Pronouns

Thanks to Mrs. Crites' English Page for the following:

* A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Subject pronouns are found in the subject of a sentence; object pronounsare found in the predicate.

* The subject pronouns are I, she, he, you, it, we, and they.
note: "you" and "it" can be either subject or object pronouns, and "you" can be singular or plural.

* The object pronouns are me, her, him, you, it, us, and them.
Note: "you" and "it" can be either subject or object pronouns, and "you" can be singular or plural.

* Possessive pronouns show ownership. Some examples of possessive pronouns are my, mine, her/s, his, your/s, its, our/s, and their/s.

Tutorials and Games
Harcourt School Pronouns
BBC - Personal Pronouns
EZ - Pronoun Games
I Know That - Game -
Fact Monster Explains Pronouns

On- Line Quizzes & Quia Games
Pronoun Poppers
Pronoun Poppers 2
Pronouns

Grammar Rock

Conferences

Parents,
Conferences are coming up next week. I currently have conferences with the parents of Noah, Junior, Johnny, A.J. and Jessica. If you feel the need for a conference, do not hesitate to contact me, and we will schedule one.

More Snow Days

Next week we will follow the plan for this week as far as testing and reading selection. Any work that was assigned on Monday will be due this coming Monday as there should have been plenty of time to work on it!!!

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sullivan family.

Snow Day

Our reading selection this week is The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick.
For Houdini magic trick clips, click here.
For The Houdini Box powerpoint, click here.
For Houdini Box vocabulary practice, click here. For more practice, click here or here.

For the cereal box book report template (optional) to use for the February 20 literature project, click here.

In math, we are working on perimeter, area and volume. The following links are review sites:
aaamath-geometry
Tables and Chairs-perimeter
Area Explorer
Perimeter Explorer
Shape Builder
Shape Explorer
Geometry Jeopardy
Area and Perimeter games

In science, we are beginning to study the weather:)

Conferences

Don't forget, conferences are February 10 and 11 from 3:40-6:30 (this means that the last conference will be scheduled for 6:20).

Other important dates:

Feb. 12: Valentine's Day party 2:30-3:15

Feb. 12: Market Day pickup

Feb. 13: No School

Feb. 16: No School

Feb. 17: OSAT testing

Feb. 18: OSAT testing

Feb. 18: 2 Hour Early Release

Feb. 19: Field trip to Pattison Park

Feb. 20: Literature Project due (fantasy)

Inauguration Day

We watched history being made today as we witnessed our 44th president take the oath of office. I am already amazed at the energy, enthusiasm, and yes, change that Barack Obama has inspired in our country's citizens. I hope that he delivers all of the promises he made in today's speech (click here to read it). Good luck to President Obama and to us all!

We will take the practice math OAT tomorrow and the writing test on Thursday barring any inclement weather. There will not be a spelling test this week.

Early Release Today

Don't forget that January 14 is an early release day.

The next literature project is due February 20. The genre is fantasy. While fairy tales are considered fantasy, please consider your child's reading level when choosing a book. Books selected for literature projects should be at an appropriate reading level for your child. An optional cereal box project was sent home for students to use if they wish. Students who wish to create their own project may do so. Lost the project? Click here.

How can parents help their children find books that are not "too hard" and not "too easy" but instead are "just right"?
Five finger rule*
Choose a book that you think you will enjoy.
Read the second page.
Hold up a finger for each word you are not sure of, or do not know.
If there are five or more words you did not know, you should choose an easier book.
Still think it may not be too difficult? Use the five finger rule on two more pages.

*Taken from "Selecting Books for Your Child: Finding 'Just Right' Books"
By: Kathleen Rogers (2008)