Spelling Words, Week of 9/30/13

Spelling Packet,

Week of 9/30/13

1. alligator

2. facts

3. sand

4. can

5. handle

6. rattle

7. camera

8. January

9. panda

10. planted

11. clever

12. exit

13. never

14. left

15. fellow

16. hello

17. spelling

18. extra

19. every

20. effort

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Word Pyramids

example

J

                     J      a  

                   J     a    n

                J     a    n   u

             J    a    n    u    a

          J    a     n   u    a    r 

       J    a    n    u    a    r    y

                 

               

2. ABC order

3. Pick 10 words.  Use each word in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 10/4/13

Reminder...

Today is Early Release

Have a great day!

Spelling, Week of 9/23/13

Spelling Packet,

Week of 9/23/13

1. paint

2. clay

3. feel

4. leave

5. neighbor

6. eight

7. seem

8. speak

9. paid

10. lay

11. need

12. weigh

13. clean

14. play

15. needle

16. sleigh

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

               

2. ABC order (This is a separate step from “write 5 times”)

3. Pick 10 words.  Use those 10 words in 10 separate sentences.

DUE FRIDAY, 9/27/13

Spelling Test, Friday, 9/27/13

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

There will not be a spelling test this week....

(It completely slipped my mind, SORRY!)

REMINDER, EARLY RELEASE 9/11

Just a reminder that early release is tomorrow, 9/11/13.

Inferring with Text

This week we are working on the inferring skill.  Inferring is when you make a judgments or draw a conclusion about a character or events within a story.

You infer by using two things....

• Text evidence (details from the story)
• Schema (what you already know, or your prior knowledge)

We will be using the folktale "Ballad of Mulan" to practice the inferring skill.   The author uses minimal text and very vivid illustrations to tell the story.  Because of this, students have to infer, or make educated guesses about how the characters feel within the story.







Example:

    Suddenly, the sound of weaving changed to sorrowful sighs.
    "What troubles you?" her mother asked.
    "Nothing Mother,"Mulan replied softly.

What is Mulan feeling?  (Inferring)  

• She is feeling sad.

How do you know (Text Evidence)

• She gave a sorrowful sigh (sighs are a sigh of worry and sadness)
•  Her mother asks, "What troubles you?"

This week, have your student stop as they read to ask themselves what the character in their story is feeling and why.  These deeper connections with the reading helps improve one's reading skills.


HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

Spelling Words, Week of September 9, 2013

Spelling Packet,

Week of 9/9/13

1. smoke

2. huge 

3. save

4. life

5. wide

6. come

7. mine

8. grade

9. smile

10. note

11. cube

12. love

13. side

14. hope

15. escape

16. slope

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

2. ABC Order (this is a separate step, not to be combined with writing each word 5 times.)

3. Pick ten words.  Use each word in a separate sentence.

SPELLING PACKET DUE: 9/13/13

SPELLING TEST: 9/13/13

What's Happening This Week (Week of 9/2/13)

I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful Labor Day weekend...

As you may know we have been taking the Curriculum Guide Assessment (CGA) yesterday and today.  The CGA is a district test that assesses how well the student is learning the reading standards they have to learn throughout the year.  The CGA will be given at the end of each quarter.  The CGA we took over the past two days was a "baseline" that shows what the students know entering 3rd grade.

Don't forget Spelling Test 1.2 is Friday, 9/6/13.  There was one less night to work on spelling packets so I thank you in advance for keeping your child on track during this short week.

We will also have a selection test on the story "Night of the Pufflings" on Friday, 9/6.  All of my reading tests are open book.  The students will be able to bring their reading books home tomorrow night to re-read the story.  We will be reviewing and preparing for the test on Thursday, 9/5.

Have a great rest of the week!
Mr. Nix

Spelling Words, Week of 9/2/13

Spelling Packet,

Week of 9/2/13

1. pond

2. luck

3. rot

4. lot

5. rub

6. does

7. drum

8. sock

9. hunt

10. crop

11. sock

12. hop

13. much

14. dodge

15. dusk

16. won

Spelling Packet Instructions

1. Write each word 5 times

2. ABC Order (this is a separate step, not to be combined with writing each word 5 times.)

3. Pick ten words.  Use each word in a separate sentence.

SPELLING PACKET DUE: 9/6/13

SPELLING TEST: 9/6/13