This week students will be given the opportunity to begin reciting "Jabberwocky" to the class when they are prepared to do so. I am amazed at their eagerness to recite this difficult poem, and admire their drive to excel in their recitations. We will have time for 2-3 presenters each day, and the last day to recite will be the Thursday before fall break, October 6th. I hope you are entertained by this nonsense poem. It is interesting to decode the parts of speech simply by looking at the sentence structure in the poem. Challenge your child to explain how they know which nonsense words are nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs. We will spend time identifying predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives this week in Grammar, and we will continue to review helping verbs, state of being verbs and linking verbs. We will read up through chapter 14 of Where the Red Fern Grows by Thursday of this week and have a seminar discussion on Friday. I have posted a link to audio recordings of this classic on the "Links" page to support students who are having trouble with reading comprehension. When listening to the audio, students should still have text in front of them and be following along with the story. This is a good way to increase vocabulary knowledge and become more fluent in reading. Of course, reading to and with your child is always the best option, especially to build relationship, but on days when that is not possible the audio book is a good tool. This week we will begin practicing spelling words from the rule pages completed in Spalding. Students will practice these words for homework and will be tested on them on Fridays. Students should be applying the Spalding checkpoints for cursive handwriting, and have a handwriting packet for practice cursive in binders. If you notice sloppy handwriting on assignments, please refer your child to the extra practice pages as a reminder. Please plan on attending a parent-teacher conference during the week of October 17-20th. Students will be dismissed at noon from school so that conferences can be held in the afternoon. A link to Sign-up Genius will be sent out soon for you to schedule your conference time. Have a great week! Mrs. Baird Important Dates: 9/30 - Half Day, Noon Release due to Teacher In-Service 10/01 - Study Skills Workshop for 4th & 5th Grade Students and Parents (Must Register to Attend) 10/05 - Mathematics Clinic, 6PM 10/07 - No School, Teacher In-service 10/10 - 10/14 Fall Break, No School 10/17 - 10/21 Half Days, Noon Release (Parent Teacher Conferences from 1PM to 4PM)
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