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Holly Connor

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!
I am so happy to have you in class this year!  I can't wait to get to know all of you and am positive that we will have an awesome year!
Mrs. Connor

Important Events:

AR Cut-off is December 10

Homework Assignments

Homework packets for the week will be sent home in the purple folder on Monday. This packet needs to be returned on Friday.
Please make sure to be reading an AR book at home at all times and testing at school when finished.

August 5-9-

Reading- "The Best Part" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 2

  • Tuesday- p. 3

  • Wednesday- p. 5

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

August 12-16-

Reading- "The Dog Didn't Eat My Homework" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Vocabulary- Unit 1

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

August 19-23-

Reading- "The Great Depression" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 8

  • Tuesday- p. 9

  • Wednesday- p. 11

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

August 26-30-

Reading- "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Vocabulary- Unit 2

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

September 2-6-

Reading- "The Perfect Candidate" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 14

  • Tuesday- p. 15

  • Wednesday- p. 17

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

September 9-13-

Reading- "The Birthday Horse" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Vocabulary- Unit 3

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

September 16-20-

Reading- "The Komodo Dragon" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 20

  • Tuesday- p. 21

  • Wednesday- p. 23

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

September 23-27-

Reading- "The Big Catch" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Vocabulary- Unit 4

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

September 30- October 4-

Reading- "The Miller, His Son, and a Donkey" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 26

  • Tuesday- p. 27

  • Wednesday- p. 29

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

October 7-11-

Reading- "A Closer Look" reading packet. Reread daily and complete the questions on the back under the correct day.

Vocabulary- Unit 5

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

October 14-18

Reading-A Recipe for Allergies

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 38

  • Tuesday- p. 39

  • Wednesday- p. 41

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

October 21-25-

Reading- "The Loch Ness Monster: Fact or Fiction

Vocabulary- Unit 6

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

October 28-november 1

Reading-Lucky Stars

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 44

  • Tuesday- p. 45

  • Wednesday- p. 47

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

November 4-8-

Reading- The Duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

Vocabulary- Unit 7

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

November 11-15

Reading-Faster Than a Speeding Train

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 50

  • Tuesday- p. 51

  • Wednesday- p. 53

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

November 18-22-

Reading- Native Americans

Vocabulary- Unit 8

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

December 2-5

Reading- Spiling the Beans About Chocolate and Vanilla

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 56

  • Tuesday- p. 57

  • Wednesday- p. 59

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

December 9-13

Reading- Poems About Cats

Vocabulary- Unit 9

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

December 16-19

Reading-You Can't Eat Your Sunglasses

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 62

  • Tuesday- p. 63

  • Wednesday- p. 65

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

January 6-19

Reading- Autism and Therapy Horses/Seeing Eye Dogs

Vocabulary- Unit 10

  • Monday- practice page

  • Tuesday- online synonyms/antonyms

  • Wednesday- practice quiz

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

January 16-20

Reading- Life on a Navy Submarine

Spelling-

  • Monday- p. 68

  • Tuesday- p. 69

  • Wednesday- p. 71

  • Thursday- study for tomorrow's test

Announcements

Spelling and vocabulary will be studied and tested on alternating weeks. Students will be assigned new roots on Wednesday and will be tested the following Tuesday.

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