Students should be reading (3) nights each week for at least 20 minutes. Parent/Guardian please sign the log each night your child reads. Thanks for your help!
Reading
1/2, 3/4 Periods
This week we will focus on character, setting, and plot. Homework will only be given if work is not completed in class. Students will need to review vocabulary words and review their reading at home during the week. Test on Wednesday, September 3.
7/8 Periods
Thursday - Timed reading will be sent home on Thursday, 8-28-08.
No spelling this week!
Language
1/2, 3/4 Periods
Students complete a Daily Language Review at the beginning of class each day and turn it in for a grade on Friday. We have a test each Friday on the DLRs we have gone over that week.
We will reivew sentence structure and types of sentences. Homework will only be given if work is not completed in class. Test on Wednesday, September 3.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Mrs. Cates August 18-22, 2008
HOMEWORK REQUIREMENT FOR ALL READING STUDENTS:
We will begin our weekly accelerated reading August 18. Students are required to read three nights a week for at least (20) minutes. They are to log in the title, date, and pages read, on their reading log. Parents are to sign the log nightly. These logs will be due each Friday at the beginning of their class. The points requirement for this nine-week term will be (5) points. Accelerated reading will be 10% of the reading grade. Thank you in advance for your help with this!
1/2 & 3/4 Periods
Language-Students will continue working on their narrative writing from last week. This may be homework if we are unable to finish it in class.
Students will have a Daily Language Review worksheet that will be completed as morning work. They are given 10 minutes at the beginning of each class period to complete this morning work.
Friday (8-22-08) - Daily Language Review Test #2
Reading- We will be working on monitoring reading strategies this week. All work will be completed in class.
5th Period
This week we will be working on the following strategies: Quesioning, drawing conclusions, visualizing, and understanding genre. Any work not completed in class will be homework. Classwork and homework will be checked daily.
7/8 Periods
Reading
This week we will be working on spelling, phonics, long vowel sounds, vocabulary, plot, character, and setting.
Monday - alphabetize spelling words and use each one in a sentence.
Spelling words - accident, tourists, blaze, flooding, basement, carried. These words will also be their vocabulary words for the week. Please go over the meanings of these words with your child.
Tuesday - Timed Reading - Students will bring home a reading passage, please time them for (1) minute and record the results on the reading passage.
Thursday - Study for the spelling test
Friday - Test on spelling words
We will begin our weekly accelerated reading August 18. Students are required to read three nights a week for at least (20) minutes. They are to log in the title, date, and pages read, on their reading log. Parents are to sign the log nightly. These logs will be due each Friday at the beginning of their class. The points requirement for this nine-week term will be (5) points. Accelerated reading will be 10% of the reading grade. Thank you in advance for your help with this!
1/2 & 3/4 Periods
Language-Students will continue working on their narrative writing from last week. This may be homework if we are unable to finish it in class.
Students will have a Daily Language Review worksheet that will be completed as morning work. They are given 10 minutes at the beginning of each class period to complete this morning work.
Friday (8-22-08) - Daily Language Review Test #2
Reading- We will be working on monitoring reading strategies this week. All work will be completed in class.
5th Period
This week we will be working on the following strategies: Quesioning, drawing conclusions, visualizing, and understanding genre. Any work not completed in class will be homework. Classwork and homework will be checked daily.
7/8 Periods
Reading
This week we will be working on spelling, phonics, long vowel sounds, vocabulary, plot, character, and setting.
Monday - alphabetize spelling words and use each one in a sentence.
Spelling words - accident, tourists, blaze, flooding, basement, carried. These words will also be their vocabulary words for the week. Please go over the meanings of these words with your child.
Tuesday - Timed Reading - Students will bring home a reading passage, please time them for (1) minute and record the results on the reading passage.
Thursday - Study for the spelling test
Friday - Test on spelling words
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