WEEK OF: December 2nd - 6th, 2012

Our Spelling List this week: Compound Words - earthquake, sunglasses, toothbrush, whirlpool, earring, scrapbook, thumbtack, football, sandbox, butterflies, homework, snowstorm, haircut, campground, blueberry, popcorn, courthouse, scarecrow, and railroad. We will have a our final test will be on Monday 12/3. You can practice your list words at the following site:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=400643

 

We will begin our next list on Tuesday (spl, thr, squ, and str words) Pretest will be Thursday 12/6. You can access our list words at link: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=400647

 

In Grammar our focus will be Irregular Plural Nouns. Our quiz will be on Tuesday 12/4

 

We will begin our next Grammar unit on Wednesday. Our focus will be Singular Possessive Nouns.

 

In Reading, our story this week “Prudy’s Problem”  Our main character Prudy likes to collect items.  Prudy learns that her collections become a problem.  Her friends and family help her to solve her problem.   Our vocabulary quiz will be on Monday 12/3 and test will be Tuesday 12/4.  You can listen to the story at the following link:

http://pesfroghall.org/Prudys%20Problem.mp3

 

We will begin our next story “Tops and Bottoms” on Wednesday this week.  Our main characters Bear and Hare are very different.  Bear learns an important lesson about trust and hard work. You can listen to our story at: http://pesfroghall.org/Tops%20and%20Bottoms.mp3.

 

 

Monday –

Math – Lesson 46 wksts.

Reading – Read story “Prudy’s Problem – test Tuesday

Spelling – Test ~ no homework

Grammar – Review Irrregular Plural Nouns – quiz Tuesday 12/4

 

Tuesday

Math – Lesson 47 wksts.

Reading – no homework

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

Grammar – Test ~ no homework

 

Wednesday

Math – Lesson 48 wksts; Fact Quiz Friday – Written test Monday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” pages 230-237

Spelling –  Write 2nd ten list words; Pretest Thursday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

 

Thursday

Math – Lesson 49 wksts; Fact Quiz Friday – Written test Monday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” pages 238-245

Spelling –  Write corrections – Final test Monday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

 

Friday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” – Test on Wednesday

Spelling –  Final test Monday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Test Wednesday