Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 3}

• Wednesday, February 1st: Last day to send in money for Class Pictures
• Monday, March 6th: 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!
• 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: Generalize
• Strategy: Summarize
• Vocabulary Skill: Unfamiliar words
• Vocabulary Words:  Basketball, guard, study, disease, popular, terrible, freeze, sports

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Singular and plural pronouns
• Spelling Skill: Irregular Plurals
• Spelling Words: wolves, knives, feet, men, children, women, sheep, heroes, scarves, mice, geese, wives, elves, banjos, halves
• Writing:   Persuasive Text

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling Homework Assigned
• Tuesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 61 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete Grammar Pg. 62 (if not completed in class), Study for vocabulary quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today: Vocabulary quiz, Plural and Singular Pronouns Test
• Friday: 
• Tests Today: DLR 21 Quiz, Spelling Test 

• Thursday, January 26th: Class Pictures
• Friday, January 27th: ALL BOXTOPS DUE!!! 
• Visitors: if you visit for lunch, please 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: Review: Drawing Conclusions, Character/Setting/Plot, Graphic Sources, Generalize, Cause and Effect
• Strategy: Review: Inferring, Text Structure, Predict and Set a Purpose
• Vocabulary Skill: Review: Homophones, Unknown Words, Unfamiliar Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
• Vocabulary Words: NONE! :-) 

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Review: Action and Linking Verbs, Main and Helping Verbs, Subject Verb Agreement, Past/Present/Future Tenses, Irregular Verbs
• 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: 
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today: UNIT 3 TEST, Study for DLR 20 Quiz
• Friday: 
• Tests Today: UNIT 3 TEST, DLR 20 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments (week of Jan. 17th-20th)

• Monday, January 16th: MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
• Friday, January 20th: Brusters Snack
• Thursday, January 26th: Class Pictures
• Friday, January 27th: ALL BOXTOPS DUE!!! 
• 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: Cause and Effect
• Strategy: Predict and Set a Purpose
• Vocabulary Skill: Word Structure 
• Vocabulary Words: incredible, lofty, noble, search, stinging, survivors, topic, unseen, waterless, 

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Irregular Verb
• Spelling Skill: Consonant Patterns wr, kn,gn, st, mb
• Spelling Words: thumb, gnaw, written, know, climb, design, wrist, crumb, assign, wrench, knot, wrinkle, lamb, knob, knit, wrestler, bologna, cologne, honeycomb, knickknack 
• Writing:  Compare and Contrast  

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling homework assigned
• Tuesday: Complete grammar pg. 57 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Complete grammar pg. 58 (if not completed in class)
• Thursday: Study for DLR 18 Quiz, study spelling
• Tests Today: Irregular Verbs, begin generalizations/cause and effect test. 
• Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 18 Quiz, complete generalizatoins/cause and effect test

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Jan. 9-13}

• Friday, January 6th: Honor Roll Party/ Frios Friday/ Report Cards sent home
• Friday January 13th: Career Day
• Monday, January 16th: MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
• Friday, January 20th: Brusters Snack
• Thursday, January 26th: Class Pictures
• Friday, January 27th: ALL BOXTOPS DUE!!! 
• 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: Generalizations
• Strategy: Story Structure
• Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
• Vocabulary Words: anxiously, bay, blizzard, channel, chipped, melody, supplies, surrounded, symphony

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs
• Spelling Skill: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
• Spelling Words: beautiful, safely, kindness, finally, spotless, worthless, illness, helpful, daily, suddenly, wireless, quietly, fairness, cheerful, painful, anxiously, thoughtfully, cautiously, tardiness, breathless
• 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 17 Quiz, study spelling
• Tests Today: Past, Present, Future tense verbs test, begin graphic sources/generalizations test
• Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 17 Quiz, complete comprehension test

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

• Thursday, December 15th: In leui of a traditional Christmas party, we will have a Polar Express Day! Information was sent home 2 weeks ago. Please be sure to send in your assigned item as well as a wrapped book for our book swap by Thursday, December 15th. 
• Friday, December 16th: Dismissal is at 12 pm. All buses will only run ONE load on this day. Please make any necessary arrangements. 
• Lost and Found: if your child is missing anythig, please be sure to have them check the lost and found on the stage in the lunchroom. Anything not claimed will soon be donated. 
• 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: Christmas Activities
• Strategy: Christmas Activities
• Vocabulary Skill: Christmas Activities
• Vocabulary Words: 

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Christmas Activities
• Spelling Skill: Christmas Activities
• Spelling Words:
• Writing: Christmas Activities

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: Bring item for Christmas party AND wrapped book for Book Swap!
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today: 
• Friday: Tests Today:  

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

• Thursday, December 15th: In leui of a traditional Christmas party, we will have a Polar Express Day! Information was sent home last week. Please be sure to send in your assigned item as well as a book for our book swap by Thursday, December 15th. 
• Lost and Found: if your child is missing anythig, please be sure to have them check the lost and found on the stage in the lunchroom. Anything not claimed will soon be donated. 
• 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: Graphic Sources
• Strategy: Text Structure
• Vocabulary Skill: glossary/dictionary
• Vocabulary Words: dim, gas, gignatic, ladle, patterns, shine, temperature

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Subject/Verb Agreement
• Spelling Skill: Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ sounds
• Spelling Words: uclock, large, page, mark, kitten, judge, crack, edge, pocket, brake, change, ridge, jacket, badge, orange, ceiling, advantage, pledge, Kentucky, pencil
• Writing:   Narratives

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 16 Quiz, study spelling
• Tests Today: Subject Verb Agreement Test, Vocabulary Quiz
• Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 16 Quiz

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-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: 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