Week of 10/27/14

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Home Study Link

1. Reading 25 minutes each night

2. Google Doc - reading homework
Candini Homeroom - Google Doc

Devlin Homework - Google Doc

3. Adding detail to sentences

4. Word Study Activities

Group 1 Word List

Group 2 Word List

Group 3 Word List

For Candini students only: We are up next to host Monday Assembly! If you would like to be an emcee or usher, please sign up using this link.

Field Trip Permission Slip for Gillette Stadium & Harvard Peabody Museum 11/4 & 11/25

Week of 10/20/14

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Home Study Link

ELA Homework:

1. Reading 25 minutes each night

2.  Adverbs 1 & 2 due Friday

3. Reading Homework - Google Doc - Asking Questions - due Friday
Candini Homeroom Google Doc
Devlin Homeroom Google Doc

4. Word Study Activities (Lists are uploaded to Spelling City)

5. Word Study Quiz - Friday

Bonus: Fall Story Contest - Due October 28th

Tech Crew Are you interested in Tech Crew? If so, have your parents sign you up!  There are 2 spots left. Tech Crew Sign Up

Book Fair 
Our class will be attending the Scholastic Book Fair on Thursday

Homework - Week of 10/14/14

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ELA Homework:

Use this Homework Organizer to help you map out and make a plan for your homework. 

1. Read 25 minutes each night

2. Word Study Homework (due Friday)
    *Remember to do your activities in your Word Study Notebook to get credit! 
    *Word Study Activity List
    *Spelling City Activities
    
3.  Vivid Verbs (Due Friday) - 
     * For Vivid Verbs II - you do not have to play this as a game - you may simply list synonym verbs for the headings.

4.  Writing About Reading
    *The Google Doc is back!  Last week, we learned how to lift lines.   This week you will be practicing this with your at home reading.   Remember, we talked about how to use post-its to mark your thinking if you do your reading at night or away from the computer.  

Candini Homeroom Reading Homework
Devlin Homeroom Reading Homework

5. Bonus: Fall Writing ContestFall Writing Contest & Story Organizer - Due Tuesday, October 28th. 

*Continue with additional research at home for the Explorers Report Card project.  

Week of 10/6/14

Please take a couple minutes to review this week's newsletter and homework link

This week's ELA homework:

1. Reading 25 minutes each night

2.  Active Adjectives (2 pgs.) - Due Friday

3. Comprehension Packet Lesson 4 - Due Friday

4. Word Study Activities - Due Friday
      **Today in class we reviewed that word study homework should be completed in your word study notebooks.  By doing so, you provide evidence of practicing your words.  Remember, if you use any of the online activities at Spelling City, you must get a parent signature in your notebook.
     **In addition, today we discussed conducting word hunts in your independent reading books for words that follow the same pattern or rule as your word study words.  A good strategy to keep track of these words is by using a post it.  You can then stick your post it right into your word study notebook!  I'll be looking for these on Friday! :)

Word Lists
Greek & Latin Number Prefixes
Unaccented Final Syllables (cher, ture, sure, ure)
Short and Long U

5. Word Study Quiz on Friday

*Added on Tuesday - In Social Studies class we are kicking off our Explorers unit.  Mrs. Devlin's class had a chance today to do a bit of research to streamline their decisions on which explorer they'd like to research. Be sure to have a decision for class on Thursday!! If you need help, see me on Wednesday!

*Electronic copy of homework to uploaded tomorrow*