The Haynes Herald - Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: November 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

November 18th - November 22, 2013

An author usually has a reason for writing each book he or she writes. The story we're reading this week is Author: A True Story. We laugh as Helen Lester tells us about everything she learned about writing from the time she was three to when she is a grownup. This is a very funny book, but the author also tells us how she had a dream and just kept trying and trying to reach it. So, she has two reasons for writing this book—to give us a good time and tell us not to give up.

*Citizen of the Week*

Bella!

Onomatopoeia!
What is an onomatopoeia?
A word that represents a sound:

Biographies and autobiographies are texts that tell about someone's life. A biography is written by someone other than the subject. It is written from the third-person point of view. An autobiography is written by the subject. It is written from the first-person point of view.

Spelling Words er, ur, and ir

Alphabetizing Spelling Words

Working with er, ur, and ir

Alphabetizing Spelling Words

Working with er, ur, and ir

Alphabetizing Spelling Words

This Week's Vocabulary and Spelling Games
Vocabulary Game 1: Unit 3, Week 1
Spelling Game 1: Unit 3, Week 1

Perimeter and Area with Peanut Butter! FUN!

Enjoying Perimeter!

THIS WEEK at a glance:

COMPREHENSION: Generate Questions (3.2 B)
Author's Purpose (3.12)
Skill: Theme (3.5 A)
GENRE: Poetry, Autobiography
Vocabulary: talented, single, proper, excitement, acceptance, useful, illustrated, publisher, autographing, hearth, muskets Click here
Context Clues: Word Clues(3.4B)
Phonics/Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur (3.1 C) Click here
Grammar/Mechanics: Action Verbs (3.22 A i)
Writing: Traits-Ideas (3.22 A)
Math - Perimeter in Standard Units/Linear Measurement (3.11AB)
Calendar for this week

Monday, November 11, 2013

November 11th - November 15, 2013

This week we're reading Glow in the Dark Animals. This informational text describes many animals that glow in the dark, from fireflies to krill to cookie-cutter sharks. The author explains the three different ways an animal glows, as well as the many different reasons that animals glow. Scientific information about habitats and current research is highlighted. (Reading A-Z)

The new Texas Bluebonnet List is in!

The Texas Bluebonnet award program is a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 3-6.

Each year, 20 books are chosen

as the “Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List” by the TBA selection committee.

If students read a minimum of five books from the current master list (or have the books read aloud to them), they have the opportunity to vote for their favorite title during the month of January each year. The author of the book receiving the most votes statewide is declared the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

We are taking district tests this week.

*Citizen of the Week*
Damian!

Sunday, November 3, 2013

November 4th - November 8, 2013

Dear Family Members:

This week we’re reading A Castle on Viola Street. It’s about a family who wants to live in a nice house. The family and the neighbors work together to ﬁx up old houses so people can live in them. We learned that the theme is the message of the story. We think the theme in this book is helping one another can lead to wonderful things.

* GAMES *

Spelling Game This Week
Vocabulary Game This Week
Contraction Fun
More Contraction Fun

Contractions!