Mrs . Park
April 7- April 11
Genre: drama/myth
A made up Story
Explains why things are the way they are.
Has an important lesson or message
Essential question: What do myths help us understand?
Comprehension skill: theme
The theme of a story is the main message the author wants ti tel the reader.
To find the theme think about what the characters say and do.
Reading groups: The reading log is 25 points a day, not reading results in an F for the week
Math: geometry 2-D and 3 shapes and properties
Writing: opinion writing
Spelling Patterns: No spelling/ vocab study sheet Easter week.
Vocabulary strategies: paragraph clues
Idioms are words or phrases that have different meanings than the real meaning of the word
Use sentence clues to find the meaning of an idiom
Example: " fly toward the ball".
Important
Easter party notes went home a few days ago. If you have any questions please reach out. Report cards are coming home today, as well as certificates for perfect attendances and honor roll for the 9 weeks. We had a surprise PAX pizza party today because our ticket bucket was full, as well as our perfect attendance drawing, it was great week. Math note we played a math game to review the clock to you to reinforce this skill.
Spelling
lit | middle |
little | bubble |
set | outside |
settle | replace |
rip | follow |
ripple | listen |
pad | something. |
paddle |
Vocabulary
Invented-making or creating something new
money-the dollars and cents that you can use to buy things
prices-how much you have to pay to buy things
purchases-getting something by paying money
record-facts written down about something
system-a plan or set of rules for doing something
value-how much something is worth
worth-the cost of money to buy something
Open and closed syllables:
napkin open zebra sunny basket human frozen even trumpet puppet mitten baby pilot exit tiger token tennis secret pencil magnet lady solo
High Frequency words:
above, brother, follow, listen, who, something, soft, who's, song, month
consonant +le syllables
shuttle, able, tumble, rattle, eagle, sprinkle, handle, marble, simple, title, riddle, purple, cable, table, title, mental local, signal, final, bagel, hazel ,flannel, parcel cancel
Important Dates
April 16 Easter party @ 1:30
April 17- Easter break
April 25th- interims go home
Contact info
The best time to contact me would be during my planning period, between 2:10 and 2:40
I have lunch break from 11:20-11:50 every day.
You can always leave me a voicemail or email me at Chrissy.parks@sepanthers.org
My phone number at school is 740-774-2003
I will send a newsletter home each Friday