CLASSROOM NEWS

This Week.. ELA:    We  Have  finished  our  MAP  tests  this  week.  We  are  comple;ng  our  lesson  on  character  traits  and  will  test  this  week  and  complete  a  transfer  task.  Social  Studies:  We  con;nue  studying  ci;zenship,  and  will  ;e  these  lessons  to  our  ELA  Unit  1:  Ci;zenship  in  our  Community  

1st  Mid  Quarter  Ends:    September  28,  2016  Mid  Quarter  Report  Cards:    October  10,  2016.  

ELA  Homework:    Spelling  work    Comprehension  worksheets  Grammar  worksheet  

Reading Writing Social Studies/Science

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” – Walt Disney

Lesson 1: •  A Fine, Fine School •  RL.3.3 - Students will

describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Citizenship •  What is a citizen? •  Should  leaders  be  

elected?    

•  How  should  an  elected  official  represent  the  interests  of  the  people?    

Creating Small Moments: •  People •  Places •  Things •  Stories with a

beginning, middle and end  

Monday: Music / McCool – Computer / Curtis Tuesday: Library /McCool – Music / Curtis Wednesday: PE2 / McCool – Library/ Curtis Thursday: PE1 / McCool – PE2 / Curtis Friday: Art / McCool – PE1 / Curtis

Student of the Week (McCool-Rm11)

Damien  Davis  

Picture Day – Tuesday

Specials :

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Homework Math  Homework:  Due  as  listed  in  agendas.  ELA  Homework:  *Homework  due  on  Friday  Monday  –  Spelling  -­‐  Write  spelling  words  3  ;mes  &  10  sentences  Tuesday  -­‐  Grammar  Wednesday  –  Reading  and  comprehension  ques;ons  Thursday:  Word  Skills  Spelling  test  on  Friday.  

Name ___________________________ Date ____________________________

Spelling Study List Unit 1- Lesson 1: Week 3

Skill- More Long a and e Spellings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Read Write Say and Spell Cover, Spell, Check

1. lay ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

2. real ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

3. trail ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

4. sweet ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

5. today ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

6. dream ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

7. seem ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

8. tea ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

9. treat ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

10. afraid ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

11. leave ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

12. bait ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

13. screen ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

14. speed ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Challenge Words

+5 yesterday ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

+5 explain ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Grammar by the Month: September

Name: __________________________________________________

Directions: Add capitals and punctuation where needed. Write capitals directly over

the letters that are incorrect.

1. my family plans to take a trip to lake tahoe for labor day

2. on september 3rd well be in new york city which is a perfect place for skyscaper day

3. even though september 5th is cheese pizza day we usually order pepperoni

4. our school librarian mrs judge just loves read a book day on september 6th

5. my grandparents will be in phoenix arizona on grandparents day

6. i need to find my tan brown and black bears for teddy bear day on september 9th

7. patriot day is on september 11th and honors those who lost their lives that day

8. on fortune cookie day september 13th well eat at our favorite chinese restaurant

fortune garden

9. johnny appleseed day on september 26th is in honor of john chapmans birthday

10. september 28th is national good neighbor day so we plan to celebrate with a picnic

Directions: Look at the category on the left side. Find the word that does not fit the

category and circle it.

11. Nouns: apple freedom skyscraper celebrate grandparents

12. Verbs: lost librarian read eat order

13. Conjunctions: and but near for yet

14. Pronouns: above them her he it

15. Adjectives: pretty old tiny building round

© The Teacher Next Door

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Sneaky Bart

Emily’s family moved into their home just one year ago. One of the first people she met was Mrs. Smith. Actually, she first met Mrs. Smith’s dog. The dog’s name was Bart. She met him when she found him sniffing around in her yard. Right then, she spotted Mrs. Smith walking down the street. She had a bowl of dog food in her hand. Bart loved the treats and ran right over to Mrs. Smith. Soon, Bart was back in Mrs. Smith’s yard. Emily then become friends with Mrs. Smith.

Bart is a nice dog, but sometimes he likes to sneak away from the yard. When Emily is playing with Bart, Mrs. Smith says “Now, keep an eye on him.” Mrs. Smith does not want Bart to run away again. She tells Emily to always be sure the gate is shut tight.

One day after visiting Mrs. Smith, Emily had to run home. She was late for her piano lessons. As she ran out of the yard, she rushed through the gate. As she passed through, she heard the gate slam shut. She was sure that the gate had latched tight.

Emily came home from her lesson later that evening. To Emily’s surprise, Bart was in her yard, not Mrs. Smith’s yard. Emily realized that Bart had snuck out of his yard again. This meant that Emily had not actually latched the gate tightly. Emily knew that Mrs. Smith would be very worried about Bart.

Quickly, Emily walked Bart back over to Mrs. Smith’s yard. As she walked down the street, she saw Mrs. Smith. She was walking up the street with a dog bowl in her hand. She had indeed been looking for Bart who had snuck away again.

Emily told Mrs. Smith she was very sorry. Emily told her that she had rushed out of the yard. She knew that she had not checked the gate as she should have. She apologized for letting Bart get out of the yard.

Mrs. Smith wasn’t too upset, though. She knew Emily had learned her lesson. Emily thanked Mrs. Smith for being her friend. Soon it was time for Emily to return home. She said goodbye and left Mrs. Smith’s yard. Only this time she checked the gate latch to be sure it was locked tight.

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Sneaky Bart

Emily moved into a new home just one year ago. One of the

first people she met was Mrs. Smith. Actually, she first met Mrs.

Smith’s dog. The dog’s name was Bart.

Bart is a nice dog.  But he sneaks out of the yard. When Emily

plays with Bart, Mrs. Smith says, “Be sure to close the gate.” Mrs.

Smith does not want Bart to sneak away.

One day after visiting Bart, Emily had to run home. She was late

for drum lessons. She rushed past the gate.

Two hours later, Emily got home. She saw Bart out on the

street. Emily knew she forgot to close the gate. She knew Mrs. Smith

would be worried about Bart.

Quickly, Emily took Bart over to Mrs. Smith’s yard. As she walked

down the street, she saw Mrs. Smith. She was standing on the street

with a dog bowl in her hand. She was looking for Bart. “I am so

sorry” said Emily. She knew she forgot to close the gate.

Mrs. Smith was not upset. She knew Emily learned a lesson.

Emily thanked Mrs. Smith for being her friend. Soon it was time for

Emily to return home. This time she made sure to close the gate.

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5. Write one WORD to summarize the following paragraphs:

B. ________________________________ D. ________________________________   6. Underline three important words in the text.

7. Summarize this story. ____________________________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    

RL.3.3 #1

1.  Describe Emily’s character.

2.  Color the text that gives you a clue about Emily’s personality or feelings.

3.  Describe how Emily’s actions caused Mrs. Smith to worry about Bart.

4. Color the text that tells how Mrs. Smith reacted or felt when Bart snuck away and Emily admitted her mistake.

Orange

Yellow

Cite the Text

Complete Sentences

Correct Punctuation

NAME:

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.1 8. Write three questions where the answer could be found in the text. Then find the answer to your question and color it.  1. ____________________________________________________________________________

 

Color the answer to your question    2. ____________________________________________________________________________  

 

Color the answer to your question    3. ____________________________________________________________________________  

Color the answer to your question

Pink

Blue

Green

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9. Circle the BEGINNING of the story. 10. Describe how the author introduces the beginning of the story:

11. Describe what happens in the middle of the story:

12. Circle the ENDING of the story. 13. Describe how the author concludes the story:

Name: ______________

Spelling: Sort the words according to their long vowel sound lay real trail sweet today seem tea treat afraid leave bait screen speed paint please dream yesterday explain

long “a”

Pick 3 of the vocabulary words. Have an adult help you write them in a sentence:

1. _______________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

Lesson 3 Vocabulary raise spreading earn figure contacted block afford customers

Lesson 3 Skill

Review

long “e”

Examine the sentences below and highlight or circle the words with the vowel spellings : ea, ee, ai, and ay.

Write the vocab. words in ABC order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. At recess today Rebecca was afraid of a bee.

2. I went to the beach and felt a cool breeze.

3. His favorite holiday occurs during the winter season.

4. Can you explain how to make a braid?