I have just included a page and link above for ordering from Scholastic Book Club.  This is by homeroom, so go to your child's homeroom teacher's page and find the link there.  Students from my homeroom or Rooster Time(Mrs. Williamson), will order from the blog page above. I will still take orders sent to the school, but it is very easy to order from the link above and you do not have to send it with your child.You will have two weeks from the time the pages are sent home to order.

On Tuesday, the writing we started last week will be due.  Students have been working on this throughout time in class last week.  It does not need to be typed, but it is an option for those who would like to do this.  If they do assignments on google docs, they can print it out at school. This makes it easier for them in case your printer is not working or out of ink.

Title of Writing:	4 POINTS	3 POINTS	2 POINTS	1 OR 0 POINTS
Main idea is focused and identifies the heart of the story. Identify with orange	__focused __to the point __clear wording __painted a picture in mind	__could use work on focus __could be clearer and to the point	__no enough information to paint the picture in mind __not clear and focused	__need to revisit the main idea __more like a title __0 points-did not have
Supporting Details are present Identify with red	__focused __to the point __plenty of information in details	__could use work on focus __could be clearer and to the point	__no enough information to paint the picture in mind __not clear and focused	__need to revisit the supporting details __didn't seem to try __0 points-did not have
Vocabulary Words & Context Clues (Synonyms) used properly Identify with green	__2 words - underlined __2 context clues or synonyms-circled	__one of the 4 expectations missing	__two of the 4 expectations missing or __did not use words correctly	__three of the 4 expectations missing
Spelling Words Identify with blue	__2 words used correctly and underlined	__1 word used correctly and underlined	__included words, but did not use correctly	__one word included and should put more effort into it __0 pts. - did not include

We will be Gates testing on Tuesday and Wednesday in class.

Our assignment this week is on Tall Tales.  Please discuss Tall Tales with your child throughout this week.  Also we are going to concentrate on compound words, sequencing and plot and setting.

Please remember that the only pages that should be done from home are the vocabulary and the spelling pages in the packet.  The others will be done in class and we do them differently than directions.  I do not want students to have those completed because they tune out any modeling and instructions that are given.  They might miss important information that will help them later on. I have labeled the pages this time in the top right (or left) corner.  Please look there before telling your child to complete work.  Remember, only spelling and vocabulary should be done as any homework.

Students are saying that parents are throwing away papers and cleaning out their binders.  Please have your child by your side if you are cleaning out any work.  They are missing work and have to redo these without any extra time to complete them.

Have a wonderful week and a very enjoyable holiday weekend coming up.