The Thompson Times Week of March 23rd Spelling Words Reading: This week we will read 2 stories. First we will read From Seed to Plant, a nonfiction story by Gail Gibbons. We will talk about diagrams and labels and putting things in order. We will have a comprehension test on Wednesday on this story. The vocabulary words for this story are beautiful, nutrition, protects, ripens and streams. Then we will read The Enormous Turnip, a folktale by Alexei Tolstoy. We will take a test on this on Friday. The vocabulary words for this story are granddaughter, enormous, grew, planted, strong, and turnip. Spelling/Phonics/Writing: Our spelling words this week are all compound words. Those are words in which two words are combined to make a new word. In our workbooks we will talk about writing paragraphs, review singular and plural nouns, and review fact and opinion. 1. afternoon 2. backpack 3. homework 4. playground 5. sunlight 6. summertime 7. grasshopper 8. birthday 9. popcorn 10.pancake 11. toothbrush 12. weekend 13. anybody 14. something 15. everyone 16. nothing 17. everybody 18. someone 19. anything 20. nowhere Math: This week we are going to move onto Chapter 9 on data analysis. Students need to still keep practicing identifying and counting coins at home even though we have finished with the chapter Science/Social Studies: Important Dates... Fri., Mar. 20: Report Cards Mar. 30-Apr. 3: Spring Break! This week we will talk about the first day of spring and life cycles of different insects and animals. F.Y.I... • On Fridays our class will have music as their special this quarter. • Next week is spring break. We will not send our newsletter home until the Monday we get back. Have a wonderful week!!! Homework (Due Thursday): Reading: Dance of the Bees Math: Rain, Rain, Go Away Spelling: Pick 2 ways to practice your spelling words. www.mrsthompsoncne.com [email protected] 513-625-1211 ext. 440