September 16, 2014

     This week promises to be a busy one this week at OCS.  We have "Back to School" night for the upper grades, Constitution Day, and all our "regular" school activities!

     We are continuing our reading of "Because of Winn Dixie" and will also this week read our informational companion selection.  Students will be asked to compare/contrast the two. We are learning ten new vocabulary words to go along with our reading!

    Students are eagerly participating in the discussions about the writing process as well.  We are talking about what for some, is the most difficult part of writing.... IDEAS!  What do I write about???  We have learned that every one of us has many, many things to write about.  We shared about writing about "someone special" in our lives, writing about a "special place", writing about "small moments", writing "reflections", and "sharing our specialties".  Our class is certainly full of good ideas! We have learned there is never an excuse for not having something to write about!

   Last week's spelling test showed we are truly great spellers!  We continue to have fun learning our words with round robin spelling and our gel boards.  Flash cards and practice at home are also helpful!  Don't forget that spelling homework.

This week's (September 15) words include:
from, first, could, said, between, something, thought, their, both, below, past, magic, break, steak, sale, hang, glass, raft, friends.  Bonus words:  champion, fraction, activity

Dictation Sentences:

1.   We never thought we would see what we saw today.
2.  There they were just below us in the water!
3.  Both of us will have something very important to tell our friends.

Homework:
Monday-  Finish ABC order and 3X each misspelled word (from spelling preview)
Tuesday-  Rewrite dictation sentences
Wednesday-  Spelling paragraph- Write a paragraph using as many spelling words as you can.  The paragraph must make sense.
Thursday-  Study for Friday's spelling test

Remember all homework needs to get put in the "Turn it in!" bin when you get to class.  That way we know we will never forget to "turn it in"!