Homework this Weekend

Parents please look through your child's Reader's Notebook.  They should be filling in the novels they are reading and they should have 3 vocabulary test grades.  Each test needs a signature and a student reflection.  They are simply writing why they did well or poorly and what they can do differently.
Thanks and Have a great weekend!
Mrs. King

Reader's Notebook

I decided to make changes to the Reader's Notebook.  Students will keep the front part as their novel and journal responses.  The back part will be their CS or Language Arts notebook.  Students will staple tests, Weekly Essentials, classwork, and homework in this part.  I will have them keep the notebooks in the classroom every day but Thursday night.  They must bring it in on Friday so that I can check their homework.  We worked on this for the entire class today.  I am hoping this will be helpful with organization and for showing parents their work and grades. Also, I hope to attach a sheet on the back cover where students will record their grades.  Please take a look at their notebooks tonight.  We are in the beginning stages of setting these up but they should have Weekly Essentials and vocabulary tests so far. 
Thanks!
Mrs. King

Homework

Monday

Students should study their 8 vocabulary words and make flash cards. 
Students should be reading every night at home 15-20 minutes.

Tuesday

Study Vocabulary.  (Construe, Deport, Deportee, Destructive, Export, Import, Instrumental, Obstruct, Portable, Structural)
Read novel

Wednesday

Students should study vocabulary words every night.

Students need to complete their bubble map and narrow down childhood memory to one choice.
Read Novel

Thursday

Study for vocabulary test.  Finish Weekly Essentials.

Students need to have parents initial their student's Weekly Essentials Vocabulary Tests 1 & 2. 

At the bottom of each test, students need to write a reflection on why they did so well or poorly on their tests and what they can do differently for their next test. 

Homework

Monday

Study Voc and Make flash cards

Core 2 & 3 - you need to also finish sequence of events for the story "Eleven"



Tuesday
Study voc and make sure you completed your flashcards!

Wednesday

Sorry I was out but I was very sick!! Students were supposed to study their vocabulary words for homework.


Thursday

Study vocabulary for test tomorrow!! (Bombard, Beacon, Blemish, Belligerent, Boisterous, Besiege, Benevolent, Bygone)

Homework

Monday-Thursday

Study Vocabulary from Weekly Essentials (8 words)

Test on vocabulary words Friday!!
Aftermath, Antebellum, Avenge, Adjourn, Annihilate, Asylum, Agitate, Accentuate

Monday.... September 10, 2012

Students received Weekly Essentials in my class today.  This will stay in the classroom until Thursday.  They have several assignments to work on every day at the beginning of class.  If they do not complete it by Thursday, it will be for homework and due on Friday.   Every Monday, they will write down their vocabulary words.  They will have a test on these vocabulary words on Friday. There are only 8 vocabulary words.  Please help your child study each night. 
Thanks,
Mrs. King

Reader's Notebook

At this point, all students should have a spiral notebook that they are using as their Reader's Notebook.  If your child does not have a notebook yet, please try to get one by Monday.  Student's should record their novels that they are reading and have already completed their first journal response on predictions. 

Homework

Wednesday

Students are to finish story map, questions 1-5 (a,b & c), and prepare for a quiz tomorrow on "Stray".




Thursday & Friday

Read Novel at home for at least 20 minutes each night.

1st Week of School

The first week of school went pretty well.  We are still working on policies and procedures.  Students did have homework last week.  A lot of paper work went home and students were supposed to bring it back signed.  Please check with your child to make sure they have turned in everything.
Thanks!

Welcome Sea Turtles!

I hope you enjoyed your summer and you are ready for an exciting school year! You will receive a lot of paper work Monday.  On the first day, I will try to go over all of the procedures and rules with you in the classroom.  We will talk about the new things that you will be doing in Language Arts.  I look forward to meeting you all! Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. King

Picnic

My homeroom is in charge of bringing in individual bags of chips.  I think that you can by a large bag containing 22 small bags of chips for $7.  This will be easier to distribute and each child will have their own bag of chips.  Thanks for your donations! The picnic is June 6th.

Book Trailer Info Today

How to Create a Book Trailer

Student Examples using Windows Movie Maker

Why Do book trailers with Animoto with Prezi

Book Trailers Project

Book Trailers for Readers

How to make a Book Trailer

Some of the Book Trailers We Have Looked at

Maxium Ride


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kux2QY5Yvz0 Rangers Apprentice


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9iTZpy8ko Sisters Grimm


Fat Boy Chronicles



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UrpMr76_No Witch & Wizard



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYlzPso6iSw&feature=related Warriors



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oOHWg4sJI Harry Potter



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zBR1l4Tgc Harry Potter

Book Trailers

Step One: Look over, read, and watch how to make a book trailer (Links below)

Step Two: Google book trailers on novels you have read this year to get ideas


Step Three: Choose your book

Step Four:  Decide on pictures, music and effects  (sketch out your plan) and what program you are going to use.

Step Five:  Create Book Trailer


Book Trailers

 Book Trailers

Digital Book Talks

Book Trailers for Readers

Animoto

Animoto Help with Book Trailers

tips on using Photo Story

more tips for using Photo Story

Prezi

Powerpoint

Windows Movie Maker

Powerpoint to Movie Maker

Analogies

Analogies