4th Grade Reading and Language Arts- Week of June 21, 2010

I would like to thank all of you for your help and cooperation during this school year. It was very good to work with you all. Continue to be involved in your child's education. It makes a big difference!
Have a safe and restful summer!
Sincerely,
Donna Toscano Larios

2nd Grade Reading and Language Arts- Week of June 21, 2010

I would like to thank all of you for your help and cooperation during this school year. It was very good to work with you all. Continue to be involved in your child's education. It makes a big difference!
Have a safe and restful summer!
Sincerely,
Donna Toscano Larios

3rd GRADE REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 21,2010

REMINDERS:
1. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY- dismissal 2:30
2. FRIDAY- dismissal 11:00
3. WEDS.- last day of the After School Program
4. WEDS- Class Party- bring in $2 for pizza. Each child should bring in something to drink for themselves (no large bottles). They can also bring in anything that they would like to share with the class, such as cookies, cupcakes, donuts,etc. The children may wear play clothes, but do need to bring their book bags.
5.THURS.- Mass at 9:00. The children must wear full uniform and bring bookbags.
6. FRIDAY- Awards Assembly and Report Card Distribution at 8:30 in the lunchroom. Wear full uniform. No bookbags needed. All parents are invited to attend. Any parent that attends the assembly may take their child home afterwards, if they wish.
7. SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION- Monday 6/28, Tues. 6/29, Weds. 6/30. Your child will receive a note if they will be required to attend summer school.
I would like to thank all of you for your help and cooperation during this school year. It was very good to work with you all. Continue to be involved in your child's education. It makes a big difference!
Have a safe and restful summer!
Sincerely,
Donna Toscano Larios

3RD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA- JUNE 14, 2010

REMINDERS:

1. Please sign and return the Field Day Permission Slip and return it. If you will be attending Field Day with your child, please write it on the back of the permission slip. If your child will not be attending, please write no and return the slip to me, so I know that you have seen it.

2. Field Day is this Friday at Dyckman Fields. The children should wear their gym shirts and long shorts or pants. They should wear sunscreen; bring lunch and snacks, and plenty of things to drink. There is nowhere to buy anything at the park. We will return to school by 2:30. If you are attending the trip with your child, you can come to class with them on Friday morning.

3. The children’s textbooks will start being collected next week. Many children cannot find books, so please check around for them. I have to send a list of missing books to Mr. Woods, and the children will have to pay for them. I will go over which books the children should have in their possession this week and have them write the names of the missing books in their purple assignment books, so you can look at home for them.

Schedule of Final Exams:

Tuesday, June 15- Social Studies Exam

Wednesday, June 16- Language Arts Exam

Thursday, June 17- No Exams

Friday, June 18- Field Day at Dyckman Fields

TESTS:

LANGUAGE ARTS FINAL EXAM- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16

LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM 1. SENTENCES (Voyages pgs. 314-333)

A. Statements and Questions

B. Commands and Exclamations

C. Subjects and Predicates

D. Combining Subjects and Predicates

E. Plural Possessive Nouns 2. NOUNS (Voyages pgs. 338- 357)

A. Common and Proper Nouns

B. Singular and Plural Nouns

C. Irregular Plural Nouns

D. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

E. Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

F. Nouns as Subjects

3. PRONOUNS (Voyages pgs. 362-375)

A. Subject Pronouns

B. Object Pronouns

C. Possessive Pronouns

D. Possessive Adjectives

E. I and Me

4. VERBS (Voyages pgs. 380-385)

A. Action Verbs

B. Being Verbs

C. Helping Verbs

5. SPELLING The children should know the Spelling Words for the stories above. The spelling words can be found in the notebook and in the Reading Practice Book. The children also checked off the spelling words in their Reading Practice Book that they should study.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:

STUDY FOR EXAMS

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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4th GRADE LESSONS FOR READING AND ELA- WEEK OF JUNE 14,2010

REMINDERS:

1. The children’s textbooks will start being collected THIS week. Many children cannot find books, so please check around for them. I have to send a list of missing books to Mr. Woods, and the children will have to pay for them. I will go over which books the children should have in their possession this week and have them write the names of the missing books in their purple assignment books, so you can look at home for them.

TESTS:

LANGUAGE ARTS FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, 6/16

LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM

1. Sentences- Voyages pgs. 314-333

A. Sentences- Types

B. Subjects and Predicates

C. Compound Subjects and Predicates

D. Direct Objects

E. Subject Complements

F. Compound Sentences 2. Nouns Voyages pgs.338-359 A. Common and Proper Nouns

B. Singular and Plural Nouns

C. Irregular Plural Nouns

D. Singular Possessive Nouns

E. Plural Possessive Nouns

F. Nouns as Subjects

G. Nouns as Direct Objects

H. Nouns as Subject Complements

3. Pronouns- Voyages pgs. 362- 383

A. Personal Pronouns

B. Singular and Plural Pronouns

C. Subject Pronouns

D. Object Pronouns

E. Possessive Pronouns

F. Possessive Adjectives

G. I, Me, We, Us

H. Pronouns and Contractions

4. Verbs- Voyages pgs. 410- 417

A. Action Verbs B. Being Verbs C. Linking Verbs D. Helping Verbs

5. Spelling: The children should know the Spelling Words for the reading stories. The Spelling Words can be found in the notebook and the Word Study Book. **Spelling words and sentences will be given on the Language Arts Final Exam. I had the children check off in their Reading NBs which words to study.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:

STUDY FOR EXAMS‼‼‼‼‼‼

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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2nd GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA- WEEK OF JUNE 14,2010

REMINDERS:

1. The outline for studying for the Language Arts Final Exam can be found below. There will be no written homework given this week in order to study for the Exam.

TESTS:

LANGUAGE ARTS FINAL EXAM- WEDS.6/16

REVIEW FOR LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM

1. SENTENCES - review pp. 82-93 in the Language Handbook A. Statements

B. Questions

C. Commands

D. Exclamations

E. Naming Parts of Sentences

F. Telling Parts of Sentences

2. NOUNS – review pp. 94-117 3. ABBREVIATIONS- pp. 118-120 4. PRONOUNS- pp. 124-126

5. DESCRIBING WORDS- pp. 127-138 6. VERBS- pp. 139-165

7. SPELLING- The children should know the Spelling Words for the stories above. .I had the children check off 45- 50 words to study. The spelling words can be found in the Reading Practice Book.

HOMEWORK: See purple assignment book for page numbers

MONDAY: Study for THE LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM

TUESDAY: Study for THE LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM

WEDNESDAY: N0NE

THURSDAY: NONE

FRIDAY: FIELD DAY

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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3RD GRADE LESSON PLANS FOR READING AND ELA- JUNE 7, 2010

REMINDERS:

1. 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.

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

3. The children received the book My Best Friend is Invisible (Goosebumps) to read. This will be the last book of the year. The Book Test will be on Mon. 6/14. Your child should take notes on important details, settings, and the different characters in the story. They should be reading at least two chapters everyday!

4. No school Friday, 6/11. Teacher’s Conference Day

5. Please sign and return the Field Day Permission Slip and return it. If you will be attending Field Day with your child, please write it on the back of the permission slip. If your child will not be attending, please write no and return the slip to me, so I know that you have seen it.

6. The children’s textbooks will start being collected next week. Many children cannot find books, so please check around for them. I have to send a list of missing books to Mr. Woods, and the children will have to pay for them. I will go over which books the children should have in their possession this week and have them write the names of the missing books in their purple assignment books, so you can look at home for them.

7. Schedule of Final Exams:

Monday, June 7- Science Exam

Tuesday, June 8- Math Exam

Wednesday, June 9- Archdiocesan Religion Exam

Thursday, June 10- Reading Exam

Friday, June 11- No school (Teacher’s Conference Day)

Monday, June 14- No Exams

Tuesday, June 15- Social Studies Exam

Wednesday, June 16- Language Arts Exam

Thursday, June 17- No Exams

Friday, June 18- Field Day at Dyckman Fields

TESTS:

READING FINAL EXAM- THURSDAY, JUNE 10

LANGUAGE ARTS FINAL EXAM- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16

REVIEW FOR READING FINAL EXAM (SEPT. - JUNE) 3RD GRADE: READING EXAM

1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories:

A. Officer Buckle and Gloria

B. Pepita Talks Twice

C. Nate the Great

D. Allie’s Basketball Dream

E. The Olympic Games

F. Turtle Bay

G. Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome

H. Wild Shots, They’re My Life

I. Little Grunt and the Big Egg

J. Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story

K. The Stories Julian Tells

L. The Talent Show

M. Centerfield Ballhawk

N. Ramona Forever

O. Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables The definition of each word can be found in your child's Reading Notebook listed under the name of each story. I had the children check off the words that they should study from their notebooks. If your child was absent for any of the words, you can check the Reading Text Book for the words and the definitions are in the glossary. Review pages 1-71 in the Reading Practice Book.

Spelling: The children should know the Spelling Words for the stories above. The spelling words can be found in the notebook and in the Reading Practice Book. The children also checked off the spelling words in their Reading Practice Book that they should study.

**The Spelling words and sentences will be included on the Language Arts Exam. Other skills that should be reviewed and are reviewed in the Reading Notebook are: 1. Synonyms- words that mean nearly the same eg. big, large 2. Antonyms- words that are opposites eg. hot, cold 3. Homophones- words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings eg. I, eye 4. Multiple Meaning Words- words that are spelled the same, sound the same, but have different meanings eg. trunk- An elephant has a trunk. I put the groceries in the trunk of the car. 5. Syllabication- the number of vowel sounds that you hear in a word eg. rainbow has 2 syllables because the long a sound is heard in the first syllable and the long o sound is heard in the second syllable. 6. Root Words- the base word eg. walked the root word is “walk”. The word without any prefixes or endings. 7. Prefixes- letters that are added to the beginning of a word and change its meaning eg. redo- re is a prefix that means to “do over again” 8. Suffixes- letters that are added to the end of a word and change its meaning eg. wishful-ful is a suffix that means “full of” 9. Compound Words- two complete words that are put together to make a new word

eg. rain + bow = rainbow 10. Contractions- two words are combined by using an apostrophe to make a word shorter eg. I will – I’ll, I am- I'm

LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM 1. SENTENCES (Voyages pgs. 314-333)

A. Statements and Questions

B. Commands and Exclamations

C. Subjects and Predicates

D. Combining Subjects and Predicates

E. Plural Possessive Nouns 2. NOUNS (Voyages pgs. 338- 357)

A. Common and Proper Nouns

B. Singular and Plural Nouns

C. Irregular Plural Nouns

D. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

E. Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

F. Nouns as Subjects

3. PRONOUNS (Voyages pgs. 362-375)

A. Subject Pronouns

B. Object Pronouns

C. Possessive Pronouns

D. Possessive Adjectives

E. I and Me

4. VERBS (Voyages pgs. 380-385)

A. Action Verbs

B. Being Verbs

C. Helping Verbs

4. SPELLING WORDS (see under Reading above)

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:

STUDY FOR EXAMS

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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