This week's story is Lewis and Clark page 664-675.
This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.
This week's focus skill is summarizing and paraphrasing page 660-661.
This week's vocabulary words are asset, intently, profusely, ordeal, terrain, dismal, peril, and esteem page 662-663.
We will be working on reference sources in grammar again this week. There will be a grammar test on Friday, February 16th.
Homework goes home on Monday, February 12th and is due on Friday, February 16th. I will be grading some of the homework this week, so please make sure it is correct.
There will be a reading test on Friday, the 16th. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set, comprehension questions about this week's reading story, and vocabulary sentences.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, the 13th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 16th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will continue to sign conduct folders for failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!
Let me know if you need me in any way!
Coming Up Soon:
- Candygrams on sale now through Wednesday, February 14th. $1.00
- Valentine's Day Snack/Card Exchange on Wednesday, February 14th.
- No School, Monday, February 19th.
- 5th Grade Bowling Trip is Friday, March 2. Money and permission slips are due on Friday, February 23rd.
Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return. If your child is sick and is out for several days, please let me know if you would like for me to get their books together so you can work with them at home. Especially with MATH.
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