The Ghosts of Christmas Past want to warn Miss Sidebottom and Mrs. Bowlds about trying to wear shirts instead of sweaters....chains will be shackled to wrists and ankles if your efforts do not improve in the Christmas Sweater Extravaganza!
C'mon, girls....you can do better!
The Ghost of Christmas Present is disappinted by the lack of creativity found on the first day...
I see REDEMPTION on the horizon....can they turn it around in time?.....That remains to be seen........
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
On the First Day of December, My Teacher Gave to Me!
PROJECTS are being assigned....the students will receive the paperwork on Wednesday, December 2. Their projects are due on December 15, 2009.
They have their choice of three products: Origami mobile, Puppets/Stage and Game!
Each of these is based on a book they have read in class. Yippee! Get your creative groove on and get ready to knock your classmates' socks off......Please feel free to ask questions concerning the project! You can do it...they will be awesome!
By the way, the classes read articles in the paper entitled, "Alaska". They are perfecting their note-taking skills and then summarizing their notes cohesively in a wonderfully written paragraph........
Have a terrific Christmas and I am looking forward to a fabulous new year....
We will be taking the PAS test and MAP test again soon...keep focusing and working hard.....
They have their choice of three products: Origami mobile, Puppets/Stage and Game!
Each of these is based on a book they have read in class. Yippee! Get your creative groove on and get ready to knock your classmates' socks off......Please feel free to ask questions concerning the project! You can do it...they will be awesome!
By the way, the classes read articles in the paper entitled, "Alaska". They are perfecting their note-taking skills and then summarizing their notes cohesively in a wonderfully written paragraph........
Have a terrific Christmas and I am looking forward to a fabulous new year....
We will be taking the PAS test and MAP test again soon...keep focusing and working hard.....
Monday, November 30, 2009
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING!
IN FIRST PERIOD, WE ARE READING "MARTIAN CHRONICLES" BY RAY BRADBURY AND DISCUSSING SETTINGS WITH EMPHASIS ON COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY!
Second Period: We read the story,"Ta-Na-E-Ka" dealing with rites of passage and how a young girl creatively uses to her wits to survive five days in the wilderness.
Third Period: The focus is Making Predictions! "The Bracelet" is a story about Japanese interrment during World War II. We also address the United States' response when the country apologized in 1989 after the Japanese Americans were imprisoned in 1942 for a period of several months to years.
Fifth Period: Japanese Folktales are read with emphasis on details. The two stories are " The Spider Weaver" and "The Grateful Statues". We are character diagramming and focusing on comprehension:)
Sixth and Eighth Periods: We are reading "Ta-Na-E-Ka". These stories are dealing with girls and boys being treated equally. The Kaw Indians (subtribe of the Sioux) were the first Indians that allowed women and men to be treated as equals.
Second Period: We read the story,"Ta-Na-E-Ka" dealing with rites of passage and how a young girl creatively uses to her wits to survive five days in the wilderness.
Third Period: The focus is Making Predictions! "The Bracelet" is a story about Japanese interrment during World War II. We also address the United States' response when the country apologized in 1989 after the Japanese Americans were imprisoned in 1942 for a period of several months to years.
Fifth Period: Japanese Folktales are read with emphasis on details. The two stories are " The Spider Weaver" and "The Grateful Statues". We are character diagramming and focusing on comprehension:)
Sixth and Eighth Periods: We are reading "Ta-Na-E-Ka". These stories are dealing with girls and boys being treated equally. The Kaw Indians (subtribe of the Sioux) were the first Indians that allowed women and men to be treated as equals.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Suffixes/Root Words/Synonyms/Multi-meaning Words/Words in Context/Comprehension
Students have been working on Suffixes (word parts added at the end of words), root words (base words), Synonyms (words that are not exactly spelled the same but have similar meanings), Context Clues (Looking at words in the sentence to provide clues for the correct word) and reading passages that are followed by comprehensive questions---plot events, conclusions and detailed character sketches!
AR Points Update
Students have their current total for AR points today (for current points during the second nine weeks). It is a form that needs to be signed and returned tomorrow. Students need to have points by November 13. Please encourage your child to read thirty minutes every night. They have a reading log that they are keeping and needs to be signed every night.
Students are practicing taking comprehension tests to identify chronological order (sequencing) and details plus multiple choice (synonyms/antonyms) questions to hone their skills when taking different assessments.
Students are practicing taking comprehension tests to identify chronological order (sequencing) and details plus multiple choice (synonyms/antonyms) questions to hone their skills when taking different assessments.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Vocabulary (New and Wonderful)
Irony Legend Myth Mood Limerick Main Idea Metaphor Mood
Narration Nonfiction Prose Refrain Rhyme Rhythm Setting Short Story
Simile Suspense Symbol Tall Tale Theme Tone
These are words are the newest vocabulary words! We will be grouping them according to their meanings......
Remember to get those AR points! You have a Reading Log to be signed every night for the next thirty days.....Remember to kindly ask your parents for their assistance...half of your AR points are due November 13, 2009!
Narration Nonfiction Prose Refrain Rhyme Rhythm Setting Short Story
Simile Suspense Symbol Tall Tale Theme Tone
These are words are the newest vocabulary words! We will be grouping them according to their meanings......
Remember to get those AR points! You have a Reading Log to be signed every night for the next thirty days.....Remember to kindly ask your parents for their assistance...half of your AR points are due November 13, 2009!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
New Vocabulary
1) Irony-a contrast between what is expected and what really happens (An example would be the field trip---we expected to go on our field trip but what really happened!? The weather made that impossible so now it is rescheduled for May!....WAH!)
2) Legend-a story usually based on some historical fact, that has been handed down from one generation to the next (stories about King Arthur and his knights)
3)Myth-a story usually explaining something about the world and involves gods and superheroes.
4)Mood-the overall emotion created by a work of literature
An example would be on page 795 --"Since Hanna Moved Away"
2) Legend-a story usually based on some historical fact, that has been handed down from one generation to the next (stories about King Arthur and his knights)
3)Myth-a story usually explaining something about the world and involves gods and superheroes.
4)Mood-the overall emotion created by a work of literature
An example would be on page 795 --"Since Hanna Moved Away"
The tires on my bike are flat,
The sky is grouchy gray.
At least it sure feels like that
Since Hanna moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes.
December's come to stay.
They've taken back the Mays and Junes
Since Hanna moved away.
Flowers smell like halibut.
Velvet feels like hay.
Every handsome dog's a mutt
Since Hanna moved away.
Nothing's fun to laugh about.
Nothing's fun to play.
They call me, but I won't come out
Since Hanna moved away.
----Judith Viorst
The sky is grouchy gray.
At least it sure feels like that
Since Hanna moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes.
December's come to stay.
They've taken back the Mays and Junes
Since Hanna moved away.
Flowers smell like halibut.
Velvet feels like hay.
Every handsome dog's a mutt
Since Hanna moved away.
Nothing's fun to laugh about.
Nothing's fun to play.
They call me, but I won't come out
Since Hanna moved away.
----Judith Viorst
To be continued....
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