This week we will be finishing the story Smokejumpers from our Storytown Reader. Here is a link to the online E-textbook if you would like to read it at home... Click Here. The vocabulary and spelling for this week are found under the weekly objectives heading on the right side of this page.
The spelling list is made up of commonly mistaken words. I will do the word sets together on the spelling test to help...as long as you know both spellings any order works for the spelling test. I will also be giving a "fill in the sentence with the correctly spelled words" page as a separate grade...so you should have a basic understanding of the meaning of each word. If you would like to use spelling city to study your words....Click Here. (Notice: Spelling city has more words than our list, I have narrowed ours down to 16 words.)
Our 4th Reading Assignment begins this week. You are required to find a newspaper or magazine article to read. You will fill out a written response for your Reading Folder. This assignment is due November 19th. Because this assignment does not require an AR test...you must be reading your "free choice" books and testing at a reasonable rate. Remember all extra tests passed will count as extra credit and earn you tickets for the drawing.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
October 27-31
First, let me apologize for the late post. I was not at school yesterday. A very dear friend lost her battle with colon cancer over the weekend and my family and I attended the funeral in Broken Bow. She was my age and only received the diagnosis on June 30th. It just takes my breath away how unpredictable life can be. She was the mother of a 9th and 6th grader so keep them, along with her husband, in your prayers and give your 6th grader a big ol' hug...even if they don't want it. :)
So, all of that along with the copier being down over the weekend has this week off to an unusual start. We are just going to adjust and be flexible this week.
So, all of that along with the copier being down over the weekend has this week off to an unusual start. We are just going to adjust and be flexible this week.
- There will be NO SPELLING (insert shouts of joy here).
- We took a reading test today (Tuesday). I will grade them tonight so that students can come in during lunch on Wednesday and Thursday to make corrections on any grade below a 70.
- KEEP READING library books. I did not get an official extra credit reading paper typed to hand out, but read and pass tests on extra books and they will be extra credit.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Oct 20-24
Welcome Back from FALL BREAK, I hope you had a great weekend.
This is a short week again due to NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, October 24th, however, we will have a spelling list/test. I feel like the list is one you guys can handle and do well. Please, STUDY! :)
This week is Parent/Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-6:45. I WILL NOT BE HERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON for conferences. I would still like to see as many parents as possible. I will be sending a note home on Tuesday, please read over it and see if there is a time you would like to meet. Email conferences and phone calls work too! Sorry for this inconvenience.
I'm going to allow some extra credit reading assignments since our non-fiction AR reading assignment is a shorter one. I'll be giving information in class next week.
THANKS!!
This is a short week again due to NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, October 24th, however, we will have a spelling list/test. I feel like the list is one you guys can handle and do well. Please, STUDY! :)
This week is Parent/Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-6:45. I WILL NOT BE HERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON for conferences. I would still like to see as many parents as possible. I will be sending a note home on Tuesday, please read over it and see if there is a time you would like to meet. Email conferences and phone calls work too! Sorry for this inconvenience.
I'm going to allow some extra credit reading assignments since our non-fiction AR reading assignment is a shorter one. I'll be giving information in class next week.
THANKS!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Fall Break Week!
I'm a little late posting, but you've probably already figured out.....
NO SPELLING
NO VOCAB
NO STORY this week.
We are catching up on work, reviewing a few skills,and working on reading assignments in class.
Use the rubric handed out in class to check your own notebook. They will be turned in Wednesday, October 15th for a grade. This grade will be recorded twice in the grade book. These lessons are done together in class and the rubric was provided with plenty of time for you to catch up in areas where you were behind.
HAPPY FALL BREAK!
NO SPELLING
NO VOCAB
NO STORY this week.
We are catching up on work, reviewing a few skills,and working on reading assignments in class.
Use the rubric handed out in class to check your own notebook. They will be turned in Wednesday, October 15th for a grade. This grade will be recorded twice in the grade book. These lessons are done together in class and the rubric was provided with plenty of time for you to catch up in areas where you were behind.
HAPPY FALL BREAK!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Oct 6-10
Dates:
October 16-17 No School Fall Break
October 21 & 23- Parent Teacher Conferences
October 24- No School
*** End of 9 Weeks is OCTOBER 10th make every assignment count!
Here are the Highlights for this week:
Monday: Introduce Spelling/Vocabulary for the week, Introduction of Cause/Effect
Tuesday: Cause/Effect Lesson...Interactive Notebook NEEDed in class this day
Wednesday: Practice Spelling Test, Read The Man Who Made Time Travel
Thursday: Library Lesson Day with Mrs. Gordon about Nonfiction Text Features...we will all be checking out nonfiction books on this day to begin our next reading assignment
Friday: Spelling Test, Reading Test over The Man Who Made Time Travel
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