In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about point of view. They also finished reading their article of the week and took the practice quiz to check how well they understood what they were reading. The results of this quiz will not impact students’ grades in any way.
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The students went to the library during Language Arts today.
When we returned, the students learned about the last of the text features and wrapped up our discussion on the parts of speech. They also spent time reading their article of the week and annotating it with a partner. We did not finish this but we will tomorrow during class.
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In Language Arts today the students began learning about point of view. We will continue learning about point of view next week too. The students also continued to learn about text features as well as the parts of speech.
Progress reports will be coming home on Monday for students who qualify. I prefer to send home my own progress report because it gives more information about individual students for the families. I send home progress reports for students with a grade of 70% or lower for the marking period. Students are required to return the signature part to me by the end of the week.
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Don’t forget our library day is Monday!
Today in Language Arts the students participated in the PIE Challenge. They were asked to determine if topics they were given were persuading, informing, or entertaining. The students also continued to learn about text features as well as the parts of speech.
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In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about author’s purpose by sorting statements into the three categories with a partner.
The students also continued to learn about text features and the parts of speech.
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In Language Arts today the students spent time continuing to learn about author’s purpose. We created an interactive note sheet in their notebooks. If students did not finish in class, it was assigned as homework.
The students also continued to learn about text features and parts of speech.
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In Language Arts today the students learned about author’s purpose. We will be reviewing the reasons why author’s write over the next few days.
The students also spent time looking at text features and discussing how text features help us to better understand what we are reading. Today we focused on bullet points and focusing in on different types of print.
The students also spent time learning about the parts of speech. These are all lessons we will continue throughout the course of the week.
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I cannot believe we are at the end of September already! In Language Arts today the students spent time learning about their reading expectations. All students are expected to read at home for 60 minutes each week. How they choose to break up their reading is up to them. They are expected to read two books per marking period. The works out to roughly one book every four and a half weeks. Then, they need to create a one-pager. This is a response to their reading. The requirements for the one-pager have been posted to this blog post and sent home with students today.
The students also spent time exploring NewsELA which is a website we will use to analyze informational texts at our reading level. We will begin doing this next week.
Lastly, the students spent time in class practicing read to self.
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In Language Arts today the students participated in an activity where we explored the books within our classroom. The students were given a choice between six books to analyze using the iPick Strategy. When they were done analyzing, they shared what the book is about with the other people in their group. Any student interested in one of the books was encouraged to add it to their Book Wish List in their interactive notebook.
The students also practiced read to self during class and began thinking about a goal they may have for themselves in Language Arts.
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In Language Arts today the students set up their ePortfolios. This is something that can be accessed from home too! I encourage families to ask their students to share the ePortfolios with their families. You will find personal and academic goals for the year as well as data about the student. The portfolios have been set to middle names only for the sake of privacy.
GREAT NEWS! We have officially finished testing in Language Arts! The students will begin building a regular Language Arts classroom routine starting tomorrow. I will have grades updated by Friday with the exception of the District Writing Prompt. I have 97 students this year and it takes me roughly ten minutes to grade each students’ paper. I am grading them as fast as I can. Thank you for your patience!
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