WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2010 4TH GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND LANG. ARTS

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have not covered any and there are no extra copies if they rip.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note. Homework will not be accepted late. If the children are absent, they should get their notes and HW assignments from a friend or myself and complete them within 2 days of their return to school. Anything not handed in will be given a grade of zero in the SIS system.

3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Children do not have pens, pencils, or looseleaf for class. Being organized, prepared, and responsible is all part of good conduct.

4. The children were given a book to read last week (Pippi Longstocking –girls and The Hoboken Chicken …boys). The notes will be started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes on their own. The Book Test will be after Easter Vacation on Thursday, 4/15.

TESTS:

Spelling Test- Friday, 4/15 (Thursday)

Book Test- Friday, 4/15 (Thursday)

VOCABULARY: no new words for this week

2. Reading Vocabulary Words from How Night Came from the Sea: (definitions will be written in the Reading NB)

creatures, darkness, prowl, brilliant, chorus, coward, gleamed, shimmering, dwells, reigns, edible, lumber

SPELLING- Words that have the same vowel sound as in shout

However, mountain, mound, scout, shout, couch, towel, ounce, coward, outdoors, flowerpot, scowl, browse, announce, hound, trout, drowsy, grouch, eyebrow, boundary

Challenge Words:

cauliflower, foundation, surround, allowance, counselor

LANGUAGE ARTS: Third Quarter Work

Composition:

The children will be working on How- to Articles (Chapter 4 in Voyages Text pg. 120).

Grammar and Mechanics: pgs. 338-373

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person (boy), place (school), or thing (ball).

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy- boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- The plurals of some nouns are not formed by adding –s or –es to the singular noun. These are irregular plural nouns. These should be memorized because they do not follow any rules.

eg. ox- oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, wolf-wolves, wife-wives, leaf-leaves, wife-wives.

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms:

Singular Possessive Nouns- A possessive noun shows possession or ownership. A singular possessive noun shows that one person or thing owns something. To form the singular possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter s (-‘s) to a singular noun.

eg. Maria’s bookbag is heavy. (Maria’s bookbag means the bookbag belongs to Maria)

The car’s tire was flat. (Car’s tire means that the tire belongs to the car)

Plural Possessive Nouns- A plural possessive shows that more than one person or thing owns something. To form the plural possessive of regular nouns, add an apostrophe (‘) after the –s of the plural form. Remember to form the plural of a regular noun before adding the apostrophe.

eg. boy (singular), boys (plural), boy’s (singular possessive), boys’ (plural possessive)

baby (singular), babies (plural), baby’s (singular possessive), babies’ (plural possessive).

man (singular), men (plural), man’s (singular possessive), men’s (plural possessive)

ox (singular), oxen (plural), ox’s (singular possessive), oxen’s (plural possessive)

Nouns as Subjects- a noun may be used as a simple subject of a sentence. The subject tells what the sentence is about. It tells who or what is or does something.

eg. The sea can be rough. Sea is the noun that tells what can be rough (simple subject).

Nouns as Direct Objects- a noun may be used as the direct object of a sentence. The direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

eg. The Egyptians built pyramids. The Egyptians built what? The noun pyramids is the direct object of the sentence. It tells what the Egyptians built.

Nouns as Subject Complements- a subject complement gives information about the subject. It follows a linking verb such as the verb be and its various forms (am, is, are, was, were).A noun used as a subject complement renames the subject.

eg. Stuart Little is a mouse. Mouse is used as a subject complement because it follows the linking verb is and renames the subject of the sentence (Stuart Little).

Pronouns- personal pronouns are words that take the place of a noun. They refer to the person speaking; the person spoken to; or the person, place, or thing spoken about. They are first person, second person, or third person.

List of personal pronouns:

I he she we it you

me her him us its yours

mine hers his ours

First Person (singular) I, me, mine (plural) we, us, ours

Second Person (singular) you, yours (plural) you, yours

Third Person (singular) he, him, his (plural) they, them, theirs

she, her, hers, it, its

Subject Pronoun-is a pronoun that is used as the subject of the sentence.

List of Subject Pronouns: Singular- I, you, he, she, it; Plural- we, you, they

eg. I dance. He dances. We dance.

Object Pronoun- is a pronoun that is used after an action verb in a sentence.

List of Object Pronouns: Singular- me, you, him, her, it; Plural- us, you, them

eg. The stars interest me. Me is the object of the sentence. It comes after the action verb interest. Therefore, me is an object pronoun.

Possessive Pronouns: shows ownership or possession. Possessive pronouns stand alone. See pg. 374 in Voyages text.

Eg. The snake is Anna’s. (possessive noun)

The snake is hers. (possessive pronoun)

I, Me, We, and Us- are first person pronouns and refer to the speaker. Use I and me to talk about yourself. Use I as the subject of the sentence and me after the verb as the direct object.

Use we and us to talk about yourself and at least one other person. Use we as the subject of a sentence and use us after the verb as a direct object.nd m

Eg. I play sports. I is the subject .

Sports interest me. Me is the direct object.

We like sports. We is the subject.

Sports interest us. Us is the direct object.

HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.

MONDAY: Word Study book pg. 50, 51 ans. only on looseleaf (make 2 pg.50 columns 1-20, pg.51 columns 1-12).

TUESDAY: none

WEDNESDAY: Lang. Arts (Voyages) pg. 369 Exercise 2(1-6). Write everything out on LOOSELEAF and follow the directions. Remember your heading.

THURSDAY: none

FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes a day over the Easter Vacation. You can read any book, magazine, or your assigned book.

HAVE A GREAT EASTER VACATION!

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WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2010 3RD GRADE READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

REMINDERS:

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. Remember that the children are responsible for all homework and classwork when they are absent. Please check the blog to hand in any missing assignments. Also make sure they get any missing notes or vocabulary and spelling words.

3. Gym on Mondays. Wear gym shirt, gym pants, and sneakers.

4. The children have switched books. The girls are reading The Fantastic Mr. Fox and the boys are reading Charlotte’s Web. The notes were started in school in the back of the Reading NB. They should finish the notes on their own jotting down details about the characters, settings, and plot of the story. The Book Test will be on Weds. March 24th. There will be no books given out until after Easter Vacation.

5. Thursday is the children’s last day of school before Easter Vacation. There is no school on Friday, March 26.

6. Lenten Folders were sent home with the children THREE weeks ago. Fr. Almonte has asked the children to donate whatever possible during the forty days of Lent. The last day to return the folders will be this Thursday, 3/25.

7. The children are only allowed to wear blue cardigan sweaters in class. They will not be allowed to leave on any hoodies or different colored sweaters. Part of the weekly conduct grade is wearing the proper uniform.

8. Each child must bring in a large shopping bag by Weds. of this week to wrap up the books they will be leaving in school during vacation. If you would like them to take any books home to study, please write them down on a paper so your child will remember to take them home and not pack them up.

9. REMEMBER TO REREGISTER YOUR CHILD THIS WEEK! ANY CHILD NOT REGISTERED WILL BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE 4TH GRADE.

10. Fr. Antonio has asked the children to bring in cans of soda for a luncheon that he is having for the homeless. The cans are due by Thurs. 3/24.

11. The children can bring in snacks or candy on Thursday for a small Easter party. They should also bring something for themselves to drink. No large bottles please- only something individual. The children can regular clothes, but no jeans. Dismissal is at 4:00.

TESTS:

  1. Book Test- Weds., 3/24 on Charlotte’s Web and the Fantastic Mr. Fox
  2. Spelling Test on the words from Centerfield Ballhawk Thurs., 4/15

VOCABULARY: none this week

2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Centerfield Ballhawk:

outfielder, concentrate, depend, ballhawk, vanish, fault

Check the Reading NB for these words and their definitions.

SPELLING: words with the /oo/ sound as in book and pool

boots, grouped, shook, school, looked, hood, choose, brook, zoomed, balloon, loose, soot, understood, cartoon, afternoon

Challenge Words:

season, umpire, diamond, average, pitcher

LANGUAGE ARTS: Third Quarter Work

The children will be working on Personal Letters (Chapter 4 in Voyages Book starting on p. 120)

Grammar: Starting on pg. 338 in the Voyages Text

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

Irregular Plural Nouns: The plurals of some nouns look a little different from their singular forms. These are called irregular plurals because they are not formed by adding an –s or –es. They should be memorized.

ox-oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, sheep-sheep, deer-deer, fish-fish, Chinese- Chinese

Singular Possessive Nouns- the possessive form of a noun shows possession, or ownership. To form a singular possessive, which means something is owned by one person or thing, add an apostrophe and the letter (s) to a singular noun. (friend- friend’s)

eg. I walked to my neighbor’s house.

Do you like Isabella’s coat?

Neighbor’s house means the house belongs to a neighbor. Isabella’s coat means that the coat belongs to Isabella.

Plural Possessive Nouns- A plural possessive shows that more than one person or thing owns something. To form the plural possessive of regular nouns, add an apostrophe (‘) after the –s of the plural form. Remember to form the plural of a regular noun before adding the apostrophe.

eg. boy (singular), boys (plural), boy’s (singular possessive), boys’ (plural possessive)

baby (singular), babies (plural), baby’s (singular possessive), babies’ (plural possessive).

man (singular), men (plural), man’s (singular possessive), men’s (plural possessive)

ox (singular), oxen (plural), ox’s (singular possessive), oxen’s (plural possessive)

Pronoun: is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Personal Pronoun- refers to a person who is speaking or to the person or thing that is spoken to or about.

eg. I, me, mine, we, us, ours, she, her, hers, they, them, theirs, he, him, his, you, it, its.

Subject Pronoun-is a pronoun that is used as the subject of the sentence.

List of Subject Pronouns: Singular- I, you, he, she, it; Plural- we, you, they

eg. I dance. He dances. We dance.

Object Pronoun- is a pronoun that is used after an action verb in a sentence.

List of Object Pronouns: Singular- me, you, him, her, it; Plural- us, you, them

eg. The stars interest me. Me is the object of the sentence. It comes after the action verb interest. Therefore, me is an object pronoun.

Using I and Me- I and me are used when you are talking about yourself. I is used as the subject of the sentence (I love school) and me is used as the object as follows the action word (Mom bought me a new video game).

HOMEWORK: Check the Purple Assignment Book every night for exact pages.

MONDAY: Phonics Book pgs. 117, 118

TUESDAY: study for the Book Test. Remember to bring your book and notes.

WEDNESDAY: Lang. Arts (Voyages) pg.367 Exercise 2 (1-6) on looseleaf. Remember your heading and write each sentence out correctly.

THURSDAY: none

FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes over the vacation. You can read any book or magazine.

HAVE A GREAT EASTER VACATION!

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WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2010 2ND GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children still have none of their Reading or Language Arts books covered.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day.

3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Many children are coming to class with no pencils or looseleaf.

4. Please check the school blog every day for HW updates and information. It is impossible for the children to copy down everything so please make it a priority to check the blog. Please remember to click under Mrs.Larios, the week and 2nd Grade.

5. Remember that Homework counts as a grade and many children are not completing it. Check your child’s Reading and Language Arts NB every day to see if I have written you a note. If your child is absent from school, he/she is still responsible to complete the HW and get any notes that may have been given. See blog for HW and tests for the week.

6. No new books will be given out until after Easter Vacation. Make sure your child reads every day.

TESTS: Spelling Test Thursday, 4/15

VOCABULARY WORDS: No new words this week

READING VOCABULARY WORDS FROM SEED TO PLANT:

beautiful, nutrition, protects, ripens, streams

High Frequency Words: the students only need to know how to read these words (they do not need to know how to define them): different, air, food, light, water

SPELLING WORDS: Words with the spr, str, and thr

sprout, streams, through, strong, strap, springtime, spray, throat, three, ostrich, pioneers, clearing, air, different, light TEST- APRIL 15.

LANGUAGE ARTS- Third Quarter Work

This week we will be working on writing descriptive paragraphs, pronouns, and describing words.

Nouns- names a person, place, thing, or animal (pgs. 94-122) Language Handbook).

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

Irregular plural noun- some nouns change their spelling to name more than one.

eg. woman-women, foot-feet, goose-geese, child-children, tooth-teeth, mouse-mice, man-men, leaf-leaves

Proper Nouns- Names of people, animals, places, days of the week, months of the year, holidays, names of streets, towns, cities, states, countries, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Proper nouns begin with capital letters.

eg. Mr. Woods, Dr. Sanchez, Rex, Orlando, Florida, America, Tuesday, January, Christmas, Arden Street, New York, Bronx, Hudson River, Lake George, Atlantic Ocean.

Abbreviation- is a short way to write a word. Most abbreviations end with period and begin with a capital letter.

eg. March- Mar.; February- Feb.; Mister- Mr.

Possessive Noun- is a noun that shows ownership. It tells what someone or something owns or has. When a possessive noun names one person or thing, add an apostrophe (‘) and s to show ownership.

Pronoun-(pgs. 124-126) takes the place of a noun. I, you, he, she, it, and they are pronouns.

Describing Words-(pgs. 127-135) tell about nouns. Describing words tell about color, size, shape, tastes, looks, smells, feels, sounds, and tells how many

HOMEWORK: See purple assignment book for page numbers

MONDAY: Phonics Book- pgs. 88 and 89

TUESDAY: none

WEDNESDAY: Language Arts- pg. 129 #S 2,4,6,8, 10,12 on looseleaf. Rewrite the sentence and follow the directions.

THURSDAY: none

FRIDAY: Read for at least 15 minutes every day or parents read to your children!!!

HAVE A GREAT EASTER VACATION!!!!!

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