Parental Guide Dear Parents, Congratulations on the successful beginning of the new academic year 2014 2015. I am Mrs. Simona your child's English teacher for this year. I certainly hope to be of good benefit to your child. This guide line is offered to you in order to help your child progress through the year. This guide will also help the child to understand his/her responsibility concerning his/her English course. Please keep this guide at all times as a how to study reference of this year's English course. 1- Daily Routine. The following schedule will help your child determine which book to ; how to use each book; how to study; and what is expected of him/her on that day. Sunday Spelling/ Phonics / Quiz 45minutes Books to Story town Practice Work Weekly Quiz Book, CW Copybook Is the first HW Copybook lesson each Sunday. at We will use the Practice Workbook for reviewing Spelling words and class work. You will use the Practice Workbook to revisit Spelling words and do homework. Mrs.Simona 1
Monday Vocabulary/Anthology 90 minutes Books to Story town Practice Workbook, Storybook, CW Copybook HW Copybook Monday we will have 1 session of vocabulary and 1 session of Reading (Anthology). at We will use the Practice Workbook for reviewing Vocabulary words and class work. Storybook will be used in class for reading and Think Critically. Story book will go home only over the weekend to study for the quiz on Sunday and should be returned Sunday. You will use the Practice Workbook to revisit vocabulary words and do homework. Storybook should be used to strengthen your reading skills and develop comprehension. Tuesday Anthology 90minutes Books to Story town Practice Workbook, Storybook, CW Copybook HW Copybook at Storybook will be used in class for reading and Think Critically. Storybook should be used to strengthen your reading skills and develop comprehension. Wednesday Grammar 90minutes Books to 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet, CW Copybook, HW Copybook at We will use the 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet for understanding the rules of the grammar lesson being taught and class work. You will use the 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet to do homework and focus on better understanding the lesson. Mrs.Simona 2
Thursday Writing 40minutes Books to 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet, CW Copybook, HW Copybook at We will use the 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet to practice writing and explore the different parts of writing. You will use the 3 rd Grade Grammar booklet to rewrite and your classroom writing assignments. 2- Policies. Please make sure that your child understands and follows the following policies. Classroom Policy (rules) 1- Raise your hand at all times before speaking or leaving your seat. 2- No eating during the session. 3- No improper language. 4- Treat you classmates well. 5- No bullying, teasing, or making fun of classmates. 6- You must have your classroom supplies on a daily basis with you in class. 7- Adhere to seating chart. Changing seat without permission is not allowed. Homework Policy Homework is out of 10 marks. Homework is due the following day. If your homework is late 5marks will be deducted without a parents note. Books Policy Story book will go home only over the weekend to study for the quiz on Sunday and should be returned Sunday. Mrs.Simona 3
Absence Policy Absence With Excuse -If your child successfully submits the required assignment of the missed day a %100 of class work mark of will be scored. -if your child fails to submit the required assignment of the missed day only %50 of the class work mark will be scored. Absence With No Excuse -if your child successfully submits the required assignment of the missed day only %50 of the class work mark will be scored. -if your child fails to submit the required assignment of the missed day %0 of the class work will be scored. Spelling Policy Spelling will be included in the weekly quiz. We will use games and spelling bees to help us with strengthen our phonic skills. Writing Policy Writing will be included in the weekly quiz. We will work on descriptive, personal narrative, persuasive and information writing to prepare us for 4 th Grade. Writing assessment will be done in class and sent home for editing and rewriting only. Reading Fluency Policy Reading will be included in the weekly quiz. We will practice on fluency by timing our reading and monitoring our missed word to improve pronunciation. Daily Grading Policy Your child will be able to collect 50 marks on his/her daily work divided as follows: 10marks = behavior 10marks = homework 10marks = participation 20marks = Evaluation Sunday s evaluation is the grade of the weekly quiz. Mrs.Simona 4
The following will be available on our special English site http://meneseamericanelementary.weebly.com - PDF copies of the books and pamphlets. (Books will be kept at since they are very heavy; please use the PDF copies found on the site) - PPT used by the teacher in the classroom. - Daily homework. - Weekly quiz announcement. Thanks for your cooperation, and understanding. Sincerely, Your child s English teacher Mrs. Simona Please sign the following slip and send it back to the English Teacher. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I, the parent of, hereunder sign that I have a copy of the parental guide and I understand and agree upon its contents. Parent s Name Signature Mrs.Simona 5
2014/2015 Material Dear Parents, Here under is a list of the lessons to be taught in the English class during the academic year of 2014/2015. Grammar Anthology Lesson (1) Sentences: Statements and Questions. Lesson (2) Sentences: Commands and Exclamations. Lesson (3) Simple Subject and Predicate Lesson (4) Compound Subject and Predicate Lesson (5) Prepositions Lesson (6) Alphabetical Order Lesson (7) Compound Sentences Lesson (8) Common Nouns Lesson (9) Proper Nouns Lesson (10)Singular and Plural Nouns Lesson (11)Pronouns Lesson (12)Pronoun Antecedent Lesson (13) Simple Present Action Verbs Lesson (14)Main and Helping Verbs Lesson (15) Past Tense Verbs Lesson (16) Future Tense Verbs Lesson (17) Irregular Verbs Lesson (18) Adverbs Lesson (19) Adjectives Lesson (20) Adjectives that Compare Lesson (21) Prefix Lesson (22) Suffix Lesson (23) Contractions Lesson (24) Comma Writing 1 st Quarter Descriptive 2 nd Quarter Personal Narrative 3 rd Quarter Persuasive 4 th Quarter Information Lesson (1) Ruby the Copycat (Realistic Fiction) Lesson (2) The Day Eddie Met the Author (Realistic Fiction) Lesson (3) Schools Around the World (Expository Nonfiction) Lesson (4) Ellen Ochoa astronaut (Biography) Lesson (5) The School News (News Script) Lesson (6) The Babe and I (Historical Fiction) Lesson (7) Aero and Officer Mike (Non Fiction) Lesson (8) How Animals Talk (Photo Essay) Lesson (9) Stone Soup (Folk take) Lesson (10) The Case of the Three Bears Breakfast (Mystery) Lesson (11) Loved Best(Realistic Fiction) Lesson (12) A Pen Pal for Max(Realistic Fiction) Lesson (13) A Tree Is Growing (Expository Nonfiction) Lesson (14)A Small Place in A Tree (Expository Nonfiction) Lesson (15) Ask The Experts Spelling/ phonics Lesson (1) Short Vowels /a/a, /e/e, /i/i, /o/o, /u/u Lesson (2) Root Word + Ending -ed, -ing Lesson (3) Vowel Digraphs ee, ea, ay, oa, ow Lesson (4) Plurals-s, -es Lesson (5) Review: Short Vowels Root Word + Ending Vowel Digraphs Plurals Lesson (6) Compound Words Lesson (7) Consonant Diagraphs/ch/sh/tch/wh Lesson (8) Diphthongs/ou/ow/oi/oy Lesson (9) Consonant Blends/ str/scr/spr Lesson (10) Review Lesson (11) Consonant le Syllable Pattern Lesson (12) Silent Letters kn/ gn/ wr/ gh Lesson (13) Consonants s/c/ and j/g/dge Mrs.Simona 6
Reading Comprehension 1) Characters and Setting 2) Characters and Setting 3) Locate Information 4) Locate Information 5) Review 6) Fact and Opinion 7) Fact and Opinion 8) Main Idea and Details 9) Main Idea and Details 10) Review 11) Plot 12) Plot 13) Authors Purpose 14) Authors Purpose 15) Review 16) Compare and Contrast 17) Compare and Contrast 18) Theme 19) Theme 20) Review 21) Author s Message 22) Author s Message 23) Cause and Effect 24) Cause and Effect Lesson (14) v/cv and vc/v Syllable patterns Lesson (15) Review Lesson (16) r-controlled sound Lesson (17) controlled vowel er, ir, ur, or Lesson (18) Suffixes -er, -est, -ly, ful Lesson (19) Prefixes un-, re-, dis- Lesson (20) Review Lesson (21) Vowel variants /oo/ew/ue Lesson (22) Vowel Variants/o/ au, aw, ough Lesson (23) Prefixes pre-, mis-, in- Lesson (24) Review Mrs.Simona 7