“Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it.” - The Secret Garden Hello, There has been great discussion related to the interactions of the characters in The Secret Garden. Many students have expressed relating to the actions of Mary and Colin at times, an example of how literature can generate self-reflection. This week we will pick up the pace a bit with our literature reading. Students should expect to have about 30 minutes of reading each night, and should answer three comprehension questions for each chapter completed. We are building academic muscle and capacity for our next Literature unit on Shakespeare's, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will be memorizing "Sonnet 18" from this book as a precursor to the play. Prepositions and prepositional phrases will continue to be our focus in Grammar as we work towards diagramming more complex sentences. Students have been eagerly looking for a song that captures the prepositions to make them easier to memorize - there are many! Most importantly, students should be able to recognize prepositional phrases and be able to identify what word it is modifying in the sentence. Spalding homework will come home on Monday night and Wednesday night only due to the short week. The spelling test will be on Thursday. Remember that Friday is Veteran's Day and there is no school; however, students will have homework, since it is not an R&R weekend. Have a great week! Warmly, Mrs. Baird Important Dates: 11/11 - Veteran's Day, No School 11/18 - Literary & Historical Figure Day 11/23 - Half Day - Noon Release 11/24-11/25 - Thanksgiving Break 11/30 - Classroom Spelling Bee
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