ELA - This week we continued to develop strategies for generating personal narrative ideas. We also worked on organization. Many students shared their small moment stories, and everyone was very excited to be writing. Next week, we will continue to work on developing ideas. We will also begin working on language conventions. I have noticed that students need a lot of work on creating complex sentences and punctuation. This will be a point of focus next week.
Reading - We continued working on developing our workshop format. Students were introduced to 5 days of vocabulary activities that they will complete each week during our workshop. Students were also given a STAR reading assessment which will help them determine books that are on their reading level.
S.S. - We had our quiz on the Bill of Rights today. We will begin discussing the process of creating laws and amending the Constitution. This is an introductory video to check out this weekend. http://bit.ly/r9hN8y
Science - We will be reviewing animal classification on Monday, and students will have their first science quiz on Tuesday. We will be taking a walking field trip to the community garden on September 10. In order for the students to be ready for the field trip, it is essential that they learn the different classifications of plants this week.
Math - We continued working on powers of ten and the metric system this week. We will begin place value next week.
FYI:
Students are not required to keep a reading log in my class because it does not demonstrate to me that they comprehend what they are reading. I discussed this with the class today, and they all agreed. Several students also suggested that reading logs can cause them to lose focus on what they are reading. I totally agree! For this reason, I use the Accelerated Reader (AR) program to assess their comprehension. Students are expected to earn at least 36 points per term with an average of at least 90%. This proves to me that they are truly reading and comprehending the books.
Have an amazing weekend! I hope to see some of you tonight at the party!
Stay cool.
Mrs. Prophet
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