Week of Sept. 8-11
5th grade: We will continue reading in Reading Street. This week our focus question is : "How does the earth challenge us?" We will read and write tall tales. Review subject/predicate agreement and cause and effect. We will have a quiz, a spelling test and writing assessments on tap for you this week.
Spelling Words for 5A:
1. vital
2. native
3. aroma
4. legal
5. motive
6. basic
7. labor
8. society
9. climate
10. favorite
Spelling Words 5B:
1. favorite
2. society
3. motive
4. notation
5. idealistic
6. aroma
7. native
8. equation
9. devastation
10. thieving
6th grade: We will learn how to study reading through Shared Inquiry with the Junior Great Books. We will listen to a story on tape, then read aloud the same story. We will review homonyms, tone and mood in writing. We will write fairytales in pairs. We will delve into vocabulary in class, though no spelling test this week! We will learn editing marks.
All-in-all, an exciting week ahead! Come to school rested!
