Good news:
- Everyone survived the Jog-a-Thon and appeared to have a good time. We had some tired
students when we got back to school. Thank you to all the parents who cheered us on and helped out!
We couldn't do it without you!
- Lots of the students have their first AR test done. Check Teacher Ease to see about your child.
- Grades are current as of Sunday. Please check TeacherEase.
- Good math site for practice: Scholastic.com Sushi Monster
Accelerated Reader: The first AR quiz score has been entered. If your child has not taken his/her first
AR Quiz on their home reading book, please encourage that to get done as soon as possible. The
second one will be due on or before Oct. 11, the end of the first quarter. If you have questions regarding
AR tests, please contact me ASAP.
Home Reading Logs: Home reading minutes and summaries are due each Monday. If it comes in late,
there is an automatic 10 point deduction from their grade. I take points off for improper capitalization,
spelling, and punctuation. I encourage parents to read the summaries and require rewriting as needed.
Religion: Jesus our Guide, Old Testament: Chapters 5 and 6. Quiz 5 on Monday, Quiz 6 on Friday.
Reading 3: Finish Charlie McButton from last week. Bunnicula test grades have been recorded. I took the
highest of the two grades between the written test and the AR test. Some students have not yet taken
the AR test, so grades may change.
NewSelection- What about Me? (p. 65-79) Skills: Sequencing, Summarizing, Using a Table
of Contents and an Index, Vocabulary-Compound words (carpenter, carpetmaker, knowledge,
marketplace, merchant, plenty, straying, and thread), Alphabetical Order, and Comprehension.
Selection Test: Friday
Reading 4: Selection-Lewis and Clark and Me (p. 52-67) , Skills: Author's Purpose, Questioning, Skim
and Scan, Vocabulary (Word endings): docks, migrating, scan, scent, wharf, yearned, and
Comprehension. We are also still working on Castle in the Attic.
Selection Test: Friday
Reading 5: Continuing with The Secret Garden
New selection: Thunder Rose (p. 56-73). Skills: Cause and Effect, Summarizing, Homonyms,
Context Clues, Vocabulary (branded, constructed, daintily, devastation, lullaby, pitch, resourceful,
thieving, veins) p. 53, Reading an Almanac,
Selection Test: Friday
Spelling: Skill: Long a and i Pretest on Monday, assignments throughout the week, p. 55 and 60, posttest on Friday
Basic words to study: sigh, height, slight, highway, right, spray, thigh, frighten, weigh, braid, tight,
dismay, eight, bait, raisin, freight, detail, grain, trait,sleigh
Language, Grammar, and Writing: Expository Composition (Main idea, reasons and details) p. 52, Plan (p. 56) and Write your own paragraph about Rocks and Minerals - due Thursday, Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences p.54 , Daily Warm-Up Review
School News: Friday: Worldwide Eucharistic Holy Hour (10:30-11:30) followed by a Pet Blessing. Dismissal at noon.
Is this Blog spot helpful? (10 points extra credit for students whose parent(s) answer the question. Is this what you want to see in the blogs? What needs to be added or deleted?
For information regarding Science and Social Studies/Colo. History/Geography, see:
http://cccsfifthgrade.blogspot.com
For information regarding Math, see:
http://cccsgradethree.blogspot.com
I am cheating and posting a note here! I told my kids I could print off the reading log for them. Call me slow - but not finding it. HELP! :) Thank you .......and ps. I am still getting into the habit of checking the blogs but i think they will be helpful and easier to read. Thanks for working on it!
ReplyDelete......ignore me now! found it!! geez - i think i was staring at it the whole time. Sorry!! Extra points for two comments? :)
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