Monday, October 4, 2010

Week of October 4--October 8, 2010

The MEAP tests are only one week away! Get ready to do your best! Here is what we will be working on this week.

MONDAY: We'll do Read Out Loud and Caught 'Ya. Next, we'll grade your cloze spelling test from last Friday and finish working on your Common Misspelled Words packet. Then you will grade your cause and effect essays. After that we will start working on a story about Hercules and you'll fill in a chart as you go about the 12 Tasks he had to perform.

TUESDAY: Today we'll have SSR time so you can read for the Weekly Reading Report that is due on Friday. Then we'll grade the Common Misspelled Words packet. Next, we'll finish reading the Hercules story and filling in the chart. After that we'll go over your student writing sample and then grade your own.

WEDNESDAY: After Read Out Loud and Caught 'Ya we will go to the library so you can renew or turn in your books and get a new one. Then we'll do some spelling work by doing a there, their, and they're worksheet called "The Three Pigs" and a review and proofreading exercise.

THURSDAY: We'll read for about 15 minutes for SSR. Then you get to read the myth called "Theseus and the Minotaur." We will be making a cartoon about the story, using 11x17 inch paper and coloring each square and using a caption. This will be due next Monday.

FRIDAY: We'll have Read Out Loud and Caught 'Ya. Then we'll have a quiz over the Common Misspelled Words. We'll also collect your fourth Weekly Reading Report. Then you'll have time to work on the Minotaur Cartoon.

HOMEWORK:
MONDAY: None
TUESDAY: Common Misspelled Words
WEDNESDAY: None
THURSDAY: Three Pigs worksheet and Rewrite
FRIDAY: Weekly Reading Report #4 and Quiz over Common Misspelled Words
NEXT MONDAY: Minotaur Cartoon

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