Ms. Lessel

This week we will be wrapping up our difference maker unit. It has been amazing to hear about how so many people you know are making a difference. Kudos to them!!!! We are excited to hear on Tuesday what plans you have for making a difference or what difference you are already making.

The rest of the week we will be reviewing everything related to language arts. It is time to show us what you’ve got. It is on you as a whole to carry on the legacy of Bryant being the School Of Champions!

Be sure to step- up your game on ready-theory. Bonus extra credit points will be one of your rewards based on the points you earn between now 3/28-4/9. It is vital you show up and practice to continue being a SCHOOL OF CHAMPIONS!

Parents and Students

Report Cards will be available for pick up tomorrow, March 22 between 3:30 and 6:30. Conferences are being held at this time.

Unfortunately I will not be here.  I am asking students to do a student-led conference at home by:

* Going on student connect to discuss the details of their Card marking 4 grade and their current grade for Card marking 5.

* Going on readtheory.org to show their progress.

* Share their Winter Results and plan for Spring (found on blue pages in planner.

After conducting the at home conference if  you feel you would also like to speak with me please come with your child between 3pm and 6 pm on Wednesday, March 29th or send me an email.  lesseln@dearbornschools.org

Thanks,

Ms. Lessel

Welcome to the start of 5th marking!

This week you will be continuing to explore people who make a difference.

Monday: Presenting Your Personal Difference Maker

Tuesday: Persuading Others to Support Your Cause and What difference can or do you make?

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Wednesday- Friday: Comparing and Contrasting The Underground Railroad.

Which gives you a better understanding of the Underground Railroad the movie,

Race to Freedom, or the story, “Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad” ?

Be sure you are reading for at least an hour and a half each week and completing at least 100 points on readtheory.org .M-Step is coming up in a few weeks.  What are you doing to prepare?

The marking period ends tomorrow. Check out your grade!

Well that was quite a surprise last week. Fortunately we were able to reschedule our field trip for the play ” Diary of Anne Frank” for this Thursday, March 16th. The theater is actually extending their performance for us to be able to see it! I have sent home a new permission slip to notify you of the change and am asking if you could sign and return it ASAP to confirm.

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This week we will continue looking at individual difference makers and organizations that make a difference. They will work on persuading classmates to support an organization that they care about. For homework students are to find a person that they feel makes a difference. I am asking that they look for someone they know personally or to find someone others don’t know. They will share their difference maker next Monday, March 20th.

As always students should be reading at home and working on Read Theory. The notion they don’t have homework is false.

Also due to the power outages :

Read Theory that was assigned March 10-12th will be counted as Bonus Extra Credit.

Card Marking 4 Exit Tickets( for a book finished this card marking) and CM4 Reflection(Literary Letters are due this Wednesday. These are to be completed in your metacognitive log and may go home Tuesday to finish up.

Wednesday is a late-start.

Friday is the last day of Card Marking 4

Due to today’s school closing the field trip scheduled for today is cancelled.

We are hoping to reschedule it for next week!

Stay-tuned for further details.

Be safe today and stay away from any downed power lines.

It’s a great day to catch up on some reading 🙂

This week we will be working on comparing and contrasting as a way to evaluate different medias for presenting information. The topics we will be exploring are The Civil Rights Movement, The Underground Railroad, and The Holocaust ( students not on field trip) or Anne Frank ( students on field trip). From this we will be making claims and supporting it with evidence and reasons.

Reminder the field trip is this Thursday from 9- 1pm. Students attending need to dress for going out to a play. Thinks of it as going out somewhere nice. Please remember dress should follow the district dress code when choosing your nice outfit. Cell- phones aren’t permitted on the trip. Students will also need to bring their own lunch that day to eat when we return as the cafeteria will be closed.

Students not going will be reporting to Mrs. Mualem when we leave. There they will be completing an alternate assignment so that they can also compare/contrast, evaluate, and make claims with evidence and reasons.

Homework is to read and earn at least 100 points on readtheory.

Finally the end of the marking is approaching next Friday. Students need to have their exit tickets completed by Monday, 13th. Book talks will be done by Wednesday, March 15th.

Welcome Back from back and to the final 3 weeks of the marking period.

This week we will be continuing to evaluate ways people fight injustice and elements of a argumentative writing. On Wednesday you will take the PSAT and on Thursday and Friday you will take the Argumentative Writing Assessment.

For homework this week continue reading your book and work on read theory.

This week we will be reading about Harriet Tubman (266-277) as an example of someone who worked on making a difference. You will need to complete 8 frayer models for the vocabulary from the story by Thursday.vocab harriet tubman

The quiz on the story and the vocabulary is Friday.

Homework is to read your good-fit book and complete Read Theory ( earning at least 100 points).

Remember there is a late start this Wednesday and no school next week. There are 3 different extra credit opporunites.

1. Bonus Points for Read Theory starts on Feb. 20th- Feb 28th.
2. Optimist Essay Contest
3. Kroger ” I Can Make History” contest

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This week we will be looking at elements of an op/ed. You will be writing a complete op/ed draft to the question “Are social networking sites good for our society/”. The assignment is located on google docs. On Friday you will sharing with a partner your draft for peer revision. The final copy will be submitted on google classroom via google classroom. It is due Monday,  Feb. 13th.

In addition, we will begin our unit on people who have made a difference. To start off we will be looking at how others fight injustice.

Be sure to show your parents your latest NWEA scores and set a goal and plan for the spring testing. It is important to remember that you should be reading for 20 minutes a night and earning at least 100 points on readtheory.org each week in order to grow. If you go over 100 points you will receive bonus extra credit points.

Reminder; Field Trip permission slips are due this Wednesday, Feb. 8th.

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Extra Credit Writing Contest Opportunities;

There are 3 opportunities for extra credit below. You may choose to do any of them before the contest is due. It is up to you to mail your entry into the contest and follow their rules. To receive extra credit for me you must provide me a copy of your entry essay by the date it is due for the contest. good Luck to you.

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