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 SWITCHED books (Pippi Longstocking –boys and The Hoboken Chicken …girls). The notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes on their own. The Book Test will be Thursday, 5/13.
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TESTS:
Vocabulary Test- Friday, 4/23
VOCABULARY:
1. scarce- (adj) not plentiful; hard to get
2. thrill- (v) to feel or cause emotional excitement
3. undertow- (n) a current of water moving underneath the surface water in a different direction.
4. value- (n) the estimated worth of something; to think highly of
5. wander- (v) to roam aimlessly; stray
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- No new words this week
Challenge Words: none
LANGUAGE ARTS: 2nd Semester 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: ELA Test Book 2- Complete Question 31 on LL. Remember to answer both parts of the question.
TUESDAY: none
WEDNESDAY: ELA Test Book 3- Rewrite the essay in the Reading NB on looseleaf. Please proofread your work before you rewrite it on LL.
THURSDAY: Study for the Vocabulary Test (words are in the Vocabulary NB).
FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes a day on the weekend. You can read any book, magazine, or your assigned book.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
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