We have two short but productive weeks. At about halfway through the first quarter, students should be in the swing of things and on track. Please let me know if you have concerns about that.
Remember to check Educate on a regular basis to keep informed of grades and late, missing or incomplete assignments. If students are absent, they will need to check about any work that was missed.
Thank you to all of those that were able to attend School Night in Miniature last Tuesday. We had a wonderful turn out. The information I went over is posted on this blog under the appropriate class heading. I am also happy to send home a paper copy handout if you want one.
5th Grade Literacy: Literature - We are approaching the halfway mark in the book Wonder. We spent time last week analyzing 4 of the characters. That was an assignment on Google classroom, that we worked on in class and then finished as homework if needed. Those grades will be posted on Educate and you can see the grade on classroom. **On Tuesday of this week students will be assigned a quiz for the book. It will be on Google classroom. We will work on it during class, but they are able to complete it at home. They can use the book to help them out. The quiz is due on Wednesday.
We will work on vocabulary words together in class on Wednesday. Students should be able to complete these in class time. On Thursday they will be assigned a second reflection journal. It will be assigned on Google classroom and due on Monday. Directions will be on the document on classroom.
Lastly, I conferenced with students during independent reading on Friday to see where they are in the book they have chosen. They have a weekend assignment to read 25 minutes, record it in their reading log and write a 1/2 page reflection in their readers notebook. This is due Mon. 9/11.
English/Writing: We took our first spelling test on Thursday. I am grading both the spelling homework and tests this weekend. Those will be posted on Educate. I will be working with students this week that struggled greatly, mostly because of choosing inappropriate words for their level. This will be a bit of a learning curve for most. We will choose new words on Tuesday of this week. Class words will be posted on the blog. Each child's complete list will be on Google classroom. They will need to have 20 words chosen by Wednesday. The final test is next week Thursday, September 21. Between now and then, we will work on 2 spelling websites and have at least one homework assignment.
We are coming to the end of the instruction portion of writers workshop for personal narratives. This week I will meet with each student and look at what they have been writing and set some goals. They will be working to find a seed idea that they can develop into a published narrative. We will write our Flash Draft on Thursday. This is a 20 minute write of the first draft of this narrative. They will have a choice between paper or chrome book. The next weeks then will focus on revision, grammar skills and then final edits for this piece. There will not be homework this week in the writers notebook.
Social Studies: We have finished our 3D Physical maps. This week each student will take their group's map and explain it. These will be posted on Seesaw. It was a great learning experience.
The second quiz for that chapter is posted on Educate and returned to students. They are able to make test corrections and turn back in. Remember, parents must sign the test, and students must notate where they found the correct information in order to receive points.
We have moved on to the next unit on Native Americans. We are taking notes on the introductory information for this unit. This is being done in the workbook. This unit includes a project where each student will create and record an origin story. We will spend a few weeks on studying specific tribes, creating artifacts and then we will be ready for The Great Native American Dig activity. I will post the date and times for this as we get closer. And the culminating activity is our field trip on October 5th to Cahokia Mounds. Information will come out for that as well. All work this week will be done in the workbook. We will begin it in class, but if not completed, it should come home as homework.
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6th Grade Literature: I have met with each student this week about the book they are reading independently. We have read each day during class. I have encouraged them to read these same books outside of class as well. I am not requiring them to record every time they read, but it will be assigned as homework from time to time. In class we are on chapter 6-7 of True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Last week students worked on developing a theory about 3 characters and showing proof with examples from the book. That assignment should be complete and turned in, however I will accept them Mon/Tues this week. We also began a quiz over the chapters we have read so far. We will finish those on Mon/Tues and they will be due the next class.
Both of these assignments are on Google classroom.
We will look at setting of the story this week and take notes in class. Students will be assigned a sketch of the Seahawk. Directions will be on Google classroom and the sketch will be on paper. It will be assigned either Mon/Tues or Wed./Thurs depending on how far we get in class. It is due the next class period.
We will also begin working on vocabulary words this week. This will be done together in class.
Thanks for sharing your children with me. I love reading and discussing with them about what we read. We will continue to expand on these thoughts and ideas as we read deeper in our books.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns this week. Thanks!
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
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