Friday, October 2, 2015

Week 9: October 5th - 9th

Last week was great. Parents, Thanks so much for coming to Parent-Teacher conferences; it was terrific to visit with you about our favorite topic...your children!

This week - week 9, we'll be ...

...finishing the Personal Narrative. It will be due Monday. During this unit, students have learned the function of transition words and also how to enhance their writing with what we call "Smiley Face Tricks," giving their stories many more specific details, expanding the action, and creating more vivid images with figurative language.

... continuing the class novel, Kokopelli's Flute. Students will apply their knowledge of the plot structure to this story and will also practice using context clues to understand words they might not be familiar with. They will also be reading actively: asking questions, making connections, speculating on predicting what will come next, and then revising or confirming those as they continue to read.

... working on i-Reads; # 7 will be due Friday. Please remember, students may choose their own titles and genres. Fun incentives are in place to read a lot and to read widely: Bingo and the 40-club, so Keep Reading!!!!!