REMINDERS:
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. Homework will not be accepted late. If the children are absent, they should get their notes and HW assignments from a friend or myself and complete them within 2 days of their return to school. Anything not handed in will be given a grade of 0 in the SIS system.
3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Children do not have pens, pencils, or looseleaf for class. Being organized, prepared, and responsible is all part of good conduct.
4. The children were given the book Stuart Little to read this week. The notes will be started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes on their own. The Book Test will be Thursday, 2/25.
5. The children must hand in their business letter by Friday, 2/5.
TESTS:
Spelling Test- Friday, 2/12
Vocabulary Test- Friday, 2/5
Book Test- Thursday, 2/25
VOCABULARY: definitions can be found in the Vocabulary NB (Test Friday, 2/5)
- after- behind; later
- blade- the cutting part of a tool, knife
- congratulate- to wish joy on another’s good fortune
- discomfort- the lack of comfort; uneasiness; pain
- escalator- a moving stairway on an endless belt
2. Reading Vocabulary Words from SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT: (definitions will be written in the Reading NB)
capital, capitol, clerks, Constitution, howling, humble, politics, responsibility, solemnity, vain, execute, oath, priority
SPELLING- Words with ear, ir, our, ur (So You Want to Be President)
return, courage, surface, purpose, first, turkey, heard, early, turtle, birthday, journal, courtesy, nourish, purse, furniture, search, curtain, burrow, hamburger, survey
Challenge Words:
turquoise, absurd, furthermore, flourish, nourishment
LANGUAGE ARTS: Second Semester Work
Composition:
The children will be working on writing formal letters (Chapter 2 in Voyages) and writing descriptive paragraphs (Chapter 3 in Voyages).
Grammar and Mechanics:
Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).
Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.
Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.
eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.
Singular noun: names one person (boy), place (school), or thing (ball).
Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.
Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.
eg. boy- boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays
Irregular plural noun- The plurals of some nouns are not formed by adding –s or –es to the singular noun. These are irregular plural nouns. These should be memorized because they do not follow any rules.
eg. ox- oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, wolf-wolves, wife-wives, leaf-leaves, wife-wives.
Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms:
Singular Possessive Nouns- A possessive noun shows possession or ownership. A singular possessive noun shows that one person or thing owns something. To form the singular possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter s (-‘s) to a singular noun.
eg. Maria’s bookbag is heavy. (Maria’s bookbag means the bookbag belongs to Maria)
The car’s tire was flat. (Car’s tire means that the tire belongs to the car)
Plural Possessive Nouns- A plural possessive shows that more than one person or thing owns something. To form the plural possessive of regular nouns, add an apostrophe (‘) after the –s of the plural form. Remember to form the plural of a regular noun before adding the apostrophe.
eg. boy (singular), boys (plural), boy’s (singular possessive), boys’ (plural possessive)
baby (singular), babies (plural), baby’s (singular possessive), babies’ (plural possessive).
man (singular), men (plural), man’s (singular possessive), men’s (plural possessive)
ox (singular), oxen (plural), ox’s (singular possessive), oxen’s (plural possessive)
HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: Reading- Practice Book p. 93 on looseleaf. Write everything out, but do not draw the boxes. Remember a full heading, pg. #, and name of book.
TUESDAY: Spelling- Word Study Book pg. 1-20 on looseleaf ans. only. Remember the business letter is due Friday. See the Voyages Book –Chapter 2 if you need help.
WEDNESDAY: Language Arts- Voyages Book p. 349 Ex.1 1-6. Write everything out in the Language Arts NB. Business Letter due Friday.
THURSDAY: 1. Language Arts- Voyages p.355 Exercise 2 1-10.Rewrite the sentences and underline the simple subject (only the noun in the complete subject). Do on looseleaf.
2. Study for the Vocabulary Test tomorrow (words and definitions can be found in the Vocabulary NBs.
3. Business Letter due tomorrow.
FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend. You can read any book or the book that was assigned to read (Stuart Little).
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:
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