January 26-30 Student Newletter - Attaway | |
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January 26-30 Student Newsletter - Barron | |
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Spelling: The words this week are short u. Students have a spelling handout that is due on Thursday. Please check their handout and review the words with them.
words-brush, until, under, jungle, fudge, button, subject, hundred, knuckle, suddenly, hunt, double, trouble, enough, rough, tough, country, touch, couple, does
Grammar: Using commas
1. Use a comma before a conjunction (and, but, or, yet, so) to join two independent clauses.
example: I went to the game, but my team lost.
2. Use a comma after an introductory element.
example: After a short snooze, Bob got right back to work.
3. Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more things.
example: I bought sugar, pasta, and juice.
4. Use commas to separate adjectives.
example: A thin, handsome man approached me after work.
Reading: We are continuing to read our novel in the classroom ("Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"-Attaway groups / "The Chocolate Touch" - Barron groups). Students will have a vocabulary Test over Chapter 3 words this Friday.
Students will also work on main idea & details on Study Island.
*Be sure to sign your child's agenda.
words-brush, until, under, jungle, fudge, button, subject, hundred, knuckle, suddenly, hunt, double, trouble, enough, rough, tough, country, touch, couple, does
Grammar: Using commas
1. Use a comma before a conjunction (and, but, or, yet, so) to join two independent clauses.
example: I went to the game, but my team lost.
2. Use a comma after an introductory element.
example: After a short snooze, Bob got right back to work.
3. Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more things.
example: I bought sugar, pasta, and juice.
4. Use commas to separate adjectives.
example: A thin, handsome man approached me after work.
Reading: We are continuing to read our novel in the classroom ("Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"-Attaway groups / "The Chocolate Touch" - Barron groups). Students will have a vocabulary Test over Chapter 3 words this Friday.
Students will also work on main idea & details on Study Island.
*Be sure to sign your child's agenda.