Monday, September 17, 2012

Fifth Grade Language Arts Sept. 17th-21st

 Grammar 
  •  Monday, 9/24, the students will be taking a pre-test assessment to determine their prior knowledge levels for grammar

 Reading 
  • Today, 9/19, we read and discussed Tale of Despereaux pages 67-81 in class.
  • Thursdays, are Library Days and Free Reading
  • Friday, 9/2, we read in our history books because Mrs. West was gone with the sixth grade. We used this opportunity to discuss reading strategies for nonfiction.
  • We will return to reading Tale of Despereaux on Monday.

Spelling and Vocabulary
  • Spelling Lesson 2 homework worksheet and words 3x each in cursive is due 9/19
  • Wordly Wise Lesson 2 Exercises A-E due 9/19. We have been working on completion of these first couple of lessons together in class. 
  •  Tests for both lessons will be on Wednesday 9/19.  
  • Spelling Lesson 3 homework worksheet was introduced on Wednesday, 9/19
  • Wordly Wise Workbook Lesson 3 was introduced on Thursday, 9/20