Mrs. Lee's Literacy Lovers
- C. S. Lewis
Happy Saturday and Roll Tide! I was so blessed to have the opportunity to take pictures at my father-in-law's wedding today, so I'm a little late posting. But, my second wind has kicked in, and I'm ready to inform you of what is coming up this week in reading! Before I begin, I want to take a second and address the tests that we take each week. Wonders tests are extremely rigorous and challenging. They consist of two brand new, never-before-seen short stories and questions that align with the skill we've practiced in class that week. If you feel your child needs extra practice, please feel free to utilize the pages in your child's Wonders workbook. Included for each week are fluency passages and questions to go with them. Those will be perfect for practice at home! Also, for further practice, your child can log onto the Wonders website to read any story or play any game available. They already know their usernames and passwords. The URL is connected.mcgraw-hill.com This week, the students will be identifying the main idea and key details in pieces of informational text. This is a skill your student will use year after year. We will also be studying Greek roots and identifying the definition of words using the meaning of those Greek roots. If your child is in my language class, we will be combining sentences using conjunctions and semicolons. We will also be discussing sentences with compound subjects and compound predicates. Spelling Words: accuse, affect, beautiful, bought, busy, caught, different, done, effect, embarrass, especially, except, excuse, library, minute, nickel, probably, their, they're, there Vocabulary Words classification - the act of sorting things into groups compartment - a separate section engulfs - to completely surround or take over flanked - to be placed or positioned on either side of something or someone maneuvering - guiding or moving something into position with skill obscure - to hide something from view species - a group of related living things with very similar characteristics submerged - covered with water Helpful Links Identify the Compound Subject and Predicate game Main Idea Song "It's Greek to Me" Greek Root word game Before you leave, head to the upcoming events tab to check out some of SMS's upcoming September events. As always, thanks for visiting! :) ~ Mrs. Lee
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Carole Kidd
9/6/2016 03:23:02 pm
Mrs. Lee,
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