This is actually Friday's post, but I didn't have time to post it
until now. I helped a student with her math homework during lunch on Friday and
then had a language arts meeting during my prep and plan hours. Then I
had two students after school for help with some missing work. So... I
apologize! There have been no new assignments, however, so that's good.
Guided
Reading/Grammar: I believe that Monday/tomorrow is the last day before
we do the switch with art. Those of you who have been art need to be
sure that you have your novels with you starting Tuesday, as "Grammar"
has now been changed to "Guided Reading," and 40 minutes of every day
will be devoted to silent reading and, eventually, literature circles
and other reading strategy focuses.
Math: My math students have no new homework. We will finish up the Common Core Investigations Monday.
Language
Arts: Students should be prepared for a quiz via noredink.com on Tuesday. To prepare for this, they were told to complete an assignment on the same site. I will not be putting the grade for this assignment into the gradebook; however it will help prepare them for the quiz. Otherwise, I should have everyone's spooky stories, persuasive business
letters, and Journal Entry #5. If not, you are very behind.
Tomorrow/Monday we will be practicing a reading strategy that is
expected by the Common Core. I'm using nonfiction texts about Russia
for this task since on Tuesday, we will have some Russian guests.
Social
Studies: At this point, students should be focusing on getting caught
up on late work, studying their maps, and whatever Mr. Sprain assigns.
During my social studies sessions, students are working in their groups on their city planning projects.
Please email me with questions/concerns.
October 14, 2012
October 11, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Happy 10-11-12, as some of the kids told me today!
Guided Reading: We will briefly review compound sentences before silent reading tomorrow, and there will be a quiz on Monday.
Math: Students made corrections on their math tests today. We will be completing Common Core Investigation 1 tomorrow.
Language Arts: If students have everything turned in, the only assignment they have for the weekend is to study "its" vs. "it's" on noredink.com. There will be a quiz on this on Tuesday at the beginning of Language Arts class. Persuasive business letters were due today, so students who failed to complete this task should be here after school today for an hour (or until they are finished).
Social Studies: My groups have been working on the city planning proposal. Tomorrow, during our extended social studies time, we will have more time to draft the maps and talk the professional city and county planners to get feedback on different ideas. Otherwise, several students STILL need to complete both their map test and their Russia questions test. Since there are only four grades in the gradebook for social studies at the moment, these two grades greatly impact current quarterly grades. I'm available most days after school and before school for students to do this, yet no one has come in to take care of it.
Guided Reading: We will briefly review compound sentences before silent reading tomorrow, and there will be a quiz on Monday.
Math: Students made corrections on their math tests today. We will be completing Common Core Investigation 1 tomorrow.
Language Arts: If students have everything turned in, the only assignment they have for the weekend is to study "its" vs. "it's" on noredink.com. There will be a quiz on this on Tuesday at the beginning of Language Arts class. Persuasive business letters were due today, so students who failed to complete this task should be here after school today for an hour (or until they are finished).
Social Studies: My groups have been working on the city planning proposal. Tomorrow, during our extended social studies time, we will have more time to draft the maps and talk the professional city and county planners to get feedback on different ideas. Otherwise, several students STILL need to complete both their map test and their Russia questions test. Since there are only four grades in the gradebook for social studies at the moment, these two grades greatly impact current quarterly grades. I'm available most days after school and before school for students to do this, yet no one has come in to take care of it.
October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Math: Students will have another day to finish up their math tests from today. They were given 2 hours to complete the test already, but it is a lengthy one! We'll be moving into a new book later this week.
Language Arts: Persuasive business letters are due Thursday by the end of the class. Students who do not have this complete by the end of the class period will have a one-hour detention with me on that day. In order to be considered complete, students must have all five parts of the letter and one labeled examples of each category of persuasion: logos, pathos, and ethos. They will have the next two full class periods to complete this task and should be working on it at home as well.
Social Studies: Be sure to check with Mr. Sprain for any assignments that were given.
Have a good day!
Language Arts: Persuasive business letters are due Thursday by the end of the class. Students who do not have this complete by the end of the class period will have a one-hour detention with me on that day. In order to be considered complete, students must have all five parts of the letter and one labeled examples of each category of persuasion: logos, pathos, and ethos. They will have the next two full class periods to complete this task and should be working on it at home as well.
Social Studies: Be sure to check with Mr. Sprain for any assignments that were given.
Have a good day!
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