This week in Language Arts

March 3 

 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes ·          AR book ·          Finish reading Chapter 1 of Beezus and Ramona ·          Cursive Handwriting -  Write each word one time in cursive   Dreambox	Read 20 minutes ·          AR book ·          Finish reading Chapter 2 of Beezus and Ramona ·          Cursive Handwriting -  Write each word one time in cursive   Dreambox	Read 20 minutes ·          AR book ·          Finish reading Chapter 3 of Beezus and Ramona ·          Cursive Handwriting -  Write each word one time in cursive   Dreambox	Read 20 minutes ·          AR book ·          Finish reading Chapter 4 of Beezus and Ramona     Dreambox Spelling Test	Read 20 minutes ·          AR book ·          Finish reading Chapters 5 and 6 of Beezus and Ramona   Dreambox   Book Orders due Monday

 

Reading Text: Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary The students will read the book Beezus and Ramona.  They will keep a log of unfamiliar vocabulary.   Reading Log: Please have your child fill out the reading log each night after they have read 20 minutes. Parents need to sign and date the reading log each day. They should be at 20% of their goal by the end of this week.
Language Writing     We will be writing narrative essays using a prompt.  We will edit and make improvements in the essays during the week.    Language Skill-      We will continue studying possessive nouns and pronouns.   Spelling – Unit 4 Lesson 2: Suffixes – able, -ful, - ed This week's words are: acceptable, adorable, thankful, careful, added, folded, handed, planted, spelled, sailed, rained, smiled, washed, passed, hopped, yelled, cooked, helped, slipped, picked.  The test will be on Thursday.    When studying these words, please talk about the meanings of each word.
Important Information: Scholastic Reading Club orders - We will be sending home Scholastic Reading Club flyers for March.  I have a free book certificate for anyone ordering $10 or more during this month.  I will send these certificates home with the book flyers.  They can be used with online orders.  The deadline for ordering is Monday, March 9. If you are not ordering online, please send the order form and check made payable to Scholastic Reading Clubs by Monday, March 10.  My code online code is GNJNJ.  Ms. Smith also has an online code.  If your child is in Ms. Smith’s homeroom, please use her code.  It helps her get points to build her library. Class Picture Money due   Important Dates: March 4 and 6 (3:00 - 5:00) - GaTE Marketplace - Your child must have a note to stay at school for this.  A flyer went home today with information about Marketplace. March 6 - Club Day