WEEK OF: March 4th - 8th, 2013

Spelling

* In Spelling, we are working on words with wr, kn, mb, and gn.  List words are knickknack, crumb, wrinkle, know, lamb, cologne, gnaw, knit, knot, bologna, climb, thumb, design, wrestler, wrench, wrist, written, honeycomb, knob, and assign.  Our pretest will be Wed. 3/6 and final test Friday 3/8. Youc an practice your list words on Spelling city link: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551216

 

Grammar

Irregular Verbs

Usually you add -ed to a verb to show action in the past. Irregular verbs do not follow this rule. Instead of ending in -ed to show past time, these verbs change to other words

 

Reading

* In Reading, our new story is “Volcanoes”.  An active volcano destroys everything in its path. It can be a deadly force of nature even though it may look magnificent from a distance. Volcanoes occur because of the way that the surface of Earth moves over the melted rock below. The same forces cause earthquakes. Volcanoes happen where pressure builds so great that some of the melted rock comes to the surface. We still don’t know how to predict when they will blow, but we know they will!

*We will also be working on Dictionary skills and Compare / as our Reading skills this week.  When you compare and contrast two or more things, you look for the ways they are alike and different. You can listen to our story at: http://pesfroghall.org/volcanoes.mp3

 * In Math, we will work on Lessons 88-91.  We will have a fact quiz (x by 5 on Wed. and Written test on Thursday)

 

Monday (Day 5 - Music)

Math – Practice 5x’s facts (Fact quiz Wed.); 88B worksheets
Reading – Read small reader “Mount St. Helens” and study new vocab words in Red folder
Spelling – Write 1^st ten list words; Pretest Wed.
Grammar – Review Irregular verbs (Study guide in Red folder)

Tuesday (Day 1 - Computers)

Math – Practice 5x’s facts (Fact quiz Wed.); 89B worksheets
Reading – Read story “Volcanoes” and study new vocab words in Red folder
Spelling – Write 2nd ten list words; Pretest Wed.
Grammar – Review Irregular verbs (Study guide in Red folder) – quiz Tues. next week

Wednesday (Day 2 - Library)
Math – Fact quiz today on 5x’s facts; Review for written test tomorrow
Reading – Read story “Volcanoes” and study new vocab words in Red folder (Quiz Monday)
Spelling – Write corrections; Final test Friday
Grammar – Review Irregular verbs (Study guide in Red folder) – quiz Tues. next week

Thursday (Day 3 - Gym)

Math – no homework
Reading – Read story “Volcanoes”; Study vocab words quiz Monday
Spelling – Test tomorrow – study list words
Grammar – Review Irregular verbs (Study guide in Red folder) – quiz Tues. next week

Friday (Day 4 - Art)
*Please get Friday folders signed and returned on Monday