REMINDERS:
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1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have not covered any and there are no extra copies if they rip.
2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note.
3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day.
4. Language Arts Essay: write 3 paragraphs (18 sentences) on Halloween. Remember to stay to the topic. This should be done on looseleaf. You should also include a drawing to illustrate something in your essay. This is due Weds 10/28.
TESTS:
1. Vocabulary Test on new words Friday, 10/30.
2. Spelling Test Thursday, 10/29.
3. Language Arts Test- on types of sentences. Weds. 10/28
4. Reading Test on the words from Because of Winn Dixie, Lewis and Clark, and Me, Grandfather’s Journey, The Horned Toad Prince and Letters from Yosemite. All of the words and their definitions can be found in the Reading NB. Thurs. 10/29
5. Book Test- Encyclopedia Brown- Boy Detective- Tues. 10/27
VOCABULARY:
1. Study the words for the week. Test on Friday. Check Vocabulary NB.
1. oozing- flowing, pouring out from
2. shrieked- made a loud, sharp sound
3. positive- without doubt; sure
4. friendless- without friends
5. grand- excellent; very good
2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Letters from Yosemite:
earthquake, eruptions, volcano, glacier, impressive, naturalist, preserve, slopes, species, wilderness, altitudes, formations, reservoir. Check the Reading NB for these words.
SPELLING: Words with Long E
1. prairie 2. calorie 3. honey 4. valley 5. money 6. finally 7. movie 8. country 9. empty 10. city 11. rookie 12. hockey 13. collie 14. breezy 15. jury 16. balcony 17. steady 18. alley 19. trolley 20. misty
Challenge Words:
21. frequency, 22. parsley, 23. journey, 24. chimney, 25. attorney
LANGUAGE ARTS: We will be working on the following- Voyages Textbook pgs. 314-323
Sentences: Declarative- (statement) I went to the store.
Interrogative- (question) Can you read quickly?
Imperative- (commands or requests) Put the book down.
Exclamatory- (exclamations) It is freezing in here!
Subjects and Predicates – complete and simple subjects and complete
and simple predicate.
Personal Narratives: The children will be working on Chapter 1 in the Voyages Textbook- Personal Narratives (pgs. 6-43)
HOMEWORK:
Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: Write each spelling word 5x each in the Reading NB. Book Test tomorrow (bring book and notes).
TUESDAY: Write a sentence for Spelling Words 1-13 in Reading NB. Remember to complete the Language Arts Essay, and study for the Language Arts Test.
WEDNESDAY: Write a sentence for spelling words 14-25 in the Reading NB. Study for the Spelling and Reading Test tomorrow.
THURSDAY: Study the 15 new vocabulary words in the Vocabulary NB for test tomorrow.
FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend. You can read any book or the book that was given to you. JUST READ!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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