Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Feb 26- March 2}

• Feb. 26 - March 2: Read Across America Week - click HERE for dress up days
  Thursday,March 1st: Literacy night 5:30-7:00
• Monday, March 5th: Super Scientific Circus Field Trip
• Visitors: if you visit for lunch, please sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
• ~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: Cause and Effect
• Strategy: Clarify 
• Vocabulary Skill: Unknown words
• Vocabulary Words:  clenched, echoed, gully, reeds, scrambled, thatch, valley

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Prepositions 
• Spelling Skill: Syllables 
• Spelling Words: monster, surprise, hundred, complete, control, sample, instant, inspect, pilgrim, contrast, explode, district, address, substance, children, merchant, embrace, purchase, curtsy, contrast
• Writing:   Summary

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling Homework Assigned
• Tuesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 77 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 78 (if not completed in class), Study for Vocab Quiz
• Thursday: Study spelling and DLR
• Tests Today: Vocabulary Quiz, Grammar Quiz (prepositions)
• Friday: 
• Tests Today: DLR 26 Quiz, Spelling Test, 

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of February 21-23}

• Monday, Feb. 19th: President's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Feb. 20th: Teacher Inservice - NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, March 1st: Literacy Night - donate gently used books to earn tickets in order to get NEW books for your home library. While you're browsing, enjoy a hot dog dinner!
• Friday, March 2nd: Read Across America Day
• Monday, March 5th: Super Scientific Circus field trip
• Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
• 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: Fact and Opinion
• Strategy: questioning 
• Vocabulary Skill: Multiple Meaning 
• Vocabulary Words:  celebrate, continued, current, drowned, metals, strokes, stirred
LANGUAGE ARTS:
• Grammar Skill: Contractions
• Spelling Skill: Suffixes: -er, -or, -est, -ist 
• Spelling Words: dentist, editor, artist, hostess, actress, swimmer, seller, tutor, tourist, organist, lioness, shipper, chemist, investor, conductor, announcer, pharmacist, pianist, journalist 
• Writing:   Autobiorgraphy 
ASSIGNMENTS
• Monday: Spelling Homework Assigned
• Tuesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 73 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 74 (if not completed in class), Study for Reading Test (Generalization & Graphic Sources)
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today: Contractions grammar quiz, begin comprehension test (Fact and Opinion)
• Friday: 
• Tests Today: DLR 25 Quiz, Spelling Test, Complete comprehension test (Fact and Opinion)

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of February 12-16}

• Wednesday, Feb. 14th: Valentine's Day Party - info sent home last week
• Monday, Feb. 19th: President's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Feb. 20th: Teacher Inservice - NO SCHOOL
• Friday, March 2nd: Read Across America Day
• Monday, March 5th: Super Scientific Circus field trip
• Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
• 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: Fact and Oppinion
• Strategy: Inferring 
• Vocabulary Skill: Multiple Meaning 
• Vocabulary Words:  attic, board, chores, customer, labeled, spare, stamps
LANGUAGE ARTS:
• Grammar Skill: Posessive Pronouns
• Spelling Skill: Prefixes: pre-, mid-, over-, out-, bi-, de-, 
• Spelling Words: prepaid, midnight, overflow, outdoors, outline, overgrown, prefix, midwest, pretest, midpoint, outgoing, overtime, overdue, outside, outfield, precaution, prediction, midsectionoverweight, prehistoric 
• Writing:   Biography
ASSIGNMENTS
• Monday: Spelling Homework Assigned
• Tuesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 69 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 70 (if not completed in class), Study for Vocab Quiz
• Thursday: Study for spelling test
• Tests Today: Possessive pronouns grammar quiz, Vocabulary quiz,
• Friday: 
• Tests Today:  Spelling Test,

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of February 5-9}

• Tuesday, Feb. 6th: Progress Reports sent home
• Friday, Feb. 9th: Boxtops DUE! 
• Wednesday, Feb. 14th: Valentine's Parties - info to be sent home soon
• Monday, Feb. 19th: President's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Feb. 20th: Teacher Inservice - NO SCHOOL
• Visitors: if you visit for lunch, plesae sit at the assigned visitor tables and with your child only. Thank you!
• 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: Graphic Sources
• Strategy: Important Ideas
• Vocabulary Skill: Unknown Words
• Vocabulary Words:  average, depth, deserts, erupted, outrun, peak, tides, waterfalls
LANGUAGE ARTS:
• Grammar Skill: Subject and object pronouns
• Spelling Skill: r-controlled
• Spelling Words: third, early, world, certain, dirty, herself, earth, word, perfect, verb ,nerve, worm, thirsty, workout, earn, determine, comercial, whirlwind, worthwhile, virtual
• Writing:   Imaginative Story
ASSIGNMENTS
• Monday: Spelling Homework Assigned
• Tuesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 65 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 66 (if not completed in class), Study for Reading Test (Generalization & Graphic Sources)
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today: Subject & Object Pronouns Grammar Quiz, Begin Reading Test
• Friday: 
• Tests Today: DLR 22 Quiz, Spelling Test, Complete Reading Test