LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
This week we will be reading the last story in our reading book, "Chocolate Is Missing”. The skill we will be focusing on is Author’s Purpose. An Author’s Purpose is the reason for writing something. Some purposes for writing are to entertain, to inform, to express, and to persuade. Predicting an author’s purpose can help you decide whether to read something slowly and carefully or just for fun.
In “Chocolate Is Missing,” the author’s purpose is to entertain. She just wants readers to enjoy reading this funny mystery story. To fulfill per purpose, the author has filled her story with interesting characters and exciting clues.
The spelling words this week are words that are related. They are able, ability, sign, signal, mean, meant, deal, dealt, soft, soften, relate, relative, heal, health, meter, metric, compose, composition, crumb, crumble. Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary.
The vocabulary for this week is: angle, approach, brag, chocolate, poster, and presence. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 28.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, and Parker
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Week of May 17th
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 29th story in our reading book, "Out of the Blue." The skill we will be focusing on is Main Idea and Supporting Details.
The topic is what a paragraph or article is about. The main idea is the most important idea about the topic the main idea is often stated in a single sentence within a paragraph or article. However, sometimes you have to figure out he main idea and put it in your own words. Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
The spelling words this week are words with the suffixes -less, -ment, and -ness. The words this week are:
helpless, spotless, useless, movement, punishment, brightness, fairness, careless, hopeless, payment, pavement, goodness, business, darkness, breathless, worthless, statement, treatment, softness, and greatness.
Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary. The vocabulary for this week is: almanac, calendar, circulating, electricity, experiment, inventions, mysterious, and theory. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Each student has a calendar for May so you can record your signature. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 31.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 29th story in our reading book, "Out of the Blue." The skill we will be focusing on is Main Idea and Supporting Details.
The topic is what a paragraph or article is about. The main idea is the most important idea about the topic the main idea is often stated in a single sentence within a paragraph or article. However, sometimes you have to figure out he main idea and put it in your own words. Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
The spelling words this week are words with the suffixes -less, -ment, and -ness. The words this week are:
helpless, spotless, useless, movement, punishment, brightness, fairness, careless, hopeless, payment, pavement, goodness, business, darkness, breathless, worthless, statement, treatment, softness, and greatness.
Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary. The vocabulary for this week is: almanac, calendar, circulating, electricity, experiment, inventions, mysterious, and theory. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Each student has a calendar for May so you can record your signature. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 31.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
Sunday, May 9, 2010
The Week of May 10th...
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 28th story in our reading book, "Coming Home." The skill we will be focusing on is:
Fact or Opinion… A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. A statement of opinion tells your ideas or feelings. It cannot be proved true or false, but it can be supported by facts and reasons. Sometimes statements of opinion begin with clues such as “I believe“.
The spelling words this week are words with the /k/ or /f/ sound. Usually the sound /k/ is spelled c, k, or ck: care, brake, track. The sound /f/ can be spelled ff, gh, or ph: stiff, laughed, photo. The words this week are: care, record, track, attack, giraffe, rough, dolphin, because, brake, pocket, stiff, enough, photo, elephant, cover, Kansas, snack, muffin, laughed, and alphabet. Spelling homework is to use the words in a compound sentence. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. Please ask your child to practice their words each night. The vocabulary for this week is: dreamer, drifted, heroes, librarians, rusty, and tremble. The challenge vocabulary words are: haggle, preaching, theater, and Underground Railroad.
INVENTION CONVENTION
The students in C1 have been learning about inventors and how they use their creative skills to solve problems. We are currently discussing our Invention Convention. It is an event that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills independently as they invent a new product. Students will be encouraged to identify a need or to solve a problem . Once a need or a problem has been identified, students will use problem-solving and creative-thinking skills to invent a product that would fill the need or overcome the problem. Some examples of student inventions are:
*a plastic product that holds a book while you eat
*a bird feeder that protects feed from wind and rain
*a device that prevents blisters from forming on hands when raking, shoveling, or sweeping
*a billfold that organizes money by denomination for blind people
They will create their product at home and complete the paper work at school. We will display the products at Weddle the evening of May 14th at the Art and Author’s Night.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students each have checked out their book from the library or gotten one from the classroom library and should be reading it each night. The book report is due May 31 (Monday).
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Myjha, and Parker
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 28th story in our reading book, "Coming Home." The skill we will be focusing on is:
Fact or Opinion… A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. A statement of opinion tells your ideas or feelings. It cannot be proved true or false, but it can be supported by facts and reasons. Sometimes statements of opinion begin with clues such as “I believe“.
The spelling words this week are words with the /k/ or /f/ sound. Usually the sound /k/ is spelled c, k, or ck: care, brake, track. The sound /f/ can be spelled ff, gh, or ph: stiff, laughed, photo. The words this week are: care, record, track, attack, giraffe, rough, dolphin, because, brake, pocket, stiff, enough, photo, elephant, cover, Kansas, snack, muffin, laughed, and alphabet. Spelling homework is to use the words in a compound sentence. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. Please ask your child to practice their words each night. The vocabulary for this week is: dreamer, drifted, heroes, librarians, rusty, and tremble. The challenge vocabulary words are: haggle, preaching, theater, and Underground Railroad.
INVENTION CONVENTION
The students in C1 have been learning about inventors and how they use their creative skills to solve problems. We are currently discussing our Invention Convention. It is an event that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills independently as they invent a new product. Students will be encouraged to identify a need or to solve a problem . Once a need or a problem has been identified, students will use problem-solving and creative-thinking skills to invent a product that would fill the need or overcome the problem. Some examples of student inventions are:
*a plastic product that holds a book while you eat
*a bird feeder that protects feed from wind and rain
*a device that prevents blisters from forming on hands when raking, shoveling, or sweeping
*a billfold that organizes money by denomination for blind people
They will create their product at home and complete the paper work at school. We will display the products at Weddle the evening of May 14th at the Art and Author’s Night.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students each have checked out their book from the library or gotten one from the classroom library and should be reading it each night. The book report is due May 31 (Monday).
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Myjha, and Parker
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Week of May 3rd
Calendar:
May 7 Hat Day
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
Reading/Spelling
This week we will be reading the 28h story in our reading book, "Children of Clay." The skill we will be focusing on is Steps In a Process. Telling the steps in a process is telling the order of steps to complete an action. Clue words like first, next, and last or numbers can show the order of the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind. For example, in “Children of Clay,” the author tells the steps in the process of making clay pots and figurines. Photographs help readers picture each step in the process.
Sometimes illustrations show the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind and put them in order.
The spelling words this week are words that are capitalized or are used as abbreviations. The words this week are
They are: May, Kwanzaa, September, June, November, Memorial Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Sun,. Feb., Dec., Wed., Dr., Ms., Mrs., Mr., Rd., and Ave.. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: figures, polish, pottery, screens, slip, and symbols. The challenge vocabulary words are: bond, fragile, galleries, and sandpaper.
READING
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a 1/2 page reading response. Please sign your initials on their agenda. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The book report is due May 31 (Monday). The questions are as follows:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
* Make a time line of events of the story
Each Monday I send a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
May 7 Hat Day
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
Reading/Spelling
This week we will be reading the 28h story in our reading book, "Children of Clay." The skill we will be focusing on is Steps In a Process. Telling the steps in a process is telling the order of steps to complete an action. Clue words like first, next, and last or numbers can show the order of the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind. For example, in “Children of Clay,” the author tells the steps in the process of making clay pots and figurines. Photographs help readers picture each step in the process.
Sometimes illustrations show the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind and put them in order.
The spelling words this week are words that are capitalized or are used as abbreviations. The words this week are
They are: May, Kwanzaa, September, June, November, Memorial Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Sun,. Feb., Dec., Wed., Dr., Ms., Mrs., Mr., Rd., and Ave.. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: figures, polish, pottery, screens, slip, and symbols. The challenge vocabulary words are: bond, fragile, galleries, and sandpaper.
READING
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a 1/2 page reading response. Please sign your initials on their agenda. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The book report is due May 31 (Monday). The questions are as follows:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
* Make a time line of events of the story
Each Monday I send a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
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