Homework

Progress Reports go home today!! Bring them back signed.... please!!

Homework

Monday
-Write the Rough Draft of your Autobiographical Narrative.
-Make sure that you have all of the steps completed first.....5 senses chart, Timeline, Bubble Map, Dialogue, Description Chart(3columns).
-Read pages 146-153

Tuesday
Rewrite your Rough Draft!! We are typing tomorrow!

Wednesday
Students need to Finish their rough draft and begin typing if possible.

Thursday
Use the 5 senses chart and add details into your paper.

Friday
We are taking a break from our narratives and will work on them when we get back. Enjoy your break!

This Week

We will finish our unit on Short Stories this week. Students will have a test next week on Short Stories. I plan on starting a class novel when we get back from break.

Homework

Monday
Finish any work for "The All American Slurp" and be prepared for a open book test tomorrow.

Tuesday
Read Novels

Wednesday
Students should read pages 146-153 Writing Workshop
Finish Bubble Map and Memory Quicklist(p147)

Thursday
writing assignments

Homework

Monday
pg 239 questions

Tuesday
Southpaw questions

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that you enjoy your break!! :)
Mrs. King

Homework

Monday
Questions 1-8 pg 188

This Week

We are reading "The Tail" out of our literature book. Be prepared to have a test on this story. If you forget your book at school, look at your literature book online.

I hope you enjoy your short week and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Homeork

Monday
Read Novel

Tuesday
Read novel
Parent letter

Edmodo

Parents can join edmodo! Please let me know if you are interested in joining and I will give you your code!!
Thanks,
Mrs. King

This Week

Students are working on a story quilt that they will present tomorrow. Students have been assigned a short story element and they are creating a page that represents the element from Petite Rouge Riding Hood.

Students will read Becky and the Wheels and Brakes Boys, Southpaw and The Tail out of their literature book this week. They can access their literature books on line. We will focus on short story elements and reading strategies. They will have a comprehension test on the stories this week.

Please continue to encourage your child to read at home every night.

Report Cards will go home today!!!

Short Story Elements

Students will be studying the elements of a short story for the next couple of weeks. We will read a variety of short stories and discuss reading strategies as well as, the elements. At the end, students will be able to identify and define elements of a short story.

Wish List

The classroom is in need of boxes of tissue for the students and clorox wipes for their desks. We could always use pencils as well.
Thank you!

Homework

Students need to turn in any make up work tomorrow for the 1st nine weeks.

Students are in the process of presenting their book talks. They will also have a conference with me this week concerning their Reader's Notebook.

Thanks,
Mrs. King

Book Talks and Reader's Notebook

Book Talks and Reader's Notebooks are due Monday. Please make sure that students are prepared to present their Book Talk and that their Reader's Notebooks are ready to be checked. Their Reading Logs should be filled out and they should have 5 journal responses. Students should have completed at least 10 books so far.

Thanks!
Mrs. King

Novels and Reader's Notebook

I will begin student conferences next week. It is important that they are using their Reader's Notebook and they are keeping up with their journal responses. They should be reading one novel a week. Students will begin book talks soon. Please encourage your child to read every night at home. This will help them reach their reading goal.

Homework

Monday & Tuesday
Read Novels

Wednesday
Finish IPlans

Thursday and Friday
Finish IPlans if you have not completed these yet.

Read your novels at home :)

This week

We have started our Short Stories Unit. Students are reading short stories and legends in class. We are discussing the elements of a short story and reading strategies. Students did not receive Weekly Essentials this week.

Homework

Tuesday
Organize new CS notebook
Read Novel

Homework

Monday,Tuesday & Wednesday
`Students should work on their projects
`Finish any work from class (The Lady and the Spider, Market Square Dog and The Pigman and me)
`Read Novel

Projects Are Due Thursday!

Projects are due Thursday!! Please make sure students are working on these at home. Students were required to write down passwords and links in their agenda if they were using anything on the computer. Students were given the opportunity to create posters, cubes, PowerPoints, digital posters on Glogster, digital scrapbooks on ScrapBlog, videos on Animoto, or any other creative idea approved by the teacher. The project must have 6 topics about their lives. (Examples: Family, Friends, Favorites, Future Plans, Sports, Hobbies, etc) Students will be graded on information/topics, creativity and effort. They will begin presenting these on Thursday.

Homework

Wednesday

Finish Questions 1-8 on page 112

Bring in materials for project tomorrow.

Next Week

We are starting a new project next week on Autobiographies. I will give out the instructions/guidelines on Monday.

Students will not receive weekly essentials next week.

Homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials
Read Novel

Tuesday
Answer questions 1-5 pg 382. "Water" by Helen Keller


Scholastic Orders due Tomorrow!!

Wednesday
Work on Weekly Essentials
Read novel

Thursday
Students should complete weekly essentials (except the page about compound sentences)
Study Vocabulary for test

Progress Reports

Students received a progress report on Friday. Please have students bring these back in signed.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports are coming home today. Please sign these and have students turn them back in on Monday. If students are not doing well, make sure that they are reading at home every night and that they are completing their Weekly Essentials. They will have a quiz on the vocabulary part every Friday so they should be studying the terms as well.

Homework

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Students should be reading every night at home.
They should also work on Weekly Essentials and study the vocabulary words.

Homework

Monday-Thursday
Weekly Essentials...Parents look for a packet that students should be completing at home. It is due on Friday.

Read your novels for 10-15 minutes each night.


Don't Forget Weekly Essentials are due tomorrow and you will have a test on the vocabulary!!

Friday
Read Novel over the weekend :)

Homework

Monday
Read

Tuesday
Read
Parent Letter

Wednesday
Read for 10-20 minutes or more :)

Thursday
Read

Friday
Read and work on Home Literacy Reading Log (SBMS Reading Log)Parents are supposed to initial everyday.

1st Day of School

Welcome Starfish! I hope that you have enjoyed your summer and are excited about starting a new school year. I wanted to let you know that the first week of school I will focus on school and classroom rules, schedule, classes, introductions, and an overview of the curriculum. You will have a lot of forms that need to be signed, and you will need to start thinking about your first project (BioCubes/Posters). The projects will be presented next Friday (September 2nd). We will work on these in class and at home.

The Final Days

Dear Parents,
The final week of 2010-2011 school year is here :) This has been a wonderful school year. I have really enjoyed teaching these fabulous students. I have watched them grow as a person, student and reader. I hope that you continue to encourage them to read over the summer.
On a different note, I am sending home a final progress report today. I will expect students who are missing work (reading notebook) to turn it in for a grade during homeroom. My grades are due tomorrow morning and I can not take anything later than homeroom.
Please have students turn in any novels, books, fees, locks, etc. this week. Students who owe any money for lost/missing items or any other fees will not receive their report cards until they do so. Please have students check their rooms, house, lockers, etc for my novels. I have worked very hard this school year to get as many new books for the classroom library as I could. Thank you for your help!!
Have a wonderful summer!!
Mrs. King

homework

Weekly Essentials 21

Book Reviews

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/write.asp


Lesson Plan from Patricia Schultze
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/book-reviews-annotation-technology-137.html

Homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials 21
Students should read every night at home for 15-20 minutes.

Homework

Students should be reading at home every night for 10-20 minutes. They should read a novel a week. Please check to see if they are reading.

Weekly Essentials are due on Friday.

Homework

MondayTuesday
None

Wednesday
Study for pronoun quiz
Weekly Essentials Due Thursday

Homework

Monday
Read Water and answer all questions.

Homework

Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Weekly Essentials

Friday
Enjoy your weekend!! We will go over Weekly Essentials on Monday!!

Classroom Library

Dear Parents,
I am in the process of checking my library for missing books. Students are allowed to check out books but they must have a student sign off when they turn it in. If they do not do this, I have no clue if they returned any of my novels. All students knew of this policy. I have had many generous donations of new books for my classroom library. I have tried to keep high interest novels of all genres. In order to keep the classroom library stocked I have to charge students for any missing books just like a regular library. They are held accountable for the books they check out and return. Please help your child look around the house and car for any missing books. I have tried to mark all of my books with my name on the sides... King. Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mrs. King

Homework

Monday
Students did not receive weekly essentials today. I will distribute them Tuesday.
Read novels.

Tuesday
No Weekly Essentials....yet.
Read novels.

Wednesday
Weekly Essentials

Homework

Weekly Essentials due Friday
Read every night

Homework

Students must present their biographies Tuesday. They will not have time to work on these projects.

Weekly Essentials 15 due Thursday

Read Novels :)

Children's Books

Your biographies are due Monday! I really want you to use your information and create a Children's story. I do not want it to be a list of facts! Please make sure you finish your stories and be ready to assemble your books on Monday. You can do this over the weekend if you would like. You will need to bring in your materials on Monday. I want your Children's book to read like a short story......Once again, Please complete them over the weekend and be ready to create your book on Monday. Books are due on Tuesday.
Thanks!!
Mrs. King

Homework for 2-17-11

Students must finish research and begin writing Children's Book. You will need your material to make your children's book tomorrow in class.

This Week....

We are starting Nonfiction this nine weeks. :) Students are starting a biography project and should be working on this at home. We will be creating Children's Books with the information. Please help your child with this project. They will need materials to create their book. Ideas for materials: Construction Paper, Scrapbook paper, wrapping paper, cardboard, Cereal Boxes...any type of boxes, glue, tape, stickers, glitter, ribbons, etc. They can use anything around the house. Be creative :)

I did not assign Weekly Essentials this week for homework.... so the only homework assignments are reading and the biography.

Thanks!

Homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials 14
Come up with 7-10 Morals/lessons that would be important for you and your peers

Wednesday
Students need to have their final rough draft for fable tomorrow in class. They may need to call their partner and finish over the phone.
Weekly Essentials 14

Thursday
Finish your fables!! Final Copies are due tomorrow.

Homework

Monday
Answer questions for "He Lion, Bruh Bear, Bruh Rabbit" pg 851 1-9

Students will receive Weekly Essentials Tuesday

Tuesday
Readers Notebook
Read your novel
Weekly Essentials

Wednesday
Weekly Essentials
Reader's Notebook
Read pgs 778-781
Report Cards signed

Thursday
Weekly Essentials
Reader's notebook
Answer questions pg 782 (1-4)
Read Novel

Extra Credit

Students have a reading log in their Reader's Notebook. They can receive extra credit if they are reading every night at home and getting a parent signature.


Students can also receive extra credit by getting onto Edmodo frequently and commenting about the book they are reading in class.

Homework

Tuesday
Weekly Essentials 11
Progress Report Signed

Wednesday
Weekly Essentials


Thursday
Weekly Essentials 11

Homework

Tuesday
Finish Weekly Essentials 10 and bring in Weekly Essentials 9

ALL MAKE UP WORK OR MISSING WORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY
(1-19-10)


Wednesday
Weekly Essential 10

Several students still have make up work to turn in.I will only take it tomorrow.

THURSDAY
THE PERMISSION PHOTO FORM HAS TO BE SIGNED AND BROUGHT BACK BY FRIDAY

Weekly Essentials 10
Friday
Please have students bring in permission slip for donorschoose.org
Thanks!

Homework

Monday
Progress Reports due with make up work attached

Weekly Essential 9
Letter to U.S. Cellular
Reader's Rubric
Cause and Effect Response

Tuesday
Finish notes

Friday
One Pager

Progress Reports

Progress Reports went out today. If students had any missing work or zeros, they attached the work to their progress report. Please have them do the missing work and turn it in next week.
Thank you,
Ms. King

Homework

Monday
Vocabulary 9
Reader's Notebook

Tuesday
Reader's Response
Reader's Rubric
Letter to U.S. Cellular
Weekly Essentials Vocabulary 9

Wednesday
Medusa's Head Test
Arachne Test
students need to study these stories

Thursday
Turn in all missing work
Weekly Essentials Due