Parent FYI for week of September 4—7

Week of September 4—7

SPELLING WORDS

snow     broke    grind    blind      still
folk        grown   odd     shock  crime
ripe        gold      coal       inch   flight  sigh       build      built      wrote    coast

VOCABULARY /                  REVIEW /                   CHALLENGE /                    INUPIAQ

bewildered           drop            remind        —tuNa
longed                  mix              approach

reminded              smoke         rigid

homeland             sight            recognize

marveled              know           continent

surrounded

 •   Spelling Homework

        Monday:       Write each Spelling Word 3X

       Tuesday:      Use each Spelling Word in a sentence

       Wednesday:  Write a short definition for each Spelling Word

        Thursday:      Use each Vocabulary Word in a sentence

 •  Houghton Mifflin Reading, Theme 1, Lesson 2

            Theme:  "Journeys"

            Comprehension Strategy:  Predict / Infer

            Comprehension Skill:  Author's Viewpoint

            Spelling:  /i/, /i/, /o/, and /o/

            Structural Analysis:  Suffixes -ly and -y

            Grammar:  Subjects and Predicates

            Writing:  Giving examples

•  HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

       •  Incomplete homework is accepted     

        •  Prioritize in this order:   1. Math    2. Spelling    3. Reading homework

         •   Homework time may vary according to your situation and your child's needs. 

           •  Substitutions can be made if homework is lost or forgotten:

                        Math:   a multiplication "times table"

                        Reading:  25 minutes of free reading, with a signed note from parent  

 •  EDITOR'S CHOICE sentences from last week 

            I will gain weight if I eat too much.

            I like ice cream.

            I put whipped cream on my Salmonberries.

            I'll have steak for dinner.

            If you have too many sweets, you might get a sweet tooth.

            I prayed at dinner.

            I gained 5 pounds.

            The dead whale was on West Beach.

            The horse at the Stampede Rodeo dislocated her ankle and 

                  felt pain.

            When my sister climbed Anvil Mountain, she said her legs 

                   were in pain.

•  Writing
           We are starting "Personal Narratives."
            Write a personal narrative about SOMETHING YOU
            HAVE DONE or SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED
            TO YOU.  Use "1st person point of view."  It has to be
            true.  At least 3 paragraphs.

 

•  Mr. McRae's contact

            home:   443 2999

            classroom:   443 8968

            cell:   434 0455

            email:    imcrae@nomeschools.com