Ms. Reid's Classroom Info for the week of October 5-9

We will continue looking at how different words can fulfill different roles within simple sentences. The students have learned several new jingles and will be tested on those in two weeks. Please have them study the jingles each night. The main elements that we will add to our grammar study this week are helping verbs and possessive adjectives. The students should be studying the notes on pages 4 and 5 of their interactive notebooks.
We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also while reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will use the small group model for exploring the next chapter. As we complete this chapter we will look at the complex skill of comparing and contrasting in writing using the Venn Diagram.

Homework Assignments:
Please check the assignment book nightly for assignments in the coming week.

Stuff Folder: You should have signed the Cool Word Quiz that was given on Monday of this week. This is a culminating activity for words that are given on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As the students study their jingles each evening, you should also have them study these words. In two weeks, we will have a test over the five words that were on the quiz along with five new words that will be given over the next two weeks.

Absences
If your son or daughter is absent, please remind them to check with me during lunch/recess of the following day. We will not have time during class to discuss items that were missed or for me to reteach concepts.

In the event that school is canceled, please check the language arts web site that is on the pink paper in the front of their assignment book. Daily lessons and assignments can be found there.

Spelling for October 5-9

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .
technology
definition
excessive
embellish
roar
apart
reward
worse
turtle
nightmare
burnt
curb
purse
declare
scarce
inserts
sparkling
source
nervous
warrant

Matthew 5:1-9 (October 5-9 Bible memory)

Matthew 5:1-9 (New International Version)

Matthew 5
The Beatitudes
1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.

Spelling Sept. 7 - October 2

count
county
salt
cross
shout
youth
amount
pounds
mountain
thousands
proof
crawled
account
launched
rumors
saucer
exponent
facetious
lethargic
mitosis

Matthew 5:7-9 (September 7- October 2)

Matthewew 5:7-9 (New International Version)

7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.

No School September 22

Due to the manifestations and curfew in place there will be no classes at Pinares on Tuesday, September 22. During your day off take some time to work on your math facts and review your jingles. We hope to see you all back in the classroom soon!

Jingles

Hey! I'm having a hard time uploading those files that I promised you. I will keep trying, but we may just have to pick up where we left off when we return to school. Be careful and stay well,

Ms. Reid