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.