November 2-6, 2015: Week 13 - Trimester Ends

Unbelievable! Our first trimester ends this Friday. Students have been introduced to, and now understand, some important literary concepts. They have learned the parts of the plot and the significance of each. They can now use transition words correctly and how to successfully enrich their own writing with Smiley-Face tricks. They have also learned how to use context clues while reading to help them determine the meaning of new or unusual words. They have read a magical realism book, Kokopelli's Flute, together in class and have applied all their new skills to that book in addition to their own independent reading. And finally we are winding-up the trimester by introducing students to the ACES strategy for writing explanatory essays. All-in-all, it's been an extremely productive trimester.

Remember - get your i-read's in as fast as possible & don't forget your Utah Expedition Questions, too.
Here's our last week-at-a-glance:

Week 13: November 2- FLEX : *i-reads + personal narrative	Monday November 2	Tuesday November 3	Wednesday November 4 LA FLEX priority	Thursday November 5	Friday November 6 = short day SUCON
	*ACES = we do *Lost Boy video *Kokopelli’s Flute	*ACES = table do *Scope article	*ACES = you do *Kokopelli’s Flute-based articles	* ACES  = finish solo- paragraphs + Quiz * SSR + i-Reads	*SSR + i-reads *End of Trimester 1

Week 12: We'll try to finish-up Kokopelli's Flute and get as many i-reads as possible passed-off.

Week 12: October26-30 FLEX : *i-reads + personal narrative	Monday October 26 Wear Red	Tuesday October 27 Wear Warrior colors	Wednesday October 28 Hat Day LA FLEX priority	Thursday October 29 Crazy Hair Day	Friday October 30  Costume Day
	*Monday Write = nightly transformation? *Kokopelli’s Flute *SSR+I-Reads	*Meet in Library *Kokopelli's Flute	*Kokopelli's Flute *SSR + I-Reads	**Introduce ACES  *Kokopelli's Flute * SSR + i-Reads	*SSR + i-reads *Halloween Activity *Leany Loot Drawing