2ND GRADE- PLANS FOR DEC. 8TH- DEC.12TH ,2008

REMINDERS: 1.BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. REMEMBER TO BRING IN AT LEAST 5 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ENVELOPES TO WRITE IN CLASS TO TEACHERS AND FRIENDS. 3. SIGN AND RETURN ALL TESTS THAT ARE RETURNED BY MR. WOODS ON TUESDAY, DEC.9 4. STORY MAPS FOR ALICE IN WONDERLAND OR TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO ARE DUE FRIDAY 12/12. EACH CHILD SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A STORY MAP FOR EACH BOOK BY 12/12. IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT, PLEASE HAVE HE/SHE COMPLETE IT AND GIVE TO ME ON MONDAY. 5. WEDNESDAY, 12/17 "WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO ME" IS DUE. IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 6 SENTENCES (CAN BE MORE) LONG. IT CAN INCLUDE PICTURES. TESTS: LANGUAGE ARTS TEST- WEDS. 12/10 MONDAY, 12/8 READING: NO CLASS DUE TO 9:00 MASS FOR THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO WORK ON TITLE II D PROJECT (E-BOOK ON HONEYBEES). 1. THE STUDENTS WILL INTERVIEW A BEEKEEPER. 2. THE STUDENTS WILL DRAW PICTURES OF HONEYBEES AND LOOK FOR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THEIR GROUP . HW: WRITE A SENTENCE OR TWO DISCUSSING OR DESCRIBING SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TOPIC (EG. IF YOU ARE IN THE GROUP DOING HIVES, WRITE ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ABOUT HIVES). YOU CAN GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM THE INTERVIEW WITH THE BEEKEEPER, BOOKS/MAGAZINES OR FROM THE INTERNET. TUESDAY, 12/9 READING: AIM: TO REVIEW PAGES IN THE READING PRACTICE BOOK 1. REVIEW PGS. 12-24 THAT THE STUDENTS HAD ALREADY COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY IN THE READING PRACTICE BOOK. HW: COMPLETE STORY MAP LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO REVIEW NAMING AND TELLING PARTS OF SENTENCES FOR TEST TOMORROW 1. REVIEW PGS. 88-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK HW: STUDY PGS. 79-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK WEDNESDAY, 12/10 READING: AIM: COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER AN PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT ON WILSON SAT ALONE. 1. COMPLETE A WORD WEB COMPARING WILSON'S CHARACTER AND SARA'S CHARACTERS. 2. USE THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO WRITE HOW THE TWO CHILDREN ARE THE SAME AND HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT. HW: WORK ON CHRISTMAS STORY LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO COMPLETE A LANGUAGE ARTS TESTON TYPES OF SENTENCES AND PARTS OF SENTENCES. HW: REWRITE SENTENCES FOR HONEYBEE PROJECT IF I MADE ANY CORRECTIONS IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK. THURSDAY, 12/11 READING: TO WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ADDRESS ENVELOPES TO MAIL TO TEACHERS AND FRIENDS AT OLQM. 1. MAKE A LIST OF PEOPLE TO WRITE CARDS TO. 2. WRITE A CARD FOR EACH PERSON ON THE LIST. COPY THE MODEL FROM THE LANGUAGE ARTS NB OR FROM THE BLACKBOARD. 3. ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE CORRECTLY. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THE PERSON'S NAME AND RM NUMBER SO YOUR LETTER CAN BE DELIVERED. HW: BRING CHRISTMAS CARDS TOMORROW AND COMPLETE STORYMAP THAT IS DUE TOMORROW. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO RECORD AND COMPLETE THE E-BOOK FOR THE HONEYBEE PROJECT. 1. EACH GROUP WILL READ AND RECORD THEIR SENTENCES FOR THE HONEYBEE PROJECT. 2. EACH GROUP WILL PICK A PICTURE FOR THEIR CHAPTER. 3. THE CLASS WILL DEVELOP A GLOSSARY FOR THE E-BOOK 4. THE CLASS WILL WRITE A SHORT DESCRIPTION ENTITLED "ABOUT THE AUTHOR". FRIDAY, 12/12 READING: AIM: TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY ON WILSON SAT ALONE HW: WORK ON CHRISTMAS ESSAY- DUE WEDS. 12/17 LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL
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4TH GRADE PLANS FOR DEC. 8TH- DEC. 12TH, 2008

REMINDERS: 1. BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. ESSAY DUE ON "WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO ME" 3 PARAGRAPHS (18 SENTENCES MINIMUM) ON WEDNESDAY, 12/17. 3. BRING CHRISTMAS CARDS TO SCHOOL TO WRITE TO FRIENDS AND TEACHERS 4. SIGN ALL TESTS RETURNED BY MR. WOODS ON TUESDAY 12/9 AND RETURN BY THURSDAY 12/11. 5. THE SITE FOR THE ELA PRACTICE EXAMS IS POSTED ON LAST WEEK'S BLOG TESTS: 1. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST WEDS. 12/10- STUDY PAGES 1-16 2. BOOK TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, 1/9/09 VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WORDS ARE THE SAME AS LAST WEEK! MONDAY, 12/8 READING: AIM: TO USE WORD STRUCTURE TO DETERMINE WORD MEANING 1. REVIEW THE SUFFIXES -IST AND -IVE. 2. READ THE LETTER FROM DENALI AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE SUFFIXES 3. THE SUFFIX -IST COULD MEAN " ONE WHO IS AN EXPERT IN" EG. NATURALIST COULD BE AN EXPERT IN NATURE. 4. THE SUFFIX - IVE CAN MAKE A WORD MEAN "TENDING OR INCLINED TO, " AS IN ACTIVE- WHICH MEANS "TENDING TO ACT." HW: READ NEW BOOK (RAMONA OR BLACKBERRIES) LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO WRITE A MODEL OF A CHRISTMAS CARD 1. THE CHILDREN WILL COPY A MODEL OF A CHRISTMAS CARD IN THEIR LANG. ARTS NB. 2. THE CHILDREN WILL COPY A MODEL OF AN ADDRESSED ENVELOPE FOR A PEOPLE WITHIN THE OLQM BUILDING HW: BRING IN AT LEAST 5 CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES TO BE WRITTEN IN CLASS. TUESDAY, 12/9 READING: AIM: TO REVIEW THE CLASSWORK FROM LAST WEEK WHEN CLASS WAS SPLIT UP. 1. REVIEW PRACTICE BOOK PAGES 2. REVIEW GRAMMAR BOOK PAGES LANG. ARTS: AIM: TO REVIEW FOR THE LANGUAGE ARTS TEST TOMORROW. 1. TYPES OF SENTENCES 2. CORRECT PUNCTUATION 3. CORRECT CAPITALIZATION 4. SUBJECTS/PREDICATES 5. COMPOUND SUBJECTS / PREDICATES 6. SIMPLE SUBJECTS/PREDICATES 7. COMPOUND SENTENCES JOINED BY "AND"," BUT" OR "OR" 8. CORRECT COMMA USE IN COMPOUND SENTENCES HW: REVIEW FOR TEST, READ BOOK, BRING IN CHRISTMAS CARDS WEDNESDAY, 12/10 NO READING CLASS DUE TO MASS AND CONFESSION LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO TAKE THE LANGUAGE ARTS TEST HW: READ BOOK AND WORK ON THE ESSAY DUE 12/17 THURSDAY, 12/11 READING: AIM: TO WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO PEOPLE ON OUR LIST 1. THE CHILDREN WILL WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO MR. WOODS, FR. ALMONTE, MR. BADIA, MS. SAVILLE, AND ALBA. 2. THE CHILDREN MAY WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND NOTES TO ANY FRIENDS THAT ATTEND OLQM. 3. THE LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN THE CLASS MAILBOX AND DELIVERED NEXT WEEK LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM- 1. CONTINUE TO WRITE AND ADDRESS CHRISTMAS CARDS. 2. TO INTRODUCE COMPLEX SENTENCES USING INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT CLAUSES- PG. 17 IN GRAMMAR BOOK. HW: READ BOOK AND WRITE ESSAY FOR NEXT WEEK. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE A DRAFT FIRST SO IT CAN BE EDITED! FRIDAY, 12/12 READING: AIM: TO WRITE VOCABULARY WORDS AND DEFINITIONS IN NOTEBOOK HW: READ BOOK, FINISH CHRISTMAS ESSAY AND WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL
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3RD GRADE: PLANS FOR DEC. 1- DEC. 5, 2008

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PLANS FOR 2ND GRADE- DEC. 1- DEC. 5, 2008

REMINDERS: 1. WEDS. 12/3- STORY MAPS ARE DUE. 2. WEDS. 12/3- NEW BOOKS AND STORY MAPS WILL BE GIVEN OUT . THIS STORY MAP WILL BE DUE FRI. 12/12 3. FRI. 12/5- SPELLING TEST- WORDS ON PG. 22 IN SPELLING BOOK. 4. TUES. 12/9- SIGN TESTS GIVEN OUT BY MR. WOODS IN CLASS TODAY. PLEASE RETURN TOMORROW, WEDS. 12/10 5. WEDS. 12/10- LANGUAGE ARTS TEST- STUDY PAGES 79-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. 6.TUES. 12/16 ONE PARAGRAPH OR MORE IS DUE TITLED " WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO ME". THIS IS TO BE DONE ON LOOSELEAF AND MAY INCLUDE DRAWINGS. 7. WEDS. 12/17- BRING AT LEAST 5 BLANK CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ENVELOPES TO CLASS TO WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO FRIENDS AND TEACHERS. WE WILL DO THIS ACTIVITY IN SCHOOL AS A CLASS ACTIVITY. TESTS: 1. SPELLING TEST- FRIDAY 12/5 WORDS ARE IN SPELLING BOOK P.22 2. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST- WEDS. 12/10 STUDY PAGES 79-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK VOCABULARY AND SPELLING ARE THE SAME AS LAST WEEK FROM WILSON SAT ALONE MONDAY, DEC. 1 READING: AIM: TO BUILD BACKGROUND FOR THE VOCABULARY IN WILSON SAT ALONE 1. MAKE A CONCEPT WEB FOR THINGS WE LIKE TO DO WITH FRIENDS. 2.DISCUSS WHAT THE WORD LONELY MEANS AND HOW IT IS DIFFERENT FROM JUST BEING ALONE. 3. REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND SPELLING WORDS HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO DISCUSS POEMS 1. LOOK AT SOME POEMS THAT HAVE RHYTHM OR BEAT. 2. LOOK AT POEMS THAT DO NOT RHYME. 3. READ PGS. IN 62,63 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK TUESDAY, DEC. 2 READING: AIM: REVIEW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FICTIONAL STORY AND A NONFICTIONAL STORY. 1. SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF S FICTION AL STORY LIKE ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2. LOOK AT A NONFICTION BOOK LIKE THE SOLAR SYSTEM 3. LIST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BOOKS 4. DISCUSS THE MEANING OF AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION AND A CLOSED ENDED QUESTION. HW: STORY MAPS ARE DUE TOMORROW. PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN THE BOOK. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE CLASS E-BOOK ABOUT HONEYBEES FOR THE TITLE II D GRANT. 1. DISCUSS POSSIBLE TITLES FOR THE BOOK 2. DISCUSS THE PARTS OF A BOOK- COVER, TABLE OF CONTENTS, CHAPTERS, GLOSSARY, AND ABOUT THE AUTHOR. WEDS, DEC. 3 READING: AIM: TO READ AND DISCUSS WILSON SAT ALONE 1. REVIEW VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WORDS 2. READ THE STORY AS A GROUP AND ANSWER GUIDED COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS ORALLY. 3. DISCUSS NARRATIVE ELEMENTS- CHARACTERS' FEELINGS BY EXAMINING THEIR WORDS AND ACTIONS AND RELATING THEM TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: REVIEW NAMING PARTS OF SENTENCES- THE NAMING PART NAMES WHO OR WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. IT CAN ALSO NAME TWO OR MORE PEOPLE OR THINGS. 1. DISCUSS THE NAMING PART OF THE SENTENCES ON PG 88. 2. COMPLETE P. 89 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK HW. PG. 91 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK THURS. 12/4 READING: AIM: TO CREATE A PROBLEM-SOLUTION CHART FOR WILSON SAT ALONE 1. DISCUSS THE THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE STORY. 2. DETERMINE WHAT STEPS WERE TAKEN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 3. DISCUSS HOW THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. 4. MAKE A PROBLEM-SOLUTION CHART IN THE READING NOTEBOOK. HW: COPY OVER THE CHART IN THE READING NOTEBOOK ON LOOSELEAF. REMEMBER TO WRITE A COMPLETE HEADING ON YOUR PAPER. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: REVIEW THE TELLING PARTS OF SENTENCES. THE TELLING PART OF THE SENTENCE TELLS WHAT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS OR DOES. IT CAN ALSO TELL ABOUT TWO OR MORE THINGS AND BE JOINED BY THE WORD AND. 1. WRITE NOTES ON TELLING PARTS OF A SENTENCE IN LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK. 2. COMPLETE PG. 92 IN NOTEBOOK HW. DO PG. 93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK IN LANG. NB . WRITE ALL SENTENCES OUT AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. FRIDAY, DEC. 5 READING : AIM: TO WORK ON HONEYBEES PROJECT FOR TITLE II D GRANT 1. WRITE SOME QUESTIONS TO RESEARCH IN BOOKS AND ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING HONEYBEES. 2. DEVELOP QUESTIONS TO ASK A BEEKEEPER THAT WE WILL INTERVIEW. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO DO A SPELLING TEST
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PLANS FOR 3RD GRADE- NOV. 17- NOV.21

REMINDERS: 1. BRING CANNED FOOD FOR THE POOR. 2. OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE GRAND ESCAPE FRIDAY, 12/5 3. SPELLING TEST- WEDS. 12/3 WORDS ON PG.22 4. BRING HOMEWORK AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY VOCABULARY FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES:
ANCIENT, HOST, STADIUM, COMPETE, EARNED, RECORD,CEREMONIES, MEDALS
SPELLING WORDS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES LEAST, FAST, JUST, BURST, STRIP, STICK, STRIKE, ARTIST, ALMOST, STUDENT, STUDENT, STRONG, START, BLAST, STRAW, STREET RADE- 11/17-11/21 CHALLENGE WORDS EVENTS, COMPETITION, STROKE, TEAMMATE, DISTANCE
MONDAY, NOV. 17,2008
READING:
DAY 4: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
AIM: TO COMPARE REALISTIC FICTION TO EXPOSITORY NON-FICTION
1. REVIEW VOCABULARY
2. QUESTION OF THE DAY- 3 DIFFERENT MEANINGS FOR THE WORD FORWARD
3. REVIEW HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARY
4. DISCUSS CHARACTERS IN THE SELECTION AND DETERMINE THEIR REALISTIC TRAITS AND THE FICTIONAL TRAITS.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW THE MEANINGS OF SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. WRITE THE MEANINGS OF SUBJECT AND PREDICATE IN L.A. NB.
2. PRACTICE WITH EXERCISES ON PG. 88 ODD NUMBERS
HW: PG. EVEN NUMBERS 1-12 (SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 2008
READING:
DAY 5: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
AIM:TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A OF REALISTIC FICTION STORY
1. REVIEW VOCABULARY
2. TO LISTEN TO A SHORT STORY AND LISTEN FOR DETAILS AND MAIN IDEA. THINK ABOUT THE SETTING, CHARACTERS, PROBLEM, AND SOLUTION
3. CHARACTERIZE SPECIFIC WORDS BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
4. TO USE SYNONYMS TO WRITE EFFECTIVE SENTENCES
HW: SEE PURPLE BOOK
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO WRITE A CREATIVE PARAGRAPH USING CORRECT GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS
1. WRITE A  PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE TOY OR POSSESSION. MAKE SURE THAT YOU DESCRIBE IT AND TELL WHY YOU LIKE IT SO MUCH.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19,2008
READING:
AIM: COMPLETE A COMPREHENSION TEST ON ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK FOR HW
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. READ ALLIE'S THANK YOU LETTER TO HER FATHER ON PG. 89 IN THE LANGUAGE
 HANDBOOK. WRITE THE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE FOR EACH SENTENCE.
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2008
READING:
DAY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES: WHERE HEROES ARE MADE- EXPOSITORY NONFICTION
AIM: TO IDENTIFY NONFICTION SELECTIONS AND THEIR TEXT STRUCTURES
1. QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHY ARE THE OLYMPIC GAMES IMPORTANT TO ATHLETES ALL OVER THE WORLD?
2. LITERATURE READ-ALOUD- ORAL COMPREHENSION
3. REVIEW THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION- FOCUS SKILL
4. ADJUSTING THE READING RATE FOR FICTION AND NONFICTION STORIES- FOCUS STRATEGY.
5. INTRODUCE SELECTION VOCABULARY WORDS
6. REVIEW NEW SPELLING WORDS- CONSONANT BLENDS WITH ST AND STR.
HW: WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH
LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO COMPUTER CLASS
FRIDAY, NOV. 21,2008
DAY 2: THE OLYMPIC GAMES
AIM: TO READ AND UNDERSTAND AN EXPOSITORY NONFICTION SELECTION; TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POEM.
1. QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO IS ONE OF YOUR HEROES? EXPLAIN WHY YOU ADMIRE THIS PERSON.
2. DISCUSS BACKGROUND OF THE STORY AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
3. REVIEW THE SELECTION VOCABULARY
4. READ SELECTION TOGETHER
5. DISCUSS THINK AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. COMPLETE THE CUMULATIVE REVIEW ON PG. 90 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK
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WEEK OF DEC.1- DEC.5- PLANS FOR 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. TUES. 12/2- BOOK TEST AND SPELLING TEST 2. THURS. 12/4- NEW BOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED 3. TUES. 12/9- SIGN TESTS HANDED OUT BY MR. WOODS 4. WEDS. 12/10- GRAMMAR TEST 5. TUES. 12/16- 3 PARAGRAPHS OR MORE ON "WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO ME". DUE ON LOOSELEAF OR MAY BE TYPED ON THE COMPUTER. 6. - BRING A BOX OF CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ENVELOPES TO SCHOOL TO WRITE TO FRIENDS. THIS THE WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ELA EXAM FROM 2008. REMEMBER THAT THE CHILDREN WILL BE TAKING THIS STATE EXAM IN A MONTH FROM NOW!!!!!! http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/home.htm TESTS: 1.TUES. 12/2 SPELLING TEST AND OPEN BOOK TEST (NOTES MAY BE USED) 2. THURSDAY, 12/4 COMPREHENSION TEST VOCABULARY FOR LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE EARTHQUAKE, ERUPTIONS, VOLCANO, GLACIER, IMPRESSIVE, NATURALIST, PRESERVE, SLOPES, SPECIES, WILDERNESS, ALTITUDES, FORMATIONS, RESERVOIR SPELLING WORDS : USUAL, HUGE, FLUTE, MOOD, SMOOTH, THREW, AFTERNOON, SCOOTER, JUICE, CRUISE, TRUTH, BRUISE, CRUEL, EXCUSE, PUPIL, GROOVE, CONFUSE, HUMOR, DUTY, CURFEW, CHALLENGE WORDS: INFLUENCE, ALUMINUM, NUTRITION, ACCUMULATE, IGLOO MONDAY, DEC.1 READING: AIM: 1.TO REVIEW THE DESCRIPTION OF AUTHOR'S PURPOSE AND THE FOUR COMMON PURPOSES FOR WRITING. 2.TO REVIEW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FICTIONAL WRITING AND NONFICTION. DISCUSS EXPOSITORY NONFICTION (INFORMS THE READERS ABOUT AN OBJECT, TOPIC, OR THEME). COMPLETE PRACTICE BOOK PG. 38 HW: STUDY FOR OPEN BOOK TEST LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES . TO INTRODUCE COMPOUND SENTENCES 1. REVIEW THE MEANINGS OF COMPLETE SUBJECTS AND COMPLETE PREDICATES. 2. REVIEW SIMPLE SUBJECTS AND SIMPLE PREDICATES. 3. REVIEW WHAT A COMPOUND SUBJECT AND PREDICATE IS 4.INTRODUCE COMPOUND SENTENCES 5. COMPLETE PAGES IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK HW: STUDY FOR SPELLING TEST TUES., DEC. 2 READING: AIM: TO COMPLETE AN OPEN BOOK TEST ON RAMONA AND HER DAD (GIRLS) AND A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES (BOYS) LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO COMPLETE A SPELLING TEST HW: GRAMMAR BOOK P. 13 COMPOUND SENTENCES WEDS., DEC. 3 (CLASS SPLIT UP) READING: AIM: TO BE ABLE TO READ A STORY INDEPENDENTLY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY. 1. READ STORY LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE. 2. COMPLETE PAGES IN PRACTICE BOOK -43, 44, 45, 46 3. SPELLING BOOK - PGS. 17,18 LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SENTENCES 1. COMPLETE PGS. 14,15 IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK (COMPOUND SENTENCES). 2. AIM HIGHER- COMPLETE PAGES. 93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103 (READING COMPREHENSION). HW. -COMPLETE ANY UNFINISHED CLASSWORK THURSDAY, DEC. 4 READING: AIM: TO INTRODUCE THE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS FOR LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE. 1. READ THE SHORT SELECTION- THE VOLCANO WAKES AND DISCUSS (LISTENING COMPREHENSION). 2. USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO IDENTITY MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING DETAILS. 3. WRITE AND DISCUSS THE MEANING OF THE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS. HW: PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 46&47 (FACT AND OPINION). LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SENTENCES COMPLETE PAGE 16 FRIDAY, DEC. 5 READING: AIM: TO REREAD LETTERS FROM YOSEMITE TOGETHER. 1. DISCUSS THE GENRE OF THE STORY- NARRATIVE NONFICTION 2. REREAD THE STORY TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS. 3. USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO RECORD MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS. 4. DISCUSS FACT AND OPINION NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO EARLY DISMISSAL
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3RD GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.10- NOV.14

REMINDERS:
1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY
2. NO SCHOOL TOMORROW DUE TO VETERAN'S DAY
3. SIGN AND RETURN TESTS ON THURSDAY (MR. WOODS IS DISTRIBUTING TEST PAPERS ON WEDS.)
4. READ THE GRAND ESCAPE EACH NIGHT AND MAKE NOTES
VOCABULARY AND SPELLING ARE THE SAME AS LAST WEEK- ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
MONDAY, NOV. 10,2008
READING:
AIM: TO REVIEW PHONICS SKILLS- SYLLABLES
1. COMPLETE PHONICS ACTIVITY
2. REREAD ALLIES BASKETBALL DREAM
HW: SEE PURPLE BOOK
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: REVIEW CAPITALIZATION RULES
1. CAPITALIZE DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR
TUESDAY, NOV.11,2008
NO CLASS DUE TO VETERAN'S DAY
WEDS. NOV. 12, 2008
READING:
AIM: TO COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OF THE WORD HERO. 
1. CREATE A WORD WEB OF THE WORD HERO.
2. USE THE WORDS THAT YOU CHOSE FOR YOUR WORD WEB TO WRITE 5 DETAILS SENTENCES .
3. WRITE A MAIN IDEA SENTENCE USING THE WORD HERO
HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK
LANGUAGE ARTS: 
AIM: TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPH
1. IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE WON A BIG RACE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE AS THE PRIZE. WRITE ABOUT THE PRIZE.
THURS., NOV. 13,2008
READING:
AIM: TO ANALYZE A POEM  
1. READ THE POEM " THE SWIMMER"
2. DISCUSS WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANS BY SAYING THAT SWIMMING HELPS HER TO UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A FISH.
3. DISCUSS THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION
HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK
LANGUAGE ARTS:
NO CLASS DUE TO COMPUTERS
FRIDAY, NOV. 14,2008
READING:
AIM: TO INTRODUCE THE MEANING OF ACRONYMS
1. TO DEFINE ACRONYM AS A SHORTENED FORM OF A NAME- SUCH AS AN ABBREVIATION  EG. MIA- MISS IN ACTION
2. INDEPENDENT READING ACTIVITY AN GROUP DISCUSSION
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW THE RULES OF CAPITALIZATION
1. CAPITALIZE THE NAMES OF STREETS, ROADS AND AVENUES; CITIES AND STATES; COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS.
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2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 10- NOV. 14

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. SIGN THE TESTS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY MR. WOODS ON WEDS. REVIEW ALL MISTAKES. MONDAY, 11/10 READING: DAY 3- DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- FRIEND FROG 2.PHONICS- INFLECTIONS -ED (Y TO I) 3. REVIEW SPELLING WORDS 4. REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE- MAKE CORRECTIONS IN SENTENCES CONTAINING CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION ERRORS HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/11 NO SCHOOL VETERAN'S DAY WEDNESDAY, 11/12 READING: COMPREHENSION TEST ON GET UP AND GO HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT- MAKE A WORD WEB FOR A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE . SEE PAGE 20 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE AND FIVE OF YOUR IDEAS TO WRITE FIVE DETAIL SENTENCES. HW: WRITE PARAGRAPH OVER ON LOOSELEAF THURSDAY, 11/13 READING: PHONICS- REVIEW VOWELS SOUNDS SHORT VOWEL O COMPLETE PAGES 28-32 IN PHONICS BOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS : SPELLING BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 19- 21 WORDS THAT END WITH -ED (Y TO I) WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-8 IN READING NOTEBOOK FRIDAY, 11/14 READING: DAY 4: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- READ AND DISCUSS ORALLY THE POEM "FRIENDS" 2. PHONICS- REVIEW WORD ENDINGS -ING AND -ED 3. REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 4. COMPREHENSION SKILL- COMPARE AND CONTRAST FROG AND TOAD USING A VENN DIAGRAM. LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL
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2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 17- NOV. 21

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 2. CHECK PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK EACH NIGHT FOR HOMEWORK MONDAY, 11/17 READING: COMPREHENSION TEST- HENRY AND MUDGE UNDER THE YELLOW MOON HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS : REVIEW THE PARTS OF A FRIENDLY LETTER COPY MODEL INTO LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/18 READING: DAY 5: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. SHARING LITERATURE- COMPARE STORY TO MAIN SELECTION 2. PHONICS REVIEW INFLECTIONS -ED 3. RE-READ THE STORY FOR FLUENCY- ECHO READING 4. REVIEW VOCABULARY AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. WRITE A FRIENDLY LETTER TO SOMEONE YOU HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE 5 MAIN PARTS OF A FRIENDLY LETTER. SEE PAGES 54, 55 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/19 READING - COMPREHENSION TEST ON DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT- WRITE A PARAGRAPH (6 SENTENCES) ABOUT A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE. A PARAGRAPH IS A GROUP OF SENTENCES THAT TELL ABOUT ONE MAIN IDEA. IT BEGINS WITH A TOPIC SENTENCE AND THE TOPIC SENTENCE TELLS THE MAIN IDEA. THE OTHER SENTENCES ARE CALLED DETAIL SENTENCES. THEY TELL ABOUT THE MAIN IDEA. PG. 49 LANGUAGE HANDBOOK. HW: WRITE PARAGRAPH OVER ON LOOSELEAF THURSDAY, 11/20 READING : PRACTICE BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 28- 33 SKILLS FROM DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD WILL BE REVIEWED HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: SPELLING - WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 9-15 HW: SEE PURPLE NOTEBOOK FRIDAY, 11/21 READING: PRACTICE BOOK- COMPLETE PAGES 34-37 REVIEW PHONICS AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS FROM DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL
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3RD GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 24-28

REMINDERS: 1. REMEMBER TO BRING ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY- NOTEBOOKS, FOLDER, PENCILS, COLORED PENCILS, LOOSELEAF, ERASERS, AND SHARPENER. IF THE CHILDREN ARE UNPREPARED FOR CLASS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR WORK. 2. PARENTS SHOULD CHECK THE FOLDER, NOTEBOOKS AND PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK FOR NOTES, TESTS, AND WORK THAT WE ARE COVERING IN CLASS. 3. WE WILL NOT BE DOING A CHRISTMAS PLAY THIS YEAR. WE WILL BE DOING SOME TYPE OF SHOW IN THE SPRING INSTEAD. THE CHILDREN VOTED ON THIS. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. 4. HONORS ASSEMBLY WILL BE TUESDAY AT 9:00 AM IN THE LUNCHROOM. REPORT CARDS AND HONOR CERTIFICATES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT FAILING ANY SUBJECTS. CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM ON TUESDAY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO GYM CLASSES. 5. PARENT CONFERENCES WILL BE TUESDAY BETWEEN 3:00 -7:00 IN THE LUNCHROOM. ALL TEACHERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 6. TUESDAY, 11/25 AND WEDNESDAY , 11/26 WILL BE 11:30 DISMISSALS HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY! TESTS: 1. WEDNESDAY, 12/1  SPELLING TEST 2.MONDAY, DEC.8- OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE GRAND ESCAPE. NOTES MAY BE USED DURING THE TEST. 3. GRAMMAR TEST ON SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES , TYPES OF SENTENCES, AND END PUNCTUATION MARKS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 12/10. MONDAY, 11/24 READING:
DAY 2 : CONTINUED RESPOND TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY (CONTD.): WHO IS YOUR HERO? WHAT QUALITIES MAKE THAT PERSON YOUR HERO? 1. MAKE A WORD WEB WITH THE TOPIC "HERO" IN THE MIDDLE. THINK OF 5 DETAILS ABOUT HERO YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. 2. WRITE PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR HERO. REMEMBER TO INDENT AND START WITH YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE. HW: WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-10
LANGUAGE ARTS: READ PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR HERO TO THE CLASS. EDIT PARAGRAPHS. HW: REWRITE PARAGRAPHS ON LOOSELEAF WITH FULL HEADING AND AIM TUESDAY, 11/25 READING:
DAY 3:  THE OLYMPIC GAMES: WHERE HEROES ARE MADE 1. DISCUSS THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION- INFORMATION, REAL FACTS AND EVENTS 2. PHONICS: INTRODUCE CLOSED SYLLABLES 3. REVIEW NEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND WRITE DEFINITIONS IN THE NOTEBOOK HW: WRITE SENTENCES FOR SPELLING WORDS 11-20 IN READING NOTEBOOK LANGUAGE ARTS- NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 READING: READ THE STORY- THE OLYMPIC GAMES : WHERE HEROES ARE MADE. COMPLETE GUIDED COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS ORALLY AND STUDENTS WILL ANS. THE THINK AND RESPOND QUESTIONS. LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL
NO CLASS THURSDAY 11/27 AND 11/28 DUE TO THANKSGIVING DAY
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2ND GRADE PLANS FOR NOV. 24- NOV.28

REMINDERS: 1. STORY MAP ON BOOK DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS DUE TUESDAY 12/2. THE STORY MAP WAS GIVEN OUT TODAY (MONDAY) IN CLASS. PLEASE LOOK IN THE FOLDER FOR THE FORM AND THE BOOK BAG FOR THE BOOK. 2. REMEMBER SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY: PENCILS, ERASERS, SHARPENERS, COLORED PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS, FOLDER AND LOOSELEAF. MANY CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL UNPREPARED AND CANNOT FOCUS ON THEIR WORK DUE TO BEING DISORGANIZED. VOCABULARY WORDS FOR WILSON SAT ALONE AMAZING, CLUSTERED, GATHERED, RACED, WANDERED HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS BALL, CHILDREN, EACH, GIRL, NAME SPELLING WORDS FOR WILSON SAT ALONE SAT, ATE, ACROBAT, FLAT, THAT, FAT, GATE, APPRECIATE, CREATE, STATE, WORRIED, STUDIED, CHILDREN, EACH, GIRL MONDAY, 11/24 READING: DAY 1: "WILSON SAT ALONE" 1. SHARING LITERATURE- CHESTER'S WAY ( ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE) 2. PHONICS- INTRODUCE PHONOGRAMS -AT, -ATE 3. SPELLING - REVIEW SPELLING WORDS AND PGS. 23, 24 AND 25 IN SPELLING PRACTICEBOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW NAMING PARTS OF SENTENCES. SEE PG. 88 AND 89 IN LANGUAGE BOOK A SENTENCE HAS A NAMING PART. IT NAMES WHO OR WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. NAMING PARTS CAN NAME TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS. THE WORD AND IS USED TO JOIN THEM. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/25 DAY 2- WILSON SAT ALONE 1. SHARED LITERATURE- POEM: "THE NEW GIRL", "A LOT OF KIDS" 2. PHONICS- REVIEW PHONOGRAMS -AT, -ATE 3. SPELLING- REVIEW SPELLING WORDS 4. INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY AND HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 NO READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO MASS AND 11:30 DISMISSAL THURSDAY, 11/27 AND FRIDAY, 11/28 NO SCHOOL HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY
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4TH GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.24- NOV.28

REMINDERS: 1. COMPLETE HW EACH NIGHT FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS 2. PLEASE CHECK FOLDER, NOTEBOOKS AND PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS FOR NOTES OR TO CHECK WHAT WE ARE DOING IN CLASS. 3. BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY 4. THE ADDRESS TO DOWNLOAD THE STATE ELA TEST FROM PREVIOUS YEARS IS http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/home.htm TESTS: 1. SPELLING TEST- TOMORROW ON SPELLING WORDS FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE (KNOW CHALLENGE WORDS ALSO). 2.OPEN BOOK TEST ON RAMONA OR BLACKBERRIES ON DEC. 2. NOTES AND BOOK MAY BE USED. VOCABULARY AND SPELLING ARE FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE MONDAY, 11/24 READING: DAY 4- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY 2. READ HORNED LIZARDS AND HARVESTING ANTS- AN EXPOSITORY NONFICTION TEXT 3. COMPARE THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE (A MODERN FAIRY TALE ) WITH THE NONFICTION TEXT. LOOK AT SIMILARITES AND DIFFERENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW SPELLING AND CHALLENGE WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW. 2. REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES PP. 11,12 IN GRAMMAR & WRITING NOTEBOOK HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 14-25. DO IN READING NOTEBOOK AND UNDERLINE THE SPELLING WORD IN EACH SENTENCE. TUESDAY, 11/25 READING: SPELLING TEST ON THE WORDS FROM THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE. NO LANGUAGE ARTS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, 11/26 NO READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO MASS AND 11:30 DISMISSAL THURSDAY, 11/27 AND FRIDAY, 11/28 NO SCHOOL HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!
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4TH GRADE PLANS- NOV.17-NOV.21, 2008

REMINDERS: 1.BOOK TEST- TUES.12/2 OPEN BOOK AND NOTES ALLOWED 2.SPELLING TEST- TUES. 11/25 3.BRING SUPPLIES EACH DAY- NOTEBOOKS, LOOSELEAF, PENS, PENCILS READING: VOCABULARY FOR THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE CORRAL, FRONTIER, RODEO, BARGAIN, FAVOR, LASSOED, OFFENDED, PRAIRIE, RIVERBED, SHRIEKED, SASSY, SUSPICIOUSLY, TWANG SPELLING PRAIRIE, CALORIE, HONEY, VALLEY, MONEY, FINALLY, MOVIE, COUNTRY, EMPTY, CITY, ROOKIE, HOCKEY, COLLIE, BREEZY, JURY, BALCONY, STEADY, ALLEY, TROLLEY, MISTY CHALLENGE WORDS FREQUENCY, PARSLEY, JOURNEY, CHIMNEY, ATTORNEY MONDAY: 11/17 READING: 1. TO REVIEW THE USES OF A DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY P. 25 PRACTICE BOOK 2. TO SEQUENCE EVENTS IN A STORY (COMPREHENSION) P. 28 PRACTICE BOOK 3. TO REVIEW AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN FICTION AND NONFICTION STORIES- TO ENTERTAIN, EXPRESS FEELINGS, TO PERSUADE, AND TO INFORM. P. 33 PRACTICE BOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES- SEE LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK FOR NOTES ON : COMPLETE SUBJECT, COMPLETE PREDICATE, SIMPLE SUBJECT, SIMPLE PREDICATE, VERB, NOUN HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/18 READING: DAY 1- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE- READ ALOUD "GROWING UP IN THE OLD WEST" AND DISCUSS LISTENING COMPREH. 2. COMPREHENSION SKILL- TO DETERMINE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN THE FOX AND THE GRAPES 3. COMPREHENSION STATEGY- TO IDENTIFY THE STORY'S STRUCTURE TO HELP DETERMINE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE STORY STRUCTURE- PROBLEM, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, AND OUTCOME HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1.REVIEW LONG VOWEL SOUND AND WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS FOR THE WEEK 2.REVIEW SUBJECT AND PREDICATE HW: WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH IN READING NOTEBOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/19 READING: 1.BUILD BACKGROUND FOR THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 2.INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY HW:PP. 34,35 IN PRACTICE BOOK. DO IN READING NOTEBOOK. LANGUAGE ARTS: TO PRACTICE SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES PP.9,10 IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY, 11/20 READING: DAY 2- THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY- ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE 2. READ THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE TOGETHER PP. 92-99 IN TEXT 3. USE CONTEXT CLUES TO HELP DETERMINE THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS OR PHRASES. 4. A SYNONYM IS A TYPE OF CONTEXT CLUE. SYNONYMS ARE WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME OR SIMILAR. HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMNET BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS: 1. REVIEW SPELLING WORDS AND CHALLENGE WORDS HW: WRITE WORDS 1-13 IN A SENTENCE. UNDERLINE THE SPELLING WORD IN EACH SENTENCE.DO IN READING NOTEBOOK. FRIDAY, 11/21 READING: DAY 3: THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY- ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE 2. DISCUSS GUIDED COMPREHENSION AND COMPLETE READER RESPONSE QUESTIONS TOGETHER LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL
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4TH GRADE PLANS FOR NOV.10-NOV.14, 2008

REMINDERS: 1. SIGN TESTS HANDED OUT ON WEDS. BY MR. WOODS. PLEASE RETURN BY FRIDAY,11/14. 2. COME PREPARED FOR CLASS EVERYDAY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLETE EVERY HW ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY. HW COUNTS AS A GRADE. 3. YOU SHOULD BE READING A CHAPTER IN EITHER RAMONA AND HER FATHER OR A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES. REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AS YOU READ. THE BOOK TEST WILL BE FRIDAY,12/5. MONDAY,NOV.10,2008 READING 1.COMPREHENSION SELECTION TEST FOR BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE 2.REVIEW VOCABULARY ON WORD WALL 3.DISCUSS USING A DICTIONARY/GLOSSARY LANGUAGE ARTS 1.AIM HIGHER: READ SELECTION AND ANSWER THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS HW: AIM HIGHER- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON P. 68 ON LL. INCLUDE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER TUESDAY,NOV.11,2008 NO CLASSES- VETERANS DAY WEDNESDAY, NOV.12,2008 READING GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY- DAY 5 1.TO PRACTICE FINDING THE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN A SHORT ARTICLE. 2.TO REVIEW THE CONCEPT OF SEQUENCING IN A NONFICICTION ARTICLE (SEQUENCE IS THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS HAPPEN. DATES, TIMES, AND CLUE WORDS SUCH AS FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AND LAST CAN HELP TO UNDERSTAND THE ORDER OF EVENTS). 3.PRACTICE BOOK PGS.25,26 4.COMPREHENSION TEST ON LEWIS, CLARK AND ME. HW.PRACTICE BOOK P.26 QUESTIONS 1-5 ON LL. INCLUDE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER. LANGUAGE ARTS 1. REVIEW SUBJECTS P. 9 IN GRAMMAR WB. SUBJECT-THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT TELLS WHOM OR WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. ALL THE WORDS IN THE SUBJECT ARE CALLED THE COMPLETE SUBJECT.. THE SIMPLE SUBJECT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE COMPLETE SUBJECT. IT IS THE NOUN OR PRONOUN OF WHICH THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT. THE SIMPLE SUBJECT CAN BE MORE THAN ONE WORD,AS IN UNITED STATES. THURSDAY,NOV.13,2008 READING 1. REVIEW SEQUENCING IN A NONFICTION ARTICLE P. 27,28 IN PRACTICE BOOK 2. DISCUSS ELECTRONIC MEDIA- COMPUTER AND NON-COMPUTER PGS.29,30 IN PRACTICE BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS 1. REVIEW PREDICATES P.9 GRAMMAR WORKBOOK PREDICATE- THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT TELLS WHAT THE SUBJECT IS OR DOES. ALL THE WORDS IN THE PREDICATE ARE CALLED THE COMPLETE PREDICATE. THE SIMPLE PREDICATE, OR VERB, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE COMPLETE PREDICATE. A SIMPLE PREDICATE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE WORD, AS IN IS RUNNING. HW:GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 10 1-12 IN LA NB. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!!!!! FRIDAY,NOV.14,2008 READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS 1.END OF SELECTION TEST FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY. 2.REVIEW LA HW P. 10 3.COMPLETE PG. 11 IN GRAMMAR WORKBOOK
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4TH GRADE PLANS NOV.3-NOV.7,2008

REMINDERS: 1.BRING MATERIALS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY 2.COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS TESTS: 1.LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ON THURSDAY, NOV.6 2.SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY, NOV.7 VOCABULARY FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: COAST, LUSH, ROUTE, AMAZED, BEWILDERED, HOMELAND, LONGED, SCULPTURES, STILL, TOWERING, SEACOAST, STEAMSHIP SPELLING FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: 1.SWEET, 2.EACH 3.THREE 4.LEAST 5.FREEDOM 6.BELOW 7.THROAT 8.FLOAT 9.FOAM 10.FLOWN 11.GREET 12. SEASON 13.CROAK 14.SHALLOW 15.EAGLE 16.INDEED 17.RAINBOW 18.GROWN 19.SEAWEED 20.HOLLOW CHALLENGE WORDS: HALLOWEEN, SPEEDOMETER, UNDERNEATH, SEACOAST, COCOA READING: MONDAY,NOV.3,2008 DAY 1- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.QUESTION OF THE WEEK- ORAL LANGUAGE 2.USE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 3.INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 DAY 2- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.TO USE THE DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY 2.READ AND DISCUSS GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 3.USING SEQUENCING TO SUMMARIZE THE STORY HW:WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH WEDNESDAY,NOV.5,2008 DAY 3- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.REVIEW AND WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS- USING LONG /E/ AND /O/ 3.DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY- AUTHOR'S PURPOSE HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-13 THURSDAY,NOV.6,2008 DAY 4- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.READ "A LOOK AT TWO LANDS," PGS. 84-87 HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 14-25 FRIDAY,NOV.7,2008 SPELLING TEST LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, NOV.3,2008 PRACTICE WRITING A TOPIC SENTENCE AND 5 SUPPORTING DETAILS FOR A PARAGRAPH HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 REVIEW IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, NOV.5,2008 REVIEW TYPES OF SENTENCES- DECLARATIVE(STATEMENT,TELLING), INTERROGATIVE(ASKING,QUESTION), IMPERATIVE(COMMAND OR REQUEST), EXCLAMATORY(EXCLAMATION) HW:STUDY FOR EXAM TOMORROW THURSDAY, NOV.6,2008 LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM FRIDAY, NOV.7,2008 NO CLASS DUE TO FACULTY MEETING
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4TH GRADE PLANS FOR OCT.27- OCT.31 2008

REMINDERS: 1.PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY DAY. 2.DO HW EVERY NIGHT. HW COUNTS AS A GRADE. TESTS: BOOK TEST:THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE- THURS.10/30 VOCABULARY: REVIEW VOCABULARY FROM LEWIS AND CLARK READING: MONDAY,OCTOBER 27,2008 LEWIS AND CLARK:DAY 4 (CONT) 1.READ SHORT STORY OF "THEY TRAVELED WITH LEWIS AND CLARK," PGS.62-65 2.DISCUSS AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 3.NARRATIVE ELEMENTS- NARRATIVE NONFICTION HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY,OCTOBER 28,2008 LEWIS AND CLARK: DAY 5 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY 2.REVIEW WORD STRUCTURE 3.ANALYZING AN ILLUSTRATION (ORAL) HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,2008 DO PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY,OCTOBER 30,2008 OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE FRIDAY,OCTOBER 31, 2008 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,OCT.27,2008 REVIEW IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, OCT.28,2008 DEVELOPING IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES MAKE UP 2 OF EACH TYPE OF SENTENCES HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY,OCT.29,2008 APPLY IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES IN WRITING HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY,OCTOBER 30,2008 CUMULATIVE REVIEW FRIDAY,OCT.31,2008 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
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3RD GRADE PLANS -NOV.3-NOV.7 2008

REMINDERS: 1. BRING CANNED FOOD FOR THE POOR. 2. 11:30 DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY, 11/7 DUE TO A FACULTY MEETING TESTS: 1. LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS ON TYPES OF SENTENCES. STUDY PAGES 79-87 IN LANGUAGE ARTS HANDBOOK 2. SPELLING TEST ON WORDS FROM ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM VOCABULARY WORDS FOR ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM: AIMED, PRETENDED, FAMILIAR, CAPTAIN, MONITOR, PROFESSIONAL SPELLING WORDS FOR ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM: 1. TIGHT 2. WHILE 3. SHOW 4. STONE 5. BRIGHT 6. WHOLE 7. WINDOW 8. TIME 9. FOLLOW 10. CLOSE 11. FLIGHT 12. TIDE 13. GROW 14. BROKE 15. BELOW CHALLENGE WORDS: BASKETBALL, COACH, DRIBBLE, FORWARD,GUARD READING: MONDAY,NOVEMBER 3,2008  ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM:(CONTD) 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.READ STORY AND DISCUSS COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 3.REVIEW NARRATIVE ELEMENTS- DISCUSS CHARACTERS AND TELL HOW THEY COULD BE REAL AND WHY THEY CANNOT BE REAL HW- WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 4,2008 GYM CLASS HW- WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 1-10 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 5,2008  ALLIE'S... 1. QUESTION OF THE DAY 2. USING A DICTIONARY 3. COMPREHENSION- NARRATIVE ELEMENTS HW- WRITE A SENTENCE FOR WORDS 11-20 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6,2008 1. COMPREHENSION TEST- FOR NATE THE GREAT HW-STUDY SPELLING WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 SPELLING TEST LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,11/3/08 REVIEW COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, 11/4/08 REVIEW TYPES OF SENTENCES COMPLETE PG. 85 1-10 IN NOTEBOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, 11/5/08 COMPLETE CUMULATIVE REVIEW PG.1-10 IN LA NOTEBOOK HW- SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK THURSDAY, 11/6/08 LANGUAGE ARTS TEST FRIDAY, 11/7/08 NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL
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3RD GRADE PLANS- OCTOBER 27- OCTOBER 31 2008

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR NATE THE GREAT detective, specific, positive, case, returned, definitely, assistant REMINDERS 1. Halloween Party- Oct. 31. The children may wear their costumes to school. They should still bring their bookbags, as there may be classes in the morning. I am asking that each child bring in something to share with the class. I will tell them on Tuesday what they can bring. Dismissal is at 2:30 on Halloween. 2. Book Test - Thursday, Oct. 30 on Babe. The children may make notes and use them during the test. 3. Please make sure that your child is prepared for school each day. Some children are coming to school with no pencils, looseleaf, notebooks, etc. Check the bookbag, folder, purple assignment book, and notebooks each day so you have a good idea what is going on with your school during the school day. READING MONDAY,OCT.27- DAY 4 1. Review decoding skills 2. Discuss narrative elements- characters, setting, plot 3. Re-read story for fluency TUESDAY,OCT.28- DAY 5 1. Listening to a personal narrative 2. Decoding long words 3. Review word walls WEDNESDAY,OCT.29- DAY 1: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM 1. Literature Read-Aloud 2. Review new vocabulary 3. Comprehension- summarizing THURSDAY,OCT.30- DAY 2: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM 1. Decoding- syllabication 2. Comprehension- narrative elements 3. Review new vocabulary FRIDAY, OCT.31- HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, OCT.27 To review commands and exclamations HW- see purple assignment book TUESDAY, OCT.28 To review types of sentences HW-see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 To review punctuation and capitalization errors HW- see purple assignment book THURSDAY, OCT.30 To review types of sentences HW- see purple assignment book FRIDAY, OCT.31 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
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2nd Grade Plans for Nov.3- Nov.7, 2008

REMINDERS: 1.Bring school supplies each day 2.Check folders, notebooks, and purple assignment book each night 3.NEW SPELLING PRACTICE BOOK WILL BE HANDED OUT. TESTS: THURSDAY 11/6- GRAMMAR TEST ON TYPES OF SENTENCES- STUDY PGS.79-87 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK FRIDAY 11/7- SPELLING TEST- WORDS ARE IN THE READING NB AND ON PG. 19 IN SPELLING BOOK READING NEW VOCABULARY FOR DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD alone, cheer, fine, meadow, reason, spoiled HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS alone, home, right, river, think SPELLING WORDS: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1.cried, 2.hurried, 3.replied, 4.fried, 5.tried, 6.worried, 7.carried, 8.copied, 9.married, 10.studied, 11.remarked, 12.finished, 13.alone, 14.river, 15.think MONDAY,11/3- DAY 1-DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 2nd Grade split up: 1. Phonics pgs. 14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 2. Reading Practice Book pgs. 17-21 HW- Finish classwork at home TUESDAY,11/4- DAY 1: DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1. Shared Literature- read and discuss the poem "Friends" 2. Phonics- inflection /-ed/ (y to i) 3. Introduce new vocabulary words 4. Review spelling words HW- Write spelling words 3x each WEDNESDAY,11/5- Comprehension Test on the Mixed Up Chameleon HW- See purple assignment book THURSDAY,11/6- DAY 2 :DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD 1.Review vocabulary words 2.Read Days With Frog and Toad- discuss comprehension questions at the end of the story 3.Focus Skill- Compare and contrast characters and settings presented by different authors 4.Focus Strategy- creating mental images while reading a story (making pictures in the mind)to make sense of things while reading. HW- study for Spelling Test tomorrow- SEE PURPLE HW BOOK FRIDAY,11/7 Spelling Test read and discuss the poem "Sometimes" LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY,11/3 No class because of the 2nd grade being split up

TUESDAY,11/4

Write the five parts of a friendly letter.

Write a model of a friendly letter.

HW: see purple assignment book

WEDNESDAY, 11/5

Weekly fix it. Correct sentences that have spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors.

HW- Study for LA Test

THURSDAY, 11/6

Language Arts Test

FRIDAY, 11/7

No class due to faculty meeting.

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2nd Grade Plans for Oct.27-Oct.31,2008

Reading Monday, Oct.27,2008 Day 4- Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Listening Comprehension- A Book of Friends Phonics- review the ending /-ed/ Review Narrative Elements(Setting) HW- PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 1,2,3 Tuesday, Oct.28,2008 Day 5- Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Sharing Literature- Compare Otis to Henry and Mudge Vocabulary- review all word wall words Review High Frequency Words- about, ball, fall, few, same Reread the story for fluency and meaning HW- PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 4,5 Wednesday, Oct.29,2008 Review phonograms -ame, -ake Review synonyms- words that mean the same Review all vocabulary HW.- PRACTICE BOOK PGS.6,7,8 STORY MAP DUE TOMORROW Thursday, Oct.30,2008 Portfolio assignment- Story Map for Henry and Mudge HW.-PRACTICE BOOK PGS.9,10,11 Friday, Oct.31,2008 Halloween Activities Language Arts Monday, Oct.27,2008 Brainstorming ideas for writing a paragraph Review paragraph form Tuesday, Oct.28,2008 Review Commands and Exclamations Review capitalization rules Wednesday, Oct.29,2008 Write a paragraph about something special that you have lost(portfolio assignment) Thursday, Oct.30,2008 Draw word web on topic for a paragraph Make six sentences on ideas from the word web Friday- Halloween Activities
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4TH GRADE PLANS- OCT.20- OCT.24,2008

NEW VOCABULARY WORDS: lEWIS, CLARK AND ME PIONEER, SETTLERS, TERRITORIES, TRAVELED, DOCKS, MIGRATING, SCAN, SCENT, WHARF, YEARNED, CONSULT, LEISURELY, MUTUAL, INTERPRETED, SCOUT, ATTENTION, KINDNESS, UNDERSTANDS, DEN, KEEN, PREY SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 2 SIGH, RIGHT, WEIGH, EIGHT, DETAIL, HEIGHT, SPRAY, BRAID, BAIT, GRAIN, SLIGHT, THIGH, TIGHT, RAISIN, TRAIT, HIGHWAY, FRIGHTEN, DISMAY, FREIGHT, SLEIGH CHALLENGE WORDS: EIGHTEEN, MAYONNAISE, CAMPAIGN, DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT TESTS: 1. SPELLING TEST- FRIDAY, OCT. 24 2. VOCABULARY TEST- FRIDAY, OCT. 24 3. BOOK TEST- THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE: OCT. 30. THE CHILDREN MAY MAKE NOTES AND USE THEM FOR THE TEST. REMINDERS: 1. REMINDERS: Many children are coming to school unprepared. They are not bringing sharpened pencils, notebooks or looseleaf. Please make sure that your child is prepared for class each day, because it teaches him/her to be organized and responsible. Please also check your child's folder, notebooks, and purple assignment book each day to see what your child is doing during the schoolday. READING MONDAY, OCT. 20 DAY 1- LEWIS, CLARK AND ME 1. Discuss the Question of the Week 2. Read Aloud- Johnny Appleseed and discuss author's purpose pgs. 40,41 3. Write new vocabulary in notebook HW- Practice Book pg. 11 TUESDAY, OCT. 21 DAY 2- LEWIS, CLARK AND ME 1.Building background on Lewis and Clark (prior knowledge) 2.Discuss homophones- words that sound the same, are spelled differently, and mean different things. eg. allowed, aloud WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 DAY 3- LEWIS, CLARK AND ME 1. Question of the Day- discuss 2. Read the story and discuss author's purpose 3. Discuss Reader's Response Questions THURSDAY, OCT.23 DAY 4- LEWIS, CLARK AND ME 1. Question of the Day- discuss 2. Read They Traveled with Lewis and Clark pgs. 62-65 3. Discuss Narrative Nonfiction 4. Review vocabulary FRIDAY, OCT.24 1.SPELLING TEST- LESSON 2 2.VOCABULARY TEST- STORIES 1 AND 2 LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, OCT. 20 1. Write spelling words and put them in categories according to their vowel sound 2. Words with long a and long i TUESDAY, OCT. 21 1. Introduce Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences HW. Grammar Practice Book pgs. 5&6 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 1. Fix It- make corrections to sentences that contain errors. 2. Discuss interjections HW- Spelling Sentences for words 1-13 THURSDAY, OCT. 23 1. Discuss commands and exclamations as part of narrative writing. 2. Write Test Tip p. 65F in LA NB HW- Spelling Sentences for words 14-25 Study for tests tomorrow FRIDAY, OCT.24 NO CLASS DUE TO A FACULTY MEETING
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3RD GRADE PLANS FOR OCT 20-OCT 24

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR NATE THE GREAT detective, specific, positive, case, returned, definitely, assistant SPELLING WORDS FOR NATE THE GREAT easy, grade, meet, late, seat, saved, pail, these, reach, name, raise, leave, gain, theme, scream CHALLENGE WORDS search, mystery, solve, found, investigate TESTS FOR THE WEEK Spelling Test Friday 10/24 Vocabulary Test on the first three stories (Officer Buckle & Gloria, Pepita Talks Twice, Nate the Great) see reading Notebook for words and definitions REMINDERS 1. Halloween Party- Oct. 31. The children may wear their costumes to school. They should still bring their bookbags, as there may be classes in the morning. I am asking that each child bring in something to share with the class. I will tell them on Tuesday what they can bring. Dismissal is at 2:30 on Halloween. 2. Book Test - Thursday, Oct. 30 on Babe. The children may make notes and use them during the test. 3. Please make sure that your child is prepared for school each day. Some children are coming to school with no pencils, looseleaf, notebooks, etc. Check the bookbag, folder, purple assignment book, and notebooks each day so you have a good idea what is going on with your school during the school day. READING MONDAY,OCT.20 Day 1- Nate the Great 1. Review meaning of the word "case" 2. Listening Comprehension- Shared Literature (The Thirsty Cow) 3. Phonics- decoding long words by looking at prefixes and suffixes, dividing it into syllables, or looking for smaller words within the larger word. 4. Review the new vocabulary for the story. TUESDAY,OCT.21 Day 2- Nate the Great 1. Review new vocabulary 2. Discuss the Question of the Day 3. Phonics- decoding CVCe and CVC 4. Read the story together HW- write spelling words 3x each WEDNESDAY, OCT.22 GYM THURSDAY, OCT.23 Day 3- Nate the Great 1. Review vocabulary and new spelling words 2. Phonics- decoding long words 3. Clipped Words- "limo" limousine, "phone" telephone HW.write a sentence for spelling words 1-15- study spelling words and vocabulary words for test tomorrow. FRIDAY, OCT.24 1. VOCABULARY TEST ON THE 1ST 3 STORIES 2. SPELLING TEST- LESSON 3 LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, OCT.20 1. Review commands and exclamations 2. Review spelling words HW- Phonics pgs. 21,22,23 TUESDAY, OCT.21 1. Review commands and exclamations 2. Review punctuation marks period (.) question mark (?) exclamation mark (!) WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 Discuss the meaning of a personal narrative. Tells about an event that really happened in the writer's life. HW- Lang. Arts Handbook p. 84 1-10 THURSDAY, OCT. 23 Language Arts Review 1. Review correct word order, punctuation, and capitalization 2. Correct 10 sentences and rewrite them FRIDAY, OCT. 24 No class due to the Teacher's Meeting
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2ND GRADE- PLANS FOR OCT.20- OCT.24

VOCABULARY FOR HENRY AND MUDGE- UNDER THE YELLOW MOON chipmunks, picked, sniffing, south, woods SPELLING WORDS FOR HENRY AND MUDGE barked, licked, backed, thanked, painted, opened, mailed, remarked, checked, finished, mistake, became, about, few, same TESTS FOR THIS WEEK Spelling Test Friday 10/24 Vocabulary Test on the first three stories- Mixed Up Caterpillar, Get Up and Go, Henry and Mudge. See the Reading Notebook for words and meanings. REMINDERS: Many children are coming to school unprepared. They are not bringing sharpened pencils, notebooks or looseleaf. Please make sure that your child is prepared for class each day, because it teaches him/her to be organized and responsible. READING: MONDAY- 10/20 Day 1- Henry and Mudge- 1.Read the shared literature story "Otis" and check how well the children listen for details(listening comprehension). 2.Review spelling words 3. Phonics- review the ending /ed/ (played, walked, started) HW- Phonics pgs. 14&15 TUESDAY- 10/21 Day 2 Henry and Mudge 1. read a poem together "Book of Friends" listen for rhyming words and also the meaning of the poem (Author's Purpose) 2. Phonics- review ending /ed/ 3. Spelling-review words 4. Introduce new vocabulary words for the story HW- Spelling- write each spelling word 3x each in Reading NB WEDNESDAY-10/22 Day 3 Henry and Mudge 1. Review vocabulary and spelling words 2. Read story together and discuss the details of the story (comprehension) 3. Discuss narrative elements- Title, Author, Illustrator, Character, Setting, Plot (problem, solution and conclusion) HW- Spelling- write a sentence for spelling words 1-8 in Reading NB. Skip a line between each sentence. THURSDAY- 10/23 Day 4 Henry and Mudge 1. Review vocabulary and spelling words 2. Answer Think and Respond questions 3. Phonics- review ending /ed/ (which when added to the end of a verb reflects past tense (Yesterday, I played with my toys.). HW- Spelling- write a sentence with spelling words 9-15 and study for Vocabulary and Spelling Tests tomorrow FRIDAY- 10/24 Spelling and Vocabulary Tests LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY 10/20 1. Review commands and exclamations 2. discuss different describing words that can make our sentences more interesting (adjectives) TUESDAY 10/21 1.Review commands and exclamations 2.Practice adding the correct punctuation to the ending of different types of sentences. WEDNESDAY 10/22 1. Review the 4 types of sentences:Telling,Question,Command and Exclamation 2. Label different types of sentences THURSDAY 10/23 Daily Language Practice- correct 6 sentences for proper word order, capitalization and punctuation. After editing the sentences, write the sentences over correctly. FRIDAY 10/24- NO CLASS
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2ND GRADE PLANS FOR OCT.6- OCT.10, 2008

GET UP AND GO VOCABULARY: ALWAYS, HOMEWORK, MINUTES, SNUGGLE, TREAT HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: GET, LINE, MORE, STOP, TOGETHER SPELLING WORDS:1.games 2.take 3.make 4.name 5.flame 6.same 7.became 8.brake 9.snake 10.mistake 11.eyelid 12.slide 13.line 14.more 15. together MONDAY, 10/6/08 READING GET UP AND GO- DAY 1 READ SHARED LITERATURE STORY REVIEW PHONOGRAMS- -AKE,-AME REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS HW: WRITE A PARAGRAPH "EVERY MORNING I...." TUESDAY, 10/7/08 GET UP AND GO- DAY 2 REVIEW NEW SPELLING WORDS DISCUSS WHAT WE DO BEFORE WE GO TO SCHOOL READ STORY AND DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSION STORY WEDNESDAY, 10/8/08 GET UP AND GO- DAY 3 REVIEW VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WORDS REVIEW PHONOGRAMS -AKE, -AME DISCUSS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE FOR WRITING THE STORY THURSDAY, 10/9/08 NO SCHOOL- TEACHER'S CONFERENCE FRIDAY, 10/10/08 GET UP AND GO- DAY 4 LISTENING COMPREHENSION STORY (DISCUSS) REVIEW VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WORDS DISCUSS AUTHOR'S PURPOSE LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, 10/6/08 WRITING TOPIC SENTENCES AND DETAILS TUESDAY, 10/7/08 REVIEW PARAGRAPH FORM - STRESSING INDENTING AND CORRECT PUNCTUATION HW: P. 84 SENTENCES 1-5 IN LANG. ARTS NB WEDS, 10/8/08 DEFINE COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS- GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH HW: P.85 SENTENCES 1-4 IN LANG. ARTS NB THURS, 10/9 NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, 10/10/08 REVIEW COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS PRACTICE ADIING THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION TO THE ENDING OF SENTENCES P.85 SENTENCES 5-8
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4th GRADE PLANS- SEPT.29- OCT. 3, 2008

READING MONDAY, 9/29 DAY 3- Because of Winn Dixie review vocabulary review spelling words read the story and discuss HW.-study vocabulary and spelling words TUESDAY, 9/30 No reading (gym) WEDNESDAY, 10/1 Day 4- Because of Winn Dixie review vocabulary and spelling reread the story for flency and understanding complete Reading Practice Book pgs. 1,2,3 HW.-study vocabulary and spelling words THURSDAY, 10/2 Word Study and Spelling Book pgs. 1,2 Homework- Word Study Book pgs. 3,4 FRIDAY, 10/3 No Reading due to Mass LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, 9/29 Discuss the meaning of a sentence Discuss declarative(telling) and interrogative(asking)sentences HW- Grammar Practice Book- pg. 4 LA notebook TUESDAY, 9/30 Aim Higher- read pgs. 15-17 Discuss story together Answer comprehension questions on 17 in LA NB HW- write a sentence for spelling words 1-10 in Reading NB WEDNESDAY, 10/1 Aim Higher- read pgs. 18-19 Answer comprehension questions in LA NB (complete sentences) HW- write a sentence for spelling words 11-20 in Reading NB THURSDAY, 10/2 Review declarative and interrogative sentences in Grammar book (p.3) HW- grammar book p.4 FRIDAY, 10/3 Spelling Test and dictation Check notebooks
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3rd Grade Plans- Sept.29- Oct. 3, 2008

3RD GRADE READING Monday, September 29,2008 Aim- Dibels Testing- Oral Reading Fluency Homework- see purple assignment book Tuesday, September 30,2008 Aim- Dibels Testing- ORF Homework- see assignment book Weds., Oct.1,2008 Aim- Dibels Testing- ORF Homework- see assignment book Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 Aim- Dibels Testing- ORF Homework- see assignment book Friday- No Reading due to Mass 3RD Grade LANGUAGE ARTS Monday- Thursday The third grade will practice for mass during the Language Arts period 1:00-2:00 Homework- No HW in LA this week. Friday, Oct.3, 2008 Aim- to do a spelling test and dictation
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2nd Grade Plans for Sept.29th- Oct.3rd

2nd Grade Reading Monday,9/29 Dibels Testing Homework- Spelling- write words 3x each Tuesday, 9/30 Dibels Testing Homework- Spelling- write a sentence for words 1-8 Wednesday, 10/1 Dibels Testing Homework- Spelling- write a sentence for words 9-15 Thursday, 10/2 Dibels Testing Homework- Spelling- study for spelling test tomorrow Friday, 10/3 No Reading- Mass 2nd Grade Language Arts Monday,9/29 Aim: Review statements and questions Lesson: Practice determining the difference between a sentence that tells something and one that asks a question. Homework: Review sentences Tuesday, 9/30 Aim: Review sentences Lesson: Review capital letters- beginning of every sentence, people's names, days of the week and months of the year. Homework: see purple assignment book Wednesday, 10/1 Aim: To choose topics to write about. Lesson- Read pages 4-7 in the Language Handbook. Discuss topics to write about. Homework: see assignment book Thursday, 10/2 Aim: to review statements and questions Lesson: to practice writing simple sentences correctly. Homework: see assignment book Friday, 10/3 Spelling Test and Dictation
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4th GRADE- September 22- 26, 2008

Grade 4 Reading New Vocabulary for Because of Winn Dixie grand, memorial, peculiar, positive, prideful, recalls, selecting Spelling Words: admire, magnet, contest, method, custom, rally, soccer, engine, sudden, finger, accident, mitten, intend, fabric, flatten, rascal, gutter, mammal, happen, cannon Challenge Words: dungeon, magnify, festival, thunderstorm injury Monday, Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: to distribute all components of the new program Reading Street Lesson: Go over all of the different workbooks associated with the program and the purpose of each one. Homework: cover workbooks Tuesday, Sept.23rd, 2008 No Reading - GYM Wednesday, Sept.24th, 2008 Aim: to introduce Theme 1: This Land is Your Land Lesson: Discuss the word “diversity” and how it makes our country great. Read aloud “Child of the Silent Night” Review summarizing and sequencing skill (comprehension) Homework: see purple assignment book Thursday, Sept. 25th, 2008 Aim: to introduce new vocabulary words for Because of Winn Dixie Lesson: Write new vocabulary words in Reading Notebook. Discuss the meanings of the words. Use the short story “Going Batty” to illustrate sequencing in a story (comprehension) Homework: Word Study Book p. 1 – Spelling Words in Reading Notebook- ans. only 1-25 Friday: Sept. 26, 2008 Aim: to build background before reading the story Lesson: Create a concept web about moving to a new place. Discuss prefixes and suffixes and how they change word meanings Homework: review this week’s skills Grade 4- Language Arts Monday- Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: to review the meaning of a sentence Lesson: Review the definition of a complete subject and complete predicate. Show how together they make up a sentence. (pp. 314-315) Homework: pg. 315 Exercise 1 #s 1-10 in LA notebook Tuesday- Sept. 23rd, 2008 Aim: to recall details after reading a short folktale Lesson: To read The Story of the House: A Chinese Folktale (AIM HIGHER pp3, 4) Discuss the story – genre, characters, and settings Homework: Aim Higher p. 5 answer questions in LA notebook (write whole answer out. Wednesday- Sept. 24th, 2008 Aim: to read the story Max’s Story and discuss the characters and settings Lesson: Read the short story and answer questions (Aim Higher pp.7-9) Homework: pg. Read Tornadoes: The Most Violent Storms in Aim Higher pp 10-12 Thursday- Sept.25th, 2008 Aim: to review the difference between fact/opinion and fiction /nonfiction Lesson: Using the story about Tornadoes, discuss why this story is categorized as non-fiction. Complete comprehension questions on pp. 13-14 Homework: none Friday- Sept. 26th, 2008 Aim: to read the story of Because of Winn Dixie and answer the comprehension questions. Lesson: read the story together and discuss the comprehension questions Homework: none
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3rd GRADE- SEPTEMBER 22- 26 2008

Grade 3: Reading Plans for the week of Sept. 22- Sept. 26, 2008 Reminders: 1.Please remember to bring a box of tissues if you haven’t done so already. 2. Remember to cover soft covered books and bring looseleaf Vocabulary Words- department, audience, obeys, commands, expression, accident, noticed (Officer Buckle and Gloria) Spelling Words- sat, felt, last, send, next, best, went, hand, stand, past, grand, stamp, belt, lend, checked Challenge Words- else, guest, attention, heard, listen Monday, Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: To use syllable patterns to decode multisyllabic words (phonics) Lesson: Review new vocabulary words for Officer Buckle Using context to confirm meaning Homework: see purple assignment book Tuesday, Sept.23rd, 2008 Aim: To read and understand a fantasy story Lesson: Syllables-CVC spelling patterns (decoding/phonics) Read Officer Buckle and review vocabulary words Discuss the difference between fantasy/reality Homework: see purple assignment book Wednesday, Sept.24th, 2008 Aim: to write complete sentences correctly Lesson: Word Study- analogies Reread the story for fluency Write sentences for spelling words Homework: see purple assignment book Thursday, Sept. 25th, 2008 Aim: to decode long words (comprehension) Lesson: Decode longer words using syllabication rules Review vocabulary words Review spelling words Homework: see purple assignment book Friday: Sept. 26, 2008 Aim: to review synonyms and antonyms Lesson: practice listening and speaking skills review synonyms and synonyms review vocabulary words Homework: review this week’s skills Grade 3- Language Arts Monday- Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: to understand the elements and characteristics of a personal narrative Lesson: discuss the meaning and elements of a personal narrative review the meaning of a sentence identify statements and questions (pp. 6-9, 314-315) Homework: pg. 315 #s 1-10 Tuesday- Sept. 23rd, 2008 Aim: to continue to discuss personal narratives; review statements and questions Lesson: complete practice exercises dealing with personal narratives review sentences review statements and questions (pp. 10-11; 316-317) Homework: pg.316 Exercise 1 #s 1-8 Wednesday- Sept. 24th, 2008 Aim: to identify the beginning, middle and end of a personal narrative; to identify question words and commands Lesson: review question words discuss the parts of a personal narrative (pp.12-13, 318-319) Homework: pg. 319 Exercise 2 #s 1-10 Thursday- Sept.25th, 2008 Aim: to continue to review the parts of a personal narrative; to review commands Lesson: complete practice exercises concerning personal narratives (pp. 14,15) write and identify sentences that give commands use the correct punctuation with a command sentence (pp.320,321) Homework: p. 321 Exercise 1 #s 1-8 Friday- Sept. 26th, 2008 Aim: to identify and use strong verbs Lesson: define the meaning of a verb show how some action verbs are stronger than others (pp.16, 17) Homework: Review the 3 types of sentences, and personal narratives
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GRADE 2: WEEK OF SEPT. 22-26, 2008

Grade 2: Reading Monday, Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: To review key phonics skills introduced In Grade 1 Lesson: Review short vowels /a/ and /e/ and beginning consonants Homework: see purple assignment book Tuesday, Sept.23rd, 2008 Aim: To blend and read words using short vowels /a/ /u/ and /e/ Lesson: Review short vowels on blackboard and in notebook Homework: see purple assignment book Wednesday, Sept.24th, 2008 Aim: to review the sounds of consonant digraphs /sh/, /th/, /ch/ and /tch/ Lesson: The children will match the correct digraph to its sound. The children will also build new words with the digraphs ( eg. th + is= this). Homework: see purple assignment book Thursday, Sept. 25th, 2008 Aim: to blend and read words with long vowels /a/, /i/, /o/, /e/ Lesson: The children will decode words using long /a/, /i/, /o/, /e/ Homework: see purple assignment book Friday: Sept. 26th, 2008 Aim: to match the sound of /ay/ and /ai/ to the long /a/ sound Lesson: The children will build and read words using /ai/ and /ay/ Homework: review this week’s skills Grade 2- Language Arts Monday- Sept. 22nd, 2008 Aim: to review the meaning of a sentence Lesson: The children will write the meaning of a sentence and complete exercises in their notebooks reviewing the skill. (pp.79) Homework: pg. 79 #s 5,6,7,8 Write each group of words as a correct sentences Tuesday- Sept. 23rd, 2008 Aim: to edit sentences in a paragraph Lesson: The children will make corrections to sentences in a paragraph. (p.80, 81) Homework: pg.81 #s 1, 2,3,4,5 Tell which groups of words are sentences and which are not. Wednesday- Sept. 24th, 2008 Aim: to review the meaning of a statement and a question Lesson: The children will write the meaning of a statement and a question in their notebooks and complete practice exercises distinguishing between statements and questions. (p.82) Homework: pg. 83 #s 1,2,3,4,5,6 Add correct end marks for each sentence. Thursday- Sept.25th, 2008 Aim: to review statements and questions and to be able to distinguish the difference between the two. Lesson: The children will write each group of words as a correct sentence. (p.84) Homework: p. 84 #s 6-10 Write each group of words as a correct sentence. Friday- Sept. 26th, 2008 Aim: to discuss exclamations and commands and to be able to distinguish the difference between the two. Lesson: The children will write the meaning of command and exclamation and will complete practice distinguishing between the two. (85) Homework: Review the 4 types of sentences
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-19 2008

2nd GRADE READING: AIM: To review basic reading skills in isolation and in context (vocabulary, comprehension and phonics skills). LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: To review types of sentences, rules for capitalization, and writing basic sentences. HW: Assigned Daily (see purple assignment book) 3rd Grade READING: AIM: To review vocabulary, reading comprehension, fluency and phonics skills. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: To review writing a paragraph starting with a good opening sentence. Rules for Capitalization Types of Sentences HW: Assigned Daily ( see purple assignment book) 4th Grade READING: AIM: To review vocabulary, reading comprehension, fluency, and phonics skills. LANGUAGE ARTS: AIM: To review writing a paragraph beginning with a good opening sentence. Review types of sentences Rules for Capitalization HW: Assigned Daily (see purple assignment book)
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WEEK OF SEPT. 8-12, 2008

2nd Grade- Reading: Review of Skills- Reading Comprehension and Phonics Language Arts: Capital Letters, Telling Sentences and Questions HW: Assigned Daily- Check purple assignment 3rd Grade Reading: Inventory of Reading Skills- Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Phonics Skills Language Arts: Review- Rules for Capitalization, Types of Sentences (statements, questions, exclamations, commands). HW: Assigned Daily- See purple assignment book 4th Grade Reading: Review Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Fluency and Phonics Skills Language Arts: Review Capitalization, Types of Sentences, Correct Paragraph Form HW: Assigned Daily- see purple assignment book
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THIRD GRADE- Sept. 3rd, 4th and 5th 2008

Wednesday- Sept. 3rd , 2008 8:00-9:00 Review class and school rules. Distribute Handbooks, supply lists, and forms that need to be completed by parents. 9:00- 10:00 Set up Reading/Language Arts Porfolios. Discuss the different types of Reading Assessments that will be used with different books. 10:15- 10:45 Meeting with Mr. Woods in the Lunchroom. A powerpoint presentation was used to illustrate the different topics that Mr. Woods spoke about. 10:45 - 11:30 Go over bathroom procedures with boys and girls. Select bathroom monitors for the week. Take attendance to see who is missing. Line up and dismiss. Thursday- September 4th, 2008 8:00- 9:00 Say prayers, Pledge of Allegiance, and take attendance Collect forms and emergency cards. Label notebooks and folders. 9:00- 9:30 Practice the words of the Star Spangled Banner (first say the learn the words and then put it to music). 9:30- 10:00 Meeting in the lunchroom with Mrs. Resto concerning lunchroom procedures and rules of behavior. 10:00- 10:30 Bathroom 10:30- 11:30 Handout Reading and Language Arts Text Books Start review of second grade skills in the Reading Inventory. Friday- Sept. 5th, 2008 8:00- 8:30 Prayers, Pledge, Attendance Collect forms and emergency cards 8:30- 9:15 2nd Grade Discuss supply list Assign seats Handout Reading and Language Arts Books 9:15- 10:00 4th Grade Discuss supply list Assign seats Distribute books Discuss ELA exam and what will be focused on from now until January to prepare for the exam. 10:00- 10:30 3rd Grade Bathroom/continue to collect and label notebooks and folders 10:30- 11:30 3rd Grade Continue to review 2nd grade reading skills from the Reading Inventory
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Supply List for 4th Grade

Reading and Language Arts Ms. Toscano Larios 1. 2 marble notebooks – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts 2. 3 two-pocket folders – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts, & 1 Homework Folder 3. Pencils with erasers (at least three). Sharpen them at home. Black or Blue ink pens. No other color ink. 4. Colored pencils 5. A package of loose-leaf 6. Please cover all soft covered books and label with your child’s name, grade and subject. Clear covers are best.
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Supply List for 2nd Grade 2008-2009

Reading and Language Arts Ms. Toscano Larios 1. 2 marble notebooks – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts 2. 3 two-pocket folders – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts, & 1 Homework Folder 3. Pencils with erasers (at least three). Sharpen them at home. 4. Colored pencils 5. A package of loose-leaf 6. Please cover all soft covered books and label with your child’s name, grade and subject. Clear covers are best.
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Supply List for 3rd Grade 2008-2009

Supply List for 3rd Grade – Reading and Language Arts 1. 2 marble notebooks – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts 2. 3 two-pocket folders – 1 Reading, 1 Language Arts, and 1 Homework Folder 3. Pencils with erasers (at least three). Sharpen them at home. 4. Scissors 5. Glue- stick 6. Colored pencils 7. A zippered case to keep pencils, scissors, glue and crayons 8. Looseleaf that will be kept in the HW folder. 9. One large box of Kleenex tissues with your child’s name on it 10. School gym shirt and sweat pants for gym 11. Book covers- please cover all soft covered books and label each with your child’s name, class and the name of the book. Clear covers are best! All school supplies should be in by Friday, Sept. 5th and should be labeled with your child’s name and grade on each item.
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WELCOME BACK LETTER AUGUST 2009

August 19, 2009 Dear Parents, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to the third grade. I am looking forward to working with you, so that the 2009-2010 school year will be both a productive and enjoyable experience for your child. If you ever feel that you need to speak with me, please feel free to contact me by sending me a note in your child’s notebook. If you need to e-mail me, you must e-mail it to the school’s e-mail address, (olqm1@aol.com) and Mr. Woods will forward it to me. The teachers are no longer allowed to accept e-mail from parents. There is also a new blog site for the school, which will keep you updated about what we will be doing in class, homework assignments, tests and projects. The blog site is http://olqmnyc.blogspot.com/ The following are some school/class regulations and reminders: 1. Please sign all papers distributed in the parent packet. You will receive two emergency cards to fill out. Fill out all parts including the mother and father’s name even if you are not living together. Include the following information: phone numbers- including cell #’s, whom to contact in case of an emergency, and remember to fill out the back of each card and sign the bottom Also, in the parent’s packet is an academic contract, parent’s handbook, Internet usage form, supply list, Sept. calendar, permission slip etc. Please complete all forms and return them to me no later than Friday, Sept. 11th. All school supplies should also be in by Friday 9/11. 2. Please cover all soft covered books, preferably with a transparent cover so the books do not rip. Please write your child’s name on each book. It is very important to do this because the soft-covered books break very easily and pages start to fall out. 3. Check your child’s notebooks, folder and backpack everyday to see what is going on in class and make sure that he/she has all the necessary supplies. 4. Please send me a note when your child is absent or when you need to pick he/she up early from school. If your child is sick for few days try to send someone to pick up the homework. 5. Please read the monthly calendar and Parent Handbook. 6. Your child should lineup in the schoolyard in the morning before 8:00 AM. The class will be dismissed each day through the Sherman Avenue doors at 4:00 PM Mon.-Thurs and 2:30 on Fridays. Please read the school calendar for any exceptions. Parents are not allowed to escort their child to class in the mornings. 7. Please make sure that your child is on time for school each day. If your child is late more than two times per quarter, he/she will not be able to receive Honors. In addition, he/she will not be allowed into class without getting a late pass. If you arrive after 8:00AM, please do not enter the class with your child. This causes the other students to become distracted. 8. Our gym day will be on Tuesday(tentatively), so your child will need to wear the school gym uniform (tee shirt and sweat pants) and sneakers. The gym teacher will not allow your child to participate if they are not wearing the correct gym uniform. 9. Make sure that your child completes the HW each day. All Homework will be written in the Purple Homework Assignment Book that each child will receive on the first day of class. Any notes written by the 3 teachers to you will be written in this book. Please read it each night and sign, so the teachers know that you have seen the Homework and any reminders for that day. Please check the folder each night also, in case I send a note home or some word lists. 10. New York State requires that every student from grades 1-8 read at least 25 books per school year. In order to fulfill this requirement, your child will be responsible to read a book each week and complete some type of assignment on the book. This will be discussed on the blog. 11. Remember that your child will change classes this year, which means they will have three teachers. I will be teaching Reading, Spelling, Language Arts, Mr. Badia will be teaching Math and Science and Miss Saville will be teaching Social Studies,Handwriting, and Religion. Again all HW will be written in the purple HW book, so please check it every night. A supply list will also be given by each teacher, so make sure that your child knows what is needed for each class. 12. I also will need to know if your child has a library card in order to borrow books from the Public Library. I will be asking the first week of school, so that I can make sure that each child has one to use. That is a brief overview of some of the important things that you need to know. If you do not understand something or need something clarified, please contact me. It is very important for us to work together to ensure a good learning experience for the children. Do not make your child anxious about the work. Allow them to become used to third grade and a new schedule. Thank you for your cooperation and again welcome! Sincerely, Donna Toscano Larios
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