Friday, February 17, 2017

February 20-24

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY!

Math: We will continue to work on multiplication.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have suffixes.
dentist       editor          artist       hostess       actress
swimmer    seller           tutor        tourist        organist
lioness       shipper        chemist     investor      conductor
announcer  pharmacist   journalist  commuter    pianist

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn about contractions. Our vocabulary words this week are: celebrate, continued, current, drowned, medals, stirred, and strokes. You can listen to our grammar jammer about contractions by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer- click on Language Arts.

Reading: Our story of the week is America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive v, our last lowercase letter!!

Friday, February 10, 2017

February 13-17

Math: We will learn how to make equal groups and multiply.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have prefixes.
prepaid        midnight      overflow     outdoors     outline
overgrown    prefix         Midwest      pretest        midpoint
outgoing       overtime     overdue       outside        outfield
precaution    prediction   midsection   overweight  prehistoric

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn how to find cause and effects in stories we read. We will also learn about possessive pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: customer, chores, board, attic, stamps, spare, and labeled. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Rocks in his Head.

Writing: We will continue working on dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive z and v.

OUR VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IS ON TUESDAY!

Thursday, February 2, 2017

February 6-10

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!

Math: We will finish up learning about triangles. We will begin learning about quadrilaterals and angles. We will finish Unit 4 with an assessment.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all r-controlled words.
third            early             world           certain          dirty
herself         earth             word            perfect         verb
nerve          worm             thirsty          workout        earn
determine    commercial    whirlwind      worthwhile     virtual

Language Arts: We will learn how to find the main idea in stories and use graphic sources. We will also learn about subject and object pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: waterfalls, peak, erupted, depth, tides, outrun, deserts, and average. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest.

Writing: We will begin working on writing with dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive f and z.