October 1-5

Lesson 5 in reading is Review/Reteach Week!

This week's story is It Takes Talent.  

This week's focus skill is reviewing: conflict/plot/resolution and character's motives.

This week's vocabulary words are genial, prognostication, stricken, dramatically, restrain, protest, feverishly, overcome, flop, and spectacular.

This week's spelling words are review words: stretch, cactus, measure, reason, coach, kneeling, twice, rayon, appoint, scoop, drawn, feud, jewel, fraud, royalty, hurried, scared, changing, buying, and obeyed. 

This week's grammar skill is reviewing: 4 types of sentences, subject/predicate, simple/complete subjects and simple/complete predicates.

We are working in chapter 3 in social studies this week. Some students still did not do well on the open book social studies test last week. I also provided the students with the page numbers of where to look in the book for each question. There really is no excuse for why everyone is not making a 100!  

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare.

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday, including chapter 2 social studies tests.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day. 

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. Everyone is getting into the groove of 5th grade, but some are still struggling getting organized!

I sign more conduct folders for not turning in homework or not having the D/F test papers signed!

Roy's Book Fair is going on this week in the OIS lobby!

October 3rd is Picture Day! SMILE!

Open House is Thursday, October 4th from 6-7:30!

Let me know if you need me in any way!