1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have still not covered any of their books.
2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, look through your child’s Reading and Language Arts NBs to see how they are doing on their classwork and homework.
3. Gym on Mondays. Wear gym shirt, gym pants, and sneakers.
4. The children received the book “Babe” to read. Please make sure they read a little every day and on the weekend. They should also be taking notes. The notes will be started in back of the Reading NB and the children should add to them. It is a little longer, but they are capable of reading it. The Book Test will be on Tuesday, 12/15.
5. Please sign all tests distributed by Mr. Woods on Thursday and return as soon as possible. These tests need to be filed in the children’s folders.
6. Dismissal on Friday, 12/11 will be at 2:30.
7. Fr. Antonio has asked that the school children donate gloves for the poor for Christmas. So if you would like to buy a pair of gloves or donate $2.00 to purchase gloves, Fr. Antonio would be most grateful. Thank you to the parents that have already donated.
TESTS:
- Spelling Test- Friday,12/11
- Book Test- Tues., 12/15
- Vocabulary Test on Friday,12/11 (words in Vocabulary NB)
1. VOCABULARY: written in Vocabulary NB
1. noun- a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal
2. verb- the main word in the predicate of a sentence. It shows action (run, walk) or a state of being (is, are).
3. persuade- to convince
4. fiction- a story made up by an author, written mostly to entertain.
5. homograph- words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and pronunciations. Eg. wind- The wind is blowing. Can you wind the toy car?
2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome:
splinters, telegraph, trail, guided, drifts, temperature
Check the Reading NB for these words and their definitions.
SPELLING: Test Friday 12/11 Words with sh, ch, and tch
shot, chance, match, watch, showed, shock, pushed, such, crash, chew, batch, hitched, sharp, mush, speech
Challenge Words:
medicine, equipment, crutch, nurse, hospital
LANGUAGE ARTS-We are reviewing the following skills:
Voyages Textbook- pgs. 314-345
A. Types of Sentences
Statement- You are very helpful.
Question- Where is your homework?
Command- Put your pencil down.
Exclamation- Wow, you are a great reader!
A sentence-
· Starts with a capital letter.
· Ends with an end mark.
· Tells a complete thought. It names someone or something and tells what the person or thing is or does.
· The words are in an order that makes sense.
A sentence has two parts: the subject (naming part) and the predicate (telling part).
B.Subjects and Predicates
A complete subject tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the simple subject and all the words that describe it.
A complete predicate tells what a subject is or does. It is the simple predicate and any words that describe it.
eg. Solei's house is near the park. (Solei's house is the subject)
The cat hid under the car. (hid under the car is the predicate)
A simple subject names the person, place, thing, or animal that is talked about in the sentence. The simple subject is usually a noun.
A simple predicate is a verb, which is the word or words that express an action or state of being.
eg. The excited students cheered loudly.
students is the simple subject.
The excited students is the complete subject.
cheered is the simple predicate.
cheered loudly is the complete predicate.
A compound subject is two or more subjects that share a predicate. The two subjects are joined by the words and or or.
eg. Tammy and Lucy played in the yard.
Tammy and Lucy is the compound subject.
A compound predicate is two or more predicates that share a subject. The two predicates are joined by and, but, or or.
eg. My baby kitten sits on the window and purrs softly.
Sits on the window and purrs softly is the compound predicate.
Compound Sentences- use and or but to join two complete sentences into a compound sentence. Use a comma (,) before and or but when it joins sentences.
Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).
Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.
Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.
Eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.
Singular noun: names one person, place, or thing.
Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.
Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.
Eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays
HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.
MONDAY: Spelling- write each word 5x each in the Reading NB
TUESDAY: Write a sentence for words 1-10 in the Reading NB
WEDNESDAY: Write a sentence for words 11-20 in the Reading NB
THURSDAY: Study for Vocabulary and Spelling Test tomorrow.
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! Read your book and make notes!!!! Remember the test is on Tuesday.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Click the links below to review this week's Reading and ELA lesson plans:
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