Language Arts/ May 24-June 1, 2011--LaBarbera

Language Arts---May 24-June 1, 2011--LaBarbera
1. Predictions for chapters 1-3; 4-6; 7-9 and a reaction to chapter 10 are due NOW. I am grading EVERYTHING in a timely manner... ( sci-fi stories, predictions, spelling test, grammar test....)...
2. Study Prepositions, adverbs, and conjunctions for June 1 test.
3. Spelling post test on four challenge words is May 26...
antidisestablishmentarianism, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, floccinaucinihilipipification, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis...........
Know their meanings-------See class notes.
4. Time permitting: Read a fantasy story... A Wrinkle in Time....... write a short fantasy story...... We will continue grammar lessons to the final hours...... Oral presentations...... We will discuss public speaking and active listening as time permits.

5. Students must return library books to the Media Center by this Friday, May 27.
6. Return books checked out from core teachers . There will be textbook checklist on June 2 to confirm return of books, or students will need to pay for lost books.
7. Continue 20-30 minutes of nightly reading... and Start a summer writing journal. Maintain your writing skills. Compose stories, sky writing messages, a novel..... Write!!!
8. The Navy Pier experience will connect to various curriculum areas: Water cycle, clouds, weather, journal writing, poetry, history of Chicago, architecture, and much more. Students have composed poetry and boat safety rules in class. The teachers will inform students of various follow up activities.