Ms. Shaver's Weekly Newsletter

Check out what is happening in our class!

November 9th, 2009 – November 13th, 2009

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Spelling

  • Homophones: Spelling Words- piece, peace, break, brake, threw, through, by, bye, beat, beet, thrown, throne, aloud, allowed, past, passed, weight, wait, there, their, principal, principle, symbol, cymbal, stationary, stationery.
  • Multiple choice test each Friday.
Reading
  • Adelina’s Whales pg.296-307
  • Genre: Photo Essays; Skill: Fact & Opinion
  • Vocabulary: See back of newsletter
  • Vocabulary & Reading Test every Friday.
English
  • Main and Helping Verbs

  • A Verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence.

  • A verb that has more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. The main verb is the action verb that shows an action. The helping verb or verbs tell more about the action. Some common helping verbs are also linking verbs.

  • Common Helping Verbs: am, is, are, was, were, will, would, should, may, might, could, shall, be, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, and could.
Math
  • Multiplying by 2 & 3 digits; Multiplying Greater #’s
  • Saxon & Multiplication Quizzes every Tues. & Thurs.
Science
  • Chapter 5: Slow Changes on Earth
Class News Dates to Remember:
  • 2nd 6 weeks ends: November 6th
  • Fall Picture Make-up day: Friday, November 13th
  • Yearbook sales through November 24th (for $35.00)
  • Yearbooks on sale November 25th-December 4th for $40.00
  • Thanksgiving Break: November 25th, 26th, & 27th.
  • Homework every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday.