Miss Dortons News to Use: April 3-7,

2017
A Note from Me to You: Homophones:
Test time is here, words that sound the same but
have different meanings.
But theres no need to fear!
Youre well prepared, there/theyre/their
So there is no reason to be scared! to/two/too
Sleep well these nights bare/bear
And know - youll be alright! here/hear
Remember to give your brain some food, whole/hole
This is sure to help your mood. reign/rain
Of you, I am so proud, read/red
Just know in my heart I am cheering very loud! weather/whether
threw/through
tail/tale
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:
This week we have been very busy in class!
-Goddess Capita (one of the grammar gods) gave us her CALENDAR:
rules for capitalization.
Vocabulary Test
-Prince Punctu (another grammar god) gave us his Friday, April 7
rules. We focused on end marks and commas!
Writing STAAR
-We have increased our vocabulary by learning about
homophones. While learning about homophones, we Tuesday, April 11
worked on our dictionary skills.
A Day of Play (field
-Our writing has focused on the writing process: day)
brainstorming/outlining/writing/revising/publishing. Thursday, April 13