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 received the 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. It is a little longer, but they are capable of reading it.
5. We will be collecting canned food for the poor through Wednesday. Please send in as many cans as possible. Thank you for your continued generosity.
6. Dismissal on Wednesday, 11/25 will be at 2:30.
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. Thank you to the parents that have already donated.
8. On Wednesday, 11/25 our class will be hosting the Thanksgiving Mass. The children will be doing the readings, songs, and taking up the gifts. It starts at 9:00. All parents are welcome to attend. Please make sure that your child is in full uniform and if your child is doing a reading please practice it with him/her. Some children are reading very quickly and cannot be understood.
TESTS:
1. Spelling Test 11/24
VOCABULARY: None this week
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 Friday 12/4 (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: Spelling- write a sentence for spelling words 11-20 in the Reading NB. Finish sentences 1-10 if you did not finish in class. Study for Spelling Test.
TUESDAY: Phonics book pgs.
WEDNESDAY: none
THURSDAY: none
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!!!!
HAVE A HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:
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