Homework
Homework May 6-10
Monday-Spelling Menu
Math
Teacher Appreciation Apple
Tuesday-Spelling Menu
Math
Grand Person Note
Wednesday-Spelling Menu
Math
Apple, Animal Project note, and Grand Person note DUE
Thursday- Spelling Menu
Math
Friday- Spelling Test
Grand Person Day ( please check your E News)
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Unit 5 Week 3Story
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Genre Biography
Story
“Windshield Wipers” “Scissors”GenrePoetry
Story
The Story of a Robot
Inventor
Genre
Biography
Essential Question
What inventions do you know about?
Comprehension Strategy
ask and answer questions
Comprehension Skill
connections within text: problem and solution
Writing Traits
word choice
Grammar
adjectives that compare
Structural Analysis
abbreviations
Mechanics
capitalize days, months, and holidays
SPELLING/ PHONICS
words with or, ore, oar
born
corn
core
more
roar
soar
her
dirt
learn
sure
Vocabulary
idea – a picture or thought you get in your mind
unusual – not common
High Frequency Words
began, better, guess, learn, right, sure
Oral Vocabulary Words
curious, improve, complicated, device, imagine
Valentine’s Day
We will have a brief classroom celebration Thursday afternoon for those interested in exchanging Valentine’s gifts/cards. Participation is completely optional, however, I encourage students to practice proper manners and protocol should they choose to participate. I have seen the holiday handled many different ways in my experience, but trust that this group will treat the day with proper and polite perspective.
1/30-1/31 Weather Days Enrichment Work
Due to the hazardous weather conditions, it has been announced by administration that we will not be having school or activities Wednesday and Thursday of this week. While I had began to scale the week’s workload somewhat in anticipation, we still wanted time together as paced, productive, and positive as possible. (more…)