12-7-14

There was no homework for the weekend.  (Except, of course, to read!)

Language arts:
We are working on our adjective unit right now.  Last week we had a great time taste testing some adjectives.  This week we will be continuing with our adjectives on Monday and Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will be having a quiz over adjectives, nouns, verbs, conjunctions, and articles.  Each time we finish a part of speech, we quiz over all of them.  This helps the kids to remember that they can't forget about what they've learned.  Thursday and Friday we will be working with Interjections.

Writing:
We have been writing a holiday paper.  We will continue to write that on Monday and Tuesday.  The final draft will be due Wednesday.  The kids are typing it on Thursday. We are concentrating on using conjunctions correctly, and NOT writing run-on sentences.

Spelling:
We are getting new words on Monday.  The test will be Friday.
1. possibility
2.grasp
3. comic
4. quiet
5.feast
6. sheepish
7.betray
8. defendant
9. immigrant
10.irritant
11.assistant
12.brilliant
13.compliant
14.extravagant
15.ignorant
16.artifact
17.migration
18.nomad
19.adapt
20.agriculture
21.rounding

Vocabulary:

Our test is Monday!  We will get new words on Tuesday and the test will not be until next Thursday.  Our words this week and next will be going along with our poetry and figurative language unit.

Reading:

We will be taking our RC quiz over Mae Jemison on Monday. Before we leave on the 19th, RC quiz #7 is due. This week and next we are going to be concentrating on the use of poetry and figurative language.  This is a challenging, but enjoyable unit.  You may have to help a little at home.  Kids often have the crazy idea that they can't write poetry!