Grammar: Students saw their simple
sentence assessment scores today, and we started a discussion on
compound sentences. We'll continue that lesson tomorrow and have
some activities that will help solidify understanding of compound
sentences.
Math: Today we solved some linear
equations to warm up the class and took two standardized assessments
for math fluency and computation. Tomorrow we will continue in
Thinking with Math Models. Remember to complete your math reflection
by tomorrow. (See yesterday's blog entry for the directions.)
Language Arts: Tis the season for
district standardized assessments! Students completed a standardized
reading comprehension assessment today. Tomorrow the SWAT (school
wide assessment team) will be pulling every student for an oral
reading fluency assessment, and lastly, on Friday, students will
complete a district writing prompt assessment. Otherwise, we went
over examples of similes and metaphors today, and I introduced the
students to eight different stations that they will be rotating
through tomorrow. We'll be heading into phrases and clauses Friday,
and then next week we start our spooky story unit. Don't forget to
revise your first journal entry (due yesterday) and complete your
second journal entry, which is due Friday. Directions are in
yesterday's blog entry.
Social Studies: Please continue
working on your group project, which is due NEXT Friday. Also be
sure to log in to the social studies class on Edmodo so that you can
study for the map test. This map test is one of many assessments for
social studies and the final score that Mr. Sprain and I see will be
part of your social studies grade.
Reminders and due dates:
- Math students (only Johnson's class): math reflection is due tomorrow
- LA students: Journal Entry #2 is due Friday
- Social Studies: 5 Themes Project is due next Friday
- Permission slips still need to be turned in from some students. EVERY STUDENT—not just those who will be taking medication during field trips—needs to return the medical form also.
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