Supplies needed:  marble notebook, a sturdy folder, highlighters, pen and silent reading book.

Current topic of study:
Homework: 

To set up Readworks:
1). Go to www.readworks.org/students

2). next type in class code _____________on the gray line

3). next click your name, enter password ___________

4) click on the reading assignments to complete. 

Just a few reminders: read the passage once, take a break, re-read the passage a second time (close reading skills) then answer all the questions.  You can look back in the passage for the answers.

 

Students receive reading homework every night except Fridays and weekends. The daily homework is a reading assignment, reading log and/or spelling. 

Students must follow the dates on their monthly reading log.  Reading for 20 minutes a day will help improve and strengthen reading skills.

The stragety of “Close Reading” and highlighting important information is done daily in our class. 

Spelling homework is as followed- 

Mondays- write all words 3 times each in ELA notebook. 

Tuesdays- pick 6 words and write a detailed sentence for each in ELA notebook. 

Wednesdays- take Pretest and make corrections if needed.  This is a great way for the students to study and see what they know. 

Thursdays- Study.

Fridays -Spelling test. 
*** When the students have a vocabulary test, there are no new spelling words given for that week. 

Topic of studies this year: Author’s Purpose, Inferencing, Cause and Effect, Reading for detail, Main Idea, Understanding Vocabulary, Sequencing of events, theme (message) of a story, Fact vs. Opinion and Understanding characters (how they look and the feelings they show.)

An open line of communication between the teacher and parent/guardian is extremely important and welcomed.  The best way for communication is to view your child's homework folder and homework book every night.  Please feel free to email me (NCongro5569@sscmweb.org) if you have any concerns and I will contact you within 24 hours.