Homework/Spelling
12/09-12/13 Spelling words (same as prior week of 12/02-12/05)
Students with low scores marked in IC may retake the test on 12/13.
Spelling: Words with double letters
Homework due Wednesday 12/04 (Green and Blue Groups)
* Read Chapter 21 in the King Arthur book. Use the pdf of the book on this page.
11/11-11/15 ELA classwork
Tuesday: Read The Beautiful Witch (white group), Read The End of Merlin (Green and Blue group), Activity 4.2 (character traits of Sir Lancelot), Comprehension Questions, Activity 4.4 (Prefix en)
Wednesday: Read Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell (white group)
Read How the Quest Began (Green/Blue group) Activity 7.1 Create a Character (Homework)
Thursday: Read Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell (white group) , Read How the Quest Began (Green/Blue group) comprehension questions - work with partners, Activity 6.2 (Correct Sentence Fragments)
Friday: Read Sir Gawain on the Quest (green/blue groups), Vocabulary practice (white group), i-Ready Reading
* We are a bit behind on this unit due to the snow days, so there will be work sent home to help us catch up.
* Students will also start creating a character for their own adventure story, which
* My goal is to wrap up the King Arthur unit next week and students will have a unit test on Thursday, before the Thanksgiving break.
11/11-11/15 Spelling - same as last week!
11/04-11/08 Spelling: This week’s words have the /ou/ and /ô// sounds
10/28-10/31 ELA homework (if not finished in class)
Monday: Read Lancelot and the Round Table (white group)
Read Sword in the Lake (Green and Blue group). Activity 2.2 (character traits) and Activity 2.3 (prefixes)
Tuesday: Read Lancelot and the Round Table (white group) comprehension questions -work with partners
Read The Marriage of Arthur and the Founding of the Round Table (Green/Blue group) Activity 3.2
Wednesday: Read Lancelot and the Round Table (white group) comprehension questions -work with partners
Read The Marriage of Arthur and the Founding of the Round Table (Green/Blue group) Activity 3.2
*Vocabulary word work
Thursday: Reading passage about Dia de los Muertos, compare and contrast activity, and sugar skull craft
10/21-10/25 Spelling: This week’s words have the pattern: vowel-consonant-silent E
ELA Week of 10/21-10/25
Monday: Read Saint George and the Dragon Activity: Characters/Setting worksheet.
Tuesday: Read Saint George and the Dragon Activity: Sequence Order worksheet
Wednesday: Read about the childhood of Arthur Activity: Childhood of Arthur reading and worksheet
Thursday: Read about the Sword in the Stone Activity: Sword in the Stone reading and worksheet
Friday: King Arthur Activity: Read chapter 1 and worksheet about character traits of a knight
Spelling 10/07-10/11
This week’s words have the long /ī/ and long /ō/ sound
Week of 10/07-10/11 ELA Homework (if not completed in class)
Monday: Type the rough draft of your personal narrative in Google Classroom, using the graphic organizer we completed last week.
Tuesday: Make revisions and edits to your rough draft, using the resources provided to you in the classroom, to check for correct capitalization, punctuation, vivid verbs, and sensory details.
Wednesday: Finish and turn in the final draft of your personal narrative in Google Classroom.
Thursday: Read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and answer comprehension questions in class.
Friday: Reread The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, make inferences about what happened to Ichabod Crane and complete the 'Sleepy Hollow Chronicles' worksheet.
ELA Homework (if unfinished in class) Week 9/29-10/04
Monday: Read "Back to School", pages 48-50, Complete Plot Diagram
Tuesday: Use circle maps to brainstorm your personal narrative about a food experience, to include sensory details, action, and dialogue
Wednesday: Use the graphic organizer to plan your Introduction paragraph: Hook, Introduce Characters and Setting
Thursday: Use the graphic organizer to plan your middle paragraph: Sensory Details, Dialogue, and Action
Friday: Use the graphic organizer to plan your conclusion paragraph: How do you feel about this food experience?
Week of 9/29-10/04 (Test on Friday, homework due on Friday)
Spelling: This week’s words have the /ōō/ and /ū/ sounds
ELA Homework (if unfinished in class) Week 9/23-9/27
Monday: Reread "Star Patient Surprises Everyone-Part 1", Complete Activity 10.2 and 10.3
Tuesday: Read "Star Patient Surprises Everyone-Part 2" in pairs, reading dialogue, reading with expression,
Review Cause and Effect, Activity 11.1
Wednesday: Vital Verbs: Students will practice replacing nondescript verbs with vital verbs (in class activity)
Thursday: Read "The Great Accordion Concert", Activity 12.1 (Identifying detailed descriptions of accordions and using the accordion)
Friday: Reread "The Great Accordion Concert", Activity 12.2 (sensory details, action, dialogue)
Week of 9/23-9/27 (Test on Friday)
Spelling: This week’s words have the short /oo/ sound
ELA Homework: Week of 9/16-9/20
Monday: Read "An Oxygen Tent and a Chocolate Milkshake", complete Activity 9.1
Tuesday: Read "Star Patient Surprises Everyone Part 1, Activity 10.2 (Identify similes and metaphors in the text)
Wednesday: Reread "Star Patient Surprises Everyone Part 1, Complete Activity 10.3 (main idea and support)
ELA Homework week of 9/09-9/13/24
Monday: Activity 7.1 Introduction to Polio
Tuesday: Activity 7.2 Chronology of Events (use PDF of Personal Narratives book to help you)
Wednesday: Writing an informational paragraph about the mountain that your student researched
Thursday: Activity 8.1 Vocabulary Practice, Activity 8.2 Feelings and Emotions
Friday: Activity 8.3 Firsthand and Secondhand accounts
Homework 9/09/24-9/13/24
SPELLING WORDS: long /e/ vowel sound
ELA Homework week of 9/03-9/06
Monday: No Schools
Tuesday:"It Means What?" Vocabulary activity page
Wednesday: Read "A Girl From Yamhill", Activity 6.2 Character Traits , Assessment of learning objectives from 8/26-9/04
Thursday: Activity 6.3 Punctuating Dialogue, Write a paragraph, describing a food experience, using sensory details and dialogue.
Friday: Activity 7.1 "Introduction to Polio" read and answer comprehension questions
Week of 9/03-9/06
SPELLING WORDS: long /a/ sound
Week of 8/26-8/30 (Test on Friday)
SPELLING WORDS: short /i/ and short /o/, short /u/ vowel sounds
Homework Week 8/26-8/30
Monday: Read "Ordinary, Extraordinary People: A Memoir of Family", Assessment of learning objectives from the week of 8/16-8/22, Spelling homework (list D-2) due Friday
Tuesday: Read "How to Eat a Guava", Activity 4.1, Activity 4.2
Wednesday: iReady testing
Thursday: Read "How to Eat a Guava", Activity 5.1
Friday: Vocabulary Activity 6.1, Read "A Girl From Yamhill"
Spelling: This week’s words have the long /ī/ and long /ō/ sound
Week of 8/19-8/22 (Test on Thursday this week)
SPELLING WORDS: short /a/ and short /e/ vowel sounds
Homework: Week of 8/19-8/22 - Homework if not completed in class
Monday: Read "A Good Lie", Activity 2.1, Spelling Worksheet - due Thursday
Tuesday: Activity 2.2 (Character traits)
Wednesday: Activity 2.4 (Opinion paragraph)
Thursday: Read "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family"
Week of 8/12-8/16 Homework
Monday: Story of My Name activity (complete with parent)
Tuesday-Friday: No homework