December 19-22

There will be no spelling this week.

MONDAY: Unit 2 spelling test.
Students will be working on the narrative essay of the prequel to the movie, "The Grinch". Class time will be given to compose the story. What doesn't get completed in class will be considered homework. The rough draft will be due tomorrow.

TUESDAY: SSR/no reading log
Students will begin editing their story and transferring the rough draft into a storybook. We will make these in class.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/no reading log
Students will continue to work on the story.

THURSDAY: SSR/no reading log
Final day to complete storybook. Due at the end of the hour!

Cornell notes for book reports: Due January 3
Job shadow permission slips: Due Thursday, December 22

Agenda: Dec. 12-16

Spelling Unit 2:
designer
alignment
campaign
gnawed
indebted
doubtful
psalms
psychology
spaghetti
ghetto
solemn
column
condemn
autumn
qualms
calmly
plumbing
numbed
rhythmic
rhymed

MONDAY: Our school counselor, Mrs. Gerhardt, will be here giving the results of the Explorer test. She will also be discussing the job shadowing event which will take place in February.

TUESDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Students will review the rules of comma usage and grade the comma worksheet.
A comma quiz will be given.
Lesson 2 spelling: 5 times each. Word meanings and spelling tricks will be introduced tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/PREDICT.
Composition books will be checked for spelling.
Spelling rules will be reviewed, along with word meanings.
Students will be introduced to their next writing assignment. They will be writing a narrative piece telling the story of the Grinch's early years.
They will watch the movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

THURSDAY: SSR/ CONNECT.
Students will begin their narrative writing project.
This will be in class work.

FRIDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE.
Unit 2 spelling test.
BOOK TALK TODAY!

REMINDERS:
BOOK TALK IS ON FRIDAY! YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR BOOK READ BY THIS TIME.
JANUARY 3: Cornell notes due for book reports. You should be turning in 2 reports.

December 5-9

There will be no spelling this week due to the short week.


MONDAY: SSR: CHARACTERIZE. Students will begin combining sentences using the serial comma and including subordinating conjunctions.
Assignment: Pages 105-106 (handout). Due Tuesday.

TUESDAY: SSR: PREDICT.
Handout over combining sentences will be reviewed in class.
Assignment: Students will take notes over using the comma as an appositive and as interrupters. In class work will be assigned.

WEDNESDAY: FIELD TRIP! Be sure your child has money for lunch. We will be eating at McDonald's.

THURSDAY: SSR: QUESTION.
Students will be introduced to the skill of using commas to separate equal adjectives.
There will be a writing assignment for students to complete during class time.
Reading logs will be due today!

Reminders:
December 12: Mrs. Gearhardt will be distributing the Explorer test results.
December 9: No school
December 16: Book talk.
December 23-January 2: Christmas break
January 3: Book reports due (Cornell note taking). Students need to have their two reports due.