WEEK OF MARCH 30- APRIL 3, 2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. Please sign and return the tests handed out by Mr. Woods on Tuesday, 3/24 if you have not already done so. A new book, Stuart Little, was given to the children to read on Weds. 3/25. Please make sure that they read for 30 mins. every day and make notes. The notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. There will be a test on this book on Friday, 4/24. TESTS: 1. OPEN BOOK TEST ON STUART LITTLE FRI. 4/24. 2. SPELLING TEST FRIDAY, 4/24. WORDS ARE ON P.37 IN THE SPELLING BOOK. VOCABULARY: MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS business, resourceful, team, trustworthy, cord, dismay, grizzly (bear), immense, payroll, lumberjack, silhouettes VOCABULARY: SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT? capital, capitol, clerks, Constitution, howling, humble, politics, responsibility, solemnly, vain, execute, oath, priority SPELLING: (ear, ir, our, ur) 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 READING MONDAY: March 30 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW TUESDAY: March 31 NO CLASS DUE TO GYM WEDNESDAY: APRIL 1 AIM: To use a dictionary or glossary to determine word meaning LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day. 2. The children will use the dictionary /glossary to look up the meanings of new words. 3. The class will reread the story of Marven of the Great North Woods together for fluency. 4. The class will discuss the main idea of the story and also review fact and opinion. HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY: APRIL 2 AIM: To review comprehension skills- main idea and recalling details LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day. 2. The children will discuss and complete the reader response questions on p. 233 in text. 3. We will complete pp. 37, 38 in the Spelling Book – reviewing ear, ir, our, ur HW: see purple assignment book. FRIDAY: APRIL 3 NO CLASS DUE TO STATIONS OF THE CROSS HW: PLEASE REVIEW SPELLING, VOCABULARY, AND READ NEW BOOK OVER THE EASTER VACATION. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, March 30 No class due to the Spring Show. TUESDAY, March 31 AIM: To introduce the new vocabulary for Marven of the Great North Woods LESSON: 1.The students will review new vocabulary words and write in their Reading NB. 2. We will make a Venn diagram to describe similarities and differences of Lumbering in the Past and Lumbering Today. HW: check purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AIM: To review terms used to name parts of an advertisement. LESSON: 1.The students will work on pgs. 79, 80 in their NYS Practice Book dealing with advertisements. 2. discuss ideas for developing and advertisement HW: check purple assignment books THURSDAY, APRIL 2 AIM: To work on creating an advertisement LESSON: 1. Discuss how to advertise or announce certain events or products. 2. Discuss persuasion and how it is used to sell products or ideas. HW: check purple assignment book FRIDAY, April 3- NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL HW: 1.Work on developing an advertisement. This will be due on Weds. 4/22. It will need to be presented and also turned in to be graded for neatness, creativity, and grammar. 2. Think of an idea for a commercial. Write down your topic and what you are trying to sell. This will be due on looseleaf on Tues. 4/21 (only the topic and what you are trying to sell). The commercial itself will be due to be presented on Thurs. 4/30. 3. Review pages 1-40 in the Grammar and Practice Handbook. HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 30- APRIL 3, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. Please read with your child each night, not only books required for school, but books that are chosen by your child for enjoyment. Please sign and return all tests handed out by Mr. Woods on Tues. 3/24 if you have not already done so. Review Reading and Language Arts over the Easter Vacation. TESTS: Book Test on Strega Nona and The Legend of Bluebonnet Weds. 4/22 VOCABULARY: JOHNNY APPLESEED frontier, nearby, orchards, survive, tame, wild HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: bag, call, country, rain, sleep VOCABULARY: FROM SEED TO PLANT beautiful, nutrition, protects, ripens, streams HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: air, different, food, light, water SPELLING: (review) pioneers, cheers, clearing, hear, nearby, year, beard, reindeer, steer, peer, remark, alarm, sleep, country, rain READING: MONDAY: MARCH 30 No class due to 3rd Grade Spring Show TUESDAY: March 31 AIM: To review the focus skill for this story- details. LESSON: 1. The children will do a listening comprehension activity 2. The children will review the sound of ear, eer 3. The children will be introduced to the new vocabulary for this story and write it in the Reading NB HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY: APRIL 1 AIM: To read the new story Johnny Appleseed and discuss details found in the story LESSON: 1. Review the vocabulary for the story 2. Do a listening comprehension activity- listening to a poem called “Johnny Appleseed” HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY: APRIL 2 AIM: To review r-controlled vowels /ar/, /er/, /ir/, /or/, /ur/ LESSON: 1. We will practice the r-controlled vowels by doing practice in the phonics book. 2. We will review all vocabulary and high frequency words. HW: see purple assignment book FRIDAY, APRIL 3 NO CLASS DUE TO STATIONS OF THE CROSS HW: study vocabulary words, spelling words, and read book over the Easter Vacation. A good review would be to look over pages that we have done in the Reading Practice Book, Phonics Book, and Spelling Book. Please do not go ahead of us in the books. Just review the pages we have already done. If your child has missed and work due to being absent, feel free to complete those pages. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 30 No class due to 11:30 dismissal for 3rd grade TUESDAY, MARCH 31 AIM: To write a paragraph on spring LESSON: 1.The children will use a graphic organizer to plan a paragraph for spring. 2. The children will write a draft of their paragraph in the LA notebook. HW: check purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AIM: To review pronouns LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a pronoun and do practice exercises in the Language Handbook. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, APRIL 2 AIM: To review showing ownership (POSSESSIVE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS) LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a possessive noun and complete practice exercises in the Language Handbook . FRIDAY, APRIL 3- NO CLASS DUE TO 3RD GRADE EASTER PARTY. HW: please review capitalization, punctuation, types of sentences, abbreviations, nouns (proper, common, singular, plural, possessive), pronouns over the Easter Vacation. These can all be found in the Language Arts Handbook. HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 30- APRIL 3, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3. Our Spring Show is tonight, Mon., 3/30 at 5:00 PM. The children should be here in the classroom by 4:15. Boy and girl singers can either wear a navy blue, white, or pink polo shirt, rather than just pink. The pants must be khaki. Any shoes are fine. The shirt should have short sleeves. The other children received a letter describing what they need to wear. Tickets for the show can be purchased from Mrs. Resto or Mrs. Velez in the Tuition Room. 4. We are in great need of tissue for the classroom. Please send in a box. 5. Please send in a large shopping bag by Weds., so the children can pack their books in their desks. 6. A new book was given out on Weds. 3/25. Please make sure that your child read sit over the Easter Vacation. There will be a book test on Friday, April 24th. Notes have been started in the back of the Reading NB. 7. There will be an 11:30 dismissal today due to the show. 8. Friday, 4/3 there is a 2:30 dismissal and beginning of the Easter break. 9. Friday, 4/3 We will have a small Easter Party. The children can bring snacks (cookies, candy, donuts, and cupcakes…NO CAKE) to share, but they must bring their own drink. No big bottles of soda. They can dress up that day- no play clothes because we will be going to church. Every child should bring something only for themselves to drink! TESTS: Open Book Test on James on the Giant Peach (boys) and A Taste of Blackberries (girls)SPELLING TEST on Friday 4/24 on the words from p. 44 in the spelling book. VOCABULARY: THE STORY JULIAN TELLS cartwheel, seriously, mustache, fastened, beyond, collection VOCABULARY: THE TALENT SHOW gym, perform, prefer, recite, enjoying, billions, roam SPELLING WORDS: brother’s, brothers, uncle’s, uncles, sister’s, sisters, sisters’, man’s, men’s, child’s, girls, girl’s, girls’, mine, yours CHALLENGE WORDS: tease, friendship, polite, wiggle, nuisance READING MONDAY: MARCH 30 Practice for the Spring Show TUESDAY: MARCH 31 AIM: To work on the comprehension skill of sequencing. LESSON: 1. The class will do a listening comprehension activity 2. The class will answer the question of the day 3. The children will work on the comprehension skill of sequencing. HW: See assignment book. WEDNESDAY: APRIL 1 AIM: To read the story of Julian together LESSON:1. The children will answer the question of the day 2. We will read the story together and discuss the Think and Respond Questions at the end of the selection. 3. We will practice the comprehension skill of following directions. HW: See purple assignment book THURSDAY: APRIL 2 AIM: To decode and understand words with prefixes un- and re- LESSON: 1. We will review the vocabulary words. 2. The children will review the spelling words for the selection 3. We will review root words and prefixes. HW: See assignment book FRIDAY: APRIL 3 AIM: To write a story about spring. LESSON: The children will use a graphic organizer to plan writing a story about spring. HW: Read new book and making notes. Notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. Review vocabulary and spelling words. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 30 NO CLASS BECAUSE OF 11:30 DISMISSAL TUESDAY, MARCH 31 AIM: To review pronouns LESSON: The children will review abbreviations and pronouns HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AIM: To continue reviewing pronouns LESSON: The children will review subject pronouns. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, APRIL 2 No LA class due to computer class FRIDAY, APRIL 3 EASTER PARTY- NO CLASS HW: Review types of sentences, capitalization, punctuation, subject/predicates, nouns, abbreviations, and pronoun. HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 23- 27,2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3. Our class will be doing a spring show. The date is next Mon., 3/30 at 5:00 PM. A letter was sent home concerning costumes. Some students did not return the paper signed so I am removing them from the show, because I am assuming you are not interested in having them play a part. If you do want your child to participate, please send me a note tomorrow or sign the letter concerning costumes handed out last week. Boy and girl singers can either wear a navy blue, white, or pink polo shirt, rather than just pink. I know people were having problems finding pink. The pants must be khaki. Any shoes are fine. The shirt should have short sleeves. The children will need to be here next Monday at 4:15. Dismissal will be at 11:30. 4. Please bring in a box of Kleenex if you haven’t already done so . 5. The children will be having their Open Book Test Tues., 3/24. They should read 30 minutes each day. Notes on the book should be kept in the Reading Notebook. 6. A new book will be given out on Weds. 3/25 7. Please send in your child's height and weight. This was due at the beginning of the month. It must be added to your child's record card in order to update it. 8. Tests papers will be distributed by Mr. Woods on Tuesday. Please review the tests , sign, and return on Wednesday. These tests must be filed in your child's test folder. TESTS: Open Book Test on Ramona and Her Father or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tues, 3/24. SPELLING TEST on Friday 3/27 on the words from p. 38 in the spelling book VOCABULARY: THE STORY JULIAN TELLS cartwheel, seriously, mustache, fastened, beyond, collection SPELLING WORDS: crown, proud, however, count, crowded, around, south, loud, house, shouted, howl, growl, bounce, fountain, sound CHALLENGE WORDS: special, trust, companion, trained, behave READING MONDAY: MARCH 23 AIM: To review Theme 3 and introduce the first story LESSON: 1. The class will do a listening comprehension activity 2. The class will answer the question of the day 3. The children will work on the comprehension skill of sequencing. HW: Write each spelling word 5x each in Reading NB. The words are on p. 39 of the spelling book. Study for Book Test. TUESDAY: MARCH 24 AIM: To complete an Open Book Test LESSON: 1. The children will take an open book test on Ramona and Her Father or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 2. The children will write the new vocabulary for The Stories Julian Tells in their Reading NB HW: write a sentence for spelling words 1-10 in the Reading NB. Underline each spelling word WEDNESDAY: MARCH 25 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING HW: Write a sentence for spelling words 11-20 in the Reading NB. Underline the spelling word in each sentence. THURSDAY: MARCH 26 AIM: To read the story of Julian together LESSON:1. The children will answer the question of the day 2. We will read the story together and discuss the Think and Respond Questions at the end of the selection. 3. We will practice the comprehension skill of following directions. HW: See purple assignment book and study for spelling test. FRIDAY: MARCH 27 AIM: To decode and understand words with prefixes un- and re- LESSON: 1. We will review the vocabulary words. 2. The children will take a spelling test 3. We will review root words and prefixes. HW: Start reading new book and making notes. Notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 23 PRACTICE FOR SPRING SHOW TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AIM: To review pronouns LESSON: The children will review abbreviations and pronouns HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 AIM: To continue reviewing pronouns LESSON: The children will review subject pronouns. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 26 No LA class due to computer class FRIDAY, MARCH 27 PRACTICE FOR SPRING SHOW HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 23- 27, 2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.Please sign and return the tests handed out by Mr. Woods on Tuesday, 3/24 4.A new book will be given to the children to read on Weds. 3/25. Please make sure that they read for 30 mins. every day and make notes. The notes will be started in the back of the Reading NB. TESTS: 1. OPEN BOOK TEST ON THE GRAND ESCAPE TUES. 3/24. Bring book and any notes. 2. SPELLING TEST FRIDAY, 3/27. WORDS ARE ON P. 33 IN THE SPELLING BOOK. VOCABULARY: MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS business, resourceful, team, trustworthy, cord, dismay, grizzly (bear), immense, payroll, lumberjack, silhouettes SPELLING: (consonant pairs: ng, nk, ph, wh) Thanksgiving, among, think, blank, graph, young, wheel, nephew, belong, whiskers, whisper, elephant, white, shrink, wharf, trunk, strong, blink, chunk, skunk CHALLENGE WORDS: strengthen, bankrupt, phantom, whimsical, whatever READING MONDAY: March 23 AIM: To build new vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept. LESSON: 1. The students will respond to a Listening Comprehension Activity. 2. We will work on vocabulary building using a vocabulary word web 3. Lastly, we will identify statements of fact and opinion. HW: Write each spelling word on p. 33 5x each in Reading NB; study for Book Test tomorrow. TUESDAY: March 24 AIM: To take an open book test on the Grand Escape LESSON: The children will take an open book test on the Grand Escape HW: Write a sentence for words 1-13 on p. 33 in Spelling Book. Please do in Reading NB and underline each spelling word. WEDNESDAY: March 25 AIM: To use a dictionary or glossary to determine word meaning LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day. 2. The children will use the dictionary /glossary to look up the meanings of new words. 3. The class will read the story of Marven of the Great North Woods together. 4. The class will discuss the main idea of the story and also review fact and opinion. HW: Write a sentence for words 14-25 in Reading NB. The words are on the blog, in the notebook, and on p. 33 of the Spelling Book. THURSDAY: March 26 AIM: To review comprehension skills- main idea and recalling details LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day. 2. The children will discuss and complete the reader response questions on p. 233 in text. 3. We will complete pp. 33, 34 in the Spelling Book – reviewing ending sounds- ng, nk, ph, wh HW: Complete pp. 35, 36 in Spelling Book on looseleaf. Study for Spelling Test. FRIDAY: March 27 AIM: To take a spelling test LESSON: 1. The children will take a spelling test on the words from p. 33 in the Spelling Book. 2. We will review the vocabulary words for the story. 3. We will review consonant blends (ng, nk) and consonant digraphs (ph, wh) HW: Start reading the new books and make notes. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, March 23 No class due to practice for Spring Show. TUESDAY, March 24 AIM: To introduce the new vocabulary for Marven of the Great North Woods LESSON: 1.The students will review new vocabulary words and write in their Reading NB. 2. We will make a Venn Diagram to describe similarities and differences of Lumbering in the Past and Lumbering Today. HW: check purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, March 25 AIM: To review terms used to name parts of an advertisement. LESSON: 1.The students will work on pp. 79, 80 in their NYS Practice Book dealing with advertisements. HW: check purple assignment books THURSDAY, March 26 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW HW: check purple assignment book FRIDAY, March 27- NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 23- 27, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.Please read with your child each night, not only books required for school, but books that are chosen by your child for enjoyment. 4.Please sign and return all tests handed out by Mr. Woods on Tues. 3/24. TESTS: Spelling Test Friday, 3/27. Words are on p.44 in the Spelling Book Book Test on Strega Nona and The Legend of Bluebonnet Tues. 3/24 VOCABULARY: Johnny Appleseed frontier, nearby, orchards, survive, tame, wild HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: bag, call, country, rain, sleep SPELLING: pioneers, cheers, clearing, hear, nearby, year, beard, reindeer, steer, peer, remark, alarm, sleep, country, rain READING: MONDAY: MARCH 23 No class due to practice for the Spring Show. TUESDAY: March 24 AIM: To introduce the new theme and discuss the new story Johnny Appleseed LESSON: 1.The children will listen to the short story “Tops and Bottoms” and answer questions about the story (listening comprehension). 2. The children will be introduced to the r-controlled vowels in /ir/ ear, eer (phonics). 3. The children will review the new spelling words on p. 44 in the spelling book. HW: Write spelling words 5x each in Reading Notebook WEDNESDAY: MARCH 25 AIM: To review the focus skill for this story- details. LESSON: 1. The children will do a listening comprehension activity 2. The children will review the sound of ear, eer 3. The children will be introduced to the new vocabulary for this story and write it in the Reading NB HW: Spelling- write a sentence for words 1-8 on p. 44 in the Reading NB. Underline each spelling word. THURSDAY: MARCH 26 AIM: To review r-controlled vowels /ar/, /er/, /ir/, /or/, /ur/ LESSON: 1. We will practice the r-controlled vowels by doing practice in the phonics book. 2. We will review the sentences for HW and all spelling words 3. We will review all vocabulary and high frequency words. HW: Spelling - write a sentence for words 9-15 on p.44 in Reading NB. Underline each spelling word. Study for spelling test. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AIM: To take a spelling test on the words from Lesson 1- Theme 3 p. 44 LESSON: 1. The children will take a spelling test 2. We will reread the story of Johnny Appleseed for fluency 3. We will review vocabulary words and high frequency words HW: read new book given out on Wednesday LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 23 No class due to 11:30 dismissal TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AIM: To do a book test on Strega Nona or The Legend of the Bluebonnet LESSON: The children will complete and open book test on one of the above books. HW: check purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 AIM: To review pronouns LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a pronoun and do practice exercises in the Language Handbook. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AIM: To review showing ownership LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a possessive noun and complete practice exercises in the Language Handbook FRIDAY, MARCH 27- NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW. HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 16 -20, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3. The Spring Show is Mon., 3/30 at 5:00 PM. Please read the letter concerning costumes in the folder. Please sign and return tomorrow if you haven’t done so already. Boy and girl singers can either wear a navy blue, white, or pink polo shirt, rather than just pink. I know people were having problems finding pink. The pants must be khaki. Any shoes are fine. The shirt should have short sleeves. 4. Please bring in a box of Kleenex if you haven’t already done so . 5. The children will be having their Open Book Test next Tues., 3/24. They should read 30 minutes each day. Notes on the book should be kept in the Reading Notebook. Notes were started in class in the back of the notebook. 6. Please remember to bring sharpened #2 pencils all week for ITBS testing. The pencils should have a good eraser on them. Please make sure that your child goes to bed early and eats something for breakfast each morning this week. 7. There is a 2:30 dismissal on Friday, 3/20. 8. Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day (3/17). We will attend the 9:00 Mass. The children may wear something GREEN in honor of St. Patrick. If they choose not to wear green, they must dress in full school uniform. 9. Please fill out your child's height and weight in the purple assignment book. I must put this information on your child's emergency card. TESTS: Open Book Test on Ramona and Her Father or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tues, 3/24. VOCABULARY: No new vocabulary this week SPELLING WORDS: No new spelling words this week READING MONDAY: MARCH 16- NO CLASS DUE TO PREPARATION FOR ITBS TESTING TUESDAY: MARCH 17 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING AND MASS HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY: MARCH 18 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING HW: See purple assignment book. THURSDAY: MARCH 19 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING HW: See purple assignment book. FRIDAY: MARCH 20 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING and STATIONS OF THE CROSS. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 16 PRACTICE FOR SPRING SHOW TUESDAY, MARCH 17 AIM: To complete a comprehension activity. LESSON: The children will do a comprehension activity dealing with some of the stories they have read in class. HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 AIM: To continue reviewing pronouns LESSON: The children will review subject pronouns. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 19 NO CLASS DUE TO COMPUTERS AND TITLE 1 CLASSES FRIDAY, MARCH 20 PRACTICE FOR SPRING SHOW HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 16 - 20, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.Please continue to read Strega Nona or The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Please read with your child each night, not only books required for school, but books that are chosen by your child for enjoyment. TESTS: Book Test on Strega Nona and The Legend of the Bluebonnet Weds. 3/18 VOCABULARY: no new words this week HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: no new words this week SPELLING: no new words this week READING: MONDAY: MARCH 16 AIM: To complete a reading comprehension activity. LESSON: 1.The children will complete a reading comprehension activity. 2. The children will do a listening comprehension activity HW: see purple assignment book TUESDAY: March 17 NO CLASS DUE TO MASS AND ITBS TESTING WEDNESDAY: MARCH 18 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY: MARCH 19 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING HW: see purple assignment book FRIDAY, MARCH 20 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 16 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW TUESDAY, MARCH 17 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW HW: study for Book Test tomorrow. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 AIM: To complete an Open Book Test LESSON: The children will respond to questions pertaining to the book they read. HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AIM: To review showing ownership LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a possessive noun and complete practice exercises in the Language Handbook pp. 122, 123 HW: see purple assignment book FRIDAY, MARCH 20 AIM: To do some creative writing for the portfolios LESSON: The children will write a paragraph on Lent for their portfolios. HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 16- 20, 2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.The children will be reading the Grand Escape. The open book test for this book will be next Tues, 3/24. The children should read for at least thirty minutes each day in order to finish the book in time. They should also take notes on important facts. The notes will be started in the back of the reading notebook so they will not be lost or forgotten. 4.Essay on "A Person I Admire"due on Tuesday, 3/17 (looseleaf). This should be three paragraphs. TESTS: NO TESTS THIS WEEK, OTHER THAN ITBS VOCABULARY: MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS business, resourceful, team, trustworthy, cord, dismay, grizzly (bear), immense, payroll, lumberjack, silhouettes SPELLING: (consonant pairs: ng, nk, ph, wh) Thanksgiving, among, think, blank, graph, young, wheel, nephew, belong, whiskers, whisper, elephant, white, shrink, wharf, trunk, strong, blink, chunk, skunk READING MONDAY: March 16 AIM: To build new vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept. LESSON: 1. The students will respond to a Listening Comprehension Activity. 2. We will work on vocabulary building using a vocabulary word web 3. Lastly, we will identify statements of fact and opinion. HW: Continue to read the Great Escape TUESDAY: March 17 No class due to ITBS TESTING AND MASS WEDNESDAY: March 18 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING THURSDAY: March 19 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING FRIDAY: March 20 NO CLASS DUE TO ITBS TESTING *REMEMBER TO FINISH READING THE GRAND ESCAPE- TEST ON TUESDAY 3/24 LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, March 16 NO CLASS DUE TO THE SPRING SHOW. TUESDAY, March 17 AIM: To introduce the new vocabulary for Marven of the Great North Woods LESSON: 1.The students will review new vocabulary words and write in their Reading NB. 2. We will make a Venn Diagram to describe similarities and differences of Lumbering in the Past and Lumbering Today. HW: check purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, March 18 AIM: To build new vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept. LESSON: 1. The students will respond to a Listening Comprehension Activity. 2. We will work on vocabulary building using a vocabulary word web. 3. Lastly, we will identify statements of fact and opinion. HW: Continue to read the Grand Escape THURSDAY, March 19 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW HW: read book FRIDAY, March 20- NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 9, 2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. The children will be reading the Great Escape. The open book test for this book will be in approximately 3 weeks. The children should read for at least thirty minutes each day in order to finish the book in time. They should also take notes on important facts. The notes will be started in the back of the reading notebook so they will not be lost or forgotten. How-to Article will be due Weds., 3/11. The children will be presenting it to the class between Weds., 3/11- Thurs., 3/12. This will count as a speech, writing, and homework grade. Newspaper Project was due today, 3/9. Please see me if there is a problem. This will be presented to the class today and tomorrow. This will count as a speech, writing, and homework grade. TESTS: 1. Vocabulary Test on Wednesday 3/11 on the words from What Jo Did, Coyote School News, Grace and the Time Machine. All of the words for these stories are defined in the Reading Notebook. 2. Spelling Test on Tues. 3/10 on the words below VOCABULARY: Grace and the Time Machine excursion, invention, research, aboard, atlas, awkward, capable, chant, mechanical, miracle, reseats, vehicle, contraption, pantomime SPELLING: morning, forest, garbage, form, alarm, corner, story, argue, backyard, start, partner, storm, Florida, apartment, sport, force, forward, sharp, garden, Arkansas CHALLENGE WORDS: departure, margarine, informative, snorkel, carnation READING MONDAY: March 9 AIM: To present newspaper project in respective groups LESSON: 1. All vocabulary words and spelling words will be reviewed for the test 2. The each group will present their part of the newspaper HW: Read book; study for vocabulary and spelling tests, and complete the how-to article. TUESDAY: March 10 AIM: No class due to Title IID meeting. WEDNESDAY: March 11 AIM: To present how-to projects and complete a vocabulary test. LESSON: The children will demonstrate how to make something or teach how to do something. HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY: March 12 AIM: To present how-to projects LESSON: The children will continue to present their how-to projects HW: read The Great Escape FRIDAY: March 13 NO SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, March 9 AIM: To continue presenting the newspaper project LESSON: The children will continue to present their part of the project with their groups. HW: see assignment book TUESDAY, March 10 AIM: To take a spelling test and finish news presentations. LESSON: 1.The students will take a spelling test 2. The children will continue to present their news project. HW: study for spelling test WEDNESDAY, March 11 AIM: To continue presenting the how-to projects and take a vocabulary test LESSON: The students will present their projects 2. The students will take a vocabulary test. HW: Write a three paragraph essay titled "The Person I Admire Most". Follow outline in the Lang. Arts NB. Due Weds. 3/18 THURSDAY, March 12 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW. FRIDAY, March 13 No class HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 9, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework 2. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3. Our class will be doing a spring show. The date is Mon., 3/30 at 5:00 PM. There is a letter concerning costumes in the folder. Please read, sign, and return tomorrow. 4. Please bring in a box of Kleenex if you haven’t already done so . 5. The children received their new books last Friday. There will be a book test in 3 weeks. They should read 30 minutes each day (7 days a week) in order to finish the book on time. Some children only start a week before the book is due and it is difficult to complete because of all the other HW. Notes on the book should be kept in the Reading Notebook. Notes will be started in class tomorrow in the back of the notebook. TESTS: Vocabulary Test Weds. 3/11 on the words from Turtle Bay/Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome/Wild Shots, They’re My Life/ Little Grunt and the Big Egg/ and Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story. All words are defined in the Reading Notebook. Spelling Test will be next week on the words below VOCABULARY: Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story firm, confident, comfortable, approach, equipment, program, appointment SPELLING WORDS FOR ROSIE, A VISITING…. crown, proud, however, count, crowded, around, south, loud, house, shouted, howl, growl, bounce, fountain, sound CHALLENGE WORDS: special, trust, companion, trained, behave READING MONDAY: MARCH 9 AIM: To review vocabulary for test Weds. LESSON: 1. The class will do a listening comprehension activity 2. Vocabulary words will be reviewed for the last 4 stories. 3. Open and closed syllables will be reviewed. HW: Study for vocabulary test, complete pages in the Phonics Book that were assigned as class work. TUESDAY: MARCH 10 AIM: To work on comprehension activities in the Reading Practice Book. LESSON: 1.The children will practice comprehension skills in the Practice Book. 2. The class will answer and discuss the Question of the Day 3. We will read Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story HW: Study for the vocabulary test and do How-to Project. WEDNESDAY: March 11 AIM: To present how-to projects LESSON: 1. The children will present their projects to the class. 2 .The children will review the new spelling words. HW: See purple assignment book. THURSDAY: MARCH 12 AIM: To analyze the context of a story to verify the meaning of a word in a story. LESSON: 1. The children will answer the Question of the Day 2. The children will complete a listening activity. 3. Vocabulary Words will be reviewed and discussed. 4. We will review open and closed compound words- eg. raincoat (closed) and sugar-free (open). HW: Continue to read books. FRIDAY: MARCH 13 NO SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 9 AIM: To write about our personal Lenten sacrifices. LESSON: The children will write about what Lent means to them and secondly, what they are giving up as a sacrifice. HW: see purple assignment book. How-to chart is due tomorrow. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 AIM: To work on Title IID project in the computer room. LESSON: The children will will work on their world projects. HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 AIM: To continue presenting how-to charts LESSON: The children will continue to read their charts to the class. HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 12 No LA class due to computer class FRIDAY, MARCH 13 NO SCHOOL HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 9, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. A new book was handed out last week for the children to read. Please read with your child each night, not only books required for school, but books that are chosen by your child for enjoyment. TESTS: Spelling Test Thurs., 3/12 Words are on p.39 in the Spelling Book. Book Test on Strega Nona and The Legend of Bluebonnet Tues. 3/17 Vocabulary Test- Weds., 3/11 on the words from The Enormous Turnip, Helping Out, Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane, Hedgehog Bakes a Cake, and Lemonade for Sale. The words are defined in the children’s Reading Notebook VOCABULARY: Lemonade for Sale announced, arrived, glum, members, rebuild HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: between, enough, fill, idea, number SPELLING: bar, jar, star, farm, harm, charm, dark, remark, sparkle, alarm, fourteen, source, between, enough, idea READING: MONDAY: MARCH 9 AIM: To review vocabulary words for test . LESSON: 1.The children will review all vocabulary words on the word wall. 2. We will review the spelling words on p. 39 3. Read Lemonade for Sale 4. Review the phonics HW. from last week 133- 136 (sound of /ar/) HW: Write spelling words 5x each and study for vocabulary test TUESDAY: MARCH 10 NO CLASS DUE TO TITLE II MEETING. HW: Study for Vocabulary Test WEDNESDAY: MARCH 11 AIM: To work on comparing and contrasting and take a vocabulary test LESSON: 1. To complete a vocabulary test 2. Review spelling words on p. 39 3. Do a listening comprehension activity 4. The class will review how to compare and contrast HW: Spelling – Write a sentence for Spelling Words 1-15 (words on p. 39 in Spelling Book) in Reading Notebook. Study for spelling test. THURSDAY: MARCH 5 AIM: To take a spelling test on words with the sound of /ar/ LESSON: 1. Complete a spelling test 2. Complete a reading comprehension activity. HW: Continue to read book for test next week. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 No School LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, MARCH 9 No class due to practice for the Spring Show TUESDAY, MARCH 10 No class due to practice for the Spring Show. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 AIM: To review abbreviations LESSON: The children will review the meaning of an abbreviation and complete practice exercises in the Language Handbook HW: check purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 5 AIM: To write a paragraph on what Lent means to you and what you will sacrifice for Jesus during Lent. LESSON: The children will write a paragraph on Lent and Sacrifice. Then draw a picture. Do this in Language Arts NB. HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2. Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3. March calendars will go home today. Please read carefully. 4. Our class will be doing a spring show. The date is Monday, 3/30 at 5:00 PM. If you would like your child to participate in the show, please write yes and sign your name next to the note in the purple assignment book under reminders. As soon as I find out about costumes, I will let you know. If you do not want your child to participate, please write no and sign your name. 5. Please bring in a box of Kleenex if you haven’t already done so. 6. The children received their new books last Friday. There will be a book test in 3 weeks on Weds. 3/25. They should read 30 minutes each day (7 days a week) in order to finish the book on time. Some children only start a week before the book is due and it is difficult to complete because of all the other HW. Notes on the book should be kept in the Reading Notebook. Notes will be started in class tomorrow in the back of the notebook. TESTS: 1. Vocabulary Test Monday, 3/9 on the words from Turtle Bay, Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome, Wild Shots, They’re My Life, Little Grunt and the Big Egg, and Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story. All words are defined in the Reading Notebook. 2.Spelling Test, Friday 3/6. Words are on p.36 (also below) VOCABULARY: Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story firm, confident, comfortable, approach, equipment, program, appointment SPELLING: Little Grunt (test Fri. 3/6) joyful, choice, voice, joint, moist, spoil, royal, annoy, noise, employ, soil, loyal, boiled, destroy, pointy CHALLENGE WORDS: earthquake, volcano, hurricane, weather, rumble SPELLING WORDS FOR ROSIE, A VISITING…. (NOT INCLUDED ON WEDS. TEST) Crown, proud, however, count, crowded, around, south, loud, house, shouted, howl, growl, bounce, fountain, sound CHALLENGE WORDS: Special, trust, companion, trained, behave READING TUESDAY: MARCH 3 AIM: To reread Little Grunt for fluency LESSON: 1. The class will reread Little Grunt for fluency. 2. Vocabulary words will be reviewed for the last 4 stories. 3. Open and closed syllables will be reviewed. HW: Spelling- Write a sentence for spelling words 1-10 from Little Grunt. Underline the spelling word in each sentence. WEDNESDAY: MARCH 4 AIM: To review multiple meaning words to aid in comprehension accuracy LESSON: 1.The children will do a listening comprehension activity. 2. The class will answer and discuss the Question of the Day 3. We will review multiple meaning words. 4. The children will make a reality/fantasy chart for their portfolios 5. The class will review and write new vocabulary in their Reading NBs for Rosie, a Visiting Dog’s Story. HW: Spelling- write a sentence for spelling words 11-20 in the Reading NB (words from Little Grunt). THURSDAY: MARCH 5 AIM: To review spelling and vocabulary words from Little Grunt and the Big Egg LESSON: 1. The children will review spelling words. 2. We will write a sample of a how- to chart in the LA NB 3. The vocabulary will be reviewed for Rosie, a Visiting…. HW: Think of something that you can teach someone how to do or of something you can make. Make a how-to chart on looseleaf following each step that is in your LA NB, but using your own idea. This will be due on Tuesday, 3/10 FRIDAY: MARCH 6 AIM: to take a spelling test LESSON: 1. Review Vocabulary for test on Monday. 2. Review Spelling Words for Rosie, a Visiting…. And discuss the sound of /ou/ and /ow/ as in loud and howl. HW: read for at least 30 minutes and study vocabulary words for test Monday. LANGUAGE ARTS TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AIM: to review singular and plural pronouns LESSON: The class will discuss pronouns and write examples in the Language Arts NB (pp. 115) HW: see purple assignment book WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 AIM: To review singular and plural pronouns LESSON: The children will complete some practice exercises on pp. in Lang. Arts book dealing with pronouns and abbreviations. HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY, MARCH 5, No LA class due to computer class FRIDAY, MARCH 6 AIM: To review singular and plural pronouns. LESSON: The children will learn about subject pronouns HW: REVIEW THIS WEEK'S WORK HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!

WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.The children will be reading the Great Escape. The open book test for this book will be in approximately 3 weeks (Weds., March 25). The children should read for at least thirty minutes each day in order to finish the book in time. They should also take notes on important facts. The notes will be started in the back of the reading notebook so they will not be lost or forgotten. 4. How-to Article will be due Tuesday, 3/10. The children will be given a date as to when they will present it to the class. It will be between Tues., 3/10- Thurs., 3/12. 5. Newspaper Project will be due Monday, 3/9. Please see me if there is a problem. This will be presented to the class. . TESTS: 1. Vocabulary Test on Tuesday, 3/10 on the words from What Jo Did, Coyote School News, Grace and the Time Machine. All of the words for these stories are defined in the Reading Notebook. 2. Spelling Test on Tuesday 3/10 on the words below. VOCABULARY: Grace and the Time Machine excursion, invention, research, aboard, atlas, awkward, capable, chant, mechanical, miracle, reseats, vehicle, contraption, pantomime SPELLING: morning, forest, garbage, form, alarm, corner, story, argue, backyard, start, partner, storm, Florida, apartment, sport, force, forward, sharp, garden, Arkansas CHALLENGE WORDS: departure, margarine, informative, snorkel, carnation READING TUESDAY: March 3 AIM: No class due to NYS Math Exam WEDNESDAY: March 4 AIM: No class due to NYS Math Exam THURSDAY: March 5 AIM: No class due to NYS Math Exam FRIDAY: March 6 AIM: to present class newspaper ( some groups will present) LESSON: 1. The children will present their section of the class newspaper. It must also be written and handed in with each group member’s name on it. 2. Continue reviewing the sounds of /ar/ and /or/-Spelling Book pp. 31,32 LANGUAGE ARTS TUESDAY, March 3 AIM: To work on spelling words with the sounds of /ar/ and /or/ LESSON: The students will work on spelling skills in their spelling books p. 29 HW: see assignment book WEDNESDAY, March 4 AIM: To work on spelling words with the sounds of /ar/ and /or/ LESSON: The students will work on spelling skills in their spelling books pp. 30, HW: Spelling Book pp. 32,33 on looseleaf THURSDAY, March 5 AIM: To review terms used to name parts of an advertisement. LESSON: The students will work on pp. 79, 80 in their NYS Practice Book dealing with advertisements. HW: check purple assignment book FRIDAY, March 6 NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL HW: Do How-to chart, Newspaper Project, read book, study for Vocabulary Test and Spelling Test HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!