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 switched books, so some children have The Ugly Duckling and the others now have Sam Bangs and Moonshine. There will be a test given on the books on Friday, 11/13. I will let you know the date. The notes will be started in the back of the reading notebook. The children should write the different settings in the story, the characters, and the plot. They will be allowed to use the notes on the test like they did in 2nd grade.
5. We will be collecting canned food for the poor through Thanksgiving. Please send in as many cans as possible.
6. Tuesday, 11/10 is Report Card Day. Report Cards will be distributed by Mr. Woods and Fr. Antonio at 9:00 in the lunchroom. Honor Awards will also be given out. If your child does not receive a Report Card and it is not due to owing tuition, there will be Parent /Teacher conferences between 3:00 and 7:00 in the lunchroom. The school will close promptly at 7:00 PM. Dismissal on 11/10 will be at 12:00.
7. There is no school on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in honor of Veteran’s Day.
TESTS:
1. Vocabulary Test on the new 15 words- Friday, 11/13. See vocabulary notebook for new words.
2. Book Test on the Ugly Duckling or Sam Bangs and Moonshine Friday, 11/13.
3. Spelling Test on the words from the Olympic Games- Friday, 11/13
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 Monday, 11/16.
VOCABULARY:
1. errands- short trips to do something
2. steady- firmly fixed; not swaying
3. wobbled- move from side to side in an unsteady or shaky way.
4. hatch- to come from an egg.
5. error- something that is done wrong; a mistake.
2. Reading Vocabulary Words from The Olympic Games: Where Heroes Are Made
ancient, host, stadium, compete, earned, record, ceremonies, medals
Check the Reading NB for these words and their definitions.
SPELLING: Test Friday 11/13 (Consonant Blends with /st/ and /str/)
least, fast, just, burst, strip, stick, strike, artist, almost, student, strong, start, blast, straw, street
Challenge Words:
events, competition, stroke, teammate, distance
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-
· SStarts with a capital letter.
· EEnds with an end mark.
· TTells a complete thought. It names someone or something and tells what the person or thing is or does.
· TThe 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.
HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: Spelling- write spelling words 5x each in the Reading NB
TUESDAY: Reading-write a sentence for spelling words 1-20 in the Reading NB.
WEDNESDAY: none
THURSDAY: Language Arts- Voyages Book- pg. 331 Exercise 1 #s 1-3-5 and Exercise 2 #s 2-4-6.
Study for spelling test, vocabulary test, and book 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! Work on the Language Arts Project (LA notebook for details).
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_57dmt6zvdg
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_56cxprs89t
