Happy December!!
This is such a wonderful and busy time of the year as we enter the Advent season.
It is also the last weeks of the second quarter and a time to make sure all work is complete!
Encourage your student to check Educate once or twice each of the remainder weeks for any missing work.
I do not have lunch or recess duty these weeks, and I will be requesting anyone missing work, stays in with me to complete it.
We have much left to do in the weeks ahead!
5th grade was so blessed to have had the opportunity to go and see the movie version of Wonder.
It was well done, and followed the book except for a few omissions. The students did an wonderful job and represented our school well. It is certainly worth seeing as a family over the holidays some time.
5th grade assignments this week:
Monday - Literature journal from Friday is due. On Google classroom.
Tuesday - we will make a Wanted Poster in literature on Google drawings. Due on Wednesday.
Tuesday - we will choose new spelling words. Individual lists due Wednesday on Google classroom.
Wednesday - Sign of the Beaver quiz questions. Due Friday.
Explorer writing: We will add some more research in class Monday and Tuesday. Second draft completed with new information by Friday.
Directions for final project will be out Tuesday. An email will come home. Directions will be posted on the blog and Google Classroom.
Language Arts: Literature: We are plugging along with our novel Sign of the Beaver. We read or complete an assignment everyday. Remember the calendar is posted on Google classroom. We have made some changes but it is correct on most parts. Students have read chapters 11-13 for Monday. They will be reading 14-16 for Wednesday. We will read a portion in class, and they will have some reading time, but they may need to complete it at home. On Tuesday we will complete a Google drawing assignment for the book. This will be a fun way to discuss some events in the book.
We are working on vocabulary words in class. Each student is choosing the words they are unfamiliar with. We will not have a final test, so all the vocab grades will come from their folder work. This may need to come home also if they fall behind.
Spelling/Grammar: Grammar is on hold until we finish the second draft of our Explorer writing. We will then go back and finish some work on nouns. We will choose new spelling words on Tuesday. After each student adds their own 6 words, their list will be on Google classroom. The test will be next week, Thursday Dec. 14. That will be the end of spelling for the second quarter.
Writing: This past week, each student spent some time looking at their first draft of the explorer writing. We are now adding some new research to what we had. We will use maps and timelines this week to find more information. Then by Friday, each student needs to have the new information added to complete a second draft. This time all second drafts should be on Google to make final edits easier.
The directions for this final project will come out this week. The final project will be due before Christmas break.
Social Studies: We took the chapter 6 test on Thursday of last week. Students will get those back this week. We are moving on and will complete all of chapter 7 including the final test before break. It is an expansion of chapter 6 looking into the expansion of the first American colonies. As part of this chapter, students will be assigned a colony and with a group design an ad campaign to bring settlers to their colony. We will turn it into an advertising competition and allow 6th graders to vote on the best ad campaign. We will probably take the chapter test the week before break, but details will follow.
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6th Grade Literature: We are currently on chapters 7-8 of our Hatchet novel. Classes are working on a reaction journal due this week Tuesday or Wednesday. We will complete a survival project this week in class. Students will be allowed to pick a partner or a group and fulfill the requirements for survival. Students will be voting on the best survival presentation. We will allow Stearns and Brown classes to mix together and form groups.
We are working on vocabulary words in class. Each student is choosing 15 words they are unfamiliar with. We will not have a final test, so all the vocab grades will come from their folder work. This may need to come home to be completed.
**There are a few students that have not completed all the work from Book clubs. This is on Educate. A few did not complete the final individual book review. That work should be turned in this week to receive a late grade.
Blessings on your week. I pray students continue to be diligent in the work they have to do.
Mrs. Brown
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