8/10-14/15
Week
1 Story: Miss Alaineous
Spelling words: Calendar
Words
Monday: Write spelling words
correctly in ABC order in your agenda.
Tuesday-Wednesday: Choose ONE of the
following (due Thursday).
A.
Write each word three times each (two times print, one time cursive)
following the example we did in class.
B.
Research how the days of the week and months of the year are written in
another language. Make a list or chart
with both the English and the language spellings. Be accurate!
If you can say them in that language, we would love to hear you.
C.
Research how the days of the week and months of the year got their
names. Briefly explain the origin of
each word.
Study each night for your
test on Friday.
1. Sunday 11. April
2. Monday 12. May
3. Tuesday 13. June
4. Wednesday 14. July
5. Thursday 15. August
6. Friday 16. September
7. Saturday 17. October
8. January 18. November
9. February 19. December
10. March 20.
Blairsville
IRA (INDEPENDENT READING
ACTIVITY):
What is one of your favorite books? It
could be a favorite picture book from your childhood, a chapter book you
finished recently, or anything in between.
It could even be a favorite book series.
Write a paragraph (or more) about the book and why you love it. Be sure to include the book’s title, author,
main characters, and a brief description of the plot. Please use nice handwriting and your best
spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Turn
in your IRA on Friday.
Vocabulary words: Miss Alaineous
Monday-Thursday: Study vocabulary words and
definitions each night for the test on Friday.
Work on your sentences or the paragraph activity (due Thursday).
*DUE
THURSDAY: Use each word in an
original sentence that is at least ten words long. Make it a Super Sentence by answering at
least five of the six questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Please underline the word in the
sentence. Don't forget to capitalize the
beginning of your sentence and to use ending punctuation!
1. capable – having skill or power
2. categories – groups or classes of
things
3. luminous – bright; shining
4. strands – things similar to
threads
5. credit – something owed a person
for work
6. soggy – very wet or damp
7. slumped – fell or sunk heavily
8. gigantic – like a giant; huge
Vocabulary
BONUS: Suppose that you have just signed
up to take part in a talent contest.
Instead of writing sentences, write a story about what happens before,
during, and after the contest. Use as
many of this week’s vocabulary words as possible in your story.
TESTED READING SKILL: character and plot
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