WEEK OF: January 30th - February 3rd, 2012

*This week’s Reading Story “Night Letters” will be tested on Wednesday – you can listen to the story by clicking on the following link: http://pesfroghall.org/night%20letters.mp3

 *This week’s Grammar quiz will be on Tuesday. It will focus on Subject and Verb agreements.

o   The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together or “agree”.  To make present tense verbs agree with a singular subject or he, she, and it – add –s to the end of the verb.  If a subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they – the verb should not end in an –s.

Example: 

·         A snake slithers through the grass. (singular noun)

·         More snakes slither through the grass. (plural noun)

*This week’s Spelling lists can be found at the following links:

(Unit 3 / List 3) : http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551210&x=64fcc
(Unit 3 / List 4): http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551213&x=d4674

We will begin story “Symphony of Whales” on Wednesday – please click on this link to listen to the story :

http://pesfroghall.org/symphony%20of%20whales.mp3

Monday:  
Math – Written test tomorrow and 100 Addition fact quiz tomorrow
Grammar – Review Subject ~ Verb Agreement (Study guide in Red folder) – Test tomorrow
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters” – Test Wed.

Tuesday

Math – no homework
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters” – Test Wednesday

Wednesday

Math – PSSA REVIEW worksheet – please check homework book for assignment

Thursday

Math – no homework tonight - great job in Math today!
Spelling – Review new list words and Spelling Board will be due on Monday
Grammar – Review Past, Present, and Future Verbs (Study Guide in Red Folder)
Reading – Read story “Symphony of Whales”

Friday

Spelling – Spelling Board due on Monday
Reading – Read story “Symphony of Whales”

***Please check your Homework Book daily for changes that may occur.  

Please remember to get Friday Folders signed and return on Monday.  Enjoy your weekend!

WEEK OF: January 23rd - 27th, 2011

*This week’s Reading Story is “Night Letters” – you can listen to the story by clicking on the following link: http://pesfroghall.org/night%20letters.mp3

*This week’s Grammar focuses on Subject and Verb agreements.

o   The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together or “agree”.  To make present tense verbs agree with a singular subject or he, she, and it – add –s to the end of the verb.  If a subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they – the verb should not end in an –s.

Example: 

·         A snake slithers through the grass. (singular noun)

·         More snakes slither through the grass. (plural noun)

*This week’s Spelling list (Unit 3 List 3) can be found at the following link: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551210&x=64fcc

Monday:  

Spelling – Spelling Board assigned and due back on Wednesday; Pretest Wednesday

Tuesday

Math – WS 71B (2 worksheets)
Spelling – Review list words for Pretest on Wed.; Spelling board due back Wednesday
Grammar – Review Subject ~ Verb Agreement (Study guide in Red folder)
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters”

 Wednesday

Math – WS 72B (2 worksheets)
Spelling – Pretest corrections – Final test Friday
Grammar – Review Subject ~ Verb Agreement (Study guide in Red folder) – Test Monday
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters”

Thursday

Math – WS 73B (2 worksheets)
Spelling – Review list words for test on Friday
Grammar – Review Subject ~ Verb Agreement (Study guide in Red folder) – Test Monday
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters” – Test Tuesday
**We will have an early dismissal on Friday

Friday

Grammar – Review Subject ~ Verb Agreement (Study guide in Red folder) – Test on Monday
Reading – Review new vocabulary and read story “Night Letters” – Test on Tuesday

***Please check your Homework Book daily for changes that may occur.   

Please remember to get Friday Folders signed and return on Monday.  Enjoy your weekend!

WEEK OF: January 16th - 20th, 2012

*Our story this week is “Pushing Up the Sky”. To listen to our new story click here: http://pesfroghall.org/pushing%20up%20the%20sky.mp3
Our Reading Test will be Thursday

 *This week’s Grammar focuses on Main verbs and Helping  verbs. Our quiz will be Thursday.

* This week's Spelling list can be located at: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551207&x=70aaf

 * We will be presenting our play to Kindergarten and 1^st grade on Friday of this week. 

Monday:  

No School ~ enjoy your day!

 Tuesday

Math – WS 67B; practice -3 and -4 facts (Quiz Friday)
Spelling – Review list words; final test Wednesday
Grammar – Review Main verbs and helping verbs; Test Thursday
Reading – Review play part and Read story – Test Thursday

 Wednesday

Math – WS 68B; practice -3 and -4 facts (Quiz Friday)
Grammar – Review Main verbs and helping verbs; Test Thursday
Reading – Review play part and Read story – Test Thursday

 Thursday

Math – WS 69B; practice -3 and -4 facts (Quiz Friday)
Reading – Practice your play parts for our presentations to Kindergarten and 1^st grade

Friday

Math – Written test Monday – Review with your hw packets

Please remember to get Friday Folders signed ….

WEEK OF: January 9th - 13th, 2012

We will be taking our reading test for “The Gardener” on Tuesday of this week.  We will begin our new story “Pushing Up the Sky” on Wednesday of this week.

To listen to our new story click here: http://pesfroghall.org/pushing%20up%20the%20sky.mp3

We will be having our Grammar test on on Action and linking verbs on Tuesday.  An action verb shows action or shows what someone does (run, jump, and kicks). A linking verb tells what someone or something is (am, is, are, was, were)

Our next Grammar unit conentrates on Main and Helping verbs. The main verb shows action.  The helping verb shows the time of the action.

Monday:  

Math – WS 63B; practice -2 facts

Grammar – Review Action and Linking Verbs – Quiz Tuesday

Science – Review vocab and content – Test Friday

Reading – Test tomorrow

 Tuesday

Math – WS 64B; practice -2 facts (Quiz Tomorrow)

Spelling – Write 1^st ten list words (Pretest Thurs)

Science – Review vocab and content – Test Friday

Wednesday

Math – Written test tomorrow – review study packet

Spelling – Write 2nd ten list words; Pretest Thursday

Grammar – Review Main and Helping Verbs

Reading – Read story “Pushing Up the Sky” – review play parts

Thursday

Spelling – Write any corrections – final test Monday

Grammar – Review Main and Helping Verbs – Test Tuesday

Reading – Read story “Pushing Up the Sky” – review play parts (Test Tuesday)

Friday

Spelling – final test Monday

Grammar – Review Main and Helping Verbs – Test Tuesday

Reading – Read story “Pushing Up the Sky” – Test Tuesday

Please remember to get Friday Folders signed ….

January 2nd - 6th, 2012

Happy New Year !

This week’s Reading story – “The Gardener”

 This week’s Spelling list words (Contractions): let’s, he’d, you’ll, can’t, I’d, you’d, haven’t, hasn’t, she’d, they’ll, when’s, we’d, they’d, wasn’t, didn’t, should’ve, would’ve, could’ve, needn’t, and you’ve.

This week’s Grammar focuses on Action and linking verbs.  An action verb shows action or shows what someone does (run, jump, and kicks). A linking verb tells what someone or something is (am, is, are, was, were)

Monday:   No School

Tuesday

Math – WS 60-1B; practice -2 facts

Spelling – Write 1^st ten list words; Pretest Thursday

Grammar – Review Action and Linking Verbs

Science – Review new vocabulary

Wednesday

Math – WS 61B ; practice -2 facts

Spelling – Write 2nd ten list words; Pretest Thursday

Grammar – Review Action and Linking Verbs

Reading – Read story “The Gardener” – test Tuesday

Thursday

Math – WS 62B; practice -2 facts

Spelling – Write any corrections – final test Monday

Grammar – Review Action and Linking Verbs – test Monday

Reading – Read story – “The Gardener” – test Tuesday

Friday

Spelling – final test Monday

Grammar – Review Action and Linking Verbs – test Monday

Reading – Read story – “The Gardener” – test Tuesday

Please remember to get Friday Folders signed ….