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Dear Parents of 4A/4B,
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This week we’ve finished most of U3C2 story. We will cover some reading report items on Monday. I will teach the students the requirements for their Read-athon book reports (some of them will be fun!) which they will complete at a later date. The U3C2 test is on Tuesday. Then students can have fun during
October Holidays without worrying too much about homework.
U3C2 chapter test
It will be on Tuesday. For those who can’t be there on Tuesday, please have your child make up the test at another time. (maybe after Oct. Holidays)
Read-a-thon
This month is SMIC School’s read-a-thon and students are encouraged to read as many books as they can. In my class, students are also encouraged to read as
many English books as possible. Right now, I’ve asked students to keep track of: 1) the number of English books they’ve read, and 2) the number of English
book pages they’ve read. In the coming weeks, we’ll also go over the reading report formats that I would like them to try out. Hopefully riding of this
momentum of read-a-thon, we can jumpstart reading English books (and have a more lasting effect). Please encourage your child to find interesting books in
English to read for fun!
3-Ring Binger
I’ve asked students to put all handouts in their 3-ring binder. Please also encourage your child to do so.
CCSS (Common Core States Standards)
As Dr. Shih mentioned on her speech on 9/4 (Back to School Night), we’re slowly switching to a “textbook-based” curriculum (focusing on covering the
textbook) to “standards-based” curriculum (focusing on covering the standards). We’re making the change slowly and gradually. I’m sending you the CCSS in
simple format – “I Can” statements. Ideally we would cover all the standards when we finish the grade 2 textbook. But since this transition is gradual, we will
try to hit as many standards as we can. If you would like to download those pdf files, I’ve put them on my website: (there are 4 files)
http://mrwengsmic.weebly.com/treasures-resources.html
This past week, we covered:
 U3C2: phonics, spelling words, vocabulary words, other skills/strategies (in class packet)
 reading report: simple fiction and nonfiction report
 reading response: retelling a story, character compare and contrast (using a Venn Diagram)
These worksheets/handouts are passed back to the students:
 U3C2 class packet
Next week, students will learn:(please see highlighted parts)
 U3C2 test on Tuesday, 9/30
 reading report: wanted posters (for a character in the book), writing a letter (to a character or to the author)
phonics sounds
U1C1
U1C2
U1C3
U1C4
U1C5
U2C1
U2C2
U2C3
U2C4
U2C5
U3C1
U3C2
U3C3
U3C4
U3C5
short a, short i
spelling words
has, sat, wag, had, bad, fix, six,
him, will, if,
short o, short e, short u
went, tell, pet, job, fog, not, tug,
hut, tub, bun
short a, long a
bag, cap, ham, mad, back,
bake, ate, cape, made, rake
short i, long i
did, rip, fin, mix, pick, nine, pipe,
five, side, hike
short o, long o
box, fox, dog, lock, pot, cone,
hope, rose, poke, rope
short u, long u
sun, duck, cup, bud, bump,
dude, rule, cube, fume, rude
consonant blends: sl-, dr-, slide, slips, dress, drop, skin,
sk-, st-, sptask, still, must, crisp, spell
long a: -ai, -ay
main, wait, sail, tail, train, jay,
pay, stay, hay, may
long i: -i, -igh, -ie, -y
wild, mind, high, light, sight, dry,
cry, try, tie, lie
long o: -ow, -oe, -oa, -o
grow, mow, crow, toe, goes,
toast, soap, foam, told, most
long e: -e, -ee, -ea, -y
he, we, eat, leaf, mean, queen,
need, seek, baby, pony
long u: -u, u_e
bugle, music, mule, June, fuse,
use, duke, tune, flute, dune
consonant digraphs (at the chest, chill, chase, shape,
beginning): ch-, sh-, thsheep, thing, think, white, while,
whwheat
consonant digraphs (at the each, which, teaching, path,
end): -ch, -th, -sh, -ch, -tch teeth, dish, fishing, wishbone,
watch, matching
scr-, str-, sprscreen, scream, scrape, stripe,
review
words
can, hit
high-frequency words
vocabulary words
blue, even, study
tomorrow, different, groan, excited, carefully, whisper
fix, has
another, move, year
share, wonderful, company, delighted, thinning, enjoyed
fog, tug
different, number, other
safe, flames, tell, forest, heat
cape, made
because, off, picture
deaf, language, signing, cultures, relatives, celebrate
side, nine
America, world, country
settled, wrinkled, practiced, cuddle, favorite, patient
rose, hope
food, together, through
drowns, drifts, desert, gently, burst, neighbor
cube, fume
below, own, city
rescued, mammal, young, hunger, examines, normal
must, spell
follow, paper, near
serious, broken, personal, informs, heal
stay, wait
group, important, only
peered, giggled, snuggled, fluttered, vanished, recognized
light, mind
between, few, example
imaginary, uniform, practices, starting, tryouts, coach
foam, told
family, four, hear
swung, attached, gasped, breathe, frantically, delicious
pony, leaf
above, color, song
tips, obeys, attention, accident, enormous, buddy
mule, fuse
idea, often, second
ancient, hopeful, unable, confirm, valid
white, chase
body, pretty, young
students, effort, perform, mood, remember, proud
path,
carry, talk, once
sincerely, impatient, furious, demand, emergency, snoop
U4C1
U4C2
U4C3
U4C4
U4C5
U5C1
U5C2
U5C3
U5C4
U5C5
U6C1
U6C2
U6C3
U6C4
U6C5
struck, strict, strap, sprain,
spring, spruce,
r-controlled vowels: -ar, -or part, start, park, farm, dark, sort,
storm, short, for, horse
r-controlled vowels: -er, -ir, clerk, herd, term, skirt, sir, stir,
-ur
churn, burst, hurt, turn
-oo and -ou
shook, stood, hook, brook,
crook, foot, soot, could, should,
would
-oo, -ui, -ew, -ue, -oe
root, boot, suit, fruit, clue, glue,
flew, new, shoe, canoe
-au, -aw
pause, launch, fault, jaw, draw,
fawn, hawk, law, raw, crawl
/ou/ sound: -ow, -ou
clown, brown, crown, growl,
howl, round, loud, cloud, sound,
house
diphthong: -oi, -oy
oil, soil, broil, moist, point, boil,
toy, joy, soy, royal
schwa
alone, ago, again, away, alike,
agree, above, awake, idea,
comma
words with silent letters:
knee, knife, knot, gnaw, sign,
kn, gn, wr, mb, bt
wrist, wren, thumb, lamb, debt
hard and soft c, g
camp, cave, cent, face, girl,
wagon, gift, gym, gem, germ
-dge, -ge, -lge, -nge, -rge
cage, page, judge, lodge, large,
barge, bulge, change, range,
hinge
-ar, -are, -air
star, shark, care, stare, rare,
dare, hair, pair, chair, fair
-er, -eer, -ere, -ear
near, dear, ear, deer, steer,
queer, verb, perch, here, where
-or, -ore, -oar
more, tore, wore, store, oar,
roar, board, port, north, fort
-ire, -ier, -ure
fire, wire, hire, tire, drier, flier,
crier, sure, cure, pure
wishbone
scream,
stripe
start, storm
area, money, piece
itches, puddles, preen, beasts, handy, nibble
hours, problem, usually
saddest, balance, deserted, freezes, imagine
clerk, stir
during, sure, whole
conservation, remains, trouble, extinct, hardest
crook, could
violent, beware, prevent, uprooted, destroy, grasslands
shoe, flew
complete, measure,
questions
door, remember, order
pause, fault
listen, several, wind
lengthy, burrow, ranger’s warning, distant, beyond
crown, house
pulled, voice, travel
gathered, agreed, randomly, jabbing, signal
noise, broil
finally, notice, morning
vast, oceans, areas, voyage, planet
alone, idea
certain, field, hundred
blooming, prickly, muscles, aroma, scent, trade
knot, wrist
against, true, half
face, germ
among, decided, bought
imaginary, spacecraft, lunar, visible, footprint, discovered,
(satellite, tank, plaque)
menu, fetch, forgetting, simmered, assembled, devoured
range, judge
believe, material, built
chair, care
heavy, system, region
creating, memories, familiar, imagination, glamorous,
occasions
impossible, treasures, watch, talent, pleasant
dear, here
building, machine, scientist
invented, design, products, instrument, powerful, allowed
north, wore
island, though, special
concern, goalie, figure, vendors, exclaimed, collection
noble, promised, gleamed, wiggled, beloved, glanced
Grammar & Writing:
Treasures G2 Scope and Sequence – Story Structure, Grammar, and Mechanics
Story Structure
U1C1
Character & Setting
U1C2
Plot/Sequence: beginning,
middle, end
U1C3
Main idea & details
U1C4
Main idea & details
U1C5
Predictions
U2C1
Facts & Conclusion
U2C2
Plot/Sequence: beginning,
middle, end
U2C3
Sequence: first, next, then,
last
Grammar
1. Sentence – a group of words that tells a complete
thought.
2. Statement – a sentence that tells something. (telling
sentence)
3. Question – a sentence that asks something. (asking
sentence)
1. Command – a sentence that tells someone to do
something. It ends with a period.
2. Exclamation – a sentence that shows strong feelings.
It ends with an exclamation mark.
1. Every sentence has two parts: subject & predicate.
2. The subject tells who or what does something.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
Every sentence has two parts: subject & predicate.
The subject tells who or what does something.
The predicate tells what the subject does or is.
Combining sentences
If two sentences have the same predicate, you can
combine them to make one sentence using and.
3. If two sentences have the same subject, you can
combine them to make one sentence using and.
1. A noun names a person, place, or thing.
1. singular and plural nouns
2. Add –s to form the plural of most nouns.
3. Add –es to form the plural of singular nouns that end in
s, sh, ch, or x.
4. To form the plural of a noun ending in a consonant and
y, change y to i and add –es.
1. proper noun
2. A proper noun begins with a capital letter
Mechanics
Begin every sentence with a capital letter.
End a sentence with an end mark (period, question mark)
Begin every sentence with a capital letter.
End a sentence with an end mark (period, exclamation mark)
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
begin the greeting & closing in a letter with a capital letter
use a comma after the greeting of a letter
use a comma after the closing of a letter
use a comma between the day and year in a date
Use a comma between the names of a city and a state
1. quotation marks
2. use quotation marks at the beginning and end of what a person
says
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
use comma to separate a series
use and/or before the last word in a series
begin the greeting & closing in a letter with a capital letter
use a comma after the greeting of a letter
use a comma after the closing of a letter
1. a proper noun begins with a capital letter
2. the name of a day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter
3. An abbreviation is a short form of a word.
U2C4
Inference: what I learned
from reading + what I already
know = my inference
U2C5
Inference: what I learned
from reading + what I already
know = my inference
U3C1
Common Core State
Standards (Reading
Standards)
1. characters & settings
2. Problem & Solution
Cause & Effect:
___ happens because ___
U3C2
Illustrations
1. A possessive noun shows who or what owns or has
something.
2. Add ‘s to a singular noun to make it possessive.
3. Add ‘ to most plural nouns to make them possessive.
4. Add ‘s to plural nouns that do not end in s.
1. plural nouns
2. possessive nouns
Grammar
4. An abbreviation begins with a capital letter and ends with a period:
Mrs. Ms. Mr. Dr.
1. possessive nouns
1. possessive nouns
Mechanics
1. Every sentence has two parts: subject & predicate.
2. The subject tells who or what does something.
3. The predicate tells what the subject does or is.
1. a proper noun begins with a capital letter
1. An action verb is a word that shows action
2. An action verb shows what someone or something is
doing.
1. S/V agreement
2. Add –s to most verbs if the subject is singular
3. Add –es to verbs that end with s, ch, sh, x, or z
4. Do not add –s or –es if the subject is plural.
1. An abbreviation begins with a capital letter and ends with a period:
Mrs. Ms. Mr. Dr. Ave. St. Sr. Jr. Capt.
1. use comma to separate a series
2. use and/or before the last word in a series
U3C3
Main Ideas and Summary
1. past tense –ed
1. begin the greeting & closing in a letter with a capital letter
2. use a comma after the greeting of a letter
3. use a comma after the closing of a letter
U3C4
Main Ideas and Summary
1. has/have & had
U3C5
Cause & Effect
___ happens because ___
1. combine sentences with and
U4C1
Compare & Contrast
1. a linking verb is a verb that does not show action
2. linking verb be (is am are, was, were)
1. begin the first word and each important word in a book title with a
capital letter
2. underline the title of a book
1. end statements and commands with a period
2. end a question with a question mark
3. end an exclamation with an exclamation mark
2. a proper noun begins with a capital letter
3. the name of a day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter
U4C2
Cause & Effect
___ happens because ___
1. a helping verb helps another verb show an action
2. helping verb: have, has, is, are, am, was, were
U4C3
Description Web
1.
U4C4
Predictions
1.
U4C5
Inference: what I learned
from reading + what I already
know = my inference
1.
2.
U5C1
Author’s Purpose
U5C2
Problem & Solution
somebody) wanted to ___
but (something happened)
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1. quotation marks
2. use quotation marks at the beginning and end of what a person
says
irregular past tense: go, do, say, see
1. begin the greeting & closing in a letter with a capital letter
2. use a comma after the greeting of a letter
3. use a comma after the closing of a letter
4. use a comma between the day and year in a date
5. Use a comma between the names of a city and a state
irregular past tense: come, run, give, sing
1. begin the first word and each important word in a book title with a
capital letter
2. underline the title of a book
a contraction is a short form of two words
1. a contraction is a short form of two words
an apostrophe takes the place of the letters that are left 2. an apostrophe takes the place of the letters that are left out: isn’t,
out: isn’t, aren’t, hasn’t, haven’t, doesn’t, don’t, didn’t,
aren’t, hasn’t, haven’t, doesn’t, don’t, didn’t, can’t
can’t
a pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns
1. quotation marks
a pronoun must agree with the noun it replaces
2. use quotation marks at the beginning and end of what a person
pronouns: I, he, she, it, you, we, you (plural), they
says
Use I in the subject part of the sentence
1. The pronoun I is always a capital letter
Use me in the predicate part of the sentence
Use we in the subject part of the sentence
so___. And then___
4. Use us in the predicate part of the sentence
U5C3
Main idea & details
U5C4
Sequence: first, next, then,
last
1. A possessive pronoun takes the place of a
possessive noun
2. possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, its, our, your,
their
1. a present-tense verb must agree with a pronoun in
the subject part of a sentence
2. add –s with pronouns he, she, it
3. don’t add –s with pronouns I, we, you, they
U5C5
Classify & Categorize
1.
2.
U6C1
Reality & Fantasy
U6C2
Conclusions
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
U6C3
Make Judgments
1.
2.
3.
U6C4
Compare & Contrast (Venn
Diagram)
U6C5
Character & Setting
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
Others:
1. U1C1
1. a proper noun begins with a capital letter
2. the name of a day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter
1. begin the first word and each important word in a book title with a
capital letter
2. underline the title of a book
3. any unimportant word in a book title, such as a, and, for, of, the,
and to should NOT begin with a capital letter unless it is the first
word in the title
a contraction is a short form of two words
1. don’t confuse possessive pronouns with contractions: their/they’re,
an apostrophe takes the place of the letters that are left
your/you’re, its/it’s
out: I’m, she’s, he’s, it’s, they’re, we’re, you’re
an adjective is a word that describes a noun
1. use comma to separate a series
some adjectives tell what kind: green, big
2. use and/or before the last word in a series
some adjectives tell how many
A and an are special adjectives called articles.
1. Begin a proper noun with a capital letter.
Use the article a before a word that begins with a
2. Begin an abbreviation of a person’s title with a capital letter and
consonant sound.
end it with a period.
Use the article an before a word that begins with a
vowel sound.
comparative adjectives: -er, -est
1. add ‘s to make a singular noun possessive
add –er to an adjective to compare two nouns
2. add ‘ to make most plural nouns possessive
add –est to an adjective to compare more than two
nouns
an adverb tells more about a verb
1. The pronoun I is always a capital letter.
an adverb can tell how: slowly
2. A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
an adverb can tell when or where: yesterday, nearby
Synonyms are words that have the same or almost
1. Begin every sentence with a capital letter.
the same meanings.
2. End a sentence with an end mark (period, question mark,
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
exclamation mark)
1.1. character – the people or animals in a story.
1.2. setting – where and when a story happens.
1.3. alphabetical order (ABC order) – dictionary entries are listed in alphabetical order.
1.4. caption – the words below a picture. They tell what the picture is about or explain what the people in it are saying or doing.
2. U1C2
2.1. plot – a plot contains a problem and a solution in a story.
2.2. word ending (-ed, -ing) – verbs can have different word endings. These groups of letters tell when something happens.
2.3. list – a list is a number of things written down in a certain order or grouping
3. U1C3
3.1. main idea – the most important idea in a story
3.2. details – give more information about the main idea
3.3. word family – a group of words that share some of the same sounds and letters. (For example, bill, pill, fill, still, are all in the same –ill word family)
3.4. table of contents – tells what is on the book’s pages
3.5. title page – gives the book’s title and the names of the author, illustrator, and publisher
4. U1C4
4.1. dictionary – a dictionary lists words and their meanings. Some words have more than one meaning.
4.2. rhyme – words that rhyme begin with different sounds but end with the same sound.
5. U1C5
5.1. prediction – use what you know and what happened in the story to guess what will happen later on in the story.
6. U2C1
6.1. draw conclusions – use clues and what you use to make decision about what is happening in the story
6.2. context clues – words in a sentence or a story that can help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know. They can come before or after the
new word.
6.3. diagrams – drawings that give information
6.4. labels – tell more about a diagram
6.5. Sometimes consonants form a blend. In a consonant blend, you can hear the sound of each consonant. For example, spoon, sky, toast, mask.
7. U2C2
7.1. sequence – The sequence of events is the order of which things happen. Words such as first, then, next, and last give clues to when events take place.
7.2. antonyms – words that have opposite or almost opposite meanings
7.3. simile – compare one thing to another. It uses the words like or as.
8. U2C3
8.1. homophones – words that sound the same, but have different meanings and different spellings. (ate/eight, see/sea, knows/nose)
9. U2C4
9.1. make inferences – use what you already know and what you have read to figure out something about a story
9.2. synonyms – words that have the same or almost the same meaning
10. U2C5
10.1.
multiple-meaning words – words that have more than one meaning
10.2.
contraction – a short way of writing two words. An apostrophe is used to take the place of the letters that are left out. (we will = we’ll; I have =
I’ve)
11. U3C1
11.1.
context clues – words in a sentence or a story that can help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know. They can come before or after
the new word.
11.2.
A word part that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning is called a suffix.
11.2.1. The suffix –less means “without.”
11.2.2. The suffix –ful means “full of.”
11.2.3. When you add –ful or –less to a word that ends with y, you drop the y and add i before adding the suffix. mercy + ful = merciful
12. U3C2
12.1.
Illustrations are pictures that go with a story or article. They can help you understand what you are reading.
12.2.
Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning.
12.3.
(optional) A floor plan is a small map of a building. It shows where you can find rooms and other things in a building.
13. U3C3
14. U3C4
15. U3C5
16. U4C1
17. U4C2
18. U4C3
19. U4C4
20. U4C5