week of 1/4 - 1/15
Monday:
Spelling-alance* item* secure require minus release unite panic stupid vital recent rebel
beware
relief* pirate deserve adopt poison spirit* alert
Define & find multiple meanings for * words.
Sort: VCV paterns in two different ways according to how the syllables are separated.
Questions: Which syllables are harder to spell? ...the stressed syllable? or the unstressed syllable?
Which word can go under either heading depending on weather it is used as a noun or a verb?
Tuesday:
Study Vocab from The Cay
Wednesday
Spelling page
Thursday
Grammar-- Both sides
Friday
week of 12/14 - 12/18
Monday:
No Spelling--Re-type Intelligence Paragraph
Grammar sheet
Tuesday:
Paragraph due for 1/2 class
Study for Grammar test--Verbs
Grammar sheet--one side only
Wednesday
Bring in your favorite picture book, if you have one.
Thursday
Friday
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Have a great Break!!!
VOCAB? SPELLING FOR THE NEW YEAR:
balance* item* secure require minus release unite panic stupid vital recent rebel beware
relief* pirate deserve adopt poison spirit* alert
Define & find multiple meanings for * words.
Sort: VCV paterns in two different ways according to how the syllables are separated.
Questions: Which syllables are harder to spell? ...the stressed syllable? or the unstressed syllable?
Which word can go under either heading depending on weather it is used as a noun or a verb?
Week of 12/7 - 12/11
Monday:
Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by suffixes. Answer
questions.
Tuesday:
Grammar: both sides
Wednesday
Spelling pages 69 & 70
Thursday
Revise & Re-type Intelligence Paragraph to turn in tomorrow for final copy.
(Final?) Reading Logs due tomorrow period 6/7
Friday
Study for Verb test next Wednesday. Review All worksheets & notes.
Week of 11/30 to 12/04
Monday:
Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by suffixes. Answer
questions: What happens to the base word when a suffix beginning with a vowel is added? a
consonant? Are there any words that do not follow one of these rules? Name them.
graceful
divided
advanced
privately
replacement
excitement
adorable
teasing
forgiveness
mileage
barely
forceful
scarcely
blaming
entirely
usable
sincerely
amusement
lifeless
changeable
Tuesday:
Grammar Writing with Verbs: both sides
Wednesday
Spelling page both sides
Thursday
Type Intelligence Paragraph:
6-10 Sentences including at least 3 compound/complex sentences.
State your primary Intelligence and prove it by giving three examples/ details.
Must be typed, double spaced 12 point font, and have a clever title.
(Final?) Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend! Read and take notes on your mystery book.
Week of 11/16 to 11/20
Monday:
Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by -ed & -ing spelling
patterns (two patterns for each) Explain why you sorted them this way.
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words
Tuesday:
Spelling Page--both sides 61 & 62
Wednesday
Grammar
Write Thanksgiving--Write a paragraph about things you are thankful for: paragraph 6-10 sentences
with at least 3 compound or complex sentences
Finish PPT presentations due Friday.
Thursday
write 6 spelling analogies an analogy is something like this:
large is to huge as small is to tiny
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Edit and revise Thankful Paragraph and type 14-16 point font. Due Monday
Week of 11/9 to 11/13
Monday:
Spelling/Vocab: lawyer, dentist, author, system, custom, method, standard, admit, supply, whisper,
tennis, instant, burden, rescue, banquet, bullet, surface, journey, laundry, campus
Sort by spelling sound vowel patterns: VCCV and VCCCV
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: custom, standard, admit, surface,
Tuesday:
Grammar
Spelling Page
Wednesday
No School
Thursday
Spelling paragraph/story with 15 words
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend!
Week of 11/2 to 11/6
Monday:
Spelling
( I n I, I l I, I r I sound endings) spelling words:
weapon, struggle, frighten, horror, mental, channel, sample, moral, litter, soldier, kitchen, gallon,
stumble, linen, panel, error, rural, quarrel, bundle, cancel
Sort by spelling sound ending patterns:
2 patterns for the ending n sound, 3 patterns for the ending l sound, and 2 for the ending r sound
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: sample, moral, litter, and panel
Tuesday:
Grammar
Wednesday
Spelling page 45
Bring research notes & flash drives for The Cay projects for Thursday periods 2,5,7
Thursday
Spelling paragraph/story with 15 words
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend!
Week of 10/27 to 10/30
Tuesday
Spelling
(-er sounding endings) spelling words:
senator, director, minister, similar, senior, junior, messenger, superior, familiar, acre, calendar,
elevator, inner, minor, barrier, grammar, surrender, particular, youngster, passenger.
Sort by spelling endings
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: minister, senior, junior, & minor.
Book Projects Due Tomorrow
Wednesday
Spelling page 41 &
Grammar
Thursday
Spelling paragraph with 10 words
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend!
Week of 10/19 to 10/23
Monday
No Spelling
Grammar Worksheet
Tuesday
Study for Noun Quest. Look over notes & worksheets.
Wednesday
Bring money if you want to bring for the Book Fair.
Thursday
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Bring books and (optional) a pillow, blanket, or stuffie to keep you company while you read
tomorrow.
Friday
Have a great weekend long weekend!
NEXT WEEK'S SPELLING 10/27
(-er sounding endings) spelling words:
senator, director, minister, similar, senior, junior, messenger, superior, familiar, acre, calendar,
elevator, inner, minor, barrier, grammar, surrender, particular, youngster, passenger.
Sort by spelling endings
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: minister, senior, junior, & minor.
Week of 10/12 to 10/16
Monday
Homophones spelling words: fir, fur, scent, sent, scene, seen, vain, vein, principal, principle, manor,
manner, who's, whose, tacks, tax, hangar, hanger, died, dyed.
REWRITE each set of homophones and underline the spelling changes in each pair.
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: scent, scene, vain, tax, principal
Tuesday
Grammar Worksheet
Study for Non-Fiction Essay Quest. Look over notes for "My First Dive with the Dolphins" "At Last I
kill a Buffalo" "Chinatown" & "The Mushroom"
Wednesday
Spelling worksheet
Thursday
Write 10 sentences using one homophone pair per sentence. (Challenge: Write the sentences as a
story.)
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend!
Week of 10/05 to 10/9
Monday
Sort Coumpound spelling words: barefoot, sea gull, driftwood, carefree, somebody, nowhere, haircut,
runner-up, teammate, toothbrush, headache, iceberg, fireproof, uproar, whereas, dead end,
forehead, grandchildren, old-fashoined, nevertheless by ways that a compound word can be
written: one word, two words, hyphenated.
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: somebody & nowhere
BRING HARD COPY of Essay to class Tomorrow
Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script
writing--no colors--no pictures)
Tuesday
Finish J.S. Article paragraph
Make any corrections to Essay using "Show Don't Tell" strategy, Word Help packet to eliminate
repeated words, and 6 traits rubric. Completed Revision DUE Thursday!
Wednesday
Spelling & Grammar worksheet
Thursday
Reporters Practice Paragraph Speech
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Non-fiction Autobiography Quest on Wednesday--Look over notes & study.
Have a great weekend!
Week of 9/28 to 10/02
Monday
Sort spelling words:, curb, earnest, starch, purse, birch, pierce fierce, sword, court, snarl, thorn,
earth, skirt, chart, urge, yarn, whirl, mourn, rehearse, & scorn by vowel sounds + r.
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words:court, snarl, skirt, & curb
BRING HARD COPY of Essay to class Tomorrow
Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script
writing--no colors--no pictures)
Tuesday
Finish the "dead" g-word Etomology worksheet
Work on Essay revisions. This time please make changes on the hard copy that you brought to class
today. We will work on it tomorrow.
Wednesday
Spelling worksheet
Thursday
Grammar Sheet
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Have a great weekend!
Week of 9/21 to 9/25
Monday
Sort spelling words by vowel sounds: ou (as in ouch!), oo (as in moo, like a cow does), o (as in hot),
and oi (as in toy)
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: vault, mound, foul, & clause
BRING FLASH DRIVE to work on Essay Tomorrow in class
Go over notes from Grammar we have done to this point (Thursday is the Test.)
Tuesday
Grammar Sheet in cursive
Study notes for Grammar Test Tomorrow
Wednesday
Spelling worksheet
Thursday
Spelling Paragraph/ Story using at least 10 of the spelling words for this week.
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Friday
Finish Essay and print-out finished copy to bring to class on Tuesday!
Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script
writing--no colors--no pictures)
Have a great weekend!
Week of 9/14 to 9/17
Monday
Sort spelling words by vowel spelling patterns
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: cycle, sponge, apply, & thread
Go over notes for Non-Fiction Biography Quest (Wednesday is the Quest.)
Tuesday
Study notes for Non-Fiction Biography Quest
Wednesday
Spelling worksheet
Grammar Worksheet--write in cursive.
Reading Logs due tomorrow
Thursday
Friday
No School
Have a great weekend
Week of 9/8 to 9/11
Monday
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
Sort spelling words by long vowel sounds
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: Themes, strain, frame, & fume
Wednesday
Finish Problem / Solution chart for story on page 433
Write Thesis Statement
Thursday
Spelling sheet
Grammar Sheet--write in cursive
Finish Reading Log
Friday
Finish typing first four paragraphs of essay
Have a great weekend
Week of 8/31 to 9/4
Monday
Sort spelling words by short vowel sounds
Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.)
Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words
Bring in Field Trip Permission forms along with a check for $55
Tuesday
Grammar sheet -- write in cursive
Wednesday
Do spelling side A
Thursday
Spelling word Paragraph--use at least 10 spelling words
Friday
Finish Typing Introductory paragraph for "I Can't Live Without It!" essay.
Reading logs due!
Week of 8/24 to 8/28
Monday
Work on "I Can't Live Without It!" page due Wednesday 8/26
Tuesday
"I can't Live Without It?" page due tomorrow
Wednesday
Bring in Sack tomorrow to share.
Grammar Sheet due
Thursday
Signed Opening Day Packet p.13 due Tomorrow
Supply check tomorrow
Friday
No Homework! Have a nice weekend.
