Friday, September 28, 2018

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 10/1 - 10/5}

  • Monday 10/8 and Tuesday 10/9 - NO SHOOL - Fall Break
  • Tuesday 10/16- Spirit Night at Zaxby's - 5-8pm
  • Friday 10/19, 8 am - Field Trip money due
  • Monday 10/22, 12-7pm - Report Card Day
  • Dippin' Dots will be sold on Tuesdays in the Lunchroom - $2
  • If you missed "Meet the Principal" Night, find the powerpoint on the DPES webpage
  • See the DPES webpage about the envelope fundraiser
  • We encourage you to sign up for Notify Me and the Inow Parent Portal to view your child's grades
  • 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.
  • 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
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    Our class activation code is: L7VRY

    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! :-)

    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 9 Quiz and spelling test
      • Tests Today:  Singular and Plural Noun test, Compare/Contrast and vocabTest
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 9 Quiz and spelling test, complete Compare/Contrast and vocabulary Test

    Friday, September 21, 2018

    Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 9/24-28}

    • Monday 10/8 and Tuesday 10/9 - NO SHOOL - Fall Break
    • Dippin' Dots will be sold on Tuesdays in the Lunchroom - $2
    • APT dues are being collected - $5 per family 
    • If you missed "Meet the Principal" Night, find the powerpoint on the DPES webpage
    • See the DPES webpage about the envelope fundraiser
    • We encourage you to sign up for Notify Me and the Inow Parent Portal to view your child's grades
    • 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, September 3rd LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Thursday, September 6th: Progress Reports sent home 
    • 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
  • -
    Our class activation code is: L7VRY

    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! :-)

    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:   Word Choice 
    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 8 Quiz and spelling test
      • Tests Today:  Common and Proper noun test, Vocabulary Quiz
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 8 Quiz and spelling test

    Monday, September 17, 2018

    Announcements, Plans, Assignments {Week Of September 17 - 21}

    • Tuesday, September 18th: School Picture Day
    • Dippin' Dots will be sold on Tuesdays in the Lunchroom - $2
    • APT dues are being collected - $5 per family 
    • If you missed "Meet the Principal" Night, find the powerpoint on the DPES webpage
    • See the DPES webpage about the envelope fundraiser
    • We encourage you to sign up for Notify Me and the Inow Parent Portal to view your child's grades
    • 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, September 3rd LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Thursday, September 6th: Progress Reports sent home 
    • 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
  • -
    Our class activation code is: L7VRY

    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: 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 7 Quiz
      • Tests Today:  UNIT 1 TEST
    • Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 7 Quiz, UNIT 1 TEST

    Tuesday, September 11, 2018

    Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 9/10-9/14}

    • Dippin' Dots will be sold on Tuesdays in the Lunchroom - $2
    • APT dues are being collected - $5 per family 
    • If you missed "Meet the Principal" Night, find the powerpoint on the DPES webpage
    • See the DPES webpage about the envelope fundraiser
    • We encourage you to sign up for Notify Me and the Inow Parent Portal to view your child's grades
    • 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, September 3rd LABOR DAY, NO SCHOOL!
    • Thursday, September 6th: Progress Reports sent home 
    • 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
  • -
    Our class activation code is: L7VRY

    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! :-)

    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 6 Quiz and Spelling Test
      • Tests Today:  Vocabulary Quiz, Compound Sentences Grammar Test
    • Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 6 Quiz