No spelling test this week, but use the time to get a head start for next week's tough word list. We are already practicing next week's words in class. Please also use the time to read for Book it or Six Flag Reading Club.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Reading and Language Arts Terra Nova Today
It's Terra Nova Week! Students took three tests today -- two Reading and one Language Arts. Tomorrow we will take our Math tests.
No spelling test this week, but use the time to get a head start for next week's tough word list. We are already practicing next week's words in class. Please also use the time to read for Book it or Six Flag Reading Club.
No spelling test this week, but use the time to get a head start for next week's tough word list. We are already practicing next week's words in class. Please also use the time to read for Book it or Six Flag Reading Club.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Terra Nova Week
It's Terra Nova Week! Students took three tests today -- Sequences, Analogies, and Quantitative Reasoning. Tomorrow we will have two Verbal Reasoning tests. I like to think of these as "Detective Solving" questions. They can be fun!
No spelling test this week, but use the time to get a head start for next week's tough word list. Please also use the time to read for Book it or Six Flag Reading Club.
No spelling test this week, but use the time to get a head start for next week's tough word list. Please also use the time to read for Book it or Six Flag Reading Club.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Narrative Tales
We continue to learn about the narrative forms of fairy tales, tall tales, folk tales, pourque tales, fables, and myths. We are reading several examples of each and will be attempting to write our own tomorrow. Students made booklets hilighting the features of each style of narrative text.
Tomorrow is also our Unit 18 spelling test.
Spelling City
Block 1 completed reading Because of Winn-Dixie. Block 2 is currently listening to the story The Indian in the Cupboard.
Notes were sent home today about next week's Terra Nova Testing. There will be no spelling unit next week.
Tomorrow is also our Unit 18 spelling test.
Spelling City
Block 1 completed reading Because of Winn-Dixie. Block 2 is currently listening to the story The Indian in the Cupboard.
Notes were sent home today about next week's Terra Nova Testing. There will be no spelling unit next week.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Narrative Genres
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
Today we took a test over "Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life" on pages 466-489. We are discussing many different literary forms, such as tall tales, fables, and folklore. We will be watching several of the examples of different types of narrative literature listed below.
eBook
eBook
Folktale
Fable
Pourquoi (Why?) Tales
Tall Tale
Myths
Fairy Tale
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Hewitt Anderson
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
Today we read "Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life" on pages 466-489. We are discussing many different literary forms, such as tall tales, fables, and folklore. We will be watching several of the examples of different types of narrative literature listed below.
eBook
eBook
Folktale
Fable
Pourquoi (Why?) Tales
Tall Tale
Myths
Fairy Tale
Thursday, January 14, 2016
About the Artists
Our reading story this week is Just Like Me. We read about different artists and how they created self portraits to express themselves. We read books in the classroom about many famous artist, including Pablo Picasso, Vincent VanGogh, Grant Wood, and Mary Cassatt. We are creating our own self portraits and writing autobiographies. Students are typing autobiographies, and they will be graded on the following criteria:
Brief Autobiography
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Sentences are not provided, and/or errors in spelling and punctuation make work unreadable
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Sentences are not clear and have major errors in punctuation and/or spelling
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Several errors in sentence clarity, punctuation, and spelling
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The majority of sentences are detailed and clear with proper spelling and punctuation
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All sentences are detailed and clear with proper spelling and punctuation
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Paragraph does not contain information about life’s influence in relation to self portrait.
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Paragraphs contains very little information about life’s influence in relation to self portrait
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Paragraph contains adequate information about life’s influence in relation to self portrait
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Fairly descriptive paragraph about life’s influences in relation to self portrait
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Very descriptive paragraph about life’s influences in relation to self portrait
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We studied spelling words with er, ar, and or endings. We completed Unit 17 workbook pages. Here's the link to Spelling City for Unit 17 Spelling games:
Spelling City
This week we also worked on possessive and reflexive pronouns, completing practice workbook pages 96 and 101. Here's a link to explain reflexive pronouns:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/reflexive_pronouns.htm
Another skill we are learning is Steps in a Process. Here are some activities you can have your child do at home to practice Steps in a Process:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Just Like Me Story Test
Our reading story this week is Just Like Me. We read about different artists and how they created self portraits to express themselves. Today we took the story test over vocabulary and comprehension, and we are creating self portraits and writing autobiographies. Students will type their autobiographies tomorrow, and they will be graded on the following criteria:
Brief Autobiography
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
Sentences are not
provided, and/or errors in spelling
and punctuation make work unreadable
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Sentences are not
clear and have major errors in punctuation and/or spelling
|
Several errors in
sentence clarity, punctuation, and spelling
|
The majority of
sentences are detailed and clear with proper spelling and punctuation
|
All sentences are
detailed and clear with proper spelling and punctuation
|
Paragraph does not contain information about life’s
influence in relation to self portrait.
|
Paragraphs contains very little information about life’s
influence in relation to self portrait
|
Paragraph contains adequate information about life’s
influence in relation to self portrait
|
Fairly descriptive paragraph about life’s influences in
relation to self portrait
|
Very descriptive paragraph about life’s influences in
relation to self portrait
|
We studied spelling words with er, ar, and or endings. We completed Unit 17 workbook pages. Here's the link to Spelling City for Unit 17 Spelling games:
Spelling City
This week we also worked on possessive and reflexive pronouns, completing practice workbook pages 96 and 101. Here's a link to explain reflexive pronouns:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/reflexive_pronouns.htm
Another skill we are learning is Steps in a Process. Here are some activities you can have your child do at home to practice Steps in a Process:
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