Week 9/8-9/12

Week 2 9/8-9/12

Weekly Objective for Writing:

• Review verbs.
• Understand how important verbs are to communicate.
• Understand helping and linking verbs.
• Understand what constitutes a "verb phrase".
• Understand linking verbs.
• Understand the basic verb tenses and how they are used.
• Understand that they should not switch back and forth between tenses.

Homework

• Tuesday
• Write the paragraph and change the verbs that they give you.

Weekly Reading Objective

• Master the 11 vocabulary words
• Understand the five elements of fiction
• Understand a literature circle.
• Know what job they are responsible for in the literature circle
• Learn how take STAR test.

Homework

• Monday
• Vocabulary Worksheet
• Tuesday
• Pick a fairy tale and use the 5 elements of fiction "helping hand" to explain the story
• Wednesday
• Book contract must be signed.

Question to ask the kids:

                 What is the name of this character:

What do the students do when they see this character?

Day of the week at the school

Monday 5

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Dates to remeber:

• Field Trip Friday September 12 2014.
• Test on Vocabulary Friday September 19 2014.
• Back to School Night Tuesday September 23th 2014