Week of September 3rd

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 4 Test on Friday 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 By the Shores of Silver Lake. Spelling words are listed in the Theme 1 link under Spelling Lists. Here are the vocabulary words:

By the Shores of Silver Lake Vocabulary

1.     jolting-moving in a jerky, bumpy way

2.     appreciate-see what is good about something

3.     depot-a train or bus station

4.     blaring-making a loud noise

5.     conductor-person in charge of a train or subway

6.     feats-difficult actions

7.     callused-having patches of thick skin, tough

8.     combination-mixture

9.     bobs-moves up and down

10.                         introduce-present something

11.                         lurching-moving unsteadily from side to side

12.                         racket-loud noise

13.                         promptly-right away

14.                         suspected-guessed

15.                         suggest-give an idea

16.                         satchels-small bags used for carrying books or small items

17.                         effort-attempt

18.                         platform-raised floor or surface

19.                         nocturnal-active at night

20.                         craned-stretched the neck in order to see better

Here is the homework for the week:




Monday:  NO HOMEWORK TO COMPLETE


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, do spelling words with rainbow colors, and complete the math page for Chapter 4 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 spelling words 3 times each, and complete the math page for Chapter 4 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 4 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.