WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20TH

READING LOGS
Thank you so much for helping your child get their Agenda signed every day. Reading to your child, listening to them read to you, having them read to a brother or sister, or encouraging them to read to themselves will go a long way in helping them be successful in school.

READING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the second reading story, “Train to Somewhere.” We will be learning about sequence, which is the order in which things happen. It can also mean the steps we follow to do something. Some ways to identify a sequence of events are:

CLUE WORDS (first, then, next, and finally, while, and during-also dates and times of day.)

FLASHBACK (events that are told out of order-an event from the past.)

The vocabulary words are:
adopt, atlas, carriage, couple, misery, and platform.

During reading class we will also be talking about subject and predicates. The subject is the word or group of words about which something is said. The predicate tells something about the subject and usually follows it.

The spelling words are:
them, credit, speak, least, season, honey, alley, went, engine, reason, steal, money, monkey, donkey, fence, contest, beat, treat, valley, and hockey.

The students pretest on Monday. They will take the list home in their Home Folder. Spelling homework is always Tuesday night (due Wednesday morning). I would like them to keep the Spelling sheet in their Home Folder so it can be used at home and at school. This week the homework is to write each word three times and then write them in a sentence. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.

BOOK REPORTS
The September book report is due Wednesday (September 30th). Each child has a copy of the book report form. Please have them answer the questions on a piece of regular notebook paper. The answers need to be in complete sentences using capitals letters and correct punctuation.

AAI 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 shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous week (or before). The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. When they complete the work and turn it in, I will sign them off on their missing assignment sheet so you know their work has been turned in. The Life Skill of responsibility is very important to learn at a young age. Several students were only missing one assignment. The following students were responsible about all of their work this term:
Sydney, Tristen, Eddie, Dawna, Tyler, Jazmin, Evert, Colton, Anthony, Jorgie, Juan, Jenne, Andrea, Grace, Teeona, Trinity, Apolonia, Sydney, Layla, Carleigh.  Nice job, kids!