In Language Arts today the students added references to their interactive notebook.  We will be using these references frequently throughout the course of the school year.  Students who finished stored their notebook in their assigned cubbie and students who did not took their notebooks home to finish over the weekend.

We also spent time in class discussing what a good fit book is and how we know if a book is a good fit for us.  Then, we participated in a book swap activity.  The students were introduced to various books in our classroom and school library.  If a book sounded interesting to them, they were able to write down the title and the author so that they can check out the book next week.  We will be having our first library day on Monday. Starting Monday, all students are expected to be reading a good fit book at all times.  They will be required to read at home for 100 minutes per week.  I will not be asking families to keep a reading log. Instead, the students will be writing One-Pagers about the books they finish reading each month. The students are expected to finish one book per month for the entire school year.

We will also begin NWEA testing on Monday. Since we take the Reading Comprehension and Language tests in Language Arts, we will be testing for most of next week and I won’t be posting to the blog as often.  When students are done NWEA testing, they are allowed to work on Read Theory, read their good fit book, work on their One-Pager, or prepare their Book Talk Presentation.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework:

1. Make sure your ISN is ready for Monday!
2. All About Me One-Pager due Tuesday, September 11th
3. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday, September 14th
4. Book Talk Presentations on Thursday, September 27th

Upcoming Events:

1. Our first Library Day is on Monday!
2. NWEA Testing is Monday
3. Open House Wednesday, September 12th 6:00-7:30
4. Picture Day Tuesday, September 18th