This week brings more cold weather and more snow! Winter has certainly made its presence known this year! Our class keeps warm with a flurry of reading and writing. We have lots to learn and lots to do!
This week's spelling words include:
what, were, your, their, through, think, because, place, something, don't, until, without, paper, hard, near, sentence, better, cells, contorted, digest, immigrants.
The boys all did very well with these words during Monday's "Spelling Preview".
We are reading the selection "John Henry" from our Scott Foresman anthology. The class is enjoying the exaggerations the author uses to illustrate his point. It is important to go past the literal meaning of individual words to infer the message the author works to get across.
Vocabulary words with this selection include: boulder, hollered, shivered, horizon, glimpse, tunnel, and rhythm.
We have been working hard on our language skills using "Study Island". Students may log on to this program from home and continue working to obtain those blue ribbons. Every blue ribbon they earn with having completed a minimum of 20-30 questions translates to one of our orange reward tickets. The amount you earn is up to you:) As the snow days keep coming, remember you can always continue working on Study Island from home. Its a great way to spend some time at home keeping your skills fresh and ready!
Our class will begin their research reports on the Olympics next week. We will work on these both in school and at home. Students will choose from a list of topics to include in this project. All will write on the history of the Olympics, and then choose from additional topics adding creativity to what they research and write. More information to follow.
January's book project was an extra credit project. The February/March project will be due March 28th. The book must be a biography. There are many interesting people we can read about during this our "Presidents' Month".
Stay Warm! Happy Valentine's Day!!!
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