September 13-17

**Progress Reports will be sent home on Wednesday, Sept. 15. In addition, my students will be required to have their Genre Bingo Sheet signed by a parent. **

**Just a reminder: All individual and test grades will be posted on STI for you to view. If you have questions about your child's grades, please let me know.**

Reading:
Main Text: "Gecko Glue, Cockroach Scouts, and Spider Silk Bridges" (pgs. 70-73)
Reading Strategy: make inferences and analyze
Reading Skill: identify main idea and details
Vocabulary Words: altered, erode, absorb, concentrated, innovations
TEST ON Friday, Sept. 17

Language:
Focus: sentence combining with conjunctions, and compound sentences
Daily DLR: TEST on Friday, Sept. 17
**Students who did not pass the subject/predicate test will be given additional practice and the opportunity to take a second test (I will average the two for a grade). TEST ON Friday, Sept. 17.

Homework:
Study for reading and DLR tests (Students will have a study guide for reading).
Students should be reading at home to complete their Genre Bingo sheet (4 books required by Oct. 8). They may take an A.R. test or complete an alternate assignment to receive credit for reading a book.

Spanish:
Students have begun research on Spanish-speaking countries. They will have research guidelines, but will be given choices for presenting. Due date: tentatively mid-October.