October 4th - 8th, 2010

First, my apologies for not posting any notes for last week! I will try to keep those weeks to a minimum.

Language for the week of October 4th:

During Language this week we will continue to study grammar skills using DOL which you will find below with instructions. We will practice our handwriting skills using the Quote of the Day and we will review the overall writing process and study sentence structure.

Last week we visited www.typesofsentences.blogspot.com for a great explanation of subjects and predicates as well as some fun games to help us better understand the purpose of each part of a sentence. Please feel free to visit that site for extra practice whenever you have a spare minute or two.

6th Grade Spelling 7th Grade Spelling

brief failure

field garment

reign happened

review impossible

fiery journey

receipt kindergarten

relieve language

conceited magazine

neither glorious

foreign harmony

grief immortal

veil judgment

freight literacy

belief majority

deceive nervous

yield obvious

beige descend

perceive elaborate

seize fraternity

leisure glimpse

DOL for the week of October 4th:

This is a new procedure: Students are to copy the sentences below into their Journal ( a notebook set aside specifically for this purpose, used only in Language.) Once the sentences have been copied they are to use proofreading marks to correct the mistakes. We will go over corrections each day at the beginning of class. THERE WILL BE NO DOL ON THURSDAY DUE TO MAP TESTING.

Monday:

1. tim swum inside of the rope boundaries i guess because he aint that good a swimmer

2. kim has sang at there church more often then cynthia has i believe

Tuesday:

1. please send the twenty two pound box of books however to 1140 main street angus nebraska 68921

2. hes about to start reading evangeline a lengthy Poem by longfellow

Wednesday:

1. 2431 stratford court

canton ct

november 10 1988

2. me and my sister are further behind in our work then sams brother is

Thursday:

NO DOL due to MAP testing. Study Mon. - Wed. DOL corrections for the quiz which will be taken during class on FRIDAY.

Reading (SCR) for the week of October 4th:

Last week students were introduced to a new comprehension activity called, Dictated Writing. We will be using the same story for all grades this week as we continue to fine tune what we know about the process of Dictated Writing. Our story this week is called, "Discovery." As is typical in SCR class we will learn the new vocabulary for the story on Monday, listen to the story on Tuesday and follow up with the Dictated Writing activity. On Thursday, the students study their vocabulary by working on their vocabulary cards and they will finish the week with a vocabulary test on Friday.

If students utilize their time to work in class well, there should be no need to study for the vocabulary test outside of class. HOMEWORK for READING (SCR) this week is to read 20 minutes per day outside of the classroom and complete the reading log each day including a parent or teacher signature. Reading logs are collected each Monday and those not turned in on time are deducted 10 points off of their total grade.