Dear Parents and Students,
Since October is the month to trick and/or treat. We are in for a real treat as we read Passage to Freedom. In this story, the family of a Japanese diplomat living in Lithuania in 1940 is confronted by Jewish refugees asking for Japanese visas to escape the German Nazis. Without his country’s permission, the diplomat issues thousands of the visas. Even today, years after his death, Japanese and Jewish families alike honor Mr. Sugihara for his bravery.
Activity
Adventure Visa With a family member, make your own passport from a few sheets of folded paper. Design an official-looking seal on the cover, and then draw a variety of colorful visas in your passport that represent all the countries you have visited on an imagined adventure.
Meet this Week's Author and Illustrator:
Illustrator: Dom Lee
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To prepare for the Passage to Freedom test on Friday, you might want to think about these things as you read this week:
1.What is the author's purpose in this selection?
2. Which of these happened first in the story: a crowd spent the night outside the Sugihara family's house, the Sugihara family was sent to prison for many months, the crowd chose who woudl go inside to talk to Mr. Sugihara, or Mr. Sugihara asked the Japanese governmentif he could issue the visas.
3. What happened after Mr. Sigihara died?
4.What is the main idea of the story?
5. What happened before the people gathered in front of the house?
6. Why was Mr. Sugihara sked to resign from diplomatic service?
7. How were the Japanese children different from the Jewish children?
8. Why were diplomats allowed to write travelers' visas?
9. What is the story mostly about?
10.Which one of the following statements is a valid generalization: Some of the Jewish people decided to stay in Lithuania, There were few people who helped the Jews, Lithuania was a safe place for the Jews, or People who helped the Jews put themselves in danger.
11. Why did the author include a statement by Hiroki Sugihara at the end of the story?
12. Imagine that one of the survivors met Mr. Sugihara after the war. What do you think that the survivor might have said?
13. When the author says, "There is a saying that the eyes tell everything about a person." What do the eyes tell about the immigrants in the art throughout this selection?
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This Week's Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
An author’s purpose is the reason why the author writes a story. Authors may write to persuade, inform, entertain, or express ideas or feelings.
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Author's Purpose Activity
Tag-Team Story With a family member,take turns making up a story about your family. You start it, then the other person continues it for a while, and so on. When the story is finished, try to figure out the authors’ purpose in your story. Is there more than one? How do you know?
Practice Author's Purpose and other Reading skills with these activity pages:
Author's Purpose 1
Author's Purpose 2
Author's Purpose 3
Review Skill
Research and Study Skills 1
Research and Study Skills 2
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Words to Know
Knowing the meanings of these words is important to reading Passage To Freedom. Practice using these words.
agreement harmony in feeling or opinion
cable a message sent through wires, also called a telegram
diplomat person who manages relations between nations
issue to distribute officially to a person or persons
refugees people who flee to another country for safety
representatives people appointed or elected to act or speak for others
superiors people who are higher in rank or position
visa an official signature or endorsement upon a passport or document, showing it has been examined and approved
Practice This Week's Vocabulary using these activity pages:
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
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This Week's Grammar Skill: Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun shows ownership. Possessive nouns can be either singular or plural. Singular nouns form singular possessives. For example: shoe/shoe’s, Ron/Ron’s. Plural nouns form plural possessives. For example: women/women’s, girls/girls’. To form a noun’s possessive form, you usually add –’s to it. If the
noun is a plural noun that ends in s, add only an apostrophe. For example: table/ table’s, bus/bus’s, men/men’s, toes/toes’.
Possessive Noun Activity
Whose Favorite? With a family member, try to list the favorite foods of every member of your family you can think of. Identify each family member’s favorite food using a complete sentence: “Yin’s favorite food is tacos.”
Practice Possessive Nouns with these activity pages:
Possessive Noun Introduction
Possessive Nouns 1-4
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Practice This Week's Spelling Words: Irregular Plurals
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Practice 4
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Daily Oral Language Practice Sentences
Monday: Practice 1-3
Tuesday: Practice 4-6
Wednesday: Practice 7-9
1. dr barker leaved for new haven yesterday
2. them girls had sat the box on the table
3. the cramer company has did a good job on the building
4. our family visited lincolns park and i bouth a animal postcard
5. i know that lost lake resort is beautiful because i went their for a party
6. john has gavehis book to rosa and i
7. andrea sat how to fish, her new book, on the table
8. how had you knowed which was the more easier of the two
9. my brother he has gave me that kind of sandwich to
10. he had hid in his Room so that other children would let him alone
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Review Daily Geography Questions for extra practice:
Monday: Practice 1-2
Tuesday: Practice 3-4
Wednesday: Practice 5-6
1. What is the capital of Illinois, the state known as the land of Lincoln?
2. Is South America north or south of the Tropic of Cancer?
3. Name the longest mountain range in the United States.
4. Which continent is farther north, North America or Africa?
5. In what state is Mt. mcKinley, elevation 20,320 feet, located?
6. If you didn't understand a symbol on a map, where would you look?
7. Are there more mountains east or west of the Mississippi River?
8. What is the capital of Iowa, the state known as the Hawkeye State?
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Tests:
Thursday: Daily Oral Language, Grammar, and Daily Geography
Friday: Passage to Freedom, and Fresh Read
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Announcements:
1. Thursday, October 14th: Project Wet Field Trip at Lincoln Parish Park (Free)
2. Students of the Week: Keaton and Brianna
3. Only solid black, white, or red jackets may be worn to school.
4. SACS visitors will be in the school on Tuesday assessing our school climate. All school and classroom routines will remain in effect.
5. All donations of used or new chapter books would be greatly appreciated. Any book that your son or daughter has read or would like to read would be a welcomed addition to our classroom library.
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Let's have a great week!
Thanks,
Mrs. Telford
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