Monday, September 8, 2014

Great First Week

We had a great first week back.

This week the students are going to focus on their "Read All About Me Newspaper" This assignment is worth 25 points and is due September 11th. They will be presenting it to the class. On Friday we will start our pre assessments for the Language! program.

Let's have a great second week! :)

Friday, August 15, 2014

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

I hope you had an enjoyable summer! I'm looking forward to another outstanding school year. Check here for weekly calendars, the syllabus and the app of the week. I will also be posting pictures of the different activities throughout the school year.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

April 28-May 2

6th: This week we will be reading "Rachel Carson" and having a vocabulary quiz. We will also be focusing on prepositions and writing an expository paragraph.

7th: This week we will be reading "How Bugs Bug Us" and answering comprehension questions. We will also be looking at and discussing a personal narrative.

8th: This week we will be taking two quizzes on homophones. We will also be reading "A Game of Catch" and writing a literary analysis.

Friday, April 11, 2014

April 14-18

6th: This week we are going to be answering multiple choice and open ended questions. We are also going to complete an informal outline and take a spelling test.

7th: This week you are going to be completing the final draft of your Whale Song report and taking a spelling and grammar test.

8th: this week we are going to be taking a spelling test and writing a literary anaylsis of "The Marble Champ."

Thursday, April 3, 2014

April 7-11

6th: Students will be reviewing plural and singular present tense verbs. We will also be reading "Looking at Jazz" and having a vocabulary quiz over the words in the text.

7th: This week we will be focusing on summarizing and reading "Woody's Song" and having a vocabulary quiz.

8th: This week we will be reading "The Marble Champ" and taking notes by filling out the 'Map It' graphic organizer. We will have comprehension questions along with a vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Spring Break

Spring Break is March 24th-28th. Have a great Spring Break!!!

Friday, March 7, 2014

March 10-14

6th: This week we will be reading "What is Jazz?" and "Jazz: The Recipe." We will also learn how to expand the predicate in a sentence.

7th: This week we will review simple and complete subjects. We will also be reading "Whale Song" and have a vocabulary quiz.

8th: This week we will be reading "Butterfly's Bet" and "Raymond's Run." We will also be focusing on homophones and noun functions.