Week of March 26-30th

Reading:
focus story: Moses Goes to a Concert
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: deaf, hearing, instruments, percussion, signs, vibration

Language:
writing genre: narrative
grammar focus: prefixes: pre-, un-, re-, and dis-
adjectives

Math:
Multiplication
vocabulary words: equal groups, multiply, array

This week's spelling words:
1. sky
2. find
3. night
4. high
5. fly
6. try
7. light
8. dry
9. right
10. mind
11. tiny
12. tiger
13. July
14. wild
15. eye
16. buy
Challenge Words:
17. firefly
18. flight
19. siren
20. tightrope

***Due to the Mutli-cutlural Food Faire we will take our READING TEST ON THURSDAY!!!!

Here are Friday's test:
Spelling
Daily language
Daily Math

Week of March 12-16th

Reading:
focus story: The Art Lesson
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: chalk, copy, crayons, powders, practice, ruin, smock

Language:
grammar focus: prefixes: pre-, dis-, un-, and re-
writing genre: expository

Math:
Chapter 18: Measurement
vocabulary words: inches, centimeters, hour, longer, shorter, minute, second, hour, quarter-hour, half-hour

This week's spelling words:
1. zoo
2. tooth
3. hook
4. moon
5. book
6. soon
7. took
8. good
9. room
10. cartoon
11. rooster
12. crook
13. look
14. who
15. you
16. hoof
Challenge Words:
17. choose
18. moose
19. cookbook
20. balloon

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
The Art Lesson test
Spelling test

***Next week we will be taking the LAFT and MAFT tests for the 3rd quarter! Please try and make sure that your child gets plenty of sleep and rest so that they are ready to do their personal best. :o)

Week of March 6-9th

Reading:
focus story: Thunder Cake
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: bolt, horizon, lightning, rumbled, thunder, weather

Language:
writing genre: expository text
grammar focus: prefixes and suffixes

Math:
Chapter 17: More About Fractions

This week's spelling words:
1.batted
2. running
3. clapped
4. stopped
5. getting
6. shopping
7. stepped
8. hugging
9. pinned
10. sitting
11. telling
12. missed
13. jogging
14. cutting
15. rubbed
16. dipped
Challenge Words:
17. snapped
18. strapped
19. skipping
20. wrapping
Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Reading test: Thunder Cake
Grammar: when to use is/are or was/were