WEEK OF: Feb. 25th - Mar. 1st, 2013

* In Spelling, we are working on suffixes:  beautiful, safely, kindness, finally, spotless, worthless, illness, helpful, daily, suddenly, wireless, quietly, fairness, cheerful, painful, anxiously, thoughtfully, cautiously, tardiness, and breathless

We will have our test on Tuesday 2/26.  Please practice your list words. 
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551213
 

* In Grammar, we are working on Past, Present, and Future Tense of Verbs.  We will have a Grammar test on Wed. 2/27

 

Verbs can show action. They can also show when the action happens.

Different verb tenses have different forms.

Many present tense verbs end in -s.

You form the past tense of most verbs by adding -ed.

The future tense tells what will happen in the future. When you add the helping verb will to a verb, you make it a future tense verb. You also can use the future tense when you want to tell about what probably will happen.

* In Reading, our new story “A Symphony of Whales”.  Our test will be on Thurs. 2/28.  In this story, a young girl is gifted with the ability to hear whale songs. One night, she dreams that her sled dogs lead her to whales—and the next day they do. But the whales are in trouble! It is too late in the year for them to be this close to shore. They are trapped by ice, and each day they are in greater danger of either starving or suffocating. The girl and her people call for help from a Russian icebreaker ship. They break the ice, and they feed the whales their own food. With the help of the ship and a symphony of music, they save the whales from certain death. You can listen to the story at the following link: http://pesfroghall.org/symphony%20of%20whales.mp3

 * In Math, we will work on Lessons 85-87.  We will have a fact quiz (-7, -8. and -9 facts) on Monday.  We will have a written test on Tuesday. 

 

Monday (Day 5 - Music)

Math – Fact Quiz  today (-7, -8, and -9) ; Written test tomorrow (review previous hw sheets)
Reading – Read story “A Symphony of Whales” and review vocab; Vocab quiz Wed. and Story test on Thurs.
Spelling – Study list words (Test Tues.)
Grammar – Review Past, Present, and Future Tense of Verbs – Quiz Wed. 2/27

Tuesday (Day 1 - Computers)

Math – Written test today – no homework
Reading – Read story “A Symphony of Whales” and review vocab; Vocab quiz Wed. and Story test on Thurs.
Spelling – Study list words (Test Tues.)
Grammar – Review Past, Present, and Future Tense of Verbs – Quiz Wed. 2/27

Wednesday (Day 2 - Library)

Math – 86B worksheets
Reading – Read story “A Symphony of Whales” and review Scavenger hunt for test Thurs.
Spelling – no homework
Grammar – no homework

Thursday (Day 3 - Gym)

Math – 87B Worksheets
Reading – Test today - No homework
Spelling – No homework
Grammar – no homework

***Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss Day and Bloomsburg University students will be visiting our class. 

Friday (Day 4 - Art)

Dr. Seuss Day

 

*Please get Friday folders signed and returned on Monday