Week of October 28th Update

Hi parents!

I hope you all had a wonderful week! Thank you so much for the welcome back breakfast yesterday! Your kiddos have been so kind to me during this transition. I have been very appreciative of the hugs and sweet pictures they have been giving me. They have put a smile on my face when I have needed it most!

Next week in…

Reading: We will be discussing prose and reading several stories as examples to discuss these elements.

Writing: We will continue working on our opinion writing.

Word Work: The students will receive a new list of vocabulary words on Monday. The quiz will be on Friday, November 8^th. We will also be discussing idioms, adages, and proverbs. There will be an assessment on Friday, November 1st.

Homework: Students should bring home their word work journal each night and study their vocabulary words as well as review our other word work concept each week. Please help remind students to bring their journals back to school each day as we do use them on a daily basis. Students should also read for at least 20 minutes each night. Please remind your students to work on their book reviews.

Reminders:

• Next week is Red Ribbon Week. Students are allowed to dress up each day next week. Please see the attachment for a description of the dress up days.
• Tonight is the Monster Mash! It is from 6:30-7:00. You may pay at the door if you did not get a chance to prepay.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate your patience as I make this transition.

Thanks and have a wonderful weekend!

Week of October 21st Update

Remember to have your child bring in a pumpkin.  We will transform our pumpkins this Friday! 

What are we learning?

Reading: Students will be learning the major differences between poetry, drama, and prose.

Word Work: Students received their new vocabulary words last Monday. These ten words were glued into their word work journal. Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words. We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, October 25th.  We will also be studying similes and metaphors.

Writing: We will begin our unit on opinion writing. 

What about homework? All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Week of October 14th Update

I look forward to meeting with everyone from my homeroom this week during conferences. Mrs. Muhlbauer will be returning on Thursday, October 24! The students are very excited!

What are we learning?

Reading: Students will be learning about the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first and third person.  We will have a quiz on Friday.

Word Work: Students will receive new vocabulary words on Monday. These ten words will be glued into their word work journal. Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words. We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, October 25th. 

Writing: We will use this week to review the R.A.C.E . strategy (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain).  

What about homework? All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Thanks, 

Megan Hall

Week of October 7th Update

Don't forget to sign up for a conference via the link I sent in my email last Monday. I look forward to meeting with you next week!

This Thursday, October 10th is an early release day. 

What are we learning?

Reading:  Students will be learning how to explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, bases on explicit information from the text.  We will have a quiz on Friday.

Word Work: Students received new vocabulary words last Monday.  These ten words were glued into their word work journal.  Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words.  We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, October 11th.  We will be learning about the proper order of adjectives.  We will have a quiz on Wednesday, October 9th.

Writing:  We will continue to focus on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique and descriptive details.  Students are working on revising and editing.

What about homework?  All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Thanks, 

Megan Hall