Spelling
(Focus: Words with double consonants)
1.follow 2.matter 3.summer 4.million 5.dollar 6.scissors 7.cattle 8.address 9.office 10.suppertime 11.blizzard 12.penny 13.wrapper 14.wallet 15.occurrence 16.village 17.collide 18.battle *19.inevitable *20.boundary
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
This Week (October 19-23)
**Reminder: The spelling test will be this Friday, October 23. The test will include short and long 'u' words and the 10 review words for this week.
Friday is the last day of the 1st nine weeks.
Spelling Review Words:
1.neighbor 2.explain 3.receive 4.piece 5.problem 6.doughnut 7.stranger 8.display
9.vein 10.shrimp
Writer's Workshop:
Please sign and return your child's narrative piece.
This week, we'll continue to work on adding "craft" to our narratives. We will focus on dialogue with "special tags" (words that we use instead of "said"). At this point in the school year, I expect that all narratives should include the elements of a story (characters, setting, problem, events/plot, and solution). We're continuing to practice including "engaging beginnings." I'll also be introducing a lesson on interesting ways to conclude our stories.
Science:
We're wrapping up our study of "the seasons." In science lab, we'll be working with heat lamps in an activity that will help us model the amount of sunlight received during different seasons.
Friday is the last day of the 1st nine weeks.
Spelling Review Words:
1.neighbor 2.explain 3.receive 4.piece 5.problem 6.doughnut 7.stranger 8.display
9.vein 10.shrimp
Writer's Workshop:
Please sign and return your child's narrative piece.
This week, we'll continue to work on adding "craft" to our narratives. We will focus on dialogue with "special tags" (words that we use instead of "said"). At this point in the school year, I expect that all narratives should include the elements of a story (characters, setting, problem, events/plot, and solution). We're continuing to practice including "engaging beginnings." I'll also be introducing a lesson on interesting ways to conclude our stories.
Science:
We're wrapping up our study of "the seasons." In science lab, we'll be working with heat lamps in an activity that will help us model the amount of sunlight received during different seasons.
Monday, October 12, 2009
This Week (October 12-16)
Spelling: (short 'u' and long 'u')
1.blush 2.crutch 3.crunch 4.grumpy 5.much 6.umpire 7.uncle 8.none 9.does 10.fuel
11.cute 12.cubicle 13.human 14.future 15.usual 16.uniform 17.used 18.beautiful
19.producer 20.consume
Writer's Workshop:
We practiced writing "on demand" today. Students were given a narrative prompt and 45 minutes to write. In these papers, I expect to see the strategies/ craft we've practiced this year (engaging beginning, elements of a narrative, vivid verbs, and sensory details). I will send this paper home by the end of the week for parents to review, sign, and return.
Science:
Reminder--Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday (axis, rotation, revolution, orbit, and eclipse)
Class Notes:
Don't forget to bring in Box Tops!! Our first collection date is this Thursday, October 15.
1.blush 2.crutch 3.crunch 4.grumpy 5.much 6.umpire 7.uncle 8.none 9.does 10.fuel
11.cute 12.cubicle 13.human 14.future 15.usual 16.uniform 17.used 18.beautiful
19.producer 20.consume
Writer's Workshop:
We practiced writing "on demand" today. Students were given a narrative prompt and 45 minutes to write. In these papers, I expect to see the strategies/ craft we've practiced this year (engaging beginning, elements of a narrative, vivid verbs, and sensory details). I will send this paper home by the end of the week for parents to review, sign, and return.
Science:
Reminder--Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday (axis, rotation, revolution, orbit, and eclipse)
Class Notes:
Don't forget to bring in Box Tops!! Our first collection date is this Thursday, October 15.
Monday, October 5, 2009
This Week (October 5-9)
Spelling (Focus: short 'o' and long 'o')
1.strong 2.wrong 3.copy 4.cloth 5.problem 6.bottom 7.whole 8.explode 9.control
10.shown 11.bowl 12.October 13.smoky 14.coach 15.throat 16.toast 17.doughnut 18.foe 19.throw 20.approach
1.strong 2.wrong 3.copy 4.cloth 5.problem 6.bottom 7.whole 8.explode 9.control
10.shown 11.bowl 12.October 13.smoky 14.coach 15.throat 16.toast 17.doughnut 18.foe 19.throw 20.approach
Proudly Displaying Our Work
Our first narratives are finally complete! Students were instructed to write a story about a special memory with a favorite family member. Everyone did a great job! A few students were chosen to spotlight their work on the bulletin boards outside our class...
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