We cover 1 story per week in the reading textbook.  A combined comprehension, vocabulary, and skill quiz is given on

Wednesday for each story.  In case of holidays, the schedule will be altered and alterations will be listed on the board in the classroom for students.  Students will 

take these quizzes on the comptuer.  Typically, Monday is the heaviest homework night.  Students are to read the 

story of the week and answer the questions to go along with the story and study their vocabulary.

Spelling tests are given on Friday.  One or two worksheets per week is assigned on

Monday and is due on Friday.  Additional spelling homework may be assigned if scores are low.  

One skill per week is covered in language.  Students practice this skill Monday

through Thursday.  A worksheet that is a good study guide should be coming home on 

Tuesday.  An assessment on this skill is given on Friday.  On Wednesdays,

students have an extended writing assignment.  

Students should have a book to read each and every day.  If your child has difficulty 

selecting a book, I have a page for Recommended Reading and have placed links to other

fifth grade reading lists on the Literacy Links Page.

You can access the summary sheet with spelling and vocabulary words and the weekly skills by clicking on the link on

the literacy links page.