*** Please remember to check the homework assignment pads because they are
done daily and should be more current. Sometimes assignments are changed
because of what is going on in class and I may not get on to the web page to
update it.***
Spelling
Monday- paper, Tues.-study for test, Thursday- paper
List Words
ants toys flies things boxes
games lines rocks wishes ladies
dishes babies bushes glasses puppies
families libraries brothers packages melodies
Robust Vocabulary
persevere confidence talented apply research
invention hinder disappointed ambitious attain
Reading www.thinkcentral.com (Test will be on Friday)
Lesson 4's genre is a biography. We will read "Ellen Ochoa, Astronaur" by
Janet Michaels. The paired selection is a newsletter, called "What's in the
News?" Both stories will give factual accounts-one about an astronaut, the
other about a trip to a space center.
Grammar (Test will be on Friday)
We will be working on compound subject and predicates.
* The subject is who or what a sentence is about.
Mike went to the store. Mike is the subject.
* A compound subject includes more than one subject.
Mike and Jim went to the store. Mike and Jim are the compound subjects.
* The predicate is what the subject of a sentence does.
Mike went to the store. went is the predicate
* A compound predicate contains more than one verb.
Mike went to the store and bought some milk. went/bought are the compound
predicates
Math (Test on Tuesday)
We will continue to work on the addition chapter. Be sure to practice your
facts at home.
Science
Chapter 2- The Needs of Animals
*explore the needs of animals
*explain why animals need food, water, air, and shelter
*give examples of how animals meet their inner needs
*discuss ways that animals respond to changes in their environment
Study your vocabulary each night!
