Dean's Declarations

Language Arts / Literacy

Language Arts / Literacy:

Reminder: All book review summary sheets are due May 19th for the 25 book requirement. I will not take any summary sheets after the 19th.

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of May 5-9.

Monday - 5/5

The class will begin with a new DOL sentence and the students will correct the mistakes in the sentence. This week, we will be studying phrases. The students will have 10 vocabulary words to find in the reading in the book and define. The ten words are 1. phrase, 2. adjective phrase, 3. adverb phrase, 4. participle, 5.participial phrase, 6. infinitive, 7. infinitive phrase, 8. appositive, 9. appositive phrase, 10. clause. The definitions can be found on pages 424-435 in the Writing and Grammar book. What is not finished in class, is homework. The students should learn the definitions for a test on Thursday.

Tuesday - 5/6

The class will begin with the students writing the parts of speech for the words in the DOL sentence. After a discussion of the words from yesterday, the students will do the following assignment... If not finished in class, it is homework.

Exercise 1 1-5 on page 427 of the Writing and Grammar book

Exercise 2 1-10 on page 429

Exercise 3 1-5 on page 429

Exercise 4 1-5 on page 431

Exercise 5 1-10 on page 433

Exercise 6 1-10 on page 433

Exercise 7 1-5 on page 435

Exercise 8 1-5 on page 435    These are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

Wednesday - 5/7

The students will write the parts of the sentence for the DOL sentence to begin the class. To further reinforce the different types of phrases, the students will complete the following assignment. What isn't finished in class will be homework.

In the Writing and Grammar book, pages 436-437, exercise 9 1-10, ex. 10 1-5, ex. 11 1-10, ex. 14 1-5 and ex. 16 Find it in your reading.

Reminder - There is a test tomorrow over phrases. Please study.

Thursday - 5/8

The students will write all the phrases and clauses in the DOL sentence and then turn in the DOL. They will then take the test over phrases. When finished with the test, the students may read toward their 25 book requirement. No homework.

Friday - 5/9

Field Day / DOG day

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of May 5-9.

Monday - Thursday  5/5-9

The students will complete their book jackets, text and illustrations for their Written and Illustrated By...books. On Monday, we will begin the paste up of the book so all aspects must be finished.

Friday - 5/9

Field Day / DOG day

Language Arts/ Literacy

Language Arts/ Literacy

Language Arts/Litereacy:

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of April 28 - May 2.

Monday - 4/28

Today the students took the CRCT Science test and during the afternoon we watched the film rendition of Rikki Tikki Tavi, a story from our Literature book.

Tuesday - 4/29

The students will take the Social Studies CRCT in the morning and during the afternoon we will go over what will be on the unit test for our Technical Writing Unit that will be on Wednesday.

Assignment: Using the notes we took in class, the students should study for their unit test for technical writing.

Wednesday - 4/30

Today, the students will take the Unit test for the Technical Writing Unit that we completed just prior to CRCT testing. After completing the test, the students will have an opportunity to read toward the 25 book requirement.

Thursday - 5/1

As we were working on our Technical Writing Unit, I noticed that the students were struggling with using capital letters in the right places. Today, we will review this concept and the students will work on some workbook pages to practice this concept. The students will begin workbook pages 185-188 in class and will complete them for homework if not completed in class.

Friday - 5/2

Today, we will go to the library for book check out and we will read for the remainder of the period toward the 25  book requirement.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of April 28 - May 2.

This week the students will work on pasting up their book jackets for their Written and Illustrated By... books. They will be completed by Friday.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy:

A few reminders:

• This is CRCT week and the test begin on Wednesday, 4/23. Because of our testing schedule the students will be eating later than normal. If you would like, you can send a snack with your child to have after testing is over. It should be an individual snack, not one to share.
• Be sure your child get a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast before testing. Researsh shows that students do better on their test if they eat something and get a good night's sleep.
• Be sure your child is on time to school. The test will begin first thing and if you student is late, they will have to make up the session that are missed due to tardiness.
• Be sure your child has 2 #2 wooden pencils for the test. No mechanical pencils are allowed.
• Remember that your child should still be reading for the 25 book requirement. The last day for turning in book summaries is Monday, May 19th. This is a test grade so it is very important.

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of April 21-25.

Monday and Tuesday - 4/21-22

For these two days will be completing our Fantasy Getaway Projects. The students have a requirement sheet to show them what to do. On Tuesday they should have everything on the sheet turned in. Some of it was due on  Friday, 4/4, but I will take any of it until end of day on Tuesday. After that, I will not take anything late. The students have had 4 weeks to complete these requirements, so the deadline must be met. We will work on it both days in class.

Wednesday - Friday - 4/23-25

After CRCT, the class periods will be short and we don't want to send home homework so we will be doing some review skills in class and doing some reading for the 25 book requirement. There will be no homework.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of April 21-25

This week the students will be working on their book jackets for their Written and Illustrated By... books. They will design the 5 sections and work on pasting them up. This is done in class. There will be no homework.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy:

Welcome Back! I hope you had a fun and restful Spring Break.

Remember... there are 6 weeks left in the school year and it will go by fast. Please remind your child to continue to read and turn in book summaries for the 25 book requirement. Don't let the end of the year slip up on you. This is a test grade and it will be based on 25 books.

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of April 14-18.

Monday - Friday - 4/14-18

We will begin our class with a new DOL sentence, correcting the errors. The students are in the middle of the "Fantasy Getaway" project that we started before Spring Break. This week the students will work on the postcard, friendly letter, thank you note, complaint letter, compliment letter and e-mail. We will work on these requirements in class each day and on Thursday and Friday, we will go to the computer lab to type the business letters that need to be typed. The students may work on these requirements at home if they choose, but if they use their time wisely in class, they shouldn't have homework.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of April 14-18.

Monday - Friday - 4/14-18

This week the students will have the laptop computers in the classroom to type their text for their Written and Illustrated By... books. If they do not finish by the end of class on Friday, the students will need to finish it at home.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy: 

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday - Thursday - 3/31 - 4/3

Each class will begin will a DOL and we will turn it in on Thursday as we finish it for the week. Each day we will go to the DELL lab to work on the first requirements for the "Fantasy Getaway" project. The students are responsible for doing and turning in the request letter, creating an invitation to a Bon Voyage Party with directions to the party, and completing a budget sheet for their party and one for their vacation. We will use these four days in the lab to work on these requirements for the project. The students can do the work in class, but if they need more time to complete it, then they can work at home.

Friday - 4/4

Today the students will work in the classroom, finishing up the first requirements for the project and turning them in. There is no homework over the break.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and be safe.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday-Friday- 3.31-4/4

Each day this week the students will complete their text for their Written and Illustrated By... book and begin work on their illustrations.

There are no assignments over the break.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy: 

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday - Thursday - 3/31 - 4/3

Each class will begin will a DOL and we will turn it in on Thursday as we finish it for the week. Each day we will go to the DELL lab to work on the first requirements for the "Fantasy Getaway" project. The students are responsible for doing and turning in the request letter, creating an invitation to a Bon Voyage Party with directions to the party, and completing a budget sheet for their party and one for their vacation. We will use these four days in the lab to work on these requirements for the project. The students can do the work in class, but if they need more time to complete it, then they can work at home.

Friday - 4/4

Today the students will work in the classroom, finishing up the first requirements for the project and turning them in. There is no homework over the break.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and be safe.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday-Friday- 3.31-4/4

Each day this week the students will complete their text for their Written and Illustrated By... book and begin work on their illustrations.

There are no assignments over the break.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy: 

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday - Thursday - 3/31 - 4/3

Each class will begin will a DOL and we will turn it in on Thursday as we finish it for the week. Each day we will go to the DELL lab to work on the first requirements for the "Fantasy Getaway" project. The students are responsible for doing and turning in the request letter, creating an invitation to a Bon Voyage Party with directions to the party, and completing a budget sheet for their party and one for their vacation. We will use these four days in the lab to work on these requirements for the project. The students can do the work in class, but if they need more time to complete it, then they can work at home.

Friday - 4/4

Today the students will work in the classroom, finishing up the first requirements for the project and turning them in. There is no homework over the break.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and be safe.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday-Friday- 3.31-4/4

Each day this week the students will complete their text for their Written and Illustrated By... book and begin work on their illustrations.

There are no assignments over the break.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy: 

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday - Thursday - 3/31 - 4/3

Each class will begin will a DOL and we will turn it in on Thursday as we finish it for the week. Each day we will go to the DELL lab to work on the first requirements for the "Fantasy Getaway" project. The students are responsible for doing and turning in the request letter, creating an invitation to a Bon Voyage Party with directions to the party, and completing a budget sheet for their party and one for their vacation. We will use these four days in the lab to work on these requirements for the project. The students can do the work in class, but if they need more time to complete it, then they can work at home.

Friday - 4/4

Today the students will work in the classroom, finishing up the first requirements for the project and turning them in. There is no homework over the break.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and be safe.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday-Friday- 3.31-4/4

Each day this week the students will complete their text for their Written and Illustrated By... book and begin work on their illustrations.

There are no assignments over the break.

Language Arts/Literacy

Language Arts/Literacy: 

The following assignments are for Language Arts for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday - Thursday - 3/31 - 4/3

Each class will begin will a DOL and we will turn it in on Thursday as we finish it for the week. Each day we will go to the DELL lab to work on the first requirements for the "Fantasy Getaway" project. The students are responsible for doing and turning in the request letter, creating an invitation to a Bon Voyage Party with directions to the party, and completing a budget sheet for their party and one for their vacation. We will use these four days in the lab to work on these requirements for the project. The students can do the work in class, but if they need more time to complete it, then they can work at home.

Friday - 4/4

Today the students will work in the classroom, finishing up the first requirements for the project and turning them in. There is no homework over the break.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and be safe.

The following assignments are for Literacy for the week of March 31-April 4.

Monday-Friday- 3.31-4/4

Each day this week the students will complete their text for their Written and Illustrated By... book and begin work on their illustrations.

There are no assignments over the break.