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-Shirts: Available 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!)
  Shop Online: www.scholastic.com/readingclub
  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