On Tuesdays and Thursdays, homework will be to write in a journal.  I will be sending home today both a journal book and a calendar of topics for September and October.  You can choose any of the topics on the calendar or any topic of your choice.  Please see format below on  how to complete the journal.  If your child/children asks you to spell, tell them to stretch out the sounds of the word  and write what he/she hears.  We do this until they learn to spell it in later grades.  This is how we approach spelling of unknown words.  Thanks.

Journal Writing Prompts should include the following:
1.  Title (be creative) 2.  Write the Date    3.  Topic Sentence (hook your audience)   4.  Three – Four Sentences (be descriptive)   5.  Closing Sentences (let your audience know you are finished without writing The End)   6.  Use lots of describing words (use adjectives)  7. Picture.

Please return the journal the next day.