Week 7 - March 14, 2010

Hello! Last week the students went on a field trip to Jericho and had a great time! They got to see several different kinds of animals, go on rides and play in a water area! Overall the trip was very fun and HOT! They were going to have a spelling test that day, but instead we took it a day early and the students did fantastic! I returned the tests today with grades and corections and told them to bring the papers home and show their parents, so keep an eye out for them!

This week we will be lerning about Synonyms, We will be making our class into it's own "Country" and we have a new set of 10 vocabulary and spelling words. We will be incorporating work on Possessive Adjectves (My, Mine, ours, theirs) and Present continuous tense. The Spelling quiz will be on Thursday. The song for this week is still Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down.

SYNONYMS

1. A synonym is a word that means the same as another word

For Example: Mad is another word for Angry.

Can you think of a synonym for the words below?

1. Big
2. Tardy
3. Simple
4. Ill
5. Seat
6. Hop
7. Skinny
8. Toss
9. Enjoy
10. Stone

Country Making

We will be learning what a Country is and the things that make up the culture of a country. We will create our own flag, our own anthem, a name for our country and our own currency.

The students will be creating their own pictures to display on the walls of our country.

Vocabulary

This week we have 10 words (several are repeated from last week to solidify their understanding of the words and how they can be used.) that focus on synonyms. Each word has a partner word that is the synonym of it.

• Big
• Large
• Nice
• Kind
• Small
• Tiny
• Mean
• Angry
• Good
• Great

The students were given a packet with practice worksheets and flash cards. We will be going over them everyday but I expect the students to be practicing at home!! I want to see A++ on every paper! =)

Possessive Adjectives

A Possessive adjective is a word that refers to an individual and their ownership of something.

For example --> This is our blog. --> Our refers to you and I and shows that both of us own this blog.

We will be doing in class work and I will be sending a worksheet home with them this week.

Present Continuous Tense

We will also be reviewing the use of present continuous tense in stories. Focusing on describing what the subhect of the story is doing at any specific moment.

I am --> verb+ing

He is --> verb+ing

They are --> verb+ing

Today...

Today went very well. The students did a great job getting into their seats and starting their work. They were able to answer several difficult questions and were animated and interested in learning the new vocabulary and learning about synonyms!

We started with our warm up questions and then sang our song together (don't forget to practice with the song on the blog!!). After our song we learned our new vocabulary words (practice, practice, practice!) and then learned all about synonyms! The students were very quick to learn what a synonym is started on their homework early. They need to complete the rest of the worksheet for homework!

I am excited for tomorrow and hope everyone has a great day!