Homework Schedule:

Mon.: Unscramble spelling words

Tues.: Spelling Activity definitions and frames

Wed.: Homework Practice 3-4

Thurs.:  Homework Reteach 3-5  

Spelling      November Word Wall Words         Test  on Wednesday, next unit will be a review

1. beautiful   2. discover   3. hopeless   4. journal    5. recycle    6. went    7. when    8. children   CHALLENGE WORDS: 9. frequent: happening often   10. fidgety: unable to keep still

Math Unit 3  Subtract To Solve Problems   Vocabulary: difference, estimate, rounding, cent, dollar, regroup

Literature: "Turtle Bay"  Vocabulary: message, litter, trained, patiently, wise eager   

Listen to "Turtle Bay" and answer questions about this story  Write sentences using new vocabulary: message, litter, trained, patiently, wise, eager   More about about an author's purpose: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade   Classify and Categorize  Read story in small groups   

Language   Theme: Aesop's Fables  Rule for forming plurals of words ending in f or fe:  calves, wives, wolves, lives, knives, thieves, elves                                                                          

Skills taught: Capitalize first words in quotations; Periods with abbreviated titles (Mrs.); Quotation marks with direct quotations; Regular plurals (add -s); Pronouns: possessives vs contractions (their vs they're); Capitalize first words in sentences; End marks with statements; Commas: with quotations; Quotation marks to show that someone is speaking; Run-on sentences; Double negatives; Regular Past Tense( add -ed); Using to, two, and too; Run-on sentences

Lower-case y and v in cursive   Focus: Sequence of sentences to give directions    Class will write directions for what to do in a fire drill  Individual assignment will be writing directions for washing hands Math Writing: Review making an organized list    

Science   Sound  Vocabulary: property, sound discrimination, codes, vibration, sound source, sound receiver, volume, pitch, frequency, molecules

Experiment to show how sound waves can be collected and directed   Compare how sound travels through solids, liquids, and gases  Reading about sound

Social Studies  Geography  Using a Map Grid     Vocabulary: grid, map key, index

Parents:

Please read with your child 20 minutes every night and record times on record sheet. Return it with your child, Check to see if your child understands the vocabulary. This process will help with comprehension and the learning of new words. Please check out our Proquest site on our Home page under Staff Resources. This is a great research site for our students. Listed below is the user name and password you need to enter.