7Jamaica Louise James

Question of the Day

Arthur’s Purpose

Seeing Shapes

Artists start their pictures with simple shapes. A drawing of a tree might begin with a rectangle for the trunk and lots of small circles for the leaves. An artist might use a square for a house and a triangle for a roof.

What shape could you use to draw the sun? A circle, of course! What shapes could you use to draw a person? Be an artist and look for simple shapes in the world around you.

The next time you draw a picture, start with the basic shapes of the things you wants to show. Then add details using other shapes. You’ll be amazed at what you can do with simple shapes!

Word Wall

impossible believe

enoughbrought

chipchatmuchwatch

shopshowfishfresh

thinthankbothbath

Digraphs

ch/tch

sh

th

chinhushthinkitchmuchmarch

sharkdishshoethickteethwith

chinhushthinkitchmuchmarch

sharkdishshoethickteethwith

Read these sentences

I wish we could go to the beach.

Sharon chose a shirt to match her shoes.

I will watch the baby chick hatch from its shell.

Which path should we choose?

Moesha has a loose tooth!

I wish we could go to the beach.

Sharon chose a shirt to match her shoes.

I will watch the baby chick hatch from its shell.

Which path should we choose?

Moesha has a loose tooth!

Spelling

Tanya’s City Garden

Build Robust Vocabulary

The alley was filthy and needed cleaning.

filthy

filthy

Filthy means dirty.

This girl is filthy.

filthy

Would you get filthy after –

playing in a sprinkler

digging a hole in the ground?

or

filthy

when something is very dirty

filthy

Tara’s neighbors are fellow city gardeners.

fellow

fellow

A fellow is someone who has something in common with you.

fellow

fellow

Who are you more likely to see at school everyday –

the principal

your fellow students?

or

fellow

a person who has something in common with you.

fellow

Miriam Grand was an executive at the TV station.

executive

executive

An executive is a boss that

isin charge of a

business.

executive

Would you be more likely to find an executive

at the park?

in an office

or

executive

When someone is a boss in charge of a business

executive

The mayor thanked Tanya for beautifying the city.

beautifying

beautifying

When you are making something nicer or more beautiful than it

was, then you are beautifying it.

beautifying

Which might need beautifying –

a new car

an old house?

or

beautifying

When you are making something nicer than it was

beautifying

Grammar

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Writing