Homework

Monday
Please make sure to turn in I am Thankful Poems, Weekly Essentials Lesson 6, and complete Storyboards. You will need to have Recipe assignment with you on Tuesday.

Tuesday
Work on your booktrailers at home! Read and have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Booktrailers

A great website for booktrailers!!
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/

Scholastic

Students are bringing home new scholastic forms. Definitely take advantage of these great prices on books.....They would be great Christmas presents!
Happy Holidays!

Online ordering:

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation code: GPMFF

Homework

Monday
Bring in all books
Reading Survey due
Report Card due
Book Trailer-What novel are you going to do? Decision by tomorrow.
Tuesday
No homework

Wednesday
finish story board
Work on Weekly Essentials
Read novel

Thursday
Finish Poem
Finish Weekly Essentials

Friday
Read novel

Reading Survey

Students received a reading survey/reflection today. They should complete this and return it by Friday. There is also a page for parents. Please take the time and fill this out. Your input is very important.
Thank You!
Mrs. King

Edmodo

I have created an account with Edmodo. This is a site that students can talk about the books that they are reading. They will need to create their own account and use my class code.
Class Code: 1z3anb

Homework 11-8-10 through 11-12-10

Core 1, 2, 3 & 4
Students will receive a Vocabulary Weekly Essential every Monday and the packet is due on Friday.
Read Novel every night

Tuesday
Weekly Essentials
Read Novel

Wednesday
Weekly Essential
Response in Reader's Notebook
Reading Survey

Thursday
Weekly Essential
Read Novel

Friday
Weekly Essential Due
Read Novel
Scholastic Due Monday
Reader's Survey Due Monday
All of Mrs. King's Books need to be turned in by Monday!

Edmodo

I am in the process of setting up an account with Edmodo. I will provide students with an access code so they can create an account.
www.bcswan.edmodo.com
Class Code: 1z3anb

Homework

Wednesday
Weekly Essentials
Read novel
Book Talks

Class Discussion

We will be finishing our unit on Short Stories within the next few weeks. Students seem to enjoy using ghost stories and some of the stories out of the literature book. The field trip to UNCW was successful. The kids really enjoyed watching plays of the short stories that we have read in class. Also, we have been focusing on the elements of a short story (plot, characters, theme, setting and conflict). We will start Mythology next.

Students are still reading their novels everyday in school. Please make sure that they are reading at home as well. I have added a lot of books to my classroom library for students to find books of interest. Everyone seems to enjoy reading a novel of choice. They are required to read certain genres. You can check their Reader's Notebook to see if they are meeting the genre requirements. They should have read at least 7 books by the end of the nine weeks.

Students can order books out of scholastic. Every time a parent places an order online, I get a free book for the classroom library!

The end of the nine weeks is soon. Report Cards will go home on November 9th. Please make sure all makeup work is turned in by Friday.
Thanks!!

Homework

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Weekly Essentials Vocabulary
Read Novel

Friday
Read novel
Be prepared for book talks
Turn in any missing work

Homework

Monday, Tuesday
Read your novel :)

Wednesday
Read your novel

Homework

Wednesday
Core 1, 2, 3, 4
Weekly Essentials due Thursday
Read Novel
Finish "Eleven" Questions

Thursday
Readers Notebook make a connection with your novel.
Analogies worksheet due

Friday
Read Novel :)

Homework

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Weekly Essentials-Reading skills
Read Novel
Book Talks-think about a book that you have read recently that you would like to share with the class.

Vocabulary Worksheet

I know the worksheet is very difficult. If you have access to dictionary.com, please use this website. Make sure that you look at whether or not is an adjective, noun or verb. This will change the definition and meaning of the word. We will go over the worksheet on Monday and you will have a quiz on the words. Have a great weekend!
Mrs. King