Grade 5                                                    Grade 6 Read 15 min.                                             Read 30 min. Cursive Writing - 10 min. if any                    Speech - think about topics Spelling - Study - Our spelling list will                      - discuss possible topics    continue to grow as the year progresses.                 at home    Students should study the root words and                     - start gathering info. for    all related words. Theywill be tested on                            possible topics    20 words/wk.       Todays word - independence       Tomorrows word- transportation -students may want to try       to find related words to share with with the class tomorrow. Writing - work on prompt. - students get a writng prompt most mornings which they      are expected to write about a page. These will be used during writing lessons and      as a bank of writing to choose from when asked to complete a piece.