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Christy

Samira

Leon

KareenaAndrianete

PhiliciaAyanna

Lilah

Cindy

Remy

Donovan

Jackeline

Michael

Yamilee

Jessica

Leslie

Jose

Carlos

Bryan

Ricardo Alexis

David

Jordan

Alejandra

Kathy

Diana

Ixza

Emily

Jaileen

Jeffrey

FridaySeptember 14, 2012

Pretend that your teacher has asked you to compile a list of tips to help your next substitute teacher. What five tips would you include on the list?

Daeshawn Dariel ErickaEdward

Author/illustrator John Steptoe was born today in 1950 in Brooklyn, NY. This author of Stevie and Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters explores family and city life in nearly all of his book, and is one of the first children's book authors to focus on African­American life in the city.

Morning Writing

Prompt: If you were asked to write about something you know about and would like to say to others, what would you choose to write about?

GenreNonfiction article provide information about real people, places, or events.

Text FeaturePhotographs and Captionsgive visual examples that help explain what the text states.

Content Vocabularycompetition, orally, eliminates

Reading ­ The National Spelling Bee (p. 42)

The National Spelling Bee began in 1925.

The National Spelling Bee takes place in Washington, D.C.

The National Spelling Bee began with nine contestants and grew to 265 contestants.

Contestants come from all over the world.

A competition is a game or a contest.

When you tell something orally, you say it out loud.

When someone eliminates something, he or she takes it away.

ClassworkConnect and Compare

Write questions 1­3 on page 45 and answer using complete sentences.

Math ­ Represent Decimals (p. 29)

equivalent decimal

fifty­six thousandths

OnesTens

Hundreds

Tenth

HundredthThousandth

Math ­ Represent Decimals (p. 29)

hundredths

Math ­ Represent Decimals (p. 29)

Three­tenths

Math ­ Represent Decimals (p. 29)

ELA ­ Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences (p. 8)RULESA compound sentence contains two sentences joined by a comma and the word and, but, or or.

A conjunction joins words or groups of words. And, but, and or are conjunctions.The Fourth of July is a national holiday, and celebrations take place in cities and towns.

sent

ence

Classwork

Writing Activity on page 9.

APPLY GRAMMAR: Use at least two compound sentences. Underline each compound sentence you use.

Loose leaf paper. Hand in when you are done. Work will be graded!

D.E.A.R. Time

Spelling1. jut 11. gush2. nick 12. scan3. tenth 13. batch4. shrug 14. rough5. stuff 15. stump6. sense 16. tough7. damp 17. laugh8. cot 18. guess9. fling 19. lead10. notch 20. dove

Specials

Monday ­ MusicTuesday ­ Gym

Thursday ­ Library/Computer

Homework Summary ­ Friday, September 14, 2012

"No Homework Friday!"

Reading1. Study for exam on Monday

Spelling1. Study for exam on Monday

Have a great weekend!

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