Week of September 17th

Important Reminders: Please make sure your child writes their name on all homework pages, turns in the paper they work out their math homework on, and numbers their papers for spelling.  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 6 Test next Monday 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 Tomas and the Library Lady. Spelling words are listed in the Theme 2 link under Spelling Lists. Here are the vocabulary words:

***My last day will be this Friday.  Miss Geist will be our substitute until I return.***

Tomas and the Library Lady Vocabulary

1.     exhausted-tired

2.     bond-close relationship

3.     charged-ran forward

4.     chief-most important

5.     companion-person to spend time with

6.     suffered-felt pain

7.     affection-fondness

8.     borrow-to get temporary use of

9.     check out-to withdraw an item, as a book in a library

10.                         eager-excited, enthusiastic

11.                         glaring-looking at angrily

12.                         lap-to lick up or slurp

13.                         storyteller-a person who tells stories

14.                         enclosure-fenced in area

15.                         inseparable-very close

16.                         intruder-someone who does not belong

17.                         strict-harsh, closely enforced

18.                         pew-church bench

19.                         papyrus-a type of paper made from a plant many years ago

20.                         cataloging-a list of items in some order

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 25 spelling words with rainbow colors, and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 1.

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 25 spelling words 3 times each, and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 2.

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 25 spelling words in ABC order and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 3.

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 math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 4 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.