Monday, March 11, 2013

March 11th

5th Grade Newsletter
March 11th , 2013
Upcoming Dates:
3/12/13- End 3rd Quarter
3/15/13- DARE Graduation 8:30 a.m. (New Gym) Invitations are included in this week’s newsletter. Please note that we will be leaving immediately following the ceremony for our field trip. If you would like pictures, please be prepared to take them directly following the program. All students will receive a new DARE shirt that morning to wear as a group.
3/21/13- 5th Grade Music Program. (New Gym) Students should dress nicely. Students should arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. Program starts at 7:00 p.m.
3/22/13 Spring Pictures (forms and information will come home soon)
3/25-29; Spring Break
**Due to our 2 snow days... the last day of school has been pushed to Monday, May 20th**
Parents- The St. James School District will have a proposition on the April ballot of this year. It is called Prop KIDSS. For more information please click on this link: Prop KIDDS, or feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions you may have.
DARE- Permission slips are enclosed in the newsletter for those who have graduated from DARE. One essay winner from each homeroom will be chosen to read at the DARE Graduation on March 15th. Please make sure your child is here promptly on the day of graduation, as we will begin early. The earlier your child can get here that day the better. :)
Meurer/Siders—Math: Students will be taking the Math Acuity test this week in all subject areas.  On Monday, we will do some practice questions in preparation for this week’s Acuity test.  Students will be given time this week to complete the math homework while in one of the rooms waiting to take the Acuity test.  After we get back from Spring Break, we will be in full force REVIEW for MAP!! The year is quickly slipping away!
Richards—Science: We will continue our work on CHANGES TO EARTH'S SURFACE. Students will be choosing a mountain to investigate for a project we will be completing next week.
Sandusky—ELA:Monday we will be looking over the types of literature and analyzing author’s craft. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday are all Acuity testing dates. It is extremely important for your child to be here during these times, as the data gives us information on what we will need to be teaching or reteaching in preparation for the MAP test. DARE Essays were due on Friday, and the winners will be chosen by homeroom. In order to get in some instruction this week students will have packets on already taught information going out on Tuesday, that will be due by Friday. They are welcome to take them home, but are designed for students to work on during ‘holding tank’ times.
 Shultz-ELA: On Monday, anyone who has not completed their Native American project or their DARE essay will be given time. I will have a few students retest for STAR and we will begin our intensive study on answering constructed response questions. Next week is our benchmark testing and I will be using the information from that test to determine what our students need more help on. Therefore, it is extremely important for students to be here all week and be ready for testing. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.
Kemnitzer-ELA:
Reading- Since we will be Acuity testing Tuesday through Thursday, and our DARE graduation is Friday, we will start our new unit on next Monday. It is very important for students to be here next week for testing.
AR- Students should have completed  their 3rd quarter goal at this time.  Please make sure that your child is reading at least 30 minutes a night.  The end of 3rd quarter is March 12.
Writing-  Dare essays should be finished on Monday.
Language -No assignments next week.
Spelling -No spelling words or test this week.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Kemnitzer

Monday, March 4, 2013

March 4th

5th Grade Newsletter
March 4th , 2013
Upcoming Dates:
3/7/13- EARLY DISMISSAL, High School Girls Basketball in Columbia at 5 p.m.
3/12/13- End 3rd Quarter
3/15/13- DARE Graduation 8:30 a.m. (New Gym) More detail to come home soon!!!
3/21/13- 5th Grade Music Program. (New Gym) Students should dress nicely. Students should arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. Program starts at 7:00 p.m.
3/22/13 Spring Pictures (forms and information will come home soon)
3/25-29; Spring Break
**Due to our 2 snow days... the last day of school has been pushed to Monday, May 20th**
Parents- The St. James School District will have a proposition on the April ballot of this year. It is called Prop KIDSS. For more information please click on this link: Prop KIDDS, or feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions you may have.
DARE- Permission slips are enclosed in the newsletter for those who have graduated from DARE. One essay winner from each homeroom will be chosen to read at the DARE Graduation on March 15th. Please make sure your child is here promptly on the day of graduation, as we will begin early. The earlier your child can get here that day the better. :)
Meurer/Siders—Math: Students will see their Decimal test results by the end of the week. We have already had our Geometry Pre-Test, students will work this week on Geometry skills- our post test should take place next week over Geometry. Students seem pretty knowledgeable with geometry skills! This week students will also complete STAR math testing and a Pre-Test for Fractions, this will be our last pre-test of the year!! After we get back from Spring Break, we will be in full force REVIEW for MAP!! The year is quickly slipping away!
Richards—Science: This week we will begin Chapter 11 over "Changes to Earth's Surface."  There will be no homework or tests this week.  Students can bring in pictures of landforms for extra credit this week.
Sandusky—ELA:Students will be working and completing their DARE essays this week. I will give them plenty of time to complete this work during class, but if your child happens to be absent or is not using class time wisely it will be homework. It’s very important for kids to try to be here everyday this week because we will be doing a lot of in class things with this essay that can’t be made up at home. Final Essays are due Friday, I must have them to grade over the weekend or it’s possible that your child may not be entered into the DARE Essay contest. If there is time with our essays we will look into text features and comparing and contrasting. Spelling Words this week (first 14 off the Spelling Bee list): abbreviation, actively, advertise, allowance, angel, application, astronomy, auction, avowal, bandage, barren, borrow, bristle, butcher, candidate.  
 Shultz-ELA: We are completing our Native American studies projects this week. DARE essays have also started. Feel free to work on those at home! The end of the quarter is March 12th--3rd quarter AR goals must be met by then. We are working hard to wrap up unit three and breaking down words to better understand them. If you are reading with your student, you might ask them to note words with prefixes and suffixes and to use that information to determine the meaning of the word!
Kemnitzer-ELA:
Reading- My students will be finishing up Unit 3 with some in class activities,  and sharing their essay information with the other students in class. The Indian tribe essay will be worth 50 points.  The points will be split up between their Language grade and their Reading grade.  We also will be Star testing this week.
AR- Students should have completed 90% of their 3rd quarter goal at this time.  Please make sure that your child is reading at least 30 minutes a night.  The end of 3rd quarter is March 12.
Writing- Students will be working on writing  a 5 paragraph essay about the material they learned in DARE class.  These essays will be judged so 1 student from each homeroom  will be chosen to read their essay at the DARE graduation.  These essays must be written at school.
Language - The students will be testing on verb tense and subject verb agreement on Wednesday.
Spelling - The spelling test  this Friday will cover words with 2 new prefixes: cir,circum and re.  The words are: circulate, circulatory, circumference, circumstance, circumscribe, restrict, reimburse, reassure,regain, recede, replenish, circuit, regress, retract, circumvent. The spelling and vocab test will be on Friday.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Kemnitzer

Monday, February 11, 2013

Feb. 11th Newsletter


5th Grade Newsletter
February 11th , 2013
Upcoming Dates:

2/14/13- Valentine’s Day Parties, Homeroom Teachers will send home more information

2/15/13- No School, Teacher Professional Development Day
2/18/13-No School for President’s Day!
3/21/13- 5th Grade Music Program. (New Gym) Students should dress nicely. Students should arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. Program starts at 7:00 p.m.
Parents- The St. James School District will have a proposition on the April ballot of this year. It is called Prop KIDSS. For more information please click on this link: Prop KIDDS, or feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions you may have. Thank you to all parents who attended Parent/Teacher Conferences last week. If you were unable to attend- please contact your child’s teacher! It is NOT too late!!
Six Flags Forms- Due February 22nd, this is an EASY way for students to earn a FREE SIX FLAGS TICKET!! Students have to log 360 minutes (6 hours) of reading, and turn the form in. In Mrs. Sandusky’s class students are already reading two hours a week!
Music Solos-Fifth Grade Opportunities:
All students that are interested in auditioning for a solo for the upcoming concert are encouraged to practice on the following dates in Mrs. Uffmann's room from 8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
For the
Rodgers and Hammerstein solos  rehearsals will run from Monday, February 11,-Thursday, February 14. Auditions will be held Friday morning, February 15, starting at 7:50 a.m.

Meurer/Siders/Richards—Math: Students are working on multiplying and dividing decimals this week!
Sandusky—ELA:
Book orders are due Tuesday February, 12th!
Students will be completing their Native American research papers this week. This is a large part of their language grade! Monday we will be working on rough drafts, if they’re not finished it’s homework, Tuesday we will be peer editing and doing an analytical grid, Wednesday we will be working on the final draft. If final drafts are not finished they will be homework, due Thursday (beginning of class). If we have time on Thursday I’m planning on having the students create a Google Docs presentation on their tribe. Students have been told about the new ‘rule’ in Mrs. Sandusky’s room. Whenever they are completing constructed responses they are expected to write in complete sentences. However, if they miss capitalization, punctuation, or spell a word that is on the same page wrong, I will be taking a half point for every mistake on all assignments.
Book Logs will be due Thursday, with 2 hours. Spelling is going to look a little different this week, instead of giving letters we’re going to focus on two prefixes. The spelling words will be: subway, subject, submerge, subset, subterranean, translate, transfer, transform, transparent, transplant. I’m going to give the students time to look up other words that begin with these prefixes to see who can come up with the biggest list, there will be a prize!
If you’re not getting my weekly/homework emails please send me an email at
bsandusky@stjschools.org and I’ll add you to my list!
  
 Shultz-ELA: Book orders are due on February 13th. You can order online at Scholastic.com/bookclubs with our class code of GR6VY.  This week we are continuing our practice of looking for specific information in non-fiction texts. As part of their grades and assignments, I am requiring them to “prove” their answers, by returning to the text to point out where they found their answer choice. We are also continuing with root words, prefixes, and suffixes as part of our spelling and as a way for students to determine the meaning of a word.
Our speech paragraphs will not be returned until next week, as I will be out on Monday. Our newest writing project will be a group research project on a Native American people of their choice. If you have internet access, you can find this project by going to my class page, going to the 5th Grade ELA tab, Unit 3, Activity 4. Students will be writing a 3-5 paragraph essay with citations and a short slideshow presentation.
Kemnitzer-ELA:
Reading- Students will be enjoying Native American art and music this week as we complete two activites in Unit 3. They will be discussing and writing how the culture of a nationality is presented  through their music and art.   We will continue to learn about prefixes and suffixes. There will be no homework this week.
AR- Students should have completed 50% of their 3rd quarter goal at this time.  Please make sure that your child is reading at least 30 minutes a night.  The end of mid-quarter is February 15.
Writing- Students will be writing a Valentine poem and responding to cultural questions from Indian pictures and music.
Language - The students will be taking a short quiz on verb tense and prefixes on Wednesday.
Spelling - Students will not have any spelling words or test this week.
Have a happy Valentine’s Day!
Mrs. Kemnitzer

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

January 28th

5th Grade Newsletter
January 28th, 2013
Upcoming Dates:
1/28-31- Spring Parent Teacher Conferences (please return if you have not! Thanks.)
2/5/13- Tutoring Resumes! (Note: NO TUTORING the month of January!)

Parents- Please note above the fact that St. James R-1 will be holding their first Spring Parent Teacher Conferences. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and discuss questions, concerns, and progress of your child through their 5th grade year.

Meurer/Siders/Richards—Math: In math we will be working on adding and subtracting decimals as well as rounding and estimating sums and differences with decimals.  We will also be taking a Buckle Down practice MAP test on Wednesday, Thursday and next Monday.  This practice test will be used to assess what areas each student still needs assistance in and the areas where students are doing well.
Richards—Science: We will begin the Weather and Water Cycle Unit with my next group.  Students will be given a cloud observation chart which will be due February 8th.  REMINDER:  Science tests are to be turned in by this Friday.
Siders—Science:  In science, we are currently working on Space and The Solar System.  Students will be doing activities each week to reinforce concepts such as rotations and revolutions/orbits of the Earth & Moon, creation of shadows, and the different moon phases.  Student are also working on a Solar System Travel Book.  Kids have been placed into groups and assigned an object (a planet or the moon, sun, or pluto) and have to research their object.  They will then be creating a travel flyer trying to persuade people to visit their planet using factual information about their assigned object.  When finished students should have a Solar System Travel Book containing a travel flyer for all of the major objects in the solar system.
The final week (February 15th) students will be presenting their travel flyer to the class as well as receiving a take home test for the space unit which will be due by the next Friday.  Students who don’t turn it in by the 22nd will be taking the test during Fun Friday.
Sandusky—ELA:We will be reviewing language and grammar skills quite a bit this week (capitalization, affixes, tense, & punctuation). Wednesday we will have a lesson on how to find information pertaining to questions using an informational text. The students will be completing two activities this week where they are looking at different aspects of Native American culture and answering higher order thinking questions in a journal format. Reading logs will be due on THURSDAY, since there is no school on Friday. Spelling words: Unit 14- aim, less, mile, mean, lame, sales, ageless, aimless, mileage, meaning, nameless, lameness, salesman, meaningless.
  
 Shultz-ELA: Book orders are coming home today! I will not be returning the tests from last week until I complete the intervention with the students who have not mastered the skills. They should come home in next week’s folder. This week, we will have a short quiz on using affixes and answering questions using non-fiction texts. I am, again, sending home a review page for each topic.
Students are going to complete an opinion paragraph during their writing stations in response to the speech by Chief Joseph, “I Will Fight No More Forever.” Students are welcome to log on to their GoogleDoc accounts at home, however, their entire paragraph will be written at school and edited by Mr. Allen or Mrs. Shultz during its production.
Several students have books from the library missing and books from my classroom library. As you have time, please encourage them to look through the house or car for any items that may have been misplaced.
Kemnitzer-ELA:
Reading- We will continue to work on point of view.  The students will  compare and contrast two books on the American pioneer’s point of view about the hardships of their life. We will also be reading a great speech by Chief Joseph and learning how to write and support an opinion.  I am sending home a homework sheet, “The Lewis and Clark Expedition” that will be due by Thursday, January 31, 2013.  Students will be given points for doing this assignment.  If the assignment is not returned by Thursday,  they will be staying in Fun Friday recess to complete it. Many students did not return the homework from last week and will receive a zero if it is not completed.
AR- Students should have completed 35% of their 3rd quarter goal at this time.  Please make sure that your child is reading at least 30 minutes a night.  The end of mid-quarter is February 15.
Writing- Students will be comparing and contrasting the two pioneer stories and learning how to write an opinion paper.
Language - We will continue reviewing commas and learning more about verb tense.
Spelling - This week’s list includes words with the “less and ness” endings.   The list of words are: man, age, aim, less, mile, mean, name, lame, sales, ageless, aimless, mileage, meaning, nameless, lameness, salesman, meaningless, homeless, priceless, hopelessness.
I hope to see you this week at conferences!
Mrs. Kemnitzer

Monday, January 7, 2013

January 7th Newsletter

5th Grade Newsletter
January 7th, 2012
Upcoming Dates:
1/7/13- 2nd Quarter Report Cards coming home!
1/9/13- DARE Resumes
1/21/13- MLK Day (no school)
1/28-31- Spring Parent Teacher Conferences (more information will be coming soon)
2/5/13- Tutoring Resumes! (Note: NO TUTORING the month of January!)

Parents- Please note above the fact that St. James R-1 will be holding their first Spring Parent Teacher Conferences. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and discuss questions, concerns, and progress of your child through their 5th grade year. Please be looking for information coming home soon with your child. Second Quarter Report Cards are coming home TODAY!

Meurer/Siders/Richards—Math: In Math we are currently working on Reading and Writing Decimals.  This includes standard form, word form, and expanded form.  These topics will lead us into comparing and ordering decimals where students will need to identify greater than/less of decimals as well as the order of a set of decimals.  
This week we are kicking off our first week of HOMEWORK! Students will be sent home with the assignment on Monday, it is due on Thursday. Anyone who does not have the assignment completed and turned in on Thursday will have Study Hall on Friday to complete it. Those who HAVE IT turned in on Thursday will get a hole punch on their homework punch card! Punch Cards will be given to students this week. Keeping track of the card is the responsibility of the student. After turning homework in on time five times... students will get a small reward!
Students will continue to take their weekly quiz on Fridays covering items that have been taught during the week as well as some review items from last semester.  You should find the results of these weekly quizzes in your child’s Monday folder.
Science News:  A few changes are taking places in science for second semester.  Science will now be on Fridays, but will last for approximately 2 hours.  This gives the science teachers more time with students to complete activities and hands-on projects.  The other change is that Mr. Richards and Mr. Siders will both be teaching science on Fridays.  Please ask your child who their current science teacher is and look below to see what is going on in their class.
Richards—Science: This week we will continue working with Weather and the Water Cycle.  The cloud observation form is due this Friday.  The Weather Station Chart is due the week after.  We will have a take-home test on January 18th.This week we will continue working with Weather and the Water Cycle.  The cloud observation form is due this Friday.  The Weather Station Chart is due the week after.  We will have a take-home test on January 18th.
Siders—Science: In science, we are currently working on Space and The Solar System.  Students will be doing activities each week to reinforce concepts such as rotations and revolutions/orbits of the Earth & Moon, creation of shadows, and the different moon phases.  Student are also working on a Solar System Travel Book.  Kids have been placed into groups and assigned an object (a planet or the moon, sun, or pluto) and have to research their object.  They will then be creating a travel flyer trying to persuade people to visit their planet using factual information about their assigned object.  When finished students should have a Solar System Travel Book containing a travel flyer for all of the major objects in the solar system.
****As a part of this unit we will be doing a moon phase project using Oreo ccokies.  If you are able to send in some packages of Oreos, it would be a huge help.  We will need a lot of them for all of the students to be able to do the project.****
The final week (January 18th) students will be presenting their travel flyer to the class as well as receiving a take home test for the space  unit which will be due by the next Friday.  Students who don’t turn it in by the 25th will be taking the test during Fun Friday.

Sandusky—ELA:
      
We are beginning Unit 3, How does literature provide insight into a culture? We will begin by looking into Trickster Tales from different cultures around the world. There are some links on my websites that are very helpful (www.mrssandusky.weebly.com). This week we will be finishing up our Unit 3 Pretest, reviewing proper placement and use of commas, and researching and analyzing Trickster Tales. Hopefully we will be able to get into our literature circles this week, but if not we will for sure next week. Just a heads up; the titles for literature circles have changed. In light of beginning a new unit, I think it’s important that our reading materials have the same theme. If you would like to know what title your child will be reading, please just email me and I will be glad to let you know.
        One new thing this week that all parents should be aware of (students already are) is that a reading log will come home EVERY Monday and must be returned every Friday. The logs require students to read two hours per week at home. Seeing as I do not give homework, and students are suppose to be reading on average 30 minutes a night anyways, I thought the log would be a great way for students to earn easy points for their reading grade. The two hours can be completed at any point in time during the week and logs will be accepted early if the time is completed. If the logs are not here on Friday students will miss their Fun Friday, and they will not be accepted late (unless your child is gone on Friday). Your child will either receive full credit (5 points) or a zero for incompletion/missing. AR goals and levels are being completed this week, I’ve met with several students already and will be finishing up at the beginning of the week. Your child will be coming home with a slip that shows their points and levels that will need to be signed and returned. Spelling words this week center around Unit 3 in efforts to get them familiar with some of the vocabulary they will be seeing. Unit 3 words: culture, personification, perspective, point of view, tribe, tribute, nation, cultural, nationality, nationwide, sound imagery, trickster tale, Native American, America, characters, citation, literature, insight. As always if you have any concerns or questions please contact me at
bsandusky@stjschools.org .

Shultz-ELA: All of 5th grade is has started our 3rd unit for the year. This one is titled, Clues to a Culture. Among others, we will be studying the various Native American cultures and what makes each of them unique. We have introduced trickster tales and will continue with research into the tales of different cultures throughout the week. We will finish our Hatchet and The Mouse and the Motorcycle literature circles before beginning our Island of the Blue Dolphins and Walk Two Moons.
Our language focus for the week is on commas. We will be reviewing them in doorbusters and small groups. We will also be working on writing a comparison between two different Native American nations based on illustrations and captions. Students will work on typing this activity during their stations through the week.
We do not have spelling in our class. I call it “Word Study” and we do not test weekly on a list of words. This week, we will begin our jobs as word collectors. Each student has a place in his or her binder to begin collecting interesting words. This week, we will get in groups to sort the words.
Last quarter I had so many students who did NOT reach their AR goals! Please encourage your student to read EVERY night--even if it is just to review a book for the next day.

Kemnitzer-ELA:
Reading- Students will be starting Unit 3- Clues to a Culture.  This week we will be reading and comparing Trickster tales and researching the countries they originate from.  We will also be practicing the reading strategy of inferencing.  
AR- Students have 3rd quarter goals set and should be reading 30 minutes a night.  Students should be at 10% of their goal by the end of this week.  I will be sending home a copy of your child’s new AR information for 3rd quarter.  Please sign and return to me by Friday so I know you are aware of their new goals and reading range.
Language- This week, students will be reviewing the use of commas in any writing.
Writing -Journal writing will be the main focus for this week.
Spelling- Students will be tested on the spelling and meaning of the following words on Friday:  tribe, tribute, nation, nationality, nationwide, culture, cultural, Trickster tale, personification, Native American.  These words are new vocabulary used in Unit 3.
Happy New Year!
Mrs. Kemnitzer

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

11-26-12


5th Grade Newsletter
November 26, 2012
12/1/12—PTO Christmas Bazaar! DARE bake sale organized by Mrs. Lambeth. If you would like to donate your time or a homemade baked good, please call Laurie at 573-308-7797 or email her at laurielambeth@gmail.com or send a baked good with your student on Friday. Please do not send items earlier!

If you would like for your child to have additional AR time, a quiet place to study for a test, or time to work on an assignment, please let his teacher know. I am here from 7:20-7:50 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for students to have a quiet place to get a head start on the day.
 Richards—Science
:  This week we will complete lessons 6 and 7 from Nature Unleashed.  There will be a quiz over lesson 7 on Wednesday.  By Friday students should have all 4 BIG CHARTS filled out in their green notebooks (100 points).  They will be able to bring them home all week to complete this task.

Thanks,
Mr. Richards

Meurer/Siders—Math: We are jumping back into division- only taking it 3 digits by 2 digits. Division is tricky for kids- so please have your child solve ONE problem a night, and have them check using multiplication and addition (for the remainder). We challenge those who are solving at home, to bring them in and show his/her math teacher!! Our next test is scheduled for Dec. 5th. Tests are worth 100 points and make up 70% of the overall math grade. If your child's math  grade is of concern, please let us get this test in and you should see a better grade. As we did NOT have a math test for the first part of 2nd quarter. 
Sandusky—ELA:  This week students will be starting their book clubs. We are going to be studying realistic fiction so that it goes along with our read aloud, Belly Up. (Book clubs are a HUGE part of your child’s reading grade, I will keep you informed when I grade them with a piece of red paper coming home that has to be signed and returned). We will do a brief lesson on Author’s Purpose (PIE), and then talk about author’s opinion and viewpoint. For grammar we will be looking into verb tense. In writing this week students will continue working on their personal narrative, final copies are due Friday. Rough drafts will be worked on Monday and Tuesday during class, editing on Wednesday, final writing on Thursday. If final copies are not completed Thursday during class it will be homework to return on Friday. These are 5 paragraph essays, 5 sentences per paragraph,using one quote.
Spelling Letters: a,a,e,i,u,l,m,n,p,r,t
real, ripe, mine, time, timer, miner, ripen, paint, plant, planet, unreal, unripe, planter, replant, implant, painter, repaint, planetarium
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Shultz-ELA: In our ELA classes this week, we will be reviewing author’s purpose by taking a 2 question quiz daily (called a Doorbuster). We will use the Doorbuster as a way of determining quickly if we understand the concept. I will use this same method in the future with other topics. A grade will be taken at the end of the week for the entire week’s work. Stations will begin this week. They will include audio literature circles, Study Island and ScootPad practice, and handwriting/typing. Mr. Allen and I will also be a station where we will review literature circles and individual needs. Other things this week include: perfect verb tenses, library visit, point of view, and spelling. We will NOT be having spelling tests in this class.

Kemnitzer—ELA:  
Reading- In my class this week, students will be learning about point of view and author’s purpose. We will also be learning how to use context clues when reading.
AR- Students should have completed 70% of their 2nd quarter goal by the end of this week. Please encourage your child to read 30 minutes a night. Please check red folders for your child’s AR weekly progress.  AR is 25% of a student’s reading grade.
Writing- Students will be starting a personal narrative story this week.
Language – We will continue working on linking verbs, verb tense, prefixes, and suffixes.
Spelling- The list this week will include words that have the prefixes of “un”, and “re”, and the suffixes of  “ly” and “y”. The words are: in, run, fun, fund, rude, line, dine, diner, funny, runny, inner, unify, friend, rudely, refund, reunify, unlined, unkind, friendly, unfriendly, The spelling test will be on Friday.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Kemnitzer