*Worley's World of Language*

Week of April 25-29

In class this week, we have been reading Freak the Mighty. We will continue to read this novel each day, and the students have comprehension questions and vocabulary to do. Also, students are required to complete the project that goes with the novel. I have received many instruction sheets backed signed, so you should have had a chance to see what is expected. If you haven't seen it, then ask your child where it is. The due date to bring it back signed is April 29. Here it is online if you would like to print it:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2jiIlw_8nlFzC_SoTx9YFpHPDG2rW9TQoendLf1gC0/edit?hl=en#

This project is due on May 13.

Also, students will take finals the week of May 9.
1st Flex Group-May 9
2nd Flex Group- May 10
3rd Flex Group-May 11
The final will include an activity related to Freak the Mighty as well as a grammar activity. All students should be well prepared!

Other news...
-Washington trip-- May 2-6 --Don't worry! Students who are on the trip will not miss any of the novel!
-Olympic Week-- May 17-21
-Beta Club Assembly- May 2

Please let me know if you have any questions related to the project, final, or what we are doing in class!

Thanks!

What's Happening???

Hello, parents and students! It has really been an exhausting couple of weeks with reviewing and testing. I know your children are tired and ready for a break. I hope that you and they have a relaxing a fun break and come back ready to learn!

Over the next few weeks and until the end of the year, we will be reading our new novel, Freak the Mighty. The students already love it and we are only on Chapter 3! The students will completing a project that goes along with the book. We have gone over the instructions and rubric in class, so each child should know what is expected of him/her. They will be receiving their own copy of the project instructions and rubric when we come back from Spring Break. They will be able to complete the project in class, and will only need to work on it at home if they do not finish during class time.

Homework will be a little different from now until the end of the year. Students are expected to read for 20 minutes each night. In addition, if they do not complete the chapter comprehension questions during class, they will need to complete them for homework.

Let me know if you have any questions!

CASH MONEY!!

I informed the students today that I will be rewarding the highest score on either Reading or ELA (not both, one or the other) with $20.00!!! They are all capable, so encourage them to do their best!

Parent Information for the Week of March 28-April 1

WOW! I can't believe that the CRCT is so close! Only five more school days stand between us and the test!! We are in major review mode. While we will still be working in our review centers for some of the class period, I really want to give students a chance to ask questions about any content. We will be setting aside some class time to do just that, and review in our CRCT coach books. Today (Monday), our class visited the media center and played Jeopardy to review research and media skills. I am noticing that many students are not able to check out books because of fines or lost books. This really wastes their class time. Please make sure your child has his or her books on check out days. We go to the media center every other Monday. Grades this week will mainly be based on class participation since we are doing so much review. Grades will also be given for sponges, daily grammar practice, and homework.

Homework for the Week:

Monday: Edit and revise these paragraphs.

Captain john smith of jamestown, virginia once said that pocahontas did saved her colony from death and famine. Pocahontas was the daughter of a Algonquin indian cheif. She probably was really pretty. As a young girl, she is said to have saved Smiths life know one nose for sure if the story is true, but she help to keep piece between the colonists and indians. Later, Pocahontas married a colonist name John Rolfe she dyed at age 22 on March 21 1617.

During the Month of March in 1950, Peter hodgson introduced a toy that become a surprise sensation. I really like toys. 6 years earlier, Silly Putty was discovered by a engineer at general electric. When know practical use could be found for the product, Hodgson began to cell the bouncing putty as a toy. I think this is a great idea. Silly Putty flu of store shelfs more then 300 million Silly Putty eggs have now ben sold. It was a really great idea. Silly Putty even rocketed to the moon with the apollo 8 Astronauts!

Tuesday: Combine the following sentences. Use dependent clauses, compound subjects, and compound predicates to help combine ideas.

1. Jim brought three pencils. He put new batteries in his calculator.

2. Cats make wonderful pets. Dogs make wonderful pets.

3. The mouse was scared. The cat wanted to eat him.

4. The parade snaked through the town. The parade had many fancy floats.

5. Joey was great at math. Joey had trouble with reading.

Wednesday: Place a word from the word bank in each blank where it fits.

citation skim/scan paraphrase plagiarism bibliography topic

Kaley has been assigned a research project on topic of the Civil War. She has decided

to narrow her _________ to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. She has found several resources to use, and has decided to _____________ them to make sure they include information she needs. She decides that she will be able to use 2 of the resources and begins to take notes. She ___________ the words of the author to make sure she does not get accused of ____________, or stealing the author’s work. With this information, she writes her rough and final draft. She must now compile a ______________, or list of the sources she used. Each ______________ in her bibliography must include the appropriate information for each source.

Thursday: Shana needs help with her outline for her research paper. Use the words from the word bank to fill in her outline.

Night riding Maintenance

Repairs

Hand signals

Helmets

Bicycle Safety

I. Traffic Rules

B. Right-Hand Side

II. Common Sense

A. Earphones

B. Other passengers

III.

A. Inspection

IV.

A. Reasons to wear one

Parent Information for the Week of March 21-25

This week we are going to be continuing our review centers. See last week's post for more information on centers. We will also have whole class review sessions in which I will focus on weaknesses I've observed and any concepts that the students ask for help with. Please speak with your child about the importance of focusing and being serious about reviewing for the CRCT. We are down to 2 weeks until the testing begins. We still have a lot to do to be ready!

Homework this week will focus on predicate words. I tried using Google Docs the last two weeks, but I've found that it is not supported by some browsers, so I am going back to the old way :)

Monday Label the verb, direct object and indirect object.

1. He gave me excellent directions to the stadium.

2. I told my class that stupid joke.

3. The teacher brought the children and her colleagues little gifts for their birthday.

4. When they argue, they give me a headache.

5. Lisa told the children a story about an elephant.

6. Give me one good reason for doing that job!

7. Pat gave Dan a DVD for his birthday.

8. We mailed Barbara a Christmas package.

Tuesday Label the verb, direct object, and indirect object.

1. Please tell me your new address.

2. The principal gave Tim a lecture.

3. I'll tell you the truth.

4. Mrs. Barnes gave Chris a reward for finding her briefcase.

5. Please show me the best way to upholster a chair.

6. Norman handed the bellboy a tip.

7. The University Club awarded Joy a scholarship to study marine biology.

8. I wish you great success.

Wednesday Label the verb. Label predicate adjective or predicate nominative (noun).

1. Michelangelo was an artistic genius.

2. His styles of art were quite different.

3. Michelangelo became a sculptor.

4. His large, marble statues appear lifelike.

5. Many of his statues feel incredibly smooth.

6. Michelangelo became famous for his paintings.

7. His paintings in the Sistine Chapel look magnificent.

8. His career as an architect was challenging.

9. The dome of St. Peter’s Church was his plan.

10. In his later years, Michelangelo became a poet.

Thursday

Label the appositives. Draw an arrow to the word or words the appositive is renaming.

1. The book, Gulliver’s Travels, is on the table.

2. Bob, my best friend, went to the movie with me.

3. John, a carpenter, works seven days a week.

4. Amy, an excellent dancer, likes to draw and paint.

5. Queen Victoria, one of

England

's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.

6. Harvey Jensen, the pro at the country club, is giving me golf lessons.

7. Chemistry, Sue's favorite subject, is easy for her.

8. Jerry is visiting in Peoria, his old home town.

I want to encourage you to allow your children to use the internet at home to complete practice tests and lessons on http://www.studyisland.com/. This is an excellent tool for CRCT review. As you have read, I have assigned Study Island for homework, but I know there are some students who do not have internet access in their homes. The students will have opportunity to complete those assignments on Thursday when we go to the computer lab. We are also doing daily CRCT review on Study Island as a class.

Grades this week:

*Learning Centers-participation and completion
*DPG and sponges
*homework
*Study Island assignment completion
* quiz on Friday

Parent Information for the Week of March 14-18

Homework: Click this link to view and print the homework for the week:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d4AIB9grFk_e7Ixkfdhx4brHAspC8o1cZDoSVhERQcI/edit?hl=en&authkey=CNG49LQI

Assigned as follows: (I was absent on Monday, so two sections are assigned for Tuesday.)

Tuesday: Section 1 and 2; Study Island
Wednesday: Section 3; Study Island
Thursday: Section 4; study for quiz; Study Island
Friday: none
You may choose any of the blue ribbon lessons to do for homework EXCEPT for R31-34.

Classwork:

This week we are starting new CRCT practice centers. These centers will give your child much needed practice in several different areas. Here is a quick look at what we are working on:

Reading Centers: exploring figurative language and sound devices, using reference materials, Study Island reading practice, homophones, affixes

Writing Center: identifying and using main ideas, topic sentences, supporting details, transitional words, and concluding sentences

Conventions Centers: sentence structure, predicate words, plurals, possessives, types and use of pronouns

I want to encourage you to allow your children to use the internet at home to complete practice tests and lessons on http://www.studyisland.com/. This is an excellent tool for CRCT review. As you have read, I have assigned Study Island for homework, but I know there are some students who do not have internet access in their homes. The students will have opportunity to complete those assignments on Thursday when we go to the computer lab. We are also doing daily CRCT review on Study Island as a class.

Grades- 2nd and 3rd
*Learning Centers-participation and completion
*DPG and sponges
*homework
*Study Island assignment completion
*pronoun quiz on Friday

Grades- SRA *We will only be doing one more SRA lesson this week; then, our focus will shift to CRCT review and practice centers.
*SRA participation and workbook page completion; learning centers
*DGP and sponges
*homework
*Study Island assignment completion
*quiz on Friday- pronouns, SRA comprehension, spelling

Parent Information for the week of March 7-11

Homework: Click this link to view and print the homework for the week:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hhyy4dsWpK65tO5E-BoKZpr8Qie3AfvzD6SwqcDMGZY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CPiYy-gM

Assigned as follows:

Monday: Section 1; Study Island Reading and Reading 2
Tuesday: Section 2; Study Island Reading and Reading 2
Wednesday: Section 3; Study Island Reading and Reading 2
Thursday: Section 4; study for quiz; get agenda signed.
Friday: none

Classwork:

This past week was packed with testing, media center, and other fun activities. So, we are a little behind on our learning centers. However, Monday should be our last day in our current learning centers, and I will be moving students into new centers based on how they are performing and what I feel they need for CRCT review. I am in the process of creating a few more centers to meet needs that I have observed in the area of conventions.

I want to encourage you to allow your children to use the internet at home to complete practice tests and lessons on http://www.studyisland.com/. This is an excellent tool for CRCT review. As you have read, I have assigned Study Island for homework, but I know there are some students who do not have internet access in their homes. The students will have opportunity to complete those assignments on Thursday when we go to the computer lab. We are also doing daily CRCT review on Study Island as a class.

Grades- 2nd and 3rd
*Learning Centers-participation and completion
*DPG and sponges
*homework
*Study Island assignment completion
*pronoun quiz on Friday

Grades- SRA
*SRA participation and workbook page completion
*DGP and sponges
*homework
*Study Island assignment completion
*quiz on Friday- pronouns, SRA comprehension, spelling