Mt. Sterling
Ms. Toy’s
Newsletter
Elementary School
Date: Feb. 6-10, 2012
The Three Little Pigs
Spelling Words: suffix
SPELLING
WORDS:
Spelling/Reading/Math HOMEWORK:
Monday- 3x’s each
Tuesday- Spelling choice activity and Math study guide
1.
cheerful
2.
visitor
3.
slowly
4.
weekly
5.
teacher
6.
helper
7.
hardly
8.
graceful
Suffixes are added to the end of a word and change the meaning.
9.
yearly
-ly = in a ____ way
Wednesday- Write 10 sentences with any 10 spelling words.
Thursday- Pretest at home
Friday-NO HOMEWORK!!! Have a wonderful weekend!
Reading: This week we will be comparing and contrasting The original
version of The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little
Pigs. The original version is from the pigs’ point of view and The True
Story of the Three Little Pigs is from the wolf’s point of view. We will
only have a spelling and grammar quiz this Friday. We will test over
point of view and comparing and contrasting next Friday.
Phonics: suffixes
10. quickly
-ful = full of
11. fighter
-er / -or = a person who ______
12. sailor
13. gardener
14. competitor
15. extremely
16. Bonus:
17. suffix
Comprehension Skill: compare and contrast and point of view
Grammar: adverbs that tell when and where
Words to read: list, explain, identify, compare, contrast, predict,
describe
(These are all “power verbs” that the kids need to know. They see
these on tests and need to know what to do when they see them.)
Math: We will be testing over Chapter 5 toward the end of the week. I
will be giving two types of assessments, one on computation and the
other over word problems. I will send home a study guide Tuesday.
Valentine’s Party - I sent home a letter about our Valentine’s
Party on Friday. Our party will be Friday, February 10th at 1:30.