGRAPH (6 SENTENCES) ABOUT A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE. A PARAGRAPH IS A GROUP OF SENTENCES THAT TELL ABOUT ONE MAIN IDEA. IT BEGINS WITH A TOPIC SENTENCE AND THE TOPIC SENTENCE TELLS THE MAIN IDEA. THE OTHER SENTENCES ARE CALLED DETAIL SENTENCES. THEY TELL ABOUT THE MAIN IDEA. PG. 49 LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. HW: WRITE PARAGRAPH OVER ON LOOSELEAF THURSDAY, 11/20 READING : PRACTICE BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 28- 33 SKILLS FROM DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD WILL BE REVIEWED HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: SPELLING - WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 9-15 HW: SEE PURPLE NOTEBOOK FRIDAY, 11/21 READING: PRACTICE BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 34-37 REVIEW PHONICS AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS FROM DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL

3RD GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 24-28

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER TO BRING ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY- NOTEBOOKS, FOLDER, PENCILS, COLORED PENCILS, LOOSELEAF, ERASERS, AND SHARPENER. IF THE CHILDREN ARE UNPREPARED FOR CLASS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR WORK. 2. PARENTS SHOULD CHECK THE FOLDER, NOTEBOOKS AND PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK FOR NOTES, TESTS, AND WORK THAT WE ARE COVERING IN CLASS. 3. WE WILL NOT BE DOING A CHRISTMAS PLAY THIS YEAR. WE WILL BE DOING SOME TYPE OF SHOW IN THE SPRING INSTEAD. THE CHILDREN VOTED ON THIS. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. 4. HONORS ASSEMBLY WILL BE TUESDAY AT 9:00 AM IN THE LUNCHROOM. REPORT CARDS AND HONOR CERTIFICATES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT FAILING ANY SUBJECTS. CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM ON TUESDAY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO GYM CLASSES. 5. PARENT CONFERENCES WILL BE TUESDAY BETWEEN 3:00 -7:00 IN THE LUNCHROOM. ALL TEACHERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 6. TUESDAY, 11/25 AND WEDNESDAY , 11/26 WILL BE 11:30 DISMISSALS HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY! TESTS: 1. WEDNESDAY, 12/1  SPELLING TEST 2.MONDAY, DEC.8- OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE GRAND ESCAPE. NOTES MAY BE USED DURING THE TEST. 3. GRAMMAR TEST ON SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES , TYPES OF SENTENCES, AND END PUNCTUATION MARKS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 12/10. MONDAY, 11/24 READING:

DAY 2 : CONTINUED RESPOND TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY (CONTD.): WHO IS YOUR HERO? WHAT QUALITIES MAKE THAT PERSON YOUR HERO? 1. MAKE A WORD WEB WITH THE TOPIC "HERO" IN THE MIDDLE. THINK OF 5 DETAILS ABOUT HERO YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. 2. WRITE PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR HERO. REMEMBER TO INDENT AND START WITH YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE. HW: WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-10

LANGUAGE ARTS: READ PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR HERO TO THE CLASS. EDIT PARAGRAPHS. HW: REWRITE PARAGRAPHS ON LOOSELEAF WITH FULL HEADING AND AIM TUESDAY, 11/25 READING:

DAY 3:  THE OLYMPIC GAMES: WHERE HEROES ARE MADE 1. DISCUSS THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION- INFORMATION, REAL FACTS AND EVENTS 2. PHONICS: INTRODUCE CLOSED SYLLABLES 3. REVIEW NEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND WRITE DEFINITIONS IN THE NOTEBOOK HW: WRITE SENTENCES FOR SPELLING WORDS 11-20 IN READING NOTEBOOK LANGUAGE ARTS- NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 READING: READ THE STORY- THE OLYMPIC GAMES : WHERE HEROES ARE MADE. COMPLETE GUIDED COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS ORALLY AND STUDENTS WILL ANS. THE THINK AND RESPOND QUESTIONS. LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL

NO CLASS THURSDAY 11/27 AND 11/28 DUE TO THANKSGIVING DAY

2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 24- NOV.28

REMINDERS: 1. STORY MAP ON BOOK DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS DUE TUESDAY 12/2. THE STORY MAP WAS GIVEN OUT TODAY (MONDAY) IN CLASS. PLEASE LOOK IN THE FOLDER FOR THE FORM AND THE BOOK BAG FOR THE BOOK. 2. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY: PENCILS, ERASERS, SHARPENERS, COLORED PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS, FOLDER AND LOOSELEAF. MANY CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL UNPREPARED AND CANNOT FOCUS ON THEIR WORK DUE TO BEING DISORGANIZED. VOCABULARY WORDS FOR WILSON SAT ALONE AMAZING, CLUSTERED, GATHERED, RACED, WANDERED HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS BALL, CHILDREN, EACH, GIRL, NAME SPELLING WORDS FOR WILSON SAT ALONE SAT, ATE, ACROBAT, FLAT, THAT, FAT, GATE, APPRECIATE, CREATE, STATE, WORRIED, STUDIED, CHILDREN, EACH, GIRL MONDAY, 11/24 READING: DAY 1: "WILSON SAT ALONE" 1. SHARING LITERATURE- CHESTER'S WAY ( ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE) 2. PHONICS- INTRODUCE PHONOGRAMS -AT, -ATE 3. SPELLING - REVIEW SPELLING WORDS AND PGS. 23, 24 AND 25 IN SPELLING PRACTICEBOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW NAMING PARTS OF SENTENCES. SEE PG. 88 AND 89 IN LANGUAGE BOOK A SENTENCE HAS A NAMING PART. IT NAMES WHO OR WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. NAMING PARTS CAN NAME TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS. THE WORD AND IS USED TO JOIN THEM. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/25 DAY 2- WILSON SAT ALONE 1. SHARED LITERATURE- POEM: "THE NEW GIRL", "A LOT OF KIDS" 2. PHONICS- REVIEW PHONOGRAMS -AT, -ATE 3. SPELLING- REVIEW SPELLING WORDS 4. INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 NO READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO MASS AND 11:30 DISMISSAL THURSDAY, 11/27 AND FRIDAY, 11/28 NO SCHOOL HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY

4TH GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.24- NOV.28

REMINDERS: 1. COMPLETE HW EACH NIGHT FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS 2. PLEASE CHECK FOLDER, NOTEBOOKS AND PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS FOR NOTES OR TO CHECK WHAT WE ARE DOING IN CLASS. 3. BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 4. THE ADDRESS TO DOWNLOAD THE STATE ELA TEST FROM PREVIOUS YEARS IS http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/home.htm TESTS: 1. SPELLING TEST- TOMORROW ON SPELLING WORDS FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE (KNOW CHALLENGE WORDS ALSO). 2.OPEN BOOK TEST ON RAMONA OR BLACKBERRIES ON DEC. 2. NOTES AND BOOK MAY BE USED. VOCABULARY AND SPELLING ARE FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE MONDAY, 11/24 READING: DAY 4- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY 2. READ HORNED LIZARDS AND HARVESTING ANTS- AN EXPOSITORY NONFICTION TEXT 3. COMPARE THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE (A MODERN FAIRY TALE ) WITH THE NONFICTION TEXT. LOOK AT SIMILARITES AND DIFFERENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW SPELLING AND CHALLENGE WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW. 2. REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES PP. 11,12 IN GRAMMAR & WRITING NOTEBOOK HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 14-25. DO IN READING NOTEBOOK AND UNDERLINE THE SPELLING WORD IN EACH SENTENCE. TUESDAY, 11/25 READING: SPELLING TEST ON THE WORDS FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE. NO LANGUAGE ARTS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 NO READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO MASS AND 11:30 DISMISSAL THURSDAY, 11/27 AND FRIDAY, 11/28 NO SCHOOL HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

4TH GRADE PLANS- NOV.17-NOV.21, 2008

REMINDERS: 1.BOOK TEST- TUES.12/2 OPEN BOOK AND NOTES ALLOWED 2.SPELLING TEST- TUES. 11/25 3.BRING SUPPLIES EACH DAY- NOTEBOOKS, LOOSELEAF, PENS, PENCILS READING: VOCABULARY FOR THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE CORRAL, FRONTIER, RODEO, BARGAIN, FAVOR, LASSOED, OFFENDED, PRAIRIE, RIVERBED, SHRIEKED, SASSY, SUSPICIOUSLY, TWANG SPELLING PRAIRIE, CALORIE, HONEY, VALLEY, MONEY, FINALLY, MOVIE, COUNTRY, EMPTY, CITY, ROOKIE, HOCKEY, COLLIE, BREEZY, JURY, BALCONY, STEADY, ALLEY, TROLLEY, MISTY CHALLENGE WORDS FREQUENCY, PARSLEY, JOURNEY, CHIMNEY, ATTORNEY MONDAY: 11/17 READING: 1. TO REVIEW THE USES OF A DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY P. 25 PRACTICE BOOK 2. TO SEQUENCE EVENTS IN A STORY (COMPREHENSION) P. 28 PRACTICE BOOK 3. TO REVIEW AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN FICTION AND NONFICTION STORIES- TO ENTERTAIN, EXPRESS FEELINGS, TO PERSUADE, AND TO INFORM. P. 33 PRACTICE BOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES- SEE LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK FOR NOTES ON : COMPLETE SUBJECT, COMPLETE PREDICATE, SIMPLE SUBJECT, SIMPLE PREDICATE, VERB, NOUN HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/18 READING: DAY 1- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE- READ ALOUD "GROWING UP IN THE OLD WEST" AND DISCUSS LISTENING COMPREH. 2. COMPREHENSION SKILL- TO DETERMINE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN THE FOX AND THE GRAPES 3. COMPREHENSION STATEGY- TO IDENTIFY THE STORY'S STRUCTURE TO HELP DETERMINE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE STORY STRUCTURE- PROBLEM, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, AND OUTCOME HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1.REVIEW LONG VOWEL SOUND AND WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS FOR THE WEEK 2.REVIEW SUBJECT AND PREDICATE HW: WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH IN READING NOTEBOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/19 READING: 1.BUILD BACKGROUND FOR THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 2.INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY HW:PP. 34,35 IN PRACTICE BOOK. DO IN READING NOTEBOOK. LANGUAGE ARTS: TO PRACTICE SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES PP.9,10 IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY, 11/20 READING: DAY 2- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY- ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE 2. READ THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE TOGETHER PP. 92-99 IN TEXT 3. USE CONTEXT CLUES TO HELP DETERMINE THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS OR PHRASES. 4. A SYNONYM IS A TYPE OF CONTEXT CLUE. SYNONYMS ARE WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME OR SIMILAR. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMNET BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW SPELLING WORDS AND CHALLENGE WORDS HW: WRITE WORDS 1-13 IN A SENTENCE. UNDERLINE THE SPELLING WORD IN EACH SENTENCE.DO IN READING NOTEBOOK. FRIDAY, 11/21 READING: DAY 3: THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY- ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE 2. DISCUSS GUIDED COMPREHENSION AND COMPLETE READER RESPONSE QUESTIONS TOGETHER LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL

4TH GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.10-NOV.14, 2008

REMINDERS: 1. SIGN TESTS HANDED OUT ON WEDS. BY MR. WOODS. PLEASE RETURN BY FRIDAY,11/14. 2. COME PREPARED FOR CLASS EVERYDAY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLETE EVERY HW ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY. HW COUNTS AS A GRADE. 3. YOU SHOULD BE READING A CHAPTER IN EITHER RAMONA AND HER FATHER OR A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES. REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AS YOU READ. THE BOOK TEST WILL BE FRIDAY,12/5. MONDAY,NOV.10,2008 READING 1.COMPREHENSION SELECTION TEST FOR BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE 2.REVIEW VOCABULARY ON WORD WALL 3.DISCUSS USING A DICTIONARY/GLOSSARY LANGUAGE ARTS 1.AIM HIGHER: READ SELECTION AND ANSWER THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS HW: AIM HIGHER- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON P. 68 ON LL. INCLUDE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER TUESDAY,NOV.11,2008 NO CLASSES- VETERANS DAY WEDNESDAY, NOV.12,2008 READING GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY- DAY 5 1.TO PRACTICE FINDING THE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN A SHORT ARTICLE. 2.TO REVIEW THE CONCEPT OF SEQUENCING IN A NONFICICTION ARTICLE (SEQUENCE IS THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS HAPPEN. DATES, TIMES, AND CLUE WORDS SUCH AS FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AND LAST CAN HELP TO UNDERSTAND THE ORDER OF EVENTS). 3.PRACTICE BOOK PGS.25,26 4.COMPREHENSION TEST ON LEWIS, CLARK AND ME. HW.PRACTICE BOOK P.26 QUESTIONS 1-5 ON LL. INCLUDE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER. LANGUAGE ARTS 1. REVIEW SUBJECTS P. 9 IN GRAMMAR WB. SUBJECT-THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT TELLS WHOM OR WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. ALL THE WORDS IN THE SUBJECT ARE CALLED THE COMPLETE SUBJECT.. THE SIMPLE SUBJECT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE COMPLETE SUBJECT. IT IS THE NOUN OR PRONOUN OF WHICH THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. THE SIMPLE SUBJECT CAN BE MORE THAN ONE WORD,AS IN UNITED STATES. THURSDAY,NOV.13,2008 READING 1. REVIEW SEQUENCING IN A NONFICTION ARTICLE P. 27,28 IN PRACTICE BOOK 2. DISCUSS ELECTRONIC MEDIA- COMPUTER AND NON-COMPUTER PGS.29,30 IN PRACTICE BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS 1. REVIEW PREDICATES P.9 GRAMMAR WORKBOOK PREDICATE- THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT TELLS WHAT THE SUBJECT IS OR DOES. ALL THE WORDS IN THE PREDICATE ARE CALLED THE COMPLETE PREDICATE. THE SIMPLE PREDICATE, OR VERB, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE COMPLETE PREDICATE. A SIMPLE PREDICATE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE WORD, AS IN IS RUNNING. HW:GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 10 1-12 IN LA NB. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!!!!! FRIDAY,NOV.14,2008 READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS 1.END OF SELECTION TEST FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY. 2.REVIEW LA HW P. 10 3.COMPLETE PG. 11 IN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

4TH GRADE PLANS NOV.3-NOV.7,2008

REMINDERS: 1.BRING MATERIALS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY 2.COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS TESTS: 1.LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ON THURSDAY, NOV.6 2.SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY, NOV.7 VOCABULARY FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: COAST, LUSH, ROUTE, AMAZED, BEWILDERED, HOMELAND, LONGED, SCULPTURES, STILL, TOWERING, SEACOAST, STEAMSHIP SPELLING FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: 1.SWEET, 2.EACH 3.THREE 4.LEAST 5.FREEDOM 6.BELOW 7.THROAT 8.FLOAT 9.FOAM 10.FLOWN 11.GREET 12. SEASON 13.CROAK 14.SHALLOW 15.EAGLE 16.INDEED 17.RAINBOW 18.GROWN 19.SEAWEED 20.HOLLOW CHALLENGE WORDS: HALLOWEEN, SPEEDOMETER, UNDERNEATH, SEACOAST, COCOA READING: MONDAY,NOV.3,2008 DAY 1- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.QUESTION OF THE WEEK- ORAL LANGUAGE 2.USE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 3.INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 DAY 2- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.TO USE THE DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY 2.READ AND DISCUSS GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 3.USING SEQUENCING TO SUMMARIZE THE STORY HW:WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH WEDNESDAY,NOV.5,2008 DAY 3- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.REVIEW AND WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS- USING LONG /E/ AND /O/ 3.DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY- AUTHOR'S PURPOSE HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-13 THURSDAY,NOV.6,2008 DAY 4- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.READ "A LOOK AT TWO LANDS," PGS. 84-87 HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 14-25 FRIDAY,NOV.7,2008 SPELLING TEST LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, NOV.3,2008 PRACTICE WRITING A TOPIC SENTENCE AND 5 SUPPORTING DETAILS FOR A PARAGRAPH HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 REVIEW IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, NOV.5,2008 REVIEW TYPES OF SENTENCES- DECLARATIVE(STATEMENT,TELLING), INTERROGATIVE(ASKING,QUESTION), IMPERATIVE(COMMAND OR REQUEST), EXCLAMATORY(EXCLAMATION) HW:STUDY FOR EXAM TOMORROW THURSDAY, NOV.6,2008 LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM FRIDAY, NOV.7,2008 NO CLASS DUE TO FACULTY MEETING

4TH GRADE PLANS FOR OCT.27- OCT.31 2008

REMINDERS: 1.PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY. 2.DO HW EVERY NIGHT. HW COUNTS AS A GRADE. TESTS: BOOK TEST:THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE- THURS.10/30 VOCABULARY: REVIEW VOCABULARY FROM LEWIS AND CLARK READING: MONDAY,OCTOBER 27,2008 LEWIS AND CLARK:DAY 4 (CONT) 1.READ SHORT STORY OF "THEY TRAVELED WITH LEWIS AND CLARK," PGS.62-65 2.DISCUSS AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 3.NARRATIVE ELEMENTS- NARRATIVE NONFICTION HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY,OCTOBER 28,2008 LEWIS AND CLARK: DAY 5 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY 2.REVIEW WORD STRUCTURE 3.ANALYZING AN ILLUSTRATION (ORAL) HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,2008 DO PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY,OCTOBER 30,2008 OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE FRIDAY,OCTOBER 31, 2008 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,OCT.27,2008 REVIEW IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, OCT.28,2008 DEVELOPING IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES MAKE UP 2 OF EACH TYPE OF SENTENCES HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY,OCT.29,2008 APPLY IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES IN WRITING HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY,OCTOBER 30,2008 CUMULATIVE REVIEW FRIDAY,OCT.31,2008 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

3RD GRADE PLANS -NOV.3-NOV.7 2008

REMINDERS: 1. BRING CANNED FOOD FOR THE POOR. 2. 11:30 DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY, 11/7 DUE TO A FACULTY MEETING TESTS: 1. LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS ON TYPES OF SENTENCES. STUDY PAGES 79-87 IN LANGUAGE ARTS HANDBOOK 2. SPELLING TEST ON WORDS FROM ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM VOCABULARY WORDS FOR ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM: AIMED, PRETENDED, FAMILIAR, CAPTAIN, MONITOR, PROFESSIONAL SPELLING WORDS FOR ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM: 1. TIGHT 2. WHILE 3. SHOW 4. STONE 5. BRIGHT 6. WHOLE 7. WINDOW 8. TIME 9. FOLLOW 10. CLOSE 11. FLIGHT 12. TIDE 13. GROW 14. BROKE 15. BELOW CHALLENGE WORDS: BASKETBALL, COACH, DRIBBLE, FORWARD,GUARD READING: MONDAY,NOVEMBER 3,2008  ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM:(CONTD) 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.READ STORY AND DISCUSS COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 3.REVIEW NARRATIVE ELEMENTS- DISCUSS CHARACTERS AND TELL HOW THEY COULD BE REAL AND WHY THEY CANNOT BE REAL HW- WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 4,2008 GYM CLASS HW- WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 1-10 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 5,2008  ALLIE'S... 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY 2. USING A DICTIONARY 3. COMPREHENSION- NARRATIVE ELEMENTS HW- WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 11-20 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6,2008 1. COMPREHENSION TEST- FOR NATE THE GREAT HW-STUDY SPELLING WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 SPELLING TEST LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,11/3/08 REVIEW COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/4/08 REVIEW TYPES OF SENTENCES COMPLETE PG. 85 1-10 IN NOTEBOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/5/08 COMPLETE CUMULATIVE REVIEW PG.1-10 IN LA NOTEBOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY, 11/6/08 LANGUAGE ARTS TEST FRIDAY, 11/7/08 NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL

3RD GRADE PLANS- OCTOBER 27- OCTOBER 31 2008

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR NATE THE GREAT detective, specific, positive, case, returned, definitely, assistant REMINDERS 1. Halloween Party- Oct. 31. The children may wear their costumes to school. They should still bring their bookbags, as there may be classes in the morning. I am asking that each child bring in something to share with the class. I will tell them on Tuesday what they can bring. Dismissal is at 2:30 on Halloween. 2. Book Test - Thursday, Oct. 30 on Babe. The children may make notes and use them during the test. 3. Please make sure that your child is prepared for school each day. Some children are coming to school with no pencils, looseleaf, notebooks, etc. Check the bookbag, folder, purple assignment book, and notebooks each day so you have a good idea what is going on with your school during the school day. READING MONDAY,OCT.27- DAY 4 1. Review decoding skills 2. Discuss narrative elements- characters, setting, plot 3. Re-read story for fluency TUESDAY,OCT.28- DAY 5 1. Listening to a personal narrative 2. Decoding long words 3. Review word walls WEDNESDAY,OCT.29- DAY 1: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM 1. Literature Read-Aloud 2. Review new vocabulary 3. Comprehension- summarizing THURSDAY,OCT.30- DAY 2: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM 1. Decoding- syllabication 2. Comprehension- narrative elements 3. Review new vocabulary FRIDAY, OCT.31- HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, OCT.27 To review commands and exclamations HW- see purple assignment book TUESDAY, OCT.28 To review types of sentences HW-see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 To review punctuation and capitalization errors HW- see purple assignment book THURSDAY, OCT.30 To review types of sentences HW- see purple assignment book FRIDAY, OCT.31 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

2nd Grade Plans for Nov.3- Nov.7, 2008

REMINDERS: 1.Bring school supplies each day 2.Check folders, notebooks, and purple assignment book each night 3.NEW SPELLING PRACTICE BOOK WILL BE HANDED OUT. TESTS: THURSDAY 11/6- GRAMMAR TEST ON TYPES OF SENTENCES- STUDY PGS.79-87 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK FRIDAY 11/7- SPELLING TEST- WORDS ARE IN THE READING NB AND ON PG. 19 IN SPELLING BOOK READING NEW VOCABULARY FOR DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD alone, cheer, fine, meadow, reason, spoiled HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS alone, home, right, river, think SPELLING WORDS: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1.cried, 2.hurried, 3.replied, 4.fried, 5.tried, 6.worried, 7.carried, 8.copied, 9.married, 10.studied, 11.remarked, 12.finished, 13.alone, 14.river, 15.think MONDAY,11/3- DAY 1-DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 2nd Grade split up: 1. Phonics pgs. 14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 2. Reading Practice Book pgs. 17-21 HW- Finish classwork at home TUESDAY,11/4- DAY 1: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. Shared Literature- read and discuss the poem "Friends" 2. Phonics- inflection /-ed/ (y to i) 3. Introduce new vocabulary words 4. Review spelling words HW- Write spelling words 3x each WEDNESDAY,11/5- Comprehension Test on the Mixed Up Chameleon HW- See purple assignment book THURSDAY,11/6- DAY 2 :DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1.Review vocabulary words 2.Read Days With Frog and Toad- discuss comprehension questions at the end of the story 3.Focus Skill- Compare and contrast characters and settings presented by different authors 4.Focus Strategy- creating mental images while reading a story (making pictures in the mind)to make sense of things while reading. HW- study for Spelling Test tomorrow- SEE PURPLE HW BOOK FRIDAY,11/7 Spelling Test read and discuss the poem "Sometimes" LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,11/3 No class because of the 2nd grade being split up

TUESDAY,11/4

Write the five parts of a friendly letter.

Write a model of a friendly letter.

HW: see purple assignment book

WEDNESDAY, 11/5

Weekly fix it. Correct sentences that have spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors.

HW- Study for LA Test

THURSDAY, 11/6

Language Arts Test

FRIDAY, 11/7

No class due to faculty meeting.

2nd Grade Plans for Oct.27-Oct.31,2008

Reading Monday, Oct.27,2008 Day 4- Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Listening Comprehension- A Book of Friends Phonics- review the ending /-ed/ Review Narrative Elements(Setting) HW- PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 1,2,3 Tuesday, Oct.28,2008 Day 5- Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Sharing Literature- Compare Otis to Henry and Mudge Vocabulary- review all word wall words Review High Frequency Words- about, ball, fall, few, same Reread the story for fluency and meaning HW- PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 4,5 Wednesday, Oct.29,2008 Review phonograms -ame, -ake Review synonyms- words that mean the same Review all vocabulary HW.- PRACTICE BOOK PGS.6,7,8 STORY MAP DUE TOMORROW Thursday, Oct.30,2008 Portfolio assignment- Story Map for Henry and Mudge HW.-PRACTICE BOOK PGS.9,10,11 Friday, Oct.31,2008 Halloween Activities Language Arts Monday, Oct.27,2008 Brainstorming ideas for writing a paragraph Review paragraph form Tuesday, Oct.28,2008 Review Commands and Exclamations Review capitalization rules Wednesday, Oct.29,2008 Write a paragraph about something special that you have lost(portfolio assignment) Thursday, Oct.30,2008 Draw word web on topic for a paragraph Make six sentences on ideas from the word web Friday- Halloween Activities