Week of 11/24/2014

Don't forget Tuesday's field trip to Harvard Peabody Museum!

• Pack a lunch
• wear comfortable clothing

ELA Homework

1. Reading 25 minutes

2. Complete Turkey Disguise & Persuasive Letter to Farmer McNasty

3. Make a card & Bring in items for Sgt. Patterson & Medic Crew

4.  Complete Field Trip 3-2-1

Week of 11/17/2014

ELA Homework

1. 25 minutes Reading - each night

2. The Mayans - Read, answer MC & ORQ

3. Word Study Activities 

4. Student Handbook Signatures

5. Holiday Box for the Troops

4. Turkey Disguise Project - due Tues. 11/24
           Paragraph 1: What you are & why you would not make a good Thanksgiving dinner
           Paragraph 2: Describe your disguise (write as if the turkey is talking)
           Paragraph 3: Try to convince your reader to have something different for dinner

Week of 11/10/2014

ELA homework:

1. Reading 25 minutes - every night

2. Meet A Soldier - Veteran’s Day Reading - due Friday

3. Homophones - due Friday
             **Homophones are words that sound the same but are                         spelled differently and have different meanings.
                        ex.  week, weak
                               meet, meat

Week of 11/3/2014

This week's newsletter and home study link

**Don't forget, we are heading to Gillette Stadium for our first field trip of the Year! Be sure to arrive at school on time - we are leaving promptly at 9:00 a.m.  Also, remember to pack a lunch!

ELA homework

1.  25 minutes of reading each night

2. Google Doc Reading Homework
Candini Reading Homework
Devlin Reading Homework

3. Gillette Field Trip Reflection

4. Commas

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

Check out this week's newsletter for updates and happenings!

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.