October 20, 2014

The leaves are falling fast now!  Our school year is certainly well under way!


We just finished the informational text "My Librarian is a Camel."   It was certainly interesting reading about how children got access to books throughout the world.  The class took for granted that everyone had access to books just as they do.  They were certainly surprised to learn that some children receive reading materials by camel and even by elephant!  We are fortunate.


As we mark Red Ribbon Week and continue to talk about wise choices, our writing addresses focus.  Often students get so excited about what they write they include too much information that is not on target and confuses the reader.  We are working on writing single focus narratives with descriptive words and examples.


Spelling Words this week include (long o pattern)- shown, known, wrote, remote, oatmeal, fellow, scold, coast, boast, locate, throat, host, slope, remote, globe, wait, hall, lunch, ready, which, first
Bonus:  bonus, approach, motion


Vocabulary for the next two weeks:  assist, burglaries, innocent, scheme, regretfully, misjudged, suspect, favor, speculated, prior


Dictation Sentences:
1.  Keep the children together in one place.
2.  Ask them to form two long lines down the hall.
3.  They all must wait until their food is ready.
4.  Lunch is always very good at our school


Also, starting up soon!  Book IT!  Our class will be participating in the motivational Book IT program affiliated with Pizza Hut.  We will be following the 4th grade class guidelines asking students to read 20 minutes each night (even on weekends).  A reading log will be sent home for parents to sign.  This will validate the students time reading at home.  Pizza Hut reward certificates will be awarded for students reaching monthly reading goals.  Hope all of you join us!

October 6, 2014

We begin a new unit this week in English Language Arts.  The anchor text that will be read has quite an interesting title "My Librarian is a Camel".  It will once again be a busy week with the introduction of new vocabulary and how context clues can help us determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. 


Fall is definitely here with its chilly temperatures and leaves tumbling down from the trees.  We will keep warm in class with our studies of  long i words in spelling and decoding with the VCCV pattern words as well.


Students will also be reading "Garden State Adventure" and "For Hire" .  Nicky Fifth and his sidekick T-bone's adventures are sure to capture everyone's attention.


Please remember the first book project is due the last Wednesday of October.  Project lists were sent home the first week of school.  This is an at-home project.  I will review the 5-4-3-2-1 Organizer which is a required component of every Book Project.  If there are any questions about this please call or send an email.


Spelling Words for 10-6 week:
write, right, another, always, asked, world, going, school, important, crime, grind, tonight, flight, live, delight, decide, wind, sigh, fright, remind.      Bonus:  recognize, advice, twilight