What to Expect This Week

This Week's tests

Language Arts

Vocabulary Strategies: Dictionary: Unfamiliar Words

Reading Comprehension:Character, setting & plot

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Commas usage and Combining Sentences

Spelling:suffixes

Writing:Narrative Writing

Math: Topic Review of Needed Skills (Every child will focus on their particular need)

Social Studies: Government Test postponed until Tuesday May 21, 2013

What should I expect this week of April 2, 2013?

Language Arts

Vocabulary Strategies: Idioms

Reading Comprehension: Compare & Contrast

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Commas After Introductory Work

Spelling: Vowel teams. Words listed below (r-controlled vowels)

Writing: Descriptive Writing

Math: Topic Review of Needed Skills (Every child will focus on their particular need)

Social Studies: Government Test on Friday

All Flash card practice: Click here Practice all spelling words since our last unit test.

What should I expect this week of April 2, 2013?

Language Arts

Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixes & Suffixes

Reading Comprehension: Compare & Contrast

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Adverbs & Adjectives

Spelling: Vowel teams. Words listed below

Writing: Descriptive Writing

Math: Topic 16 Customary measurement test

Science: Energy & Matter Test (Students asked test to be postponed until Monday 5-6)

Social Studies: California Communities Unit 3 Test on Wednesday

All Flash card practice: Click here Practice all spelling words since our last unit test.

What Should I expect this week?

Language Arts:

This is our 2nd week of Unit 6. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

o Vocabulary Strategies

o Antonyms

o Reading Comprehension

o Summarizing

o Grammar, Usage and Mechanics

o Adjectives that compare, Correct Comparative and superlatives

o Spelling: Two syllable long and Short vowel with “le” at the end

o Writing Strategies: Descriptive

Math: Topic 16 test (Customary Units of Measurement) We will also be reviewing a variety of math skills

Science: “Matter and Energy” study.

What Should I expect this week?

Language Arts:

This is our 1^st week of Unit 6. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

o Vocabulary Strategies

Synonyms

o Reading Comprehension

o Making Inferences

o Grammar, Usage and Mechanics

· Titles and abbreviations

· Adjectives and articles

o Spelling: prefixes

o Writing Strategies and Conventions via a response to literature.

Math: Topic 20 test (Line Plots and Graphs) We will also be reviewing a variety of math skills

Science: “Matter and Energy” study.

What should I expect this week?

April 2, 2013

Language Arts: We will be taking part of the Theme 5 test. The test will include the following

Vocabulary Strategies: Unfamiliar words, prefixes, homophones synonyms

Reading Comprehension: cause & effect,

main idea and details, description compare and contrast making judgments.

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Pronoun-verb agreement, capitalizing “I” and proper nouns, pronouns, contractions possessive pronouns

Spelling: listed below

Writing: Focus will be on “Main Idea and Detail” within a personal narrative

Math: Topic 20 We will be finishing up topic 20 on statistics and probability. We will also be reviewing long division and other standards in which our students are lacking.

What should I expect this week?

April 2, 2013

Language Arts: We begin Unit 5 week 4 and Standards Review

Vocabulary Strategies: Homographs

Reading Comprehension:Main Idea and Detail

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Pronouns, Capitalizing and proper nouns

Spelling: Compound words

Writing:Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 18 We will be finishing up “Perimeter, Area and Volume” and begin “decimals” as they compare with fractions. We will also be reviewing long division.

March 18, 2013

Language Arts: We begin Unit 5 week 3 and Standards Review

Vocabulary Strategies: Homographs

Reading Comprehension:Main Idea and Detail

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Pronouns, Capitalizing and proper nouns

Spelling: Compound words

Writing:Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 18 We will be finishing up “Perimeter, Area and Volume” and begin “decimals” as they compare with fractions. We will also be reviewing long division.

March 11, 2013

Language Arts: Unit 5 Week 2: We will be reading “Animal Homes” and focus on the following:

Vocabulary strategies: Homophones
Reading Comprehension: Description

Grammar Usage and Mechanics: Subject and Object pronouns and Prnoun usage

Writing Strategies: Fictional narrative: capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Spelling: Inflectional endings
Math: We will be skipping Topics 16 & 17 because there are only 2 of these questions on the CST. We will go on to Topic 18: Perimeter, Area and Volume. There are 6 of these questions on the CST. Please continue to practice time/tables with your child. During the CST, they cannot use a time/table chart unless they made it that morning.

March 4, 2013

Language Arts: We begin Unit 5 week 1 and Standards Review

Vocabulary Strategies: Homographs

Reading Comprehension: Main Idea and Detail

Grammar Mechanics and Usage: Pronouns, Capitalizing and proper nouns

Spelling: Compound words

Writing: Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 15 . We are still working on long division.

Science: Life Science

Social Studies: We will be focusing on the Civil Rights movement

What should I Expect This Week?

February 24, 2013

Language Arts: This week is our testing week with review of every skill on which we have focused during the last 5 weeks.

Reading Comprehension:
- Problem & Solution.

Writing Strategies:

Fictional narrative: capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Main & helping verbs
Quotation marks in dialogue
Spelling:
- Homophones
Vocabulary strategies:
- Multiple meaning words and prefixes

Writing: Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 15 (Division) Topic 15 test on Tuesday. (We didn’t take it on Friday) Daily Drill on time/tables
Science: We will be continuing our unit on Life Science
Social Studies: We will be focusing on the Civil Rights movement

February 19, 2013

Language Arts: Unit 4 Week 4 We will be reading “Out of this World” and focus on the following:

Reading Comprehension:
- Problem & Solution.

Writing Strategies:

Fictional narrative: capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Main & helping verbs
Quotation marks in dialogue
Spelling:
- Homophones
Vocabulary strategies:
- Multiple meaning words and prefixes

Writing: Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 15 (Division) Topic 15 test on Friday. Daily Drill on time/tables
Science: We will be continuing our unit on Life Science
Social Studies: We will be focusing on the Civil Rights movement

Spelling Words focus on homophones.

February 14, 2013

Language Arts: Unit 4 Week 4 We will be reading “ Ramona and her Father” and focus on the following:

Reading Comprehension:
- Problem & Solution.

Writing Strategies:

Fictional narrative: capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Main & helping verbs
Quotation marks in dialogue
Spelling:
- Homophones
Vocabulary strategies:
- Multiple meaning words and prefixes

Writing: Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 15 (Division) Daily Drill on time/tables
Science: We will be continuing our unit on Life Science
Social Studies: We will be focusing on the Civil Rights movement

February 4, 2012

Language Arts:

This is our 5^th and final week of Communities. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

Vocabulary Strategies
- suffixes
Reading Comprehension
- Theme & problem and Solution
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
- Contractions
Spelling: the /au/ sound
Writing Strategies: Fictional Narrative
Math: Topic 14 Daily Drill on times-tables.
Science: Life Science

January 28, 2013

Language Arts: Unit 5 Week 2 We will be reading “ Nacho & Lolita” and focus on the following:

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyzing the story structure including character, setting and plot.

Writing Strategies:

Letter writing and focusing on capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Linking Verbs & Spelling and Subject/verb agreement
Spelling:
- Plurals
Vocabulary strategies:
- Multiple meaning words within context clues

Writing: Expository Descriptionwithin a letter

Math: Topic 14.1 Daily Drill on time/tables
Science: We will be continuing our unit on Life Science

What Should I expect this week?

January 21, 2013

Language Arts:

This is our 1^th week of Unit 4. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

o Vocabulary Strategies

o Multiple Meaning

o Reading Comprehension

o Drawing Conclusions

o Grammar, Usage and Mechanics

o Subject/verb agreement and Verbs “be”, “do” and “have”

o Spelling: Digraphs “ou”

o Writing Strategies: Fictional Narrative

Math: Topic 13 test on adding and subtracting fractions

Science: “Life Science” study.

January 14, 2013

TESTING WEEK

This is our testing week. We will be having our 2nd quarter math test as well as our Unit 3 test. Both of these tests are cumulative. All scores must be in by Friday January 18, 2013 so I will push the test back until I feel they are ready. Homework is VERY important this week because it is very much like the actual test. I plan to review at school, have them practice with homework, review again during homework correction and then test. These test weigh more heavily than the regular weekly test, so please emphasize the importance at home.

January 7, 2013

Language Arts:

We are still in Unit 3. Each unit has 5 weeks and then a testing week. We are on week 5 so next week is testing week.. This unit is “Express Yourself”. It is about different ways that individuals express themselves. Ideas in expressing ones’ self through art, writing, poetry, dance, dress, behavior, speech, etc., will be explored.

Vocabulary Strategies
- Context clues
Reading Comprehension
- Summarize and Author’s purpose
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
- Action Verbs
Spelling: r controlled vowels
Writing Strategies: Informational Letter.
Math: Topic 8 Daily Drill on timetables, please practice.
Social Studies: We continue to enjoy the social studies presentations.
Science: Continue with Life Science unit

What to Expect This Week

December 17, 2012

Expect a lot of rest, but don't forget to do a little bit of reading and homework each day!

December 10, 2012

Language Arts:

We are working on Unit 3 Week 4. When we get back from the Winter Break we will continue with our last week of Unit 3 before we test on all skills.

Vocabulary Strategies
- Sentence clues
Reading Comprehension
- Sequence
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
- Future Tense Verbs
Spelling: /oi/sound
Writing Strategies: Expository Descriptive Letter.
Math: Begin 2, 3 and 4 digit multiplication with one digit
Social Studies: Celebrations around the world

What to Expect This Week

What should I Expect This Week?

December 3, 2012

Language Arts: Unit 3 Week 3 We will be reading “ Messaging Mania” and focus on the following:

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyzing the story structure including character, setting and plot.

Writing Strategies:

Letter writing and focusing on capitalization, and punctuation and adding detail

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Using past tense verbs
Spelling:
- prefixes
Vocabulary strategies:
- context clues

Writing: Expository Descriptionwithin a letter

Math: Topic 10 Daily Drill on time/tables
Social Studies: We will be completing our unit on Native American Indians and learning about the different holidays celebrated during this season.

November 26, 2012

Language Arts: Unit 3 Week 2: We will be reading “ Dear Juno” and focus on the following:

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyzing the story structure including character, setting and plot.

Writing Strategies:

Letter writing and focusing on capitalization, and punctuation

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Using past tense verbs
Spelling:
- Reviewing r controlled vowels er, ir and ur while introducing ar and or
Vocabulary strategies:
- context clues

Writing: Expository Description.

Math: Topic 9 Daily Drill on time/tables
Science: We are studying plants & their life cycles

What to Expect This Week

November 19, 2012

Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving with your family and friends and my you be aware of the abundance of blessings in your life!

Language Arts:

This unit is entitled “Express Yourself”. It is about different ways that individuals express themselves. Ideas in expressing ones’ self through art, writing, poetry, dance, dress, behavior, speech, etc., will be explored.

Vocabulary Strategies
Reading Comprehension
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
Spelling
Writing Strategies: Informational Letter.
Math: .
Social Studies: .
Science:

What to Expect This Week

November 13, 2012

Language Arts:

This week we begin Unit 3. This unit is entitled “Express Yourself”. It is about different ways that individuals express themselves. Ideas in expressing ones’ self through art, writing, poetry, dance, dress, behavior, speech, etc., will be explored.

Vocabulary Strategies
- Context clues
Reading Comprehension
- Summarize and Author’s purpose
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
- Action Verbs
Spelling: r controlled vowels
Writing Strategies: Informational Letter.
Math: Topic 8 Daily Drill on timetables, please practice.
Social Studies: We continue to enjoy the social studies presentations.
Science: Continue with Life Science unit

November 5, 2012

Language Arts:

This is our Language Arts testing week. The following skills will be tested. We will test a little every day. The homework is based on the subject that will be tested the following day.

Reading Comprehension:
- Theme
- Drawing conclusions
- Main idea and details
- Author’s purpose
- sequence

Writing Strategies:

Organization and Focus

Strong verbs

Showing not telling

Evaluation and Revision

Strong Sentences

Grammar Usage and Mechanics

Nouns, know what the following are:
Common nouns
proper noun
singular noun
plural nouns
possessive nouns
combining sentences with nouns
Spelling:
- Contractions, long e, silent consonants, digraph, three letter blends (same words we studied during these past 5 weeks)
Vocabulary:
- Antonyms, multiple meaning words, context clues

Writing: Expository Description.

Math: Topic 7 Daily Drill on 2^nd grade standards of (2, 5 and 10 timetables) please practice.
Social Studies: We are finishing up out unit on Native Americans. We will be beginning our compare and contrast paper this week.
Science: We began our Life Science unit. We are studying plants & their life cycles

November 5, 2012

October 29, 2012

Language Arts:

This is our 5^th and final week of Communities. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

Vocabulary Strategies
- Context Clues & Paragraph clues
Reading Comprehension
- Theme
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
- Book Titles & Sentence Combining with Nouns
Spelling: Contractions
Writing Strategies: Descriptive Expository
Math: Topic 7 Daily Drill on 2^nd grade standards of (2, 5 and 10 timetables) please practice.
Social Studies: We are learning about Native Americans, as they are now. Keep working on the Social Studies project.

Science: We did not get to our Life Science introduction last week. We will begin Wednesday.

October 22, 2012

Language Arts:

This is our 4^th week of Communities. The Focus and tested skills will be as follows:

Vocabulary Strategies
Context Clues
Reading Comprehension
Author’s Purpose
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
Possessive nouns, Apostrophes in possessive nouns
Spelling: Digraphs
Writing Strategies: Descriptive Expository
Math: Topic 6 test on Friday on Multiplication concepts
Social Studies:Assignment went home on Friday per student request. If you need another assignment description, please let me know.
Science: Begin our “Life Science” study.

October 15, 2012

Language Arts:

Unit 2, week 3 We will be studying new concepts as well as reinforcing some previous concepts for another 4 weeks and then once again we will have a cumulative test on all of the unit 2 concepts. This week we will begin by reading "Coasting to California”. Please log into Treasures to read this story. Our focus and tested skills will be the following:

Vocabulary Strategies: Antonyms

Reading Comprehension: Main Idea and Detail

Grammar, Usage and Mechanics: Irregular Plural nouns

Spelling: Words with 3-letter blends ( spr, scr, str)

Writing Strategies: Expository Writing

Math As per my e-mail, We will test onMonday since students asked for additional time to study.

Science: We tested on Friday. Some did not finish and will get to finish Monday. We will not begin another Science unit until next week.

Social Studies: We will continue our study on Native Americans

Art: Mrs. Drew has completed her time with us and will be moving on to another class. Our Art time will be Friday afternoon.

October 8, 2012

Language Arts:

unit 2, week 2 We will be studying new concepts as well as reinforcing some previous concepts for another 4 weeks and then once again we will have a cumulative test on all of the unit 2 concepts. This week we will begin by reading “Home-Grown Butterflies”. Please log into Treasures to read this story. Our focus and tested skills will be the following:

Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple meaning Words

Reading Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions

Grammar, Usage and Mechanics: Singular and Plural nouns

Spelling: Words with silent letters

Writing Strategies: Describing “emotions" by showing not telling

Math We will continue with Topic 5. topic 5 focuses on geometry. There is alot of new terminology in this chapter. Please make sure your child studies. Test is Wednesday

Science: We will be completing our unit on Sun, moon and Stars. Test is scheduled for Thursday.

Social Studies: We will continue our study on Native Americans

Art: Students get a special treat. They will be working with clay this week!!! Yay!

October 1, 2012

Language Arts:

We begin Unit 2 Today. We will be studying new concepts as well as reinforcing some previous concepts for 5 weeks and then once again we will have a cumulative test on all of the unit 2 concepts. This week we will begin by reading “Boom Town”. Please log into Treasures to read this story. Our focus and tested skills will be the following:

Vocabulary Strategies
Compound words
Reading Comprehension
Sequence
Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
Common and proper nouns and capitalizing proper nouns
Spelling: long e
Writing Strategies: Describing “one moment in time”.

Math:

We did not take our math test Friday because we had several students absent and I wanted to give them more time to grasp the routine of subtracting, especially when there are several zeros on the top row. We will test today. (Monday