READING and SPELLING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the tenth reading story, “Komodo Dragons.” We will be learning about r -Controlled Vowels. The words we are studying are:
storm, morning, forest, Florida, form, pour, fourteen, court, fourth, course, serve, herself, certain, nerve, perfect, dirty, first, girlfriend, thirsty, and skirt. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring 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 in a sentence. They should also write the words three times each. They should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are armor, fierce, harshest, lizards, prey, reptiles, and roam. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
cold-blooded, monitor, and predator.
The skill we will be focusing on is Context Clues. When you are reading and you see an unfamiliar word, you use context clues, or words around the unfamiliar word, to figure out its meaning. The context may give a definition or an explanation of the unfamiliar word. Often the definition or explanation comes just before or just after the word. Sometimes a synonym, a word with nearly the same meaning as another word, is used as a context clue.
BOOK REPORT
The November book (Historical Fiction) is due tomorrow, Tuesday, November 30th. The December book will be handed out this week after we discuss the types of questions in class. The December book report will be due on January 3, 2011.
READING RESPONSES
Please remind your student that their reading response needs to have their name, the book name, the author, the starting and ending pages for that night’s reading, and either a character description or a summary (paragraph) about what they read that night. It needs to be turned in each morning. Please talk with your child about the best time to complete this assignment and review their work before signing their agenda. If you have any questions, please give me a call or write a note in the agenda.
IXL MATH
I am so excited that our students have access to IXL Math from home as well as school. Many of the students have been advancing their skills by choosing to spend some of their home time practicing math concepts and learning more. Keep up the good work!! During this past week, the following students completed a total of 971 problems:
Dawna, Eddie, Trinity, Jazmin, Tyler, and Grace! Good work!!
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. They are on AAI:
Robert, Tristen, Dawna, Tyler, Jazmin, Anthony, Juan, Andrea, Grace, Trinity, Teeona, Sydney W.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15TH
NEW TERM
Today is the beginning of a new term. There are no missing assignments because all missing work from last term were figured into the grades last Friday. We have talked a lot about staying focused and completing work during class. The students have class time to complete all school work except for book reports, spelling and math homework . Please encourage your child to set a goal to complete all work in class and if they are absent or haven’t completed something in class to finish it quickly at home to avoid missing work.
READING and SPELLING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the ninth reading story, “The Swimming Hole.” We will be learning about Homophones. The words we are studying are:
wood, to their you're, break, close, thrown, would, two, they're, beat, brake, piece, throne, too, there, your, beet, clothes and peace. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring 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 in a sentence. They should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. They should also write each word three times. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are bristled, dugout, jointed, naughty, punish, rushes, and shallow.
The skill we will be focusing on is Theme. Theme is the underlying meaning of a story-a big idea that stands on its own outside the story. Sometimes an author states the theme directly. Sometimes readers have to figure out the theme on their own, using evidence from the text to support the big idea. The two main kinds of writing are fiction and nonfiction. Nonfiction gives information or it tells of real people and events. One way to organize nonfiction is to have main ideas followed by supporting details. Other ways are cause and effect fact and opinion, and comparison and contrast.
CONFERENCES
I look forward to meeting with you and your child on the upcoming conference day. I am sending home the conference slips today. Below is a list of the topics I will share at your child‘s conference:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
S.T.A.R. Reading Score
S.T.A.R. Math Score
BASIC FACTS SCORE
Weekly Newsletter
Special Plans (IEP/TAG/SPIRAL)
Assignment List
Weekly Missing Assignment List
Redo Papers
Homework
BOOK REPORT
The November book report is HISTORICAL FICTION. The students go to the library every Thursday. They can also go before school, after school, and several other times (which are posted for them) throughout the school day. It is very helpful if you can look at a calendar and plan when would be a good time to work on their book report so it doesn’t end up being a last minute activity. The report is due Monday, November 30th.
Today is the beginning of a new term. There are no missing assignments because all missing work from last term were figured into the grades last Friday. We have talked a lot about staying focused and completing work during class. The students have class time to complete all school work except for book reports, spelling and math homework . Please encourage your child to set a goal to complete all work in class and if they are absent or haven’t completed something in class to finish it quickly at home to avoid missing work.
READING and SPELLING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the ninth reading story, “The Swimming Hole.” We will be learning about Homophones. The words we are studying are:
wood, to their you're, break, close, thrown, would, two, they're, beat, brake, piece, throne, too, there, your, beet, clothes and peace. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring 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 in a sentence. They should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. They should also write each word three times. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are bristled, dugout, jointed, naughty, punish, rushes, and shallow.
The skill we will be focusing on is Theme. Theme is the underlying meaning of a story-a big idea that stands on its own outside the story. Sometimes an author states the theme directly. Sometimes readers have to figure out the theme on their own, using evidence from the text to support the big idea. The two main kinds of writing are fiction and nonfiction. Nonfiction gives information or it tells of real people and events. One way to organize nonfiction is to have main ideas followed by supporting details. Other ways are cause and effect fact and opinion, and comparison and contrast.
CONFERENCES
I look forward to meeting with you and your child on the upcoming conference day. I am sending home the conference slips today. Below is a list of the topics I will share at your child‘s conference:
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
S.T.A.R. Reading Score
S.T.A.R. Math Score
BASIC FACTS SCORE
Weekly Newsletter
Special Plans (IEP/TAG/SPIRAL)
Assignment List
Weekly Missing Assignment List
Redo Papers
Homework
BOOK REPORT
The November book report is HISTORICAL FICTION. The students go to the library every Thursday. They can also go before school, after school, and several other times (which are posted for them) throughout the school day. It is very helpful if you can look at a calendar and plan when would be a good time to work on their book report so it doesn’t end up being a last minute activity. The report is due Monday, November 30th.
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