Dear Parents,
All classes will be taking a Spelling Quiz this Friday IN SCRIPT (including second grade).
The words will be taken from samples in the www.ixl.com homework assigned this week. Students in second grade will still be taking the ITBS Test this week. We will be starting Unit 6, our last unit this week. Please fold down a page in ELA notebook as usual before copying the new vocabulary.
FOURTH GRADE
5/12 Copy the following definitions for new unit in ELA notebook. Fold down page and write Unit 6.
*character development - how a character changes or grows in a literary work
*hero/heroine-1. person remembered for his/her courageous deeds OR
-2. primary character in a literary work
*unsung hero - a hero who is NOT celebrated for his courageous deeds
*villain - an evil person or scoundrel
*perspective - viewpoint or way of looking at something
*acrostic poem - a poem that uses the letters of a word to begin each line of the poem
5/12 Answer the first 30 questions of PP2 and PP3 on homophones. Study the pairs for Spelling quiz. Practice writing them in script.
5/14 Spelling/Penmanship Quiz on Friday. Religion Quiz on Monday, May 18. Study the sheets stapled in Religion notebook: Review Notes for the Archdiocesan Exam. You can also review on http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-4-archdiocesan-religion-exam-2743936.
Spellling words: aloud/allowed stares/stairs piece/peace scene/seen guessed/guest higher/hire accept/except horse/hoarse pause/paws waste/waist
THIRD GRADE
5/12 Copy the following definitions for new unit in ELA notebook. Fold down page and write Unit 6.
*fantasy - an imagined story
*fable - a short story usually with animal characters ending with a moral
*moral - the lesson in a story
*summary - shortened form of a story stating only the main points
*mythology - a fictional story from ancient times
*narrative poem - poem that relates a story
5/12 Answer the first 30 questions of PP3 (Greek/Latin roots) and LL3 (homophones). Study the pairs of homophones for Spelling quiz. Practice writing them in script.
5/14 Spelling/Penmanship Quiz on Friday. Religion Quiz on Monday, May 18. Study definitions on http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-3-guardian-angel-archdiocesan-review-2746540 and
http://www.saintritas.net/class_pages.cfm?subpage=1198804
Spelling words: build/billed would/wood flower/flour weight/wait through/threw herd/heard your/you're worn/warn plane/plain find/fined
SECOND GRADE
5/12 Copy the following definitions for new unit in ELA notebook. Fold down page and write Unit 6.
*fantasy - a imagined story
*reflexive pronoun - word that refers back to the subject of the sentence (eg. himself, themselves)
*adjective - word that describes a noun including number, color, and size
*explanatory writing - writing that provides accurate information on a topic
* opinion piece - writing that supports a point of view with reasons
*reasons - statements used to explain an opinion.
5/12 Answer the first 30 questions of R2 (reflexive pronouns) and DD3 (homophones). Study the pairs of homophones for Spelling quiz. Practice writing them in script.
5/14 Spelling/Penmanship Quiz on Friday. Religion Quiz on Monday, May 18. Study all Unit 1, 2, 3, and 4 flash cards on www.sadlierreligion.com
Spelling words: know/no high/hi two/to their/there four/for knows/nose here/hear buy/by flew/flu sea/see
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