REMINDERS:
1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have not covered any and there are no extra copies if they rip.
2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note.
3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day.
TESTS:
1.Spelling Test on the words from What Jo Did Weds. 11/25
2. Language Arts Test- Tuesday, 11/24. (see below)
PROJECT: Language Arts
Write a report on Thanks giving. The outline for the report will be in the Language Arts NB. The report should be three paragraphs long and follow the outline. It may be typed or written. It can also include pictures. Use your creativity. This is due today (latest tomorrow).
VOCABULARY: none
accept, learn, nervous, fouled, hoop, jersey, marveled, rim, speechless, swatted, unbelievable, backboard, dribbling, dunk. Check the Reading NB for these words.
SPELLING: Adding –s and –es to words
21. eyelashes 22. ambulances 23. trophies 24. secretaries 25.inventories
Sentences:
Declarative- (statement) I went to the store.
Interrogative- (question) Can you read quickly?
Imperative- (commands or requests) Put the book down.
Exclamatory- (exclamations) It is freezing in here!
and simple predicate; compound subjects and compound predicates.
The little girl went to the park.
Complete Subject- The little girl
Simple Subject- girl
Complete Predicate- went to the park
Simple Predicate- went
eg. My mom and I went to the store. Compound Subject
Direct Objects- is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
eg. The Hudson River divides the two states. (states is the direct object).
Subject Complement- follows a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, has, have). It is usually a noun or an adjective that tells more about the subject.
eg. The storm was a tornado. (tornado is the subject complement)
Compound Sentence- When two short sentences are related to one another, they can be combined by the words and, but, or or. A comma is added before these words.
eg. Lightning flashed. Thunder boomed. (two short sentences that are related)
Lightning flashed, and thunder boomed. (compound sentence)
Run-on Sentence- when two sentences are combined but not connected correctly. It usually occurs when two sentences are separated by only a comma and no connectors (and, but, or).
eg. I went to the store, I bought milk. (run-on sentence)
I went to the store, and I bought milk. (correct)
HOMEWORK:
Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: study for Language Arts Test
TUESDAY: Study for Spelling Test
WEDNESDAY: none
THURSDAY: none
FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes over the weekend. You can read any book or the book that was given to you. JUST READ!
HAVE A HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
Please click on the links below to review this week's Lesson Plans for Reading and Language Arts:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_50dnb3fcdz
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_68cwmhvtcm