Home-School Connection Word Workout WORDS TO KNOW dove massive politicians rumbling snoring tangles unique You Against Me Let s each write a definition for every word above. Then we can compare our work and see how close our definitions are. SPELLING WORDS flower voices tower cough pouch cowboy gown frown howling hound noises wound grouch mound grown voyage south annoy pound thousand Speed Spell I m going to time you for two minutes. I ll give you the words. At the end of two minutes, let s see how many words you spelled correctly. (fold here) Dear Family Member: We re reading a true story in class this week. Adelina s Whales is about whales that migrate to Baja, California, in Mexico. Adelina, a girl who lives there, waits for the whales return every January. The story is a photo essay with many wonderful photos of Adelina, her town, and the whales. Their arrival signals the unfolding of other events. As I learn about the events, I ll think about the sequence in which they happen. This Week s Skills Comprehension: sequence Vocabulary: homographs Spelling/Phonics: vowels 295 Name
Hot Off the Press Let s choose an idea for a story. We can use the outline to organize our thoughts. When we re done, we can read your article to a family member. Where does the story take place? Write the name of the place. Who is the article about? Write the names of any people and who they are. Why do the events happen? Write what caused these events to happen. When does the story take place? Was it yesterday, last week, months ago? How does your story end? 296
Conexión con el hogar Ejercicio de palabras PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO dove massive politicians rumbling snoring tangles unique Tú contra mí Cada uno de nosotros va a escribir una definición para cada una de las palabras de arriba. Luego vamos a comparar lo que hicimos y ver si nuestras definiciones son parecidas o no. PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA flower voices tower cough pouch cowboy gown frown howling hound noises wound grouch mound grown voyage south annoy pound thousand (fold here) Queridos familiares: Esta semana estamos leyendo en clase una historia verídica: Adelina s Whales, que trata de las ballenas que emigran a Baja California, en México. Adelina, una niña que vive allí, espera que las ballenas regresen cada enero. El relato es un ensayo fotográfico y hay fotos bellísimas de Adelina, su pueblo y las ballenas. La llegada de las ballenas marca el inicio de otros sucesos importantes. A medida que vaya leyendo sobre estos sucesos, iré pensando sobre el orden en el que suceden. Destrezas de la semana Comprensión: orden de los sucesos Vocabulario: homógrafos Ortografía/Fonética: vocales Deletreo veloz Te voy a dar algunas palabras. Tendrás dos minutos de tiempo para deletrearlas. Al final de los dos minutos vamos a ver cuántas palabras deletreaste correctamente. 297 Nombre
Recién salido de la imprenta Vamos a escoger una idea para un artículo. Podemos utilizar las preguntas para organizar nuestras ideas. Cuando terminemos, leeremos el artículo a otro miembro de la familia. Where does the story take place? Write the name of the place. Who is the article about? Write the names of any people and who they are. Why do the events happen? Write what caused these events to happen. When does the story take place? Was it yesterday, last week, months ago? How does your story end? 298
Koneksyon lakay ak lekòl Egzèsis sou mo MO POU KONNEN dove massive politicians rumbling snoring tangles unique Oumenm kont mwenmenm Annou chak ekri yon definisyon pou chak mo ki anwo a. Ansuit nou ka konpare travay nou epi wè ki jan definisyon nou yo sanble. MO ÒTOGRAF flower voices tower cough pouch cowboy gown frown howling hound noises wound grouch mound grown voyage south annoy pound thousand Eple rapid Mwen pral ba w de minit. Mwen pral ba w mo yo. Alafen de minit yo, annou wè konbyen mo ou te eple kòrèkteman. (fold here) Chè manm fanmi : N ap li yon istwa vrè nan klas semèn sa a. Adelina s Whales se yon istwa konsènan balèn ki emigre nan Baja, California, nan peyi Meksik. Adelina, yon tifi ki abite la, rete tann pou balèn yo retounen chak mwad janvye. Istwa a se yon redaksyon avèk foto ki gen anpil mayifik foto Adelina, vil kote l rete a ak balèn yo. Arive balèn yo siyale gen lòt evenman ki pral dewoule. Pandan m ap aprann konsènan evenman yo, mwen pral panse konsènan nan ki sekans yo rive. Teknik pou semèn sa a Konpreyansyon : sekans Vokabilè : omograf Òtograf/Fonik : vwayèl 299 Non
Fèk sòti nan enprimri Annou chwazi yon ide pou yon istwa. Nou ka itilize chema a pou òganize panse nou yo. Lè nou fini, nou ka li atik ou sot ekri a pou yon manm fanmi. Where does the story take place? Write the name of the place. Who is the article about? Write the names of any people and who they are. Why do the events happen? Write what caused these events to happen. When does the story take place? Was it yesterday, last week, months ago? How does your story end? 300