12/15/12

Welcome Back!

I am so excited that we are back and ready to go.  Please be aware that this week is Spirit Week. 
Tuesday- Western Day
Wednesday- Pink Day
Thursday -Hero Day
Friday- Black and Gold Day

Student can have free dress if they are wearing the theme.

In Reading we are not starting a new novel we are wrapping up Gilly.  Students have been given class time to work on their Paper Bag Book Report.  I also provided a worksheet and we went over what Plot & Theme are.  We will continue to work in class however the majority of work will need to be done at home. In Grammar tomorrow we have a pre test and Thursday we will have a preposition test.  In writing students we will have a few activities that will help to make their next essay even more descriptive. 

We have Parent- Teacher Conferences coming up on the first and second of November.  Remember there is no school for students however, they should still be at the conference.  If you would prefer a morning or evening please feel free to e-mail me with your preference.

** Students have been working very hard on their Paper Bag Book Reports and I am letting them turn them in on Monday.  Please be aware that this means that I hope to see well done projects especially with all of the in class time they have been given.  This also means that students have one more day to get help from me editing their plot and themes.  Tomorrow we will take class time to go over the rubrics that I am going to use.  It is important to note that this is the culminating event for this novel and it is worth a lot of points.

Every Week-

Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning, WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD

Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.


** Extra Credit **

There are some similar themes and events that occurred in the movie Finding Nemo and the book The Great Gilly Hopkins.  Please watch and create a double bubble that compares the two.  Do not write things like they are fish but rather the emotions, events and behaviors of the characters.  This is due Monday no later.