REMINDERS:
1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have still not covered any of their books.
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, look through your child’s Reading and Language Arts NBs to see how they are doing on their classwork and homework.
3. Gym on Mondays. Wear gym shirt, gym pants, and sneakers.
4. The children will be receiving a new book, Babe to read . Please make sure they read a little every day and on the weekend. They should also be taking notes. The notes will be started in back of the Reading NB and the children should add to them.
5. We will be collecting canned food for the poor through Thanksgiving. Please send in as many cans as possible.
6. Dismissal on Friday 11/20 will be at 12:00 due to a Faculty Conference.
7. Fr. Antonio has asked that the school children donate gloves for the poor for Christmas. So if you would like to buy a pair of gloves or donate $2.00 to purchase gloves, Fr. Antonio would be most grateful.
TESTS:
1. Vocabulary Test on the new 15 words- Friday, 11/20. See vocabulary notebook for new words.
2. Language Arts Test- changes to Monday 11/23 on Sentences, Subjects and Predicates (see below under Language Arts). Study Voyages Textbook pgs. 314-325
3. Spelling Test- Tues. 11/24 on the words from Turtle Bay
PROJECT- LANGUAGE ARTS
Write a report on Thanksgiving Day. You are to follow the outline in the Language Arts NB. The report should be at least two paragraphs long. You may include pictures if you would like. This will be due on Tuesday, 11/17.
VOCABULARY:
1. shivered- shook, trembled
2. shocked- surprised or horrified
3. gardener- a person who works in or takes care of a garden.
4. realize- to understand clearly.
5. enormous- very large, huge
2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Turtle Bay:
message, litter, trained, patiently, wise, eager
Check the Reading NB for these words and their definitions.
SPELLING: Test Tues. 11/24 (Words with kn, wr, gh, and ph)
known, written, laugh, sphere, wreck, writer, wrong, wrap, wrench, knocked, knot, wring, enough, rough, wrinkle
Challenge Words:
tortoise, dolphin, sea horse, whale, coral
LANGUAGE ARTS-We are reviewing the following skills:
Voyages Textbook- pgs. 314-325
- Types of Sentences
Statement- You are very helpful.
Question- Where is your homework?
Command- Put your pencil down.
Exclamation- Wow, you are a great reader!
A sentence-
· Starts with a capital letter.
· Ends with an end mark.
· Tells a complete thought. It names someone or something and tells what the person or thing is or does.
· The words are in an order that makes sense.
. A sentence has two parts: the subject (naming part) and the predicate (telling part).
B.Subjects and Predicates
A complete subject tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the simple subject and all the words that describe it.
A complete predicate tells what a subject is or does. It is the simple predicate and any words that describe it.
eg. Solei's house is near the park. (Solei's house is the subject)
The cat hid under the car. (hid under the car is the predicate)
A simple subject names the person, place, thing, or animal that is talked about in the sentence. The simple subject is usually a noun.
A simple predicate is a verb, which is the word or words that express an action or state of being.
eg. The excited students cheered loudly.
students is the simple subject.
The excited students is the complete subject.
cheered is the simple predicate.
cheered loudly is the complete predicate.
A compound subject is two or more subjects that share a predicate. The two subjects are joined by the words and or or.
eg. Tammy and Lucy played in the yard.
Tammy and Lucy is the compound subject.
A compound predicate is two or more predicates that share a subject. The two predicates are joined by and, but, or or.
eg. My baby kitten sits on the window and purrs softly.
Sits on the window and purrs softly is the compound predicate.
Compound Sentences- use and or but to join two complete sentences into a compound sentence. Use a comma (,) before and or but when it joins sentences.
HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: Reading Practice Book pgs.24, 26 . Remember that Language Arts Project is due tomorrow.
TUESDAY: Spelling- write each spelling word 5x each
WEDNESDAY- Language Arts Handbook pg. 94 #s 1,3,5,7,9 in Lang. Arts NB. Study for Language Arts Test.
THURSDAY: Language Arts- Voyages Book- pg. 333 Exercise 2 #s 1-6 in Language Arts NB. Study for the vocabulary test.
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! Read your book and make notes!!!! Study for the Spelling and Lang. Arts Tests.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:
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