Week of September 21st

Long-term assignment reminders for Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators ONLY:  Reflections contest entry due on October 8th. You may enter any category; your entry does not have to be for the literature category. *Vocabulary page for new six due on Wednesday, 9/23. Short story written with new six due on Wednesday, 9/23*Quiz on new six on Wednesday, 9/23.

Long-term assignment reminders for ALL classes: Your AR quiz for your AR novel is due on October 1st. Remember to print your AR quiz and place it in the AR caddy.

Monday IC- Introduce “The Smallest Dragonboy”* Copy vocabulary terms into binder*Introduce adverbs*

Monday HW- finish reading selection and finish notes on adverbs, finish Quick Check 5 on adverbs in Literature book

Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators: Finish flashcards for enriched vocabulary list

Tuesday IC- Check the Quick Check 5* Check vocabulary terms and definitions*Review vocabulary terms*Provide class practice with adverbs*Listen to the selection on CD

Tuesday HW- adverb practice sheet

Wednesday IC- Check adverb practice sheet*Administer quiz on “The Smallest Dragonboy”*Answer the response and analysis questions and discuss answers*Provide class practice with adverbs

Wednesday HW- none

Thursday IC- Vocabulary activity for review*Provide class practice with adverbs*Discuss  short story elements for “The Smallest Dragonboy” and complete test review with partner*Discuss writing prompt for Friday test

Thursday HW-Test tomorrow on “The Smallest Dragonboy” *Quiz on adverbs! *Finish adverb skill sheet

Friday IC- Check adverb skill sheet*Administer test on selection* Administer quiz on adverbs

Friday HW- Read your AR novel! Have a great weekend!

Week of September 14th

Long-term assignment reminders for all classes:

Book Report AR test on Newbery Medal/Honor/Award due September 15th* Standard AR quiz due on October 1st *Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators (6+) reading level for AR; Vols have (5+) reading level requirement for AR quiz

*Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators ONLY: Reflections Contest entry is due on October 8th. You may enter any category; your entry does not have to be  for the  literature  category

Assignment reminders for Bulldogs, Gators, and Tigers ONLY: Vocabulary page on pompous list is due on Wednesday, 9/16. *Vocabulary quiz on pompous list Wednesday, 9/16*Descriptive essay on your favorite food is due on Wednesday 9/16.

Monday IC: Review verbs with skill page 9*Provide list of helping verbs for students*These must be memorized by Friday in the order in which they appear on the paper*Introduce “Three Skeleton Key” and begin reading the selection.

Monday HW: Finish reading the story*Finish skill sheet 9

Tuesday IC: Library!

Tuesday HW- Finish reading “Three Skeleton Key”

Wednesday IC: Administer quiz on reading selection*Answer questions in the margin of the Reading Workbook*Review verbs with class practice

Wednesday HW- none

Thursday IC- Discuss short story elements of “Three Skeleton Key”*Provide writing prompt for Friday test*Review vocabulary terms*Review verbs with class practice*

Thursday HW- Study for your verb test tomorrow! Memorize those helping verbs in order! You could re-read the story for the test tomorrow and study your questions we answered in class.

Friday IC- Administer test on “Three Skeleton Key”* Administer test on verbs*Students must be able to list the helping verbs on the test.

Friday HW- Read your AR novel! The AR test is due by October 1st.

Week of September 8th

Long-term assignment reminders for all classes:

Book Report AR test on Newbery Medal/Honor/Award due September 15th* AR quiz due on October 1st (Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators (6+) reading level; Vols have (5+) reading level requirement for AR quiz* Poem recitation on September 11th*Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators are assigned “A Late Walk” by Robert Frost* Poem assignment for the Vols: “Dreams” by Langston Hughes

Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators ONLY: Vocabulary page due Wednesday, 9/9*Quiz on those terms 9/9*The new five will be assigned Wednesday or Thursday of this week*A five paragraph essay describing your favorite food will be assigned on Wednesday with a due date of Wednesday, 9/16

Tuesday IC- Finish Rikki-Tikki Test*Make up Think Link Tests for students who were absent on Friday*Review adjectives, intensive/reflexive pronouns, concrete/abstract nouns with exercises in the Elements of Writing textbook*Discuss rhyme scheme of poems students will recite on Friday*Start flashcards for short story elements

Tuesday HW- complete 10 of 20 flashcards

Wednesday IC- Create the remaining 10 flashcards for the short story elements*Introduce verbs!

Wednesday HW- Finish flashcards if you did not in class

Thursday IC- Check all flashcards for short story elements* Review flashcards with a partner*Provide notes on verbs and class practice

Thursday HW- Recite poems tomorrow! Short story element quiz tomorrow! Study your flashcards!

Friday IC- Administer short story element quiz*Recite poetry! *Introduce new reading selection

Friday HW- Finish your Book Report Newbery Novel*AR quiz on the Newbery novel is due September 15th…we go to library on the 15th, so you can take the AR quiz at that time if you need to do so.

Week of August 31st

Long-term assignment reminders for all classes:

Book Report AR test on Newbery Medal/Honor/Award due September 15th* AR quiz due on October 1st (Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators (6+) reading level; Vols have (5+) reading level requirement for AR quiz* Poem recitation on September 11th*Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators are assigned “A Late Walk” by Robert Frost* Poem assignment for the Vols: “Dreams” by Langston Hughes

Assignments for Bulldogs, Tigers, and Gators this week: Evanescent word charts due Wednesday, 9/2*Quiz on evanescent list on Wednesday, 9/2* We are sharing the wonderful stories your children wrote last week for the parody assignment. What a talented bunch!

Monday IC: View Twilight Zone episode and discuss writing prompt*Introduce “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”Time Capsule Questionnaire

Monday HW- finish prompt*finish vocabulary definitions and sentences*finish Time Capsule activity

Tuesday IC- Check prompt responses/share*Check and review vocabulary terms for “Rikki-Tikki*Review reflexive and intensive pronouns*Introduce adjectives!

Tuesday HW- Grammar Workbook pages practicing adjectives*Read Rikki-Tikki*Quiz on story tomorrow

Wednesday IC- Administer quiz on Rikki-Tikki*Check workbook pages*Provide class practice with adjectives*Answer response and analysis questions for Rikki Tikki and discuss.

Wednesday HW- none

Thursday IC- Review Rikki-Tikki*Discuss writing prompt for Friday test*Review adjectives

Thursday HW- *Study for Rikki-Tikki test

Friday IC- Administer Think Link One Test*Start Rikki-Tikki Test

Friday HW- Read your book report novel (The Newbery Winner)*If you have finished your book report novel, start on your AR novel. AR is now working in the library, so students may take AR quizzes!

No school on Monday! Enjoy your Labor Day Holiday! I’ll see you on Tuesday. We will finish our Rikki-Tikki test and review adjectives. Before we introduce our new grammar skill, we will review concrete and abstract nouns, reflexive and intensive pronouns, and adjectives. Next week, we will introduce our new spooky short story, “Three Skeleton Key.”

Week of August 24th

Important long-term dates to remember for this nine-week period:

*Book Report AR test due September 15th (Newbery Honor/Medal/Award) for all classes*Citizenship Essay due August 31st for Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators *AR quiz due October 1st (6.0+) reading level for Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators. Vols have a required AR reading level of (5.0+)*Poem recitation on 9/11 for all classes.

Assignments due this week for Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators: *Parody is due on Wednesday, 8/26*New enriched vocabulary list given on Wednesday and charts provided for those words. The charts will be due the following Wednesday, 9/2.

Monday IC- Introduce pronouns*Introduce “Mother and Daughter”*

Monday HW- finish vocab definitions and sentences* Grammar Workbook p. 7 and 8*Read “Mother and Daughter”

Tuesday IC- Library! Students will be able to check out their book report novels and their AR novels!

Tuesday HW- finish any HW from Monday night

Wednesday IC- PICTURE DAY FOR CMS! Administer quiz on “Mother and Daughter”* Answer Response and Analysis questions* Answer and discuss comprehension questions in Reading Workbook for “Mother and Daughter”*Review intensive and reflexive pronouns with skill sheet

Wednesday HW- finish skill sheet

Thursday IC- Check skill sheet*Provide class practice with pronouns*Review “Mother and Daughter” for Friday test*Provide the writing prompt for the Friday test

Thursday HW- Grammar Workbook p. 9 and 11*Study for your tests! Study your notes!

Friday IC- Administer test on pronouns*Administer test on “Mother and Daughter”

Friday HW- READ! Finish your citizenship essay…due on Monday!

Week of August 17th

Curriculum Night is Tuesday night, August 18th! Go directly to your child’s homeroom class at 6:00. You will be given a copy of your child’s schedule, and you will follow that schedule for the evening.

Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators only: Flip chart on abjure list is due on Thursday, 8/20. *Abjure list quiz on Thursday, 8/20. Creative writing assignment will be given on Wednesday, 8/19, with a due date of Wednesday, 8/26.

Tigers, Bulldogs, Gators, and Vols:

Monday IC- Read Act One of “Monsters”*Provide vocabulary list for “Monsters”*Answer and discuss R and A questions and Reading Check for Act One of “Monsters”*Introduce nouns and provide notes on topic

Monday HW- finish R and A questions and Reading Check, finish copying vocabulary into binder if you did not in class

Tuesday IC- Check/review vocabulary terms with ball toss*Read Act Two of “Monsters”*Answer and discuss R and A questions and Reading Check for Act Two of “Monsters”*Review nouns and provide class practice of topic

Tuesday HW- Finish R and A questions and Reading Check for Act Two of “Monsters”

Wednesday IC- Provide class practice with nouns and pronouns*Review for “Monsters” test

Wednesday HW- none

Thursday IC- Provide class practice with nouns and pronouns*Discuss writing prompt for “Monsters” test*Review vocabulary terms*Review nouns and pronouns for Friday quiz

Thursday HW- Noun and pronoun review from Grammar Workbook*Study notes for Friday test and quiz!

Friday IC- Administer test on “Monsters”* Administer quiz on nouns and pronouns*Introduce new selection, “Mother and Daughter”

Friday HW- none

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