Friday, September 29, 2017

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Oct. 2 - 6}

  • Please help out our guidance counselors by taking this short survey 
  • October 2-6: Food Drive
  • Wednesday, October 4th: Walk to School Day
  • Mon. and Tues. October 9th & 10th: FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL
  • Friday, October 13th: First 9 Weeks ENDS
  • Monday, October 23rd: Parent Report Card Day
  • October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week
  • Thursday, Oct. 26th, 5pm: Fall Festival & 3rd Grade Program
  • If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
  • Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
  • Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
  • Consider completing a parent survey HERE
  • PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

  • SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click HERE.

  • READING:
    • Skill: Compare and Contrast
    • Strategy: Visualize
    • Vocabulary Skill: Context clues
    • Vocabulary Words: adorable, compassionate, exactly, iguana, mature, mention, trophies
    LANGUAGE ARTS:
    • Grammar Skill: Singular and Plural Nouns
    • Spelling Skill: final syllable -le
    • Spelling Words: handle, trouble, simple, people, middle, table, little, gentle, poodle, pickle, noddle, saddle, jugle, uncle, riddle, example, throttle, obstacle, miracle, muscle
    • Writing:   Narratives, paragraph structure
    ASSIGNMENTS
    • Monday: Spelling HW assigned
    • Tuesday: Grammar pg. 25 (if not completed in class)
    • Wednesday: Grammar pg. 26 (if not completed in class)
    • Thursday: Study for DLR 8 Quiz and spelling test
      • Tests Today:  Singular and Plural Noun test, Main Idea and Compare/Contrast Test
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 8 Quiz and spelling test, complete Main Idea and Compare/Contrast Test

    Friday, September 22, 2017

    Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Sept. 25th-29th}

    • Please help out our guidance counselors by taking this short survey 
    • Monday, Sept. 25th: Parent Support Association Meeting, 10am - DPES Lunchroom
    • Tuesday, September 26th: School Picture Day
    • October 2-6: Food Drive
    • Wednesday, October 4th: Walk to School Day
    • Mon. and Tues. October 9th & 10th: FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL
    • Friday, October 13th: First 9 Weeks ENDS
    • Monday, October 23rd: Parent Report Card Day
    • October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week
    • Thursday, Oct. 26th, 5pm: Fall Festival & 3rd Grade Program
    • If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
    • Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
    • Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
    • Consider completing a parent survey HERE
    • PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

  • SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click HERE.

  • PLANS
    READING:
    • Skill:Main Idea and Details
    • Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
    • Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms
    • Vocabulary Words: cuddles, flippers, frozen, hatch, pecks, preen, snuggles
    LANGUAGE ARTS:
    • Grammar Skill: common and proper nouns
    • Spelling Skill: v/cv and vc/v syllables
    • Spelling Words: finish, pilot, even, wagon, music, silent, rapid, female, lemon, pupil, focus, robot, tulip, camel, salad, resident, spinach, climate, tradition, innocent
    • Writing:   Narratives
    ASSIGNMENTS
    • Monday: Spelling HW assigned
    • Tuesday: Grammar pg. 21 (if not completed in class)
    • Wednesday: Grammar pg. 22 (if not completed in class), Study for vocabulary quiz
    • Thursday: Study for DLR 7 Quiz and spelling test
      • Tests Today:  Common and Proper noun test, Vocabulary Quiz
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 7 Quiz and spelling test

    Friday, September 15, 2017

    • Monday, Sept 18, 10-10:30am: Parent workshop on bullying, DPES Lunchroom
    • Please help out our guidance counselors by taking this short survey 
    • Tuesday, September 26th: School Picture Day
    • October 2-6: Food Drive
    • Wednesday, October 4th: Walk to School Day
    • Mon. and Tues. October 9th & 10th: FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL
    • Friday, October 13th: First 9 Weeks ENDS
    • Monday, October 23rd: Parent Report Card Day
    • October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week
    • Thursday, Oct. 26th, 5pm: Fall Festival & 3rd Grade Program
    • If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
    • Monday, August 28th, 10am: Parent Support Association Meeting - if interested
    • Monday, September 4th LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
    • Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
    • Consider completing a parent survey HERE
    • PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

  • SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click HERE.

  • PLANS
    READING:
    • SkillReview: Character/Setting/Theme, Sequence, Compare/Contrast, Author’s Purpose
    • Strategy:  Review: Background knowledge, Story Structure, Visualization, Summarizing
    • Vocabulary Skill: Review: Multiple meaning words, homophones, glossary/dictionary, context clues, prefixes and suffixes
    • Vocabulary Words:NONE
    LANGUAGE ARTS:
    • Grammar Skill: : Review: Sentences/Fragments, Subjects/Predicates, Statements/Questions, Commands/Exclamations, Compound Sentences
    • Spelling Skill: Review: VC/CV Syllables, plurals, adding endings (-ed, -ing, -er, -est), Vowel digraphs: ee, ea, ay, ei, ow, oa, Vowel Diphthongs
    • Spelling Words: NONE
    • Writing:   Paragraph organization
    ASSIGNMENTS
    • Monday: 
    • Tuesday: 
    • Wednesday: 
    • Thursday: Study for DLR 6 Quiz
      • Tests Today:  UNIT 1 TEST
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 6 Quiz, UNIT 1 TEST

    Friday, September 8, 2017

    Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of September 11-15}

    • Monday, Sept 11, 10-10:30am: Parent workshop on bullying, DPES Lunchroom

    • COUPON BOOKS: Were sent home last week. It is our goal for each student to sell 3 coupon books. The first turn in date for money is Wednesday, September 13th. 
    • If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
    • Monday, August 28th, 10am: Parent Support Association Meeting - if interested
    • Monday, September 4th LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
    • Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
    • Consider completing a parent survey HERE
    • PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

  • SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click HERE

  • READING:
    • Skill: Author's Purpose
    • Strategy:  Story Structure
    • Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and Suffixes
    • Vocabulary Words: arranged, bundles, dangerously, errands, excitedly, steady, unwrapped, wobbled
    LANGUAGE ARTS:
    • Grammar Skill: compound Sentences
    • Spelling Skill: Vowel diphthons /ou/ spelled ou, ow and /oi/ spelled oi, oy
    • Spelling Words: proud, shower, hour, amount, voyage, choice, avoid, thousand, prowl, employ, bounce, poison, annoy, appoint, broil, however, mountain, coward, turmoil, chowder 
    • Writing:   Paragraph organization
    ASSIGNMENTS
    • Monday: Spelling homework assigned
    • Tuesday: , Grammar pg. 17 (if not completed in class)
    • Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 18 (if not completed in class), Study for Vocabulary Quiz
    • Thursday: Study for DLR 5 Quiz and Spelling Test
      • Tests Today:  Vocabulary Quiz, Compound Sentences Grammar Test
    • Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 5 Quiz

    Friday, September 1, 2017

    Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {week of Sept. 5-8}

    • COUPON BOOKS: Were sent home last week. It is our goal for each student to sell 3 coupon books. The first turn in date for money is Wednesday, September 13th. 
    • If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
    • Monday, August 28th, 10am: Parent Support Association Meeting - if interested
    • Monday, September 4th LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
    • Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
    • Consider completing a parent survey HERE
    • PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

  • SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click HERE


  • PLANS
    READING:
    • Skill: Compare and Contrast
    • Strategy:  Background Knowledge
    • Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues for multiple meaning words
    • Vocabulary Words: laundry, section, shelves, spoiled, store, thousands, traded, variety
    LANGUAGE ARTS:
    • Grammar Skill: commands and exclamations
    • Spelling Skill: Vowel digraphs
    • Spelling Words: clean, agree, teeth, dream, grain, coach, display, window, shadow, cheese, peach, braid, Sunday, float, thrown, entertain, complain, bleachers, willow, wheat
    • Writing:   Paragraph organization
    ASSIGNMENTS
    • Monday: NO SCHOOL
    • Tuesday: Spelling homework (only 2 activities required due to a short week), Grammar pg. 13 (if not completed in class)
    • Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 14 (if not completed in class)
    • Thursday: 
      • Tests Today:  Sequence & Compare/Contrast Test, Commands/ Exclamations Grammar Test
    • Friday: Tests Today:  Complete Sequence & Compare/Contrast Test, Spelling Test, DLR 4 Quiz