Mrs. Siders

May 5-9

Dear Families,

Due to the students taking their math state next week, we will not be having a spelling test. Reading logs will not be sent home either. We will start back with spelling tests and reading logs the following week.

A few reminders:

  • May 12-16 - Right to Read Week

  • May 19 - Field Day

  • May 21 - Awards Day

Genre: Biography

  • tells the true story of a real persons life

  • written by another person

  • text features timelines, photographs, captions

Essential Question:

Why are Goals important?

Vocabulary Strategy: Greek and Latin Roots

  • Knowing the meanings of common Greek and Latin roots can help you figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words that contain them.

  • Examples: astro = "star", naut = "ship", luna = "moon"

Vocabulary Words:

  1. communicated - passed along feelings, thoughts, or information

  2. essential - very important or necessary

  3. goal - something a person wants and tries to get or become

  4. motivated - has a reason for doing something

  5. professional - job requiring special education or training

  6. research - careful study to find and learn facts

  7. serious - important

  8. specialist - knows a great deal about something

Spelling Words AM Class:

  • dislike

  • disappear

  • precook

  • previous

  • recover

  • rearrange

  • rebuild

  • reread

  • reenter

  • unwrap

  • untied

  • unafraid

  • unknown

  • unbeaten

  • unlucky

Spelling Words PM Class:

Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution

  • Some informational texts describe a problem, tell the steps taken to solve the problem, and give the solution.

  • Signal words: problem, solution, solve, as a result

Homework

Homework is being brought home on Friday now. please be sure that you have your child read it once this weekend and bring it back on Monday. This gives them extra time to read the decodable passage. They will bring it back home on Monday, and then read through Thursday night.

How to contact Mrs. Siders

Phone- (740) 774-2003

Email- carrie.siders@sepanthers.org