Week 11

Reading:The students reviewed finding evidence in the text to support their answer. They received new spelling words.  They will be having a test on those words on 11/30.

Writing: We are slowly working through the writing process when writing a narrative. 

Grammar: We reviewed and tested on making simple, compound and complex sentences.

Projects: The students continued working on their 51st State project.

** Be on the lookout for a scholastic bookorder coming home soon.  If you would like to order for Christmas and do not want your child to see the order, let me know.  

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving.  I will see you tomorrow!

Week #10

Reading:  This week in reading we worked on literal and non literal meaning of phrases.  The students received new Latin/Greek words.  They will have an assessment on these words on 11/ 16. They also had a spelling test.  

Writing: We continued practicing correctly using quotation marks in dialogue.  The students took an assessmenton Thursday.  We also practiced using specific word choice to set the mood in writing.

Grammar: We reviewed parts of speech and took an assessment. We also continued practicing the difference between simple, compound and complex sentences.  We will take an assessment on this next week. 

Projects: We continued working on the 51st state projects. 

One more week and then we get the entire week off for Thanksgiving!! 

Don't forget, the students are supposed to read 20 minutes every night.  Also make sure they are practicing for spelling and Latin/Greek tests.  They have time in class, but a little extra practice at home would be great too. 

Week #9

Writing: This week the students wrote an opinion paper completely on their own for an assessment.

Reading: This week we reviewed the standards we have covered so far this year. 

Grammar: The students were introduced to subordinating conjunctions.  They practiced finding the subordinating conjunction in a complex sentence.  They also had to find the dependent clause.

Projects: We continued working on our 51st state projecty.