Week of  10/6  Anticipated Assignments: 

Monday: Lesson 3.3; Review Spelling; Read 10 mins

Tuesday: Lesson 3.4; Review Vocab; Read 10 mins

Wed.: Lesson 3.5; Rev. Spelling/Vocab- quizzes Thurs;  Read 10 mins

Thurs.: No HW

Fri.: No School

Spelling: Students will have weekly individualized lists - Words Their Way lists should be in their binders!  While we will work with the words in class, a typical week will include 2 nights of spelling review (5-10 mins), and we will do quizzes each Friday. 

Vocabulary: Wonders: "The Cricket in Times Square":  acquaintance, cautiously, complementary, jumble, logical, scornfully, scrounging, trustworthy

On Fridays we will do a vocabulary check for the week's words. Vocabulary lists are generated from the week's reading material; typically either a Wonders story, or from a novel. 

*Reading: for independent home reading, students may use books, magazines, articles, etc. ; anything that will provided them with the chance build their stamina by doing extended, focused reading of word-rich text. We start by asking for 10 minutes of focus, and expect to steadily build up their stamina as the trimester continues.