October 1-October 5

**Open House-Thursday, October 4th. 6-7:30.

Reading-Theme 1 Review Week-"It Takes Talent"pgs. 126-135.  Students will read the story daily and test on Thursday.

Vocabulary-genial, prognostication, stricken, dramatically, restrain, protest, feverishly, overcome, flop, spectacular.  Students need to study the words daily, and will be tested on Thursday.  Homework for this week will be for vocabulary.
M-Use each word in a correct, complete sentence.
T-Use at least half of the words in a story about your most challenging childhood memory.
W-Study
Th-Study

Spelling-  No new words and no spelling test this week.

Language- Daily D.O.L. will be completed and checked in class each day.  Students need to study this daily, and they will complete the quiz on Friday.

Social Studies-Chapter 3 Age of Exploration
M-Lesson 1 (pgs. 84-87)  Read and answer questions 2-6 on pg. 87.
T-Lesson 2 (pgs. 90-93)  Read and answer questions 2,3,4,5,and 7 on pg. 93.
W-Lesson 3 (pgs. 96-101)  Read and answer questions 2-7
Th-D.A.R.E.
F-Lesson 4 (104-107)  Read and answer questions 2-7 on pg. 107.

September 24-September 28

Reading-Theme 1 Review  There will be no new story this week.  We will be working in class to complete the Theme Review Test.

Vocabulary-No new list. 

Spelling-  The words are review, and they will have homework with these.  No spelling test on Friday.
M-  Write the words in ABC order.
T-  Use the words correctly in a complete sentence.
Th-  Write a short, FUNNY story using at least 10 of the words. 
1.  bandage                            11.  fraud
2.  switch                               12.  feud
3.  measure                            13.  laundry
4.  threat                                14.  royalty
5.  timid                                 15.  rescue
6.  reason                              16.  hurrying
7.  thief                                 17.  obeyed
8.  obtain                               18.  tried
9.  eager                               19.  worrying
10.  niece                              20.  carried

Language-  D.O.L. will be completed and checked each day.  This is the study guide for the quiz on Friday.  Be sure to study D.O.L.s from the past weeks as well.

Social Studies-
M-Complete the Chapter 2 In-Class Project
T-Chapter 3/Lesson 1 (84-87)  Read and answer questions 2-6.
W- Lesson 2 (90-93) Read and answer questions 2-6.
Th-D.A.R.E.
F-Lesson 3(96-101) Read and answer questions 2-6.

September 17-September 21

Reading-"Nelly Bly" pgs. 108-117  Read the story daily, and the test will be given on Thursday.

Vocabulary-  relented, faze, eccentric, infuriated, disheartened, impassable, crusaded  Study the words daily, and the test will be given on Thursday.

Spelling-Study daily, and the test will be given on Friday.
Homework:
M-  Write the words 3x each.
T-  Use the words correctly in a complete sentence.
W-Study
Th-Write a short autobiography using at least 10 spelling words.
All spelling work is due on Friday.
1.  talked                                 11.  buying
2.  hurried                                12.  dried
3.  smiling                                13.  picnicking
4.  dropped                              14.  scared
5.  clapping                              15.  driving
6.  stepped                               16.  obeyed
7.  worried                               17.  playing
8.  worrying                             18.  tried
9.  changing                             19.  carried
10.  stayed                               20.  hurrying

The spelling words will get more difficult each week.  Be sure to prepare for the tests.

Language-  Study the corrected, weekly D.O.L. to prepare for the grammar quiz on Friday.

Social Studies-
M-Lesson 3 (54-57)
Read and answer questions 2-6 on pg. 57
T-Lesson 4 (60-63)
Read and answer questions 2-6 on pg. 63
W- Lesson 5 (68-71)
Read and answer questions 2-6 pg. 71
Th-Chapter 2 Open-Book quiz
F-Complete the quiz.

September 10-September 14

Reading-"Chang and the Bamboo Flute" (pgs. 80-92)  Read the story each night, and the test will be given on Thursday.

Vocabulary-  pried, desperately, sneered, indignantly, urgently, grudgingly 
Study the words each day, and the test will be given on Thursday.

Spelling-  Study the words daily, and the test will be given on Friday.
Homework:
M-  Write the words 3x each.
T-  Use each word correctly in a complete sentence.
W-  Study
Th-Use at least 10 of the words in a creative short story.
1.  counter                           11.  royalty
2.  fraud                              12.  powder
3.  oyster                             13.  annoying
4.  appoint                           14.  cashew
5.  drawn                             15.  scoop
6.  awning                            16.  bamboo
7.  laundry                           17.  browse
8.  feud                               18.  ointment
9.  shawl                             19.  rooster
10.  jewel                           20.  rescue

Language-  Study the Daily Oral Language worksheet for the quiz on Friday. 

Social Studies-
M-  Complete Chapter 1 in-class project
T-  Begin Chapter 2-Lesson 1 (pgs. 38-43) 2-6 pg. 43
W-  Lesson 2 (pgs. 46-49) 2-6 pg. 49
Th- Lesson 3(pgs. 54-57) 2-6 pg. 57
F-Lesson 4(pgs. 60-63) 2-6 pg. 63

September 4-September 7

Reading- "Line Drive" pgs. 57-67  Be sure to read the story each night, and the test for this week will be on Friday.

Vocabulary- maven, mortified, reigned, conceited, designated, smirk, and exhilarated
Be sure to study these words daily, and they will be part of the reading test on Friday. 

Spelling-  Be sure to study daily, and your test will be given on Friday.  Spelling homework will be turned in on Friday as well.  Parents please be sure spelling homework is being worked on each night.  The point of the assignment is to help the student prepare for the test.  Thanks for all you do.
Homework:
T-Write each word 5x each
W-Study the words
Th-Use the words correctly in a detailed sentence.  Be sure to underline the word.

1.  needle                                         11.  eager
2.  speech                                        12.  shadow
3.  reason                                         13.  saying
4.  crease                                         14.  mild
5.  thief                                             15.  coach
6.  fade                                             16.  smoke
7.  obtain                                          17.  twice
8.  faint                                             18.  human
9.  steep                                           19.  teenage
10.  rayon                                         20.  niece

Language-D.O.L. worksheets that have been checked and corrected in class will be used as a study guide for the quiz on Friday.

Social Studies- 
T-  Complete lesson 4 questions and review for open-book quiz on Wednesday.
W-  Chapter 1 Open-book quiz.  Students will be able to use the textbook and answers from lesson questions that have been corrected.
Th-D.A.R.E
F-  Chapter 1 in-class project.