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Mrs. Danielle’s ELA Newsletter
August 10 - 17
We are learning:
Grammar: Statements and Questions
A statement is a group of words that tells a complete thought.
A question is a sentence that asks something.
Reading: Visualizing (Strategy) and Key Details (Skill)
Key details are details that give important information about
characters, setting, and plot.
Visualizing is forming pictures in your mind to better understand
the text.
Spelling: short a and short i words (pat, pig)
Vocabulary words: actions, afraid, depends, nervously,
peered, perfectly, rescue, secret.
****Homework worksheets will be given
Monday through Thursday****
High Frequency Words
Important Information
ELA TEST: Monday,
August 17th
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ball
blue
both
even
for
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
help
put
there
why
yellow
Vocabulary words: actions, afraid,
depend, nervously, peered, perfectly,
rescue, secret
Spelling: short /i/ and short /i/
Short /a/:brag, clap, ham, mad
Short /i/: sip, chip, flip, dip
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
August 18 - 25
We are learning:
Grammar: Commands and Exclamations
A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It
ends with a period (.).
An exclamation shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation
point (!).
Reading: Visualizing (Strategy) Key Details (Skill) Realistic
Fiction (Genre)
Key details are details that give important information about
characters, setting, and plot.
Visualizing is forming pictures in your mind to better understand the
text.
Inflected Endings: s, es, ing, ed
-we add s or es to a word to make it plural (more than one)
-we add ing to a word to make it present tense (happening now)
-we add ed to a word to make it past tense (happened already)
Spelling: short e, short o and short u words (pet, clock, stuck)
High Frequency Words
Important Information
ELA TEST: Tuesday,
August 25th!!!!!!!!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
could
find
funny
green
how
little
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
one
or
see
sounds
there
why
Vocabulary words: aside, culture, fair,
invited, language, plead, scurries, share
****Homework
worksheets will be
given Monday through
Friday, unless it is a
test day****
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
August 26 – September 2
We are learning:
Grammar: Subject
The subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.
Ex: The class went to a party. (who/what went to a party: the class.
Reading: Ask/Answer Questions (Strategy) Key Details (Skill)
Fiction (Genre)
Key details are details that give important information about
characters, setting, and plot.
Ask/Answer Questions: ask questions such as who, what where,
when, why, and how to help you understand the story
Context Clues - if you are not sure what a word means, use the
others words in the sentence to help you figure out its meaning.
Ex: Sahara and Kaylen gazed at the stars last night.
Think about what you would do to stars, that help you know gaze
means look.
Spelling: two-letter blends: gr, tr, cr, st, sk, cl, pl,
Ex: grass, trips, crack, still
High Frequency Words
Important Information
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
September 2nd!!!!!!!!!!!
*Fall Pictures – Tuesday,
Sept. 1st
*Open House-Wednesday,
September 2nd
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
boy
by
girl
he
here
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
she
small
want
were
what
Vocabulary words: decide, different,
friendship, glance, proper, relationship,
stares, trade
****Homework
worksheets will be
given Monday through
Thursday, unless it is a
test day****
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
September 10 - 16
We are learning:
Grammar: Predicates / Letter Writing
The predicate of a sentence tells what the subject of the sentence is
doing.
Ex: The class went to a party. (what does the class do?)
Reading: Ask/Answer Questions (Strategy) Key Details/Using
Illustrations (Skill) Narrative Nonfiction (Genre)
Key details are details that give important information about
characters, setting, and plot.
Ask/Answer Questions: ask questions such as who, what where,
when, why, and how to help you understand the story
Narrative Fiction: is about real people, things, or events. It is told by
a narrator and can have photos and captions
Root Words- are words to which other word parts are added to
change the meaning of the word.
move means “place to the side”
moved means “placed to the side” - root word is move
moving means “placing to the side” - root word is move
High Frequency Words
Important Information
ELA TEST: Tuesday,
September 16th!!!!!!!!!!!
T-shirt money and lunch
applications due - Friday,
September 19th
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Friday, unless it is
a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
another
done
water
your
into
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
show
now
too
move
year
Vocabulary words: allowed, care,
excited, needs, roam, safe, wandered,
wild
Spelling: short /a/ and long /a/
Short /a/:bag, cap, ham, mad
Long /a/: bake, cape, made, ate
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
September 18 - 24
We are learning:
Grammar: Expanding and Combining sentences
When you expand a sentence you add more details. When you
combine sentences, you put two sentences together to make one
sentence.
Reading: Ask/Answer Questions (Strategy) Key Details/Using
Illustrations (Skill) Informational Text(Genre)
Key details are important pieces of information in a text.
Ask/Answer Questions: ask questions such as who, what where,
when, why, and how to help you understand the story
Expository Text: gives facts and information about a topic. It can
have text features.
Possessive Nouns- show who or what owns or has something. We
add an (‘s) to make a noun possessive.
Ex: The student’s homework was on the reading skills they were
working on.
High Frequency Words
Important Information
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
September 24th!!!!!!!!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
all
any
goes
new
number
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
other
right
says
understands
work
Vocabulary words: check, choose,
chores, cost, customers, jobs, spend,
tools
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Friday, unless it is
a test day**
Spelling: short /i/ and long /i/
Short /a/:big, ship, slim, chip
Long /a/: bike, kite, ride, slide
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
September 25 – October 1
We are learning:
Reading:
-Key details
-character, setting, events
-Using illustrations
-fiction vs. nonfiction
Vocabulary:
-inflectional endings (s, ed, ing)
-root words
-context clues
Grammar:
-statements and questions
-commands and exclamations
-subjects
-predicates
-expanding and combining sentences
Writing:
-writing prompt
Important Information
ELA TEST: The Unit test is very
long. I will break it up into parts and give
the students a little section each day.
These are skills that we have already
learned!!!!
Parents: This week is a
week is the Unit 1 review.
We will be reviewing all
previous skills taught from
Lessons 1 - 5
Vocabulary words: Unit review
Writing Assessment: We will
also be doing a major writing assessment
this week.
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Friday, unless it is
a test day**
Spelling: Review of long and short
vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u)
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
October 2 - 8
We are learning:
Grammar: Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing
Ex: The boy walks in the desert. His mother sits on a rock.
Reading: Make Predictions (Strategy) Character, Setting, Plot
(Skill) Realistic Fiction (Genre)
Plot: is the events in the story that happen in the beginning, middle,
and end of the story
Make Predictions: use what you already know and what you read in
the story to help you predict, or guess, what might happen next
Realistic Fiction: is a MADE-UP STORY that could happen in real
life and has characters that could be real people BUT IT IS STILL
FICTION
Prefixes- are word parts at the BEGINNING of a word. You can
separate a prefix from its root word.
Ex: unhappy---prefix: un root word: happy
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
October 8th!!!!!!!!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
because
cold
family
friends
have
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
know
off
picture
school
took
Vocabulary words: adapt, climate,
eager, freedom, fresh, sense, shadows,
silence
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Friday, unless it is
a test day**
Spelling: short /o/ and long /o/
Short /o/: flop, clock, crop, pop
Long /o/: globe, broke, cone, vote
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
October 9 - 17
We are learning:
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun names ONE person, place, or thing.
A plural noun names MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing. We
add (s) or (es) to the end of the noun to make it plural.
Reading: Make Predictions (Strategy) Problem/Solution(Skill)
Fable(Genre)
Problem: is found in the beginning or middle of the story. It is what
is wrong in the story
Solution: is how the problem gets solved. Usually found at the end
of the story
Make Predictions: use what you already know and what you read in
the story to help you predict, or guess, what might happen next
Fable: is a MADE-UP STORY that teaches a LESSON or MORAL
Suffixes- are word parts at the END of a word to change its
meaning. You can separate a suffix from its root word.
Ex: harmful---root word: harm
suffix: ful
Meaning: full of harm
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Friday,
October 17th!!!!
•
•
•
Fall Break - No school for
students on Monday, 10/13 and
Tuesday, 10/14
Fast Food Farm on Thursday,
10/16
Report cards go home 10/16
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
change
cheer
fall
five
look
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
open
should
their
won
yes
Vocabulary words: believe, feast, fond,
lessons, remarkable, snatch, stories
Spelling: short /u/ and long /u/
Short /u/: rub, hut, jump, stub, must
Long /u/: use, mule, cute, fume, huge
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
October 20 - 24
We are learning:
Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun names ANY person, place, or thing
A proper noun names a SPECIAL person, place, or thing. We
capitalize proper nouns!!
Reading: Make Predictions (Strategy) Main Idea and Supporting
Details(Skill) Narrative Nonfiction (Genre)
Main Idea: is what the text is MAINLY about
Supporting Details: give information about the main idea
Make Predictions: use what you already know and what you read in
the story to help you predict, or guess, what might happen next
Narrative Nonfiction: tells about living things, people, or events and
is told by a narrator
Suffixes- are word parts at the END of a word to change its
meaning. You can separate a suffix from its root word.
Ex: harmful---root word: harm
suffix: ful
Meaning: full of harm
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Friday,
October 24th!!!!
-Students may wear an orange shirt
on Wednesday, 10/22 to support
Unity Day for Bullying
-Students may wear a pink shirt
and/or sock on Friday, 10/24 to
support Breast Cancer
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
almost
buy
food
out
pull
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
saw
Sky
Straight
Under
wash
Vocabulary words: buried, escape,
habitat, journey, nature, peeks,
restless, spies
Spelling: soft /c/ and soft /g/
Soft /c/: place, trace, space, mice
Soft /g/: cage, huge, badge, bulge
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
October 27 – November 3
We are learning:
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns change their spelling to make their plural form.
foot-feet
child-children
tooth-teeth
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Main Idea & Supporting
Details(Skill) Expository Text(Genre)
Main Idea: is what the text is MAINLY about
Supporting Details: give information about the main idea
Reread: when you read you may come across unfamiliar words. You
can REREAD difficult sections so you understand the information
better
Expository Text: gives facts about a topic and has text features
Multiple-Meaning Words- are words that have more than one
meaning. Use the other words in the sentence to figure out which
meaning is being used.
-add means “to put on something extra” or “to put numbers
together”. They add on to their nests. In this sentence add means
“to put on something extra”
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Monday,
November 3rd!!!!
-NO SCHOOL on Tuesday,
November 4th
-Field Trip on Thursday,
November 6th
-Fall Festival Friday, November
7th
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
these
start
walk
seven
eight
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
learn
try
isn’t
baby
early
Vocabulary words: adult, alive,
covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal,
offspring
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs
ch- chop, bench
tch-catch, batch
ph-phone, graph
th-that, earth
sh-trash, push
ng-sting, bring
wh-while, whale
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
November 5 – November 13
We are learning:
Grammar: Possessive Nouns-are nouns that show who or what
owns something. You use (‘s) to make the noun possessive.
EX: The dog of Jackie knows many tricks. Jackie’s dog knows many
tricks.
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Key Details (Skill) Poetry (Genre)
Key Details: give important information about the poem.
Reread: when you read you may come across unfamiliar words. You
can REREAD difficult sections so you understand the information
better
Poetry: a rhyming poem has words that end with the same sound. It
tells a poet’s thoughts or feelings
Multiple-Meaning Words- are words that have more than one
meaning. Use the other words in the sentence to figure out which
meaning is being used.
-add means “to put on something extra” or “to put numbers
together”. They add on to their nests. In this sentence add means
“to put on something extra”
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Thursday,
November 13th!!!!
-NO SCHOOL on Tuesday,
November 4th
-Field Trip on Thursday,
November 6th
-Fall Festival Friday, November
7th
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
bird
far
field
flower
grow
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
leaves
light
orange
ready
until
Vocabulary words: behave, flapping,
express, feathers, poem, rhyme,
rhythm, word choice
Spelling: Three-Letter Blends
scr-scratch, scrape
thr-thrill, throne
spl-splash, split
shr-shrink, shrug
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
November 14 – November 21
We are learning:
Reading:
-character, setting, plot
-problem/solution
-main idea and key details
-making prediction
-using illustrations
-poetry
Vocabulary:
-inflectional endings (s, ed, ing)
-root words
-context clues
-prefixes/suffixes
-multi-meaning words
Grammar:
-singular/plural nouns
-common/proper nouns
-irregular plural nouns
-possessive nouns
Important Dates
ELA TEST: The Unit test is very
long. I will break it up into parts and give
the students a little section each day.
These are skills that we have already
learned!!!!
Parents: This week is a
week is the Unit 2 review.
We will be reviewing all
previous skills taught from
Lessons 1 - 5
Vocabulary words: Unit review
Writing Assessment: We will
also be doing a major writing assessment
this week.
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
Spelling: Review of consonant blends
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
December 2 - 6
We are learning:
Language: Verb Tense: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
sit
sat
run
ran
blow
blew
throw
threw
Reading-Lessons/Morals of Fables
-A fable is a story that has a moral. A moral is a lesson about
life.
Ex: The little boy who cried wolf. Moral (Don’t tell a lie.)
Spelling: r-controlled vowels
****Homework worksheets will be given
Monday through Thursday****
Important Dates
Friday, Dec 2 – Spelling Test
Friday, Dec 2 – Language Test
-Healthy Snack Sale EVERY Monday
and Wednesday
***SIGN GRADED PAPER FOLD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT***
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spelling Words
fur
9. learn
shirt
10. search
burn
11. perfect
stir
12. birthday
bird
13. purple
turn
14. circus
herd
15. surprise
third
**Wednesday– write
words 3 times
each!!!!!**
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
December 9 - 13
We are learning:
Language:Irregular Past Tense Verbs / Friendly Letters
sit
sat
run
ran
blow
blew
throw
threw
Reading-Lessons/Morals of Fables
-A fable is a story that has a moral. A moral is a lesson about
life.
Ex: The little boy who cried wolf. Moral (Don’t tell a lie.)
Synonyms/Antonyms: Synonyms are words that mean the
same (smile, grin). Antonyms are words that mean the
opposite (smile/frown).
Spelling: oi / oy words
****Homework worksheets will be given
Monday through Thursday****
Important Dates
Wednesday, Dec 11 – Reading Test
Thursday, Dec 12 – Language Test
Friday, Dec 13 – Spelling Test
-Healthy Snack Sale EVERY Monday
and Wednesday
***SIGN GRADED PAPER FOLD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT***
-Christmas Play 12/18 at 1:30
-Christmas Party 12/19
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spelling Words
join
9. toy
boil
10. coin
joy
11. destroy
soil
12. loyal
noise
13. avoid
boy
14. enjoy
15. annoy
voice
point
**Wednesday– write
words 3 times
each!!!!!**
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
December 2 - 6
We are learning:
Language: Verb Tense: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
sit
sat
run
ran
blow
blew
throw
threw
Reading-Lessons/Morals of Fables
-A fable is a story that has a moral. A moral is a lesson about
life.
Ex: The little boy who cried wolf. Moral (Don’t tell a lie.)
Spelling: r-controlled vowels
****Homework worksheets will be given
Monday through Thursday****
Important Dates
Friday, Dec 2 – Spelling Test
Friday, Dec 2 – Language Test
-Healthy Snack Sale EVERY Monday
and Wednesday
***SIGN GRADED PAPER FOLD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT***
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spelling Words
fur
9. learn
shirt
10. search
burn
11. perfect
stir
12. birthday
bird
13. purple
turn
14. circus
herd
15. surprise
third
**Wednesday– write
words 3 times
each!!!!!**
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
January 14 – January 21
We are learning:
Grammar: The Verb HAVE and HAS
-When the subject is singular you must use HAS.
-When the subject is plural you must use HAVE.
Reading: Ask Questions (Strategy) Main Idea (Skill) Poetry
(Genre)
Main Idea: the main idea is the most important point an author
makes about a topic.
Ask Questions: when you read, asking questions helps you think
about parts of the story and understand key details in the selection.
Author’s Purpose: an author write to PERSUADE, INFORM, or
ENTERTAIN
Synonyms and Antonyms
-Synonyms are words that mean the SAME.
Ex: insists, demands
trip, journey
-Antonyms are words that mean the OPPOSITE of.
Ex: happy, sad
apart, together
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
January 21st!!!!
-NO SCHOOL on Monday,
January 19th!!
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
after
before
every
few
first
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
hear
hurt
old
special
would
Vocabulary words: damage,
dangerous, destroy, event, harsh,
prevent, warning, weather
Spelling: vowel teams
ee - feet, free
ea - clean, mean
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
January 22 – January 28
We are learning:
Grammar: Combining and Rearranging Sentences
-You can combine two simple sentences by using a comma and a
word such as and, but, or and so.
Ex: We get some paint. We make a mural. --- We get some paint,
and we make a mural.
Reading: Ask Questions (Strategy) Main Idea (Skill)
Main Idea: the main idea is the most important point an author
makes about a topic.
Ask Questions: when you read, asking questions helps you think
about parts of the story and understand key details in the selection.
Author’s Purpose: an author write to PERSUADE, INFORM, or
ENTERTAIN
Prefixes- are word parts at the BEGINNING of a word. You can
separate a prefix from its root word.
Ex: unhappy---prefix: un root word: happy (not happy)
replay-----prefix: re
root word: play(play again)
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
January 28th!!!!
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
America
beautiful
began
climbed
come
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
country
didn’t
give
live
turned
Vocabulary words: cheered, concert,
instrument, movements, music,
rhythm, sounds, understand
Spelling: vowel teams ---- long /u/
ew - flew, stew
ue - clue, fuel
u_e - cube, mule
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
January 29 – February 4
We are learning:
Grammar: Linking Verbs-connect the subject to the rest of the
sentence. Examples: am, is, are, was, were
A walrus ____ in the water. (is)
The bears ____ big. (are)
I ____ tired. (am)
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Compare/Contrast (Skill)
Compare/Contrast: to compare is to tell how things are ALIKE
To contrast is to tell how things are DIFFERENT
Reread: If you come across words or explanations you do not know,
reread them to make sure you understand.
Author’s Purpose: an author write to PERSUADE, INFORM, or
ENTERTAIN
Compound words: A compound word is made up of two smaller
words. You can put together the meanings of each smaller word to
help you learn the meaning of the compound word.
Ex: snowfall - means snow that falls to the ground.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
February 4th!!!!
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
many
morning
through
very
sleep
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
eat
colors
down
below
don’t
Vocabulary words: eerie, growth,
layers, lively, location, region, seasons,
temperate
Spelling: silent letter
wr - write
kn - know
gn - gnat
mb - crumb
sc - scene
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
February 6 – February 12
We are learning:
Grammar: Helping Verbs-help another verb to show action
have, has, had, am, is, are, was, and were are all helping verbs
-Jyair and Shakyra have walked on the beach before. (have walked)
-Tanae and Cameron were running on the beach. (were running)
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Cause/Effect (Skill)
Cause/Effect: a cause is an event or action that MAKES something
happen. An effect is what happens because of that event.
Ex: Waves wash sand away (cause). There is no beach left (effect).
Reread: If you come across words or explanations you do not know,
reread them to make sure you understand.
Context Clues - if you are not sure what a word means, use the
others words in the sentence to help you figure out its meaning.
Ex: Sahara and Kaylen gazed at the stars last night.
Think about what you would do to stars, that help you know gaze
means look.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Thursday,
February 12th!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
animal
away
building
found
from
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Saturday
thought
today
toward
watch
***No School Friday, February 13
- Wednesday, February 18 for
Mardi Gras Holidays ***
Vocabulary words: active, earth,
explode, island, local, properties, solid,
steep
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: r-Controlled vowels
ur - curl, churn, turn
er - herd, stern, serve
ir - skirt, first, dirt
or - worm, work, storm
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
February 19 - 25
We are learning:
Grammar: Irregular Verbs-we usually add -ed to form the past
tense of many verbs. The verbs go and do have special forms in the
past tense. They are called irregular verbs.
Ex. People go to a parade. (present-tense) People went to a parade
(past-tense)
Reading: Visualize (Strategy) Compare/Contrast(Skill) Realistic
Fiction (Genre)
Compare/Contrast: to compare is to tell how things are ALIKE
To contrast is to tell how things are DIFFERENT
Visualize: When you visualize, you use the author’s words to form
pictures in your mind about a story. Visualizing the characters,
setting, and events can help you better understand the story.
Similes-A simile uses the words like OR as to compare two different
things.
Ex: A plane is huge and travels over the ocean like a whale in the sky.
-The author is using a simile to compare the large size of the plane
to the size of a whale.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
February 25th!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ago
carry
certain
everyone
heavy
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
outside
people
problem
together
warm
***Black History Program will be
held Thursday, February 26th at
2:00 pm***
Vocabulary words: common, costume,
customs, favorite, parades,
surrounded, travels, wonder
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: r-Controlled vowels
or - north, corn
ore - store, shore, score
oar - board, roar
ar - cart, dark, farm
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
February 23 – March 3
We are learning:
Grammar: Irregular Verbs-we usually add -ed to form the past
tense of many verbs. The verbs go and do have special forms in the
past tense. They are called irregular verbs.
Ex. People come to a parade. (present-tense) People came to a
parade (past-tense)
Reading: Visualize (Strategy) Theme (Skill) Drama(Genre)
Theme: The theme of a story is the main message the author wants
to tell the reader. To find the theme, think about what the characters
say and do.
Visualize: When you visualize, you use the author’s words to form
pictures in your mind about a story. Visualizing the characters,
setting, and events can help you better understand the story.
Root Words- are words to which other word parts are added to
change the meaning of the word.
move means “place to the side”
moved means “placed to the side” - root word is move
moving means “placing to the side” - root word is move
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
March 3rd!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
again
behind
eyes
gone
happened
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
house
inside
neither
stood
young
***Black History Program will be
held Thursday, February 26th at
2:00 pm***
Vocabulary words: ashamed, boast,
dash, holler, plenty, similarities,
victory, wisdom
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: r-Controlled vowels
eer - steer, cheer
ere - here, mere
ear - clear, year, gear
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
March 4 – March 11
We are learning:
Grammar: Contractions-A contraction is a way to combine two
words into a shorter word. An apostrophe is used in place of the
missing letter or letters.
EX: is not = isn’t
have not = haven’t
we will = we’ll
Reading: Repetition (Strategy) Theme (Skill) Poem (Genre)
Theme: The theme of a story is the main message the author wants
to tell the reader. To find the theme, think about what the characters
say and do.
Repetition: is the use of repeated words and phrases. Poets use
repetition to make a poem sound like a song or to stress the poem’s
meaning.
Similes-A simile uses the words like OR as to compare two different
things.
Ex: A plane is huge and travels over the ocean like a whale in the sky.
-The author is using a simile to compare the large size of the plane
to the size of a whale.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
March 11th!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
talk
once
upon
among
touch
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
bought
never
knew
soon
sorry
**March 9th - 13th will be Pre-Testing
Spirit Week**
Vocabulary words: pale, drops, excite,
outdoors, alliteration, repetition, free
verse, simile
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: r-Controlled vowels
are - stare, glare
air - chair, pair
ere - here, mere
ear - clear, year, gear
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
March 12 – March 18
We are learning:
Grammar: Pronouns - A pronoun is a word that takes the place of
one or more nouns.
Ex: Miss Miller is the mayor. She is good at her job.
-She is a pronoun that takes the place of Miss Miller.
Reading: Summarizing (Strategy) Point of View (Skill)
Realistic Fiction (Genre)
Point of View: a character telling the story has his OWN feelings
about the events. This is the character’s point of view. The words I,
my, me and mine tell who is speaking.
Summarizing: is when you tell only the MOST IMPORTANT events
of the story in YOUR OWN WORDS.
Suffixes-are word parts at the END of a word to change its meaning.
You can separate a suffix from its root word.
Ex: harmful---root word: harm
suffix: ful
Meaning: full of harm
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
March 18th!!!!
**March 16th - 20th is PARCC Testing for
3rd - 5th graders**
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
answer
been
body
build
head
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
heard
minutes
myself
pretty
pushed
Vocabulary words: champion,
determined, issues, promises,
responsibility, rights, volunteered,
votes
Spelling: Vowel Team (ou/ow)
ou- flour, sound, shout
ow - brown, growl, crown
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
March 19 – March 25
We are learning:
Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns – when you use a pronoun in the
predicate that describes an action you do for or by yourself, you add
–self to my to make myself, or add –selves to our to make ourselves.
Ex: I hurt myself.
Reading: Summarizing (Strategy) Point of View (Skill)
Fiction (Genre)
Point of View: a character telling the story has his OWN feelings
about the events. This is the character’s point of view. The words I,
my, me and mine tell who is speaking.
Summarizing: is when you tell only the MOST IMPORTANT events
of the story in YOUR OWN WORDS.
Idioms-are words or phrases that have different meanings than the
real meanings of the words.
Ex: The team is in bad shape.
***This DOES NOT mean the team is shaped wrong, it means the
team is not doing well.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
March 25th!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
brought
busy
else
happy
I’ll
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
laugh
love
maybe
please
several
Vocabulary words: amused,
cooperate, describe, entertained,
imagination, interact, patient, peaceful
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: Vowel Team (oi/oy)
oi- spoil, point, coin
oy - boy, joyful, toy
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
March 26 – April 1
We are learning:
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns – take the place of a possessive
noun. They show who or what owns something.
Ex: Pam’s bike is green. Her bike is green.
Reading: Summarizing (Strategy) Sequence (Skill)
Biography (Genre)
Sequence: tells the order of ideas in a selection. We can use the
words first, next, then and last to tell the order of what happens.
Summarizing: is when you tell only the MOST IMPORTANT events
of the story in YOUR OWN WORDS.
Biography: is the TRUE story about a real person’s life. It is written
by another person.
Synonyms
-Synonyms are words that mean the SAME.
Ex: insists, demands
trip, journey
pain, discomfort
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Wednesday,
April 1st!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
-Easter Egg Hunt will be held
Wednesday, April 1st at 1 pm. Please
bring in your eggs!!!!!
Vocabulary words: agree, challenging,
discover, heroes, interest, perform,
study, succeed
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
air
along
always
draw
during
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ever
meant
nothing
story
strong
Spelling: Vowel Pair (oo, ew, ui, ue)
oo- cool, spoon, pool
ew - flew, chew, drew
ui - fruit, suit,
ue -A blue, true
VOWEL PAIR (oo, ou)
oo - book, cook, good
ou - should, could, would
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
April 13 - 17
We are learning:
Grammar: Contractions and Possessive Pronouns – a
contraction is shortened form of two words. An apostrophe shows
where one or more letters have been left out. Some contractions are
formed by joining a pronoun and a verb.
Ex: I am = I’m
You are = You’re
She is = she’s
Reading: Make Predictions (Strategy) Problem & Solution (Skill)
Fiction (Genre)
Problem & Solution: the plot is often about the problem in the story.
The solution is how the characters solve the problem by the end of
the story.
Predictions: is when you use what you already know and what you
read in the story to predict what might happen next.
Homophones: are words the SOUND THE SAME, but have
DEFFERENT SPELLINGS AND MEANINGS.
Ex: I see a bird flying in the sky.
I went fishing in the sea.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Friday, April
17th!!!!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
city
father
mother
o’clock
own
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
questions
read
searching
sure
though
Vocabulary words: curious, distance,
Earth’s resources, enormous, gently,
proudly, rarely, supply
**Homework worksheets
will be given Monday
through Thursday, unless
it is a test day**
Spelling: Vowel Team (aw/au)
aw- crawl, awful, straw
au - pause, sauce, because
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
April 20 - 27
We are learning:
Grammar: Pronouns/Verb Agreement - a present-tense action
verb must agree with the pronoun in the sentence. We add -s to
most action verbs in the present tense with the singular pronouns he,
she, and it.
Ex: She makes rules. He follows rules. It keeps us safe.
Reading: Make Predictions (Strategy) Cause & Effect (Skill)
Expository Text (Genre)
Cause and Effect: a cause in an event that makes something
happen. An effect is what happens because of that event.
Predictions: is when you use what you already know and what you
read in the story to predict what might happen next.
Multiple-Meaning Words- are words that have more than one
meaning. Use the other words in the sentence to figure out which
meaning is being used.
-add means “to put on something extra” or “to put numbers
together”. They add on to their nests. In this sentence add means
“to put on something extra”
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Monday,
April 27th!!!!
****MAP TESTING will be
Monday, April 20th & Tuesday,
April 21st****
-Field Trip money due Friday,
April 24th!!!!!!
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
anything
children
everybody
instead
paper
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
person
voice
whole
woman
words
Vocabulary words: exclaimed, finally,
form, history, public, rules, united,
writers
Spelling: Vowel Team (ea/ou/y)
/e/ ea- jealous, weather, dead
/i/ y - gym, myth, physics
/u/ ou - double, trouble, couple
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
April 28 – May 5
We are learning:
Grammar: Adjectives - is word that describes a person, place, or
thing. Adjectives can tell what kind or how many.
Ex: It is a yellow flower. Did you see that tall tree?
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Theme (Skill) Myths (Genre)
Theme: The theme of a story is the main message the author wants
to tell the reader. To find the theme, think about what the characters
say and do.
Reread: If you come across words or explanations you do not know,
reread them to make sure you understand.
Context Clues - if you are not sure what a word means, use the
others words in the sentence to help you figure out its meaning.
Ex: Sahara and Kaylen gazed at the stars last night.
Think about what you would do to stars, that help you know gaze
means look.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Tuesday, May
5th!!!!
-FIELD DAY is on Fri., May 1st
-FIELD TRIP is on Wed., May 13th
-NO SCHOOL on Fri., May 15th
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
door
front
order
probably
remember
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
someone
tomorrow
what’s
worry
yesterday
Vocabulary words: appeared, crops,
develop, edge, golden, rustled,
shining, stage
Spelling: Syllables
blue, chew, doll = 1 syllable
ex/it, ti/ger, se/cret = 2 syllables
fan/tas/tic, ce/le/brate = 3 syllables
Mrs. Danielle’s Newsletter
May 6 – May 14
We are learning:
Grammar: Articles- a, an, and the are special adjectives called
articles. A is used before a singular noun that begins with a
consonant. An is used before a singular noun that begins with a
vowel. The is used before singular and plural nouns.
EX: Dad drives an electric car. I have a banana. The keys are
missing.
Reading: Reread (Strategy) Author’s Purpose (Skill) Expository
Text (Genre)
Author’s Purpose: Author’s write to answer, explain, or describe.
As you read, look for clues to the author’s purpose.
Reread: If you come across words or explanations you do not know,
reread them to make sure you understand.
Context Clues - if you are not sure what a word means, use the
others words in the sentence to help you figure out its meaning.
Ex: Sahara and Kaylen gazed at the stars last night.
Think about what you would do to stars, that help you know gaze
means look.
High Frequency Words
Important Dates
ELA TEST: Tuesday, May
12th!!!!
-FIELD TRIP is on Wed., May
13th
-NO SCHOOL on Fri., May 15th
**Homework worksheets will be
given Monday through Thursday,
unless it is a test day**
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
alone
became
beside
four
hello
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
large
notice
round
suppose
surprised
Vocabulary words: electricity, energy,
flows, haul, power, silent, solar,
underground
Spelling: CVCe (long vowel sound)
stage, replace, nine, face, these