In Language Arts today the students spent time reading chapter four of The Giver.

Then, we spent time discussing the plot of chapters one through four in small groups. I have attached the questions we answered to this blog post.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Tomorrow
2. Study for your Greek and Latin Root Test Tomorrow
3. Make sure you have read chapters 1-4 of The Giver
4. One Pager Number 7 due Friday, June 8th

Upcoming Events:

• Reading NWEA Test on Monday and Tuesday
• Last Library Day on Monday
• Staff vs. Student Dodge-ball Monday after School-Make sure you put your Eagle Etiquettes in at lunch!

The Giver Chapter One Guided Questions

The Giver Chapter Two Guided Questions

Chapter Three Guided Questions

Chapter 4 Guided Questions

In Language Arts today the students spent time reading chapter 3 of The Giver. We also spent time discussing the different jobs in the community as well as the vocabulary.

I have added a practice test to Google Classroom for people who would like to practice for the Greek and Latin Root Test on Friday.  The extra credit words are not part of the study tool. If you are planning on doing the extra credit, you will need to use your ISN to study.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! (Alliteration)

Homework:

1. Make sure you have read through chapter 3 of The Giver
2. Read your Good Fit Book
3. Study for your Greek and Latin Roots Test
4. One-Pager Number 7

Upcoming Events:

• The last day to check out library books is Monday
• We will be taking the Reading NWEA Test Monday and Tuesday
• Staff vs. Student Dodgeball is Monday after school. You may put in your Eagle Etiquettes to play during lunch!

In Language Arts today the students spent time reading chapter two of The Giver.  We also discussed the first two chapters in class and started adding information to our note sheets. I have attached the note sheets all of the students received and glued in their ISNs to this blog post.

We also looked at vocabulary words that would help us to better understand chapters one through eight.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
2. Make sure you have read chapters 1 and 2 of The Giver
3. Study for the Greek and Latin Root Test on Friday
4. One-Pager Number 7 due Friday, June 8th

Upcoming Events:

• Reading NWEA Test on Monday and Tuesday
• Last Library Day on Monday
• Staff vs. Student Dodge-ball Game after school on Monday-Put in your Eagle Etiquettes at Lunch!

Word Meaning in Different Societies

Job Chart

In Language Arts today the students spent time taking their Folktale Test. I will do my best to have grades updated by the end of the week reflecting their scores from the test as well as their presentations.

The students also began reading The Giver today.  If students did not finish reading chapter one in class, it is homework.  For most of this unit, the students will be working in small groups to complete daily tasks.  Groups who do not finish will need to complete the remaining tasks at home.  I will post their tasks on the blog so they know what needs to be completed.  Today we did not meet in groups since we are just beginning to introduce the novel.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
2. One-Pager Number 7 due Friday, June 8th
3. Read Chapter One of The Giver
4. Study for the Greek and Latin Roots Test on Friday

Upcoming Events:

• Our last day to check out books to the library is next Monday, May 14th
• All library books must be returned to the library by Thursday, May 24th
• We will be taking the Reading NWEA next Monday, May 14th

In Language Arts today the students were introduced to The Giver.  We completed an anticipation guide and participated in a book strips activity where the students were given two to three sentences from The Giver to read to their classmates.  Based on the activities we did in class today, the students predicted what they thought the book was going to be about.  We will begin reading the book in class on Monday.  We will spend the rest of the school year focusing on analyzing this novel and using it as our class textbook.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Folktale Test-Monday
2. Finish Good Fit Book #7 by Monday
3. Bring your copy of The Giver to class on Monday

Today in Language Arts the students spent time presenting their folktales.  We are done M-STEP testing and we will be following a normal school schedule tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Folktale Test on Monday
2. Bring your copy of The Giver on Monday
3. Finish Good Fit Book #7 by Monday

During Language Arts today the students spent time in the library.  When we returned, we continued to present our folktale projects.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Folktale Test on Monday
2. Bring your copy of The Giver on Monday
3. Finish Good Fit Book #7 by Monday

In Language Arts today the students spent time presenting their folktale projects.  We had a shorter class period due to M-STEP testing that was taking place.  This will continue to be our schedule for the next couple of days so I will not be posting to the blog.

Have a great evening and don’t forget, we will be going to the library tomorrow since we missed our scheduled day on Monday due to the field trip!

Homework:

1. Folktale Project Presentations-TOMORROW
2. Folktale Test-Monday
3. Finish Reading Good Fit Book #7 by Monday
4. Bring The Giver to class on Monday

Today the students were able to experience ice skating on our field trip! The students and teachers had a lot of fun and I believe a lot of the students learned that ice skating is much harder than it looks! Any student who brought their own ice skates to the field trip was reimbursed $3.

Tomorrow we will be taking the Language Arts MSTEP in the morning.  We will be having class in the afternoon.  During Language Arts, the students will be presenting their Folktale Project.  No other time to work on these projects in class will be given since they have had a least 45 minutes for the past 6 school days to work on the project. All students need to make sure they are ready to present both their scrapbook page and their slides tomorrow.  Since we will be MSTEP testing for at least two days this week, we will spend most of our Language Arts time testing or presenting our projects.  I do hope to be able to start The Giver by Friday.

Since most of our week will be spent testing and presenting, I am NOT requiring students to work on Read Theory this week since we won’t have much time for Daily 5. All students will be allowed to read their good fit book when they are done testing and in order to stay on track, the students should be done with Good Fit Book #7 by the end of the weekend in order to focus solely on The Giver.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Finish the Folktale Project-Presentations TOMORROW
2. Read Good Fit Book #7-Students should be done by NEXT Monday, May 7th

Today in Language Arts the students were given time to work on their Folktale Project. This was the last day they were allowed to work on the project in class.  We will be presenting on Tuesday. If the students did not finish by the end of class, it is homework.

The students also participated in an activity where they read directions of various writing prompts and determined the type of writing that needed to take place.

Our field trip is on Monday!  We will be ice skating and playing kickball. The students have been encouraged to wear tennis shoes, socks, and dress appropriately for an ice skating rink. They also need to bring their own lunch with their name on it.  Students who bring their own ice skates will be reimbursed $3.00.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read Good Fit Book Number 7
2. Folktale Project Presentations on Tuesday