Writing Due May 6, 2011

The Day It Rained Chocolate Pudding

Strange Rain/ THE DAY IT RAINED CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Pretend that you woke up this morning and heard rain outside, hitting your windows, pounding on the roof. It is still dark out, so it takes you a minute to notice that the "rain" coming down is a funny dark color. You can't tell what it is, so you quietly make your way to the outside door, open it and smell---chocolate! You step out the door and slowly put a hand into the stuff. It's chocolate! Chocolate pudding is raining out of the sky!

What will you do? Who will you tell? What will happen when you meet your friends? Make a list of all the possibilities you can think of, then choose your best ideas to write your story.

REMEMBER

1. _____ 5-10 sentences

2. _____ five elements of good writing, especially IDEAS

3. _____ all three papers stapled together with final in ink on top

4. _____ You clearly have reworked your story, making lots of corrections and additions

5. _____ signature of person who checked your rough draft for PRESENTATION

Spelling for May 2-6

6.2

On-Level	Beyond
subtraction transportation missile portable export committee respect transport tractor spectator attraction dismiss inspector distract spectacle inspect mission import intermission suspect	subtraction transportation missile portable export committee prospector transport intractable spectator attraction dismissal inspector distract spectacle inspect mission import intermission circumspect

Review:telescope, astronaut, photograph
Challenge: spectacular, protractor

TESTING TESTING TESTING

Read all about it!

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. End of level testing will be beginning soon. It is very important that all students get the best possible testing conditions. I have included a schedule of the days our class will be testing. All testing sessions will be in the morning of the listed days. This year all sections of the test will be administered online. Because the ability to make up these tests is very difficult please make sure your student is not absent on testing days. It is also important that they get a good sleep the night before, and a healthy breakfast. Please help us to ensure your student has every opportunity to do their very best.
Thank You
Mrs. Darrington

TESTING DAYS
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011

Spelling April 18-29

On-Level	Beyond
astronaut telephone automobile photography mechanical myth television phonics automatic photograph telescope mythical telegraph mechanic telegram telephoto autograph astronomer disaster homophone	astronaut telephone automobile photography mechanical myth television phonics automatic photosynthesis telescope mythical telegraph mechanic telegram telephoto autograph astronomer mechanized homophone

Review: correction, discussion, decoration
Challenge: videophone, photogenic

BOOKREPORT EXTENTION

School has been very crazy. It is rapidly approaching the end of the year, and we are tying up the loose ends. Due to the amount of work that needs to be completed before the end of the year, this months book report will be due before the last day of school this year (instead of the 19th of April.) It will be our last book report.

END OF UNIT 5

We have reached the end of unit 5. We will be taking the assessment on Friday. We will have no spelling or vocabulary this week.

Writing Assignment Due April 20

Research Paper

This assignment will take the place of the Paragraph of the Week Assignment. It is due April 20, 2011.

The class has been learning a lot about how to research, and then write about the topic. As part of the “Give Me Liberty” Program they will need to write a research report about one of the following topics:

· The Gettysburg Address

· Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech

· Emancipation Proclamation

· Civil Rights Movement

· The Women’s Suffrage Movement

· Prohibition

· Or another topic approved by the teacher

The students will be graded the same way they are graded on the weekly writing assignments.

Focus on the five elements of good writing. You will get 5 points each.

___Ideas

___Organization

___Sentence Fluency

___Word Choice

___ Voice

__ 2. Clearly reworked rough draft Signature of adult who proofread your composition for PRESENTTION

__ 3. Good copy in ink. All three papers turned in with final on top.

Up Coming Events

April 7th Science Fair Meeting @ 2:45 in the Library (for participating students and parents)
April 11th Student Placement (for next year) Request Forms available in the office
April 14th Dad's and Sweet Rolls
April 16th Kite Festival @ Sun River Golf Course
April 16th 6:30-8:30 PTA Sand Hollow Swim and Dinner
April 20th Student Placement Forms Due
April 2oth Early Release 12:50
April 21st-25th NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK
April 27th Track Meet (weather permitting)
April 28 Science Fair
April 29 ALL BLUE BOOK COMPLETE

I am also postponing the the book report due date to the middle of May. I want students to have time this month to complete the Blue Book and work on the Science Fair.

Writing April 4- 8

I think the students are ready for a "SPRING BREAK". So, no writing assignment for this week.