Homophones

Our spelling test this week will be over words that are homophones.  Homophones sound the same but are spelled differently.  Students learned many of these same homophones in third grade, so hopefully this test will go very well.  We completed practice workbook pages 111-112 today and drew pictures of each homophone.

In grammar, we reviewed irregular verbs and completed a review paper for a grade.

Tomorrow we will be reading the Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan.

Spelling Test

Today we went on our band field trip to Liberty Junior High.  Students in Mrs. Hickey's class and Mrs. Rick's class took their spelling test today since we will not be switching classes tomorrow due to early dismissal.  Mrs. Danforth's homeroom will still take their spelling test tomorrow.

We also worked on a special "Mothers' Day" writing project.

Today was a busy day!

Story Assessment

Today we took our story assessment over the "Grand Canyon" text.

Tomorrow is our spelling test for Mrs. Hickey's class and Mrs. Rick's class, since we have early dismissal on Friday at 10:35.  The spelling list for this week is made up of Latin word parts, such as vis, struct, graph, spect, and phon.  After  studying these word parts, the spelling test should be fairly "easy" this week.

In grammar, we continue to work on irregular verb tenses, contractions, punctuation, capitalization, and the application of these skills.

Grand Canyon

Our reading story today was titled "Grand Canyon," on pages 705-714.  Students are expected to reread the story tonight for homework.

We practiced our vocabulary words on Practice workbook page 157.

Due to early dismissal on Friday, our spelling test will be given on THURSDAY for Mrs. Hickey and Mrs. Rick's classes.  Mrs. Danforth's class can still take their test on Friday.

Latin Word Parts

Today we practiced learning our unit 27 spelling words on spelling workbook page 107.  These words are easily divided in to five Latin word parts that can help make memorization very easy.  Students completed a word chart showing the five meanings:

spect (look)
struct (build)
graph (write)
vis (see)
phon (sound)

OUR SPELLING TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY due to early dismissal (10:35) on Friday.

We also completed grammar workbook page 92 which was a review of irregular verbs in the present, past, and helping verb state.  For example:

wear, wore, worn
know, knew, known
break, broke, broken

Dinosaurs

Today we read a fun poem called "Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp."  Poetry is a great way to practice fluency.  This poem can be found on pages 686-689 in our reading text book.  We also worked on researching dinosaur facts.

We took our spelling test over silent letter words.

Please use the weekend to read for enjoyment and perhaps to take a look at next week's spelling words, as seen on the "Danforth's Jungle" newsletter that your child brings home each week.  Due to early dismissal (10:35) on Friday, we will plan to take the spelling test on THURSDAY.

Bears

Today we stayed with our homerooms and worked on bear facts.  We went to our "The Bears" movie and learned about the lives of these interesting, wild creatures.  Students had a good time and put their non-fiction learning skills to use.

Our spelling test tomorrow is over silent letter words -- a bit of a challenge, so be sure to study tonight.