Foundation Skills

**Unit 5, Week 5 Spelling Test: Friday, May 10th

This week we will finish working with Unit 5, Lesson 5 words.  These words have prefixes and suffixes.  Most of the prefixes and suffixes we have previously covered (re-, un-, bi-, mid-, in-, -ment, -less, -ion/-tion/-sion, etc...)  However we will add a few and work with all that are listed below.  Please help your child practice these words to prepare for their upcoming spelling and word analysis assessments.  Our spelling test will be Friday.

• oct- (“eight”) octopus
• cent- (“one hundred”) centipede
• semi- (“half” or “partly”) semitropical
• para- (“beside”) paragraph
• post- (“after”) postgraduate
• micro- (“small, short”) microphone
• ir- (“not”) irregular
• il- (“not”) illegal
• -ance/-ence (“state or quality of”) violence
• -ize (“to make”) energize
• -ist (“one who does”) biologist
• -ish (“relating to”) selfish
• -dom (“state or quality of”) kingdom
• -ship (“state or quality of”) ownership
• -ent (“inclined to”) persistent
• -ous (“full of”) mysterious

Reading and Responding 

**Unit 5, Lesson 3 Assessment: Friday, May 10th.

This week we will read Unit 5, Lesson 5  Marching With Aunt Susan.  This historical fiction tells the story of Bessie who becomes wrapped up in the fight for women's suffrage in late nineteenth century California.  Please make sure you are reviewing the story vocabulary with your child on their Home Connect.  Our vocabulary and comprehension test will be Friday.  As we read our story we will make connections and clarify.  We will also review sequence and classify and categorize as we read.  Please help your child practice their vocabulary words and have them read every night.  As you study the vocabulary words, point out key words in the definition and practice using them in a sentence.  Each Wednesday, we go to the library.  Your child should have a library book that they can read and test on.

Character Education

 We will continue to learn the 8 Bulldog Character Traits.  We will focus on Bulldogs are Problem Solvers.

Reminders:

•  If you are not able to get into Parent Square, please let me know. 
• Please sign your child's behavior sheet each night. 
• On Tuesday, your child will bring home Tuesday papers in the back of their daily folder.  Please review them and sign the sheet in their folder.  Please return all Tuesday papers.
  
• Thursday, May 9th we will have a class picnic for both of our classes during our lunch times.