November 28th

Reading: Main Idea Non-Fiction

-On Friday, students will turn in their response about their reading to me as proof of their nightly reading assignment. Students are assigned a MINIMUM of 20 minutes of reading each night. 

Vocabulary:     
Unit 2 - Week 1: gradually, merchant, essential, fortunate, immense
Unit 2 - Week 2: lob, tremble, skeptic, propose, inflate
Unit 2 - Week 3: isolated, alter, gullible, emphasize, novice
Unit 2 - Week 4: clarify, spare, strain, remain, exotic  
Unit 2 - Week 5: glee, snatch, dangle, hesitate, greedy

Word Study: Unit 10 (Sound of Y: /e/ or /i/)  
-10 words to study (either regular or challenge)
-3 No Excuse Words for writing. These words don't follow patterns, but are common in writing. Students will need to write these words in a sentence. 
-Students will also be given 10 additional words that follow the spelling pattern for the week. 
-Test Friday 


Math: Unit 4: Module 1 - Measuring Time and Mass

Writing: Writing Informational Text
-Students will continue their research projects this week.  We will be learning how to write informational text by creating a book about a specific animal. 
-For grammar (Mentor Sentence) we are focusing on subjects, predicates, and figurative language.
-Students will have a Mentor Sentence quiz Friday.   

Social Studies: The United States (Midwest Region)
- Students will bring home a practice map Monday. 
- They will have a quiz Friday and will need to label the states of the Midwest PLUS the states from the previous weeks.. 

Dates to Remember:     
December 6th: MCE Holiday Sing a Long @ 6:00
December 21st: Half Day - Winter Break Begins
January 5th: 2nd Semester Begins