We have officially made it to the second half of the year! Time is flying by….
NWEA Testing on Thursday and Friday
None
District ELA Assessment Next week on the computer after NWEA Reading Testing has been completed; Please check Student and Parent Connect with some grades for this card marking, if you see something missing please get it turned in. Late credit is better than no credit.
February 6th 1/2 Day
SSR/Conferencing (Please remind your students to have a book for SSR on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this is part of our classroom on those days they are expected to have what they need. We make time to visit the library every other week.); Inferencing chart and reading of “The Scholarship Jacket”
Creative Writing #4 Due Friday
End of the card marking is Friday; we have completed book talks (some have not been prepared for this and it is a summative grade); any late work the students have the last day to submit it is on Friday
1/2 Day is Friday, January 18th
Monday, January 21 no school
1/2 day on Tuesday, January 22nd and Wednesday January 23rd
Review for Assessment; Assessment for 4 Types of Sentences; Working on Inferences and reading “A Scholarship Jacket”
None; check student connect to make sure you have all assignments in by Friday at the latest
Creative Writing #4 Due Friday
1/2 Day Friday (End of the card marking)
No School Monday, January 21st, 2019
1/2 Day January 22, 2019
1/2 Day January 23, 2019
SSR/Conferences; Collect 3 Paragraphs and Book Project; Start the Big Question for “The Scholarship Jacket” and Vocabulary Logs for our new short story- this is not homework this weekend
Make sure you have completed Newsela for tonight, every Newsela is worth 15 points. It adds up!!
Grammar Test on 4 Types of Sentences is Tuesday
End of the Card Marking is a week from today!!!
1/2 Day Friday, January 18th
No School on Monday, January 21st
1/2 day both Tuesday and Wednesday January 22 and 23
Review of Types of Sentences; Library Visit; Book Talks; Began Assessment of Zebra
Book Talks have begun (check with your son/daughter as to when they present to the class); Book Project Due on Friday they were given this BEFORE break; 3 paragraph character analysis on the character Zebra which is due on Friday
Working on a Zebra Assessment the kids know exactly what to expect, not a traditional assessment
Zebra Character Writing Due FRIDAY!!!
1/2 Day on Friday, January 18th
No School on Monday, January 21st
1/2 Day January 22nd and 23rd
Complete the rest of the “Types of Sentences” Worksheet and Review; Finish “Zebra”; Add to our character traits and evidence sheet; Begin our character analysis paper (started paragraph 1)
Work on Paragraph 1 for our paper at home it will put you slightly ahead for what is to come with paragraphs 2 and 3
Test over Types of Sentences the Thursday or Friday we return from break
All students need to be ready to select their book talk date when we return from break; their project sheet will be sent home before break as well, so they can get a jump start on their project
Vacation starts at the end of the day on Friday, December 21st we will come back on January 7th, 2019
SSR/Conference; Read “Zebra” with character trait focus
No Newsela is assigned for this week
None
Vacation starts at the end of the day on December 21st
Please bring in hats, gloves, or scarves so we can hit our 400 mark. Your generosity is appreciated! If we can succeed there is a PJ day on Friday. Thanks so much!
SSR/Conferences; Character Traits; Began the rest of reading our short story “Zebra”
None
Make sure you have your Creative Writing #3 turned in
Winter Break starts at the end of the day on Friday, December 21, 2018
Please bring in hats, gloves and scarves for our leadership class donation to go to a local church and mosque. Thanks!
Types of Sentences; Preposition Test Passed Back; Character Traits in Zebra
Creative Writing #3 Due Tomorrow
Retake on Prepositions TOMORROW
Mr. Borg-AM
Mrs. Doner-PM
Break starts at the close of the day next Friday, December 21, 2018
Please consider donating new hats, gloves, or scarves to the less fortunate. If we reach our 400 total by next Wednesday the students can wear PJs on Friday, December 21st to school.
SSR/Conferences; Collecting of the Marley Letter; Big Idea for our new story “Zebra” with a discussion; Vocabulary Chart
Creative Writing #3
Vocabulary Chart due Wednesday
Late Start Wednesday, December 12, 2018