Week of August 27th

Important Reminders: Please complete and return all paperwork!!  I do not accept late homework! Please remember these important reminders on homework and tests: Homework is due DAILY.  Math and spelling assignments should come back to school the next day.  Fluency and summaries are ALL due on Fridays.  Summaries are paragraphs that include important things from their story. They must not include opinions, such as I love this book. There is a Chapter 3 Test on Thursday in math! Please go over the chapter with your child. Students take a vocabulary quiz once a week. There are 20 words and they must know their definitions. I recommend that the students take home their vocabulary notebooks nightly to study for their quiz. If they study 5 words a night, they should be okay. This week's story is Finding the Titanic. Spelling words are listed in the Theme 1 link under Spelling Lists. Here are the vocabulary words:

Finding the Titanic Vocabulary

1.     survivors-people who have stayed alive

2.     marine-under the ocean

3.     funnels-smokestacks

4.     species-a group of living things

5.     wreckage-the remain of something that has been destroyed

6.     pursuing-chasing

7.     plaques-flat markers that are engraved with words

8.     rare-uncommon

9.     monument-a structure in memory of people that have died

10.             emotional-having to do with feeling

11.             voyage-a long journey to a distant place

12.             nuisances-things that cause problems

13.             unsinkable-impossible to sink

14.             valuable-helpful

15.             shipwrecks-wrecked ship

16.             interfere-get involved with

17.             bamboo-a tall woody grass with a hollow stem, often used for building

18.             opposing-working against

19.             dilemma-problem

20.             rattan-a plant with very long tough stems, often woven for use

Here is the homework for the week:
Monday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, do spelling words with rainbow colors, and complete the math page for Chapter 3 Lesson 2.

Tuesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, write spelling words 3 times each, and complete the math page for Chapter 3 Lesson 3.

Wednesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, write spelling words in ABC order, and complete the math page for Chapter 3 Lesson 4.

Thursday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the comprehension  page for Story Elements and study for the vocabulary, spelling, and math tests tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are: all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.