Friday, November 18, 2016

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Nov. 28- Dec. 2}

  •  Thursday, December 1st: Field Trip to Millbrook Theater and Cooters Pond Park for lunch. Reminders about lunch and chaperones will be sent home Tuesday. 
  • Thursday, December 15th: In leui of a traditional Christmas party, we will have a Polar Express Day! Look for more information to be sent home soon!
  • Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
  • DPES T-ShirtsAvailable through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
  • BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
    • and THANK YOU to all who turned in Boxtops for the fall collection! I appreciate it more than you know! 
  • ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
  • ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
    One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
    • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
    • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
    • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
    •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
    All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
  • The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS
READING:
  • Skill: Character, Setting, and Plot
  • Strategy: Inferring
  • Vocabulary Skill: glossary/dictionary
  • Vocabulary Words: antlers, imagined, languages, narrator, overhead, poked
LANGUAGE ARTS:
  • Grammar Skill: Main and Helping Verbs
  • Spelling Skill: Prefixes un,-, re-, mis-, dis-
  • Spelling Words: unhappy, recall, disappear, unload, mistake, misspell, dislike, replace, mislead, disagree, rewrite, unroll, unknown, dishonest, react, unfortunate, discourage, uncomfortable, recycle, mispronounce
  • Writing:   Narratives
ASSIGNMENTS
  • Monday: Spelling homework assigned
  • Tuesday: Complete grammar pg. 49 (if not completed in class)
  • Wednesday: Complete grammar pg. 50 (if not completed in class)
  • Thursday: Study for DLR 15 Quiz, study spelling
    • Tests Today: Main and Helping Verb Test, Drawing Conclusions and Character/Plot Test
  • Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 15 Quiz

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 11/14 - 11/18}

  • Nov. 14 - 18th: Book Fair! Family Night is Thursday, Nov. 17th, 5-7 pm
  • Tues. Nov. 15th: Holiday Portraits; order forms will be sent home
  • Chocolate Fundraiser: ENDS November 15th 
  • November 21 - 25th: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL 
  • Thursday, December 1st: Field Trip to Millbrook Theater and Cooters Pond Park for lunch. 
  • Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
  • DPES T-ShirtsAvailable through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
  • BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
    • and THANK YOU to all who turned in Boxtops for the fall collection! I appreciate it more than you know! 
  • ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
  • ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
    One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
    • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
    • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
    • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
    •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
    All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
  • The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS
READING:
  • Skill: Drawing Conclusions
  • Strategy: Important Ideas
  • Vocabulary Skill: homophones
  • Vocabulary Words: area, artificial, grapevine, preservative, proof, raise, raisin
LANGUAGE ARTS:
  • Grammar Skill: Action and Linking Verbs
  • Spelling Skill: Contractions
  • Spelling Words: let's, he'd, you'll, can't, I'd, won't, haven't, hasn't, she'd, they'll, when's, we'd, should've, wasn't, didn't, they'd, would've , could've, needn't, you've
  • Writing:   Narratives, paragraph structure
ASSIGNMENTS
  • Monday: Spelling homework assigned
  • Tuesday: Complete grammar pg. 45 (if not completed in class)
  • Wednesday: Complete grammar pg. 46 (if not completed in class), study for vocabulary quiz
  • Thursday: Study for DLR 14 Quiz, study spelling
    • Tests Today: Action and Linking Verb Test, Vocabulary Quiz
  • Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 14 Quiz

Friday, November 4, 2016

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Nov. 7-10}

  • Friday, November 11th: Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
  • November 14- 18: Book Fair!  Parent's Night Thursday, November 17th, 5-7 pm.
  • November 21 - 25th: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL 
  • Thursday, December 1st: Field Trip to Millbrook Theater and Cooters Pond Park for lunch. 
  • Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
  • Yearbook: Order your yearbook today! Click HERE for the order form. 
  • DPES T-ShirtsAvailable through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
  • BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
    • and THANK YOU to all who turned in Boxtops for the fall collection! I appreciate it more than you know! 
  • ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
  • ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
    One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
    • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
    • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
    • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
    •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
    All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
  • The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS
READING:
  • SkillReview: Main Idea and Details, Compare and Contrast, Drawing Conclusions, Author’s Purpose
  • Strategy: Review: Visualizing, Monitor and Clarify, Text Structure
  • Vocabulary Skill: Review: synonyms, compound words, antonyms, Context Clues 
  • Vocabulary Words: NONE! :-) 
LANGUAGE ARTS:
  • Grammar Skill: Review: Common and Proper Nouns, Singular and Plural Nouns, Irregular Plural Nouns, Singular Possessive Nouns, Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Spelling Skill: Review: Syllables vc/v and v/vc, syllable –le, compound words, blends spl, thr, squ, str, and Consonant Digraphs /sh/, /th/, /tch/, /ph/, /ch/, /ng/ 
  • Spelling Words: NONE! :-) 
  • Writing:   Narratives, paragraph structure
ASSIGNMENTS
  • Monday: 
  • Tuesday: 
  • Wednesday: Study for DLR 13 Quiz
    • Tests Today: UNIT 2 TEST
  • Thursday: 
    • Tests Today: UNIT 2 TEST, DLR 13 Quiz
  • Friday: NO SCHOOL!