Assignments DUE ~ Week of December 9 - 13

Assignments for the Week of December 9 - 13

- Summary of "Junkman's Daughter"

- Mini Book Talk "Junkman's Daughter"

-Begin Performance Task for Book Choice - DUE, Wednesday, December 18

-Suffix Slides ( in progress ): Due Friday, December 20

-Cursive to page 45 ( in progress ): Due Friday, December 20 

HOMEWORK: December 16-20

HOMEWORK!

There will be no homework over the Winter Break!

The last homework assignment should have been turned in on Friday, December 13. The Homework Party for those who have completed the assignments will be Wednesday, December 18.

ELAR WEEK: December 16 - 20

ELAR WEEK: December 16 - 20

Reading Workshop:
This week we will continue to work on our Performance Task where we share a book talk! Students will use their speaking skills to convey a message about a book they think their peers should read.

Students will also finish up their Guided Reading books in small group discussion, discussing the comprehension skill from their team's lessons. Students will then answer comprehension questions along with written responses to check for understanding.


Writing Workshop:
Students will write responses within the Performance Task to convey their thoughts about a book they have read, and believe their peers should read as well.

Assignments DUE Week of : December 2 - 6

Assignments DUE: Week of December 2 - 6

- CogAT Tests were this week (9)
- Summary over the story "Ruggles"
- Independent Reading Summary (kid choice)
- Suffix Slides (in progress)
- Communication Google Question
- Independent Reading Annotation 
- Began new cursive letters (in progress)

Homework Week: December 9 - 13

Homework Week:

This week will close out our last week of Homework with a revision / edit lesson. 

Remember these are great resources that give a look at what the Writing STAAR will look like in April. 

ELAR WEEK: December 9 - 13

ELAR WEEK: December 9 - 13

Reading Workshop: 
This week our Interactive Read Aloud will be: "Junk Man's Daughter". Students will create a summary from their reading, then give a mini book talk about their thoughts of the book. This will prepare them also for our end of unit book talk. Students will also meet with their reading partners this week to share their "Think About It" about summary. The two will work together to discuss their video responses through video. Mid week, students will begin their end of unit book talks as we begin to close out Unit 2. We will also begin our new Guided Reading Books that we will complete on Wednesday, December 18.

Writing Workshop:
Students will use their writing skills as they communicate to one another, as well as throughout the week as they respond to texts.

Grammar Talks:
Possessive Nouns


Technology Connection:
Students will have an opportunity this week to participate in Hour of Code through our Technology Department. Students can earn badges once they complete their hours!
The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming.

ELAR WEEK: December 2 - 6

ELAR WEEK: December 2 - 6

Reminders: 
*This week students will begin CogAT Testing.

*I will be off campus: Tuesday, December 3.


Reading Workshop:
This week we will learn about summary, and have the opportunity to summarize some of our reading.

We will also respond to each other as through technology as we share in writing about our long week off!

We will also spend time reviewing previous concepts as we jump back into the week!

Students will receive their new Guided Reading Books on Wednesday, December 4.

Writing Workshop:
This week we will work on revising / editing sentences.
We will also learn about possessives in writing.

HOMEWORK: DUE, THURSDAY November 21

Homework this week is DUE: Thursday, November 21

This week's homework is a good look at what our Spring STAAR Writing Assessment will be over. 

Week: November 18 - November 22

ELAR WEEK: November 18 - November 22

Our week looks a little different this week!

This week students will do 3 practice tests as they prepare for the CogAT Test when we come back after break.

Students also have an ELAR Unit Assessment on Wednesday. This test will consist of two reading passages, whose questions will cover many of the skills we've learned this year.

We will finish up with our Guided Reading Books this week, and try to mix a little fun in towards the end of the week as we wrap up, and have Special Friends/Grandparent's Day Lunch.

Homework Week: November 11 - November 15

Homework Week: November 11 - November 15

Homework DUE, Thursday, November 14

ELAR WEEK: November 11 - November 15

2nd 9 Weeks: Week 5 ~ November 11 - November 15

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will continue to work with words by learning about Synonyms / Antonyms. We will also take a look at Prefixes/Suffixes and Greek/Latin Roots as we continue to learn how words can have multiple meanings, and how we can use context clues and what we know, to solve their meanings. 

Writing Workshop: 
This week we will continue to study how to write strong sentences and we will write our thoughts as we respond to a prompt. 


Cursive: 
We will move on to connections of letters ( uiwv)

Expected Assignments: Week November 4 - 8

Assignments for the Week of: November 4 - 8

* GR Comprehension Questions
* Multiple Meaning Word Quiz
* Independent Practice (run on, compound sentences, fragment)
* Cursive Handwriting
* Multiple Meaning Word / Context Clues Assessment
* Update Readers Notebook with Harvesting 2 new vocabulary words ( ongoing )

Homework: Week of November 4 - November 8

Homework: Week of November 4 - November 8

This week's homework is a great example of practice that students will see on their 4th Grade STAAR Writing Test in the spring. 

Expected Assignments: Week October 28 - November 1

Assignments for the Week of October 28 - November 1

- Bump Up Sentences (2)
-Writing Revision Questions (4)
-Independent Reading Annotation (1)
-Guided Reading Questions ( 4-5 )
- Composition Writing Prompt 

- Maintain their Reader's Notebook with ( Mini-Lessons, Responses to Reading, Record of their Reading, Annotations from their Reading)

ELAR WEEK: November 4 - 8

ELAR WEEK: November 4 - 8 

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will be working with Multiple Meaning Words and how they can have different meanings depending on how they are used within a sentence. 

For example, bank can mean the bank of a river, or bank can mean a place where you put your money. 

Students will also learn about how to understand vocabulary through using the clues within the context, Context Clues.

Writing Workshop:
Students will continue to learn about the concepts of grammar through building stronger sentences as well as more descriptive sentences. We will also continue to respond to our reading and prompt writing. 

Expected Assignments: October 21 - October 25

Expected Assignments: October 21 - October 25

- "Goin Someplace Special" Plot Questions (3)
- Assessment with Compare/Contrast Texts
- Ongoing (Reader Notebook: Plot ML, Annotations with IRA)

Week 3 (2nd 9 Weeks) October 28 - November 1

Week 3 ( 2nd 9 Weeks) October 28 - November 1

Reading Workshop:

This week we continue to dig deeper into ideas we've been studying such as Point of View, Non-Fiction Texts vs. Fiction Texts, and Text Evidence. 

Students will continue to build their stamina in reading and respond about their texts through literary responses.

We will also look at how well are we tracking our reading and our learning through our Reader Notebooks.

Writing Workshop: 

This week we will begin using our writing abilities to respond to images. This will cause us to have to think about the images we see, our own personal connections, and how we can use our thinking to be creative and tell/write a story.

 Handwriting: 
Students will work on connecting letters: fhkleb
We will begin to work toward letters: ijprsutw

Homework: October 28 - November 1

Homework Week: October 28 - November 1

New Homework Booklets went home Thursday, October 24. 
Homework Lesson 1 is due Thursday, October 31.

9 Week Student Standards

2nd 9 Weeks Student Standards

October 12 - December (2020)

At the end of the first 9 weeks, students are expected to do the following with texts: 

-Know the Plot Elements of a story (exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution)

-Write the Plot of a story in a written response

-Poetry Devices

-Nonfiction Text Features / Text Structures 

1st 9 Weeks Student Standards

August 14 - October 9 (2020)

At the end of the first 9 weeks, students are expected to do the following with texts: 

- Understand the Reading Workshop 

- Discuss and Write an Author's Purpose ( the true message the author was trying to convey) with text evidence.

- Make Connections between texts, to themselves, and the world with text evidence.

- Book Talk: Speak about a book through a Book Talk

HOMEWORK: October 21 - October 25

HOMEWORK Week of October 21 - October 25

There is currently no homework scheduled. 

Homework booklets are expected to be passed out for the new 9 Weeks on Thursday, October 24.

Assessment Dates - 2nd 9 Weeks

4th 9 Weeks:
* Subject to change at any time*

No scheduled 60% assessments at this time. 

3rd 9 Weeks: Testing Dates

Summary Assessment ~ Thursday, January 23, 2020 (60%)

Personal Narrative Assessment ~ January 21 - January 31. 
Composition 60%
Conventions/Sentence Structure 60%

Unit Assessment ~ Wednesday, February 12 
(Inferencing and other Essential Standards) 60%

Expected Assignments: October 14 - October 18

Expected Assignments from October 14 - October 18

- Handwriting cursive letters 
- Fluency Check with Chapter Book
-Revising and Editing of Personal Narrative

-Ongoing: Reader's Notebook (Mini Lessons, Annotations, Record of Reading)

Week 2: 2nd 9 Weeks - October 21 - October 25

Week 2: 2nd 9 Weeks ~ October 21 - October 25

Reading Workshop: 

This week our lesson will be over Point of View, and what are some ways can we determine who is telling a story. For example a narrator might use words such as, "he", "she", "they", this is considered 3rd Person Point of View. 

A character speaking in the story might use the words, "I", "me", "we", this is considered 1st Person Point of View. 

Interactive Read Aloud:

"Goin Someplace Special" 

Note: We will have library Monday. This is an opportunity for students to check out new books for the week, or renew anything they are currently still reading. 

ASSESSMENT

1st Reading Test: Thursday, October 24

Content: Comparing and Contrasting Texts

Video Response

Grade: 60% 

Writing Workshop: 

This week students will publish their final drafts of their Personal Narratives. They will have now gone through all of the Writing Process (Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing). 

ASSESSMENT: 

1st Writing Test: DUE Thursday, October 24

Content: Personal Narrative about a moment in their life

Grade: 60%

Guided Reading

This week students will work with new texts during Guided Reading where they will have opportunities to compare / contrast the two texts. These are books they should take home and spend time reading with as well throughout the week. 

Expected Assignments: Week October 7 - 11, 2019.

Expected Assignments for the 

Week of October 7th - October 11

-Plot line for an Interactive Read Aloud
-Compare/Contrast Video with Interactive Read Aloud
-Homework turned in for the 9 Weeks
-Always in Progress : Reader's Notebook
-Drafting completing with Revision Strategies

HOMEWORK: Week October 14 - October 18

The 1st 9 Weeks Homework has been turned in. 

Currently there is no homework scheduled other than nightly reading. 

Homework booklets are scheduled to resume October 24, 2019. 

2nd 9 Weeks: Week 1 ~ October 14 - October 18, 2019

2nd 9 Weeks: Week 1 ~ October 14 - October 18, 2019

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will compare and contrast Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts. We will also use our Guided Reading books to analyze the features in a NF Text. 

Writing Workshop:

This week we are working on Editing our drafts as we prepare to publish our Personal Narratives! 

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, October 10

The last of the 9 Weeks Homework DUE: Thursday, October 10

Expected Assignments: September 30 - October 4

Expected Assignments: September 30 - October 4

- Completing a Plot Diagram for any Interactive Read Aloud

- Drafting the Personal Narrative and begin Revising using strategies

- Maintain Journal : Always in Progress 
                               ( Mini Lessons, Think About It, Annotations,                                      Record of Reading) 

Week 8: September 30 - October 4

This week in ELAR: September 30 - October 4

Reading Workshop:
This week on Wednesday, we will take our final test of the 9 weeks. We will continue to work with Plot by diagramming the key ideas in our most recent Interactive Read Aloud, "A Dance Like Starlight." Students will then choose one of our IRA from the year, and practice diagramming on their own.


Writing Workshop: 
Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives along with bumping up their sentences as they revise. This week we will learn how to incorporate Transitional Phrases within our writing, as well as checking for a plot within our stories.


Word Work:
Greek/Latin Root: SPEC

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, October 3

Homework #4 DUE: Thursday, October 3

Assignments DUE: Week September 23 - September 27

Assignments DUE: Week September 23 - September 27

- Think About It Diagram of book you are reading (Reader's Journal)

-Bump it Up Sentences (2)

-Drafting Personal Narrative by using Bump it Up Strategy

-Events, Problem, Solution Diagram for "A Dance Like Starlight"

- Maintain Readers Journal (Mini Lesson Notes, Thinking, Record of Reading, Think About Its) - Always in Progress

HOMEWORK # 3 DUE: Thursday, September 26

Homework due Thursday, September 26

Assignments Due: September 16 - September 20

Assignments Due Week of September 16 - September 20

- Greek/Latin Root PED
-Test #3 Notes and Video
- Pre Writing in Graphic Organizers ( 4 entries )
- Maintain Reader's Notebook (notes, mini lessons, record of reading)

ELAR WEEK: September 23 - September 27

Week 7: ELAR WEEK ~ September 23 - September 27

Reading Workshop: 

This week we study about the Plot in a story. Students will look at how authors reveal the storyline through events, problems, and solutions.

Vocab:
-Exposition 
-Rising Actions
-Climax
-Falling Actions
-Resolution

We will discuss where these elements fit in to our previous understanding of the Beginning, Middle, and End of a story.

Interactive Read Aloud: Rumpletstiltskin 

Writing Workshop:

Students will continue to create their LEADS for their Personal Narratives. They will also work on drafting their Personal Narratives by revising sentences within their paragraphs to make them stronger and more vivid.

Grammar Talks:
Commas in a series

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, September 19

Homework Due: 

Page 2 of homework due:
Thursday, September 19.

Assignments Due: September 9 - September 13

This weeks assignments due:

-Annotation of character's feelings with text evidence (what did they say? what were their actions? what were their thoughts?)

-Greek / Latin Root: BIO

-In process: Graphic Organizer with -
   important person (2 entries), important place (1 entry), free choice (1 entry.

-Always in process: Maintaining Reader's Notebook with -
   (mini lesson notes, independent record of reading, annotations)

ELAR WEEK 6: September 16 - September 20

WEEK 6: September 16 - September 20

Reading Workshop:

This week we will learn about Comparing and Contrasting. We will look at books we have previously read, as well as books we have read independently to discuss how the compare, or how they differ. Students will continue to discuss characters and the messages of the author in their texts by looking at ways they are alike and different.

Interactive Read Aloud:
Wilma Unlimited

Test: 60%
Our next Reading Test will be over the concepts we have been learning -
* Author's Purpose
* Character Feelings 
* Text Evidence 
* Making Connections 

Students will begin the test on Thursday, September 19 with a read aloud, and complete the test through video response for Part 2 on Friday, September 20.  

Writing Workshop:

We have been Pre-Writing using the graphic organizer, Boxes and Bullets. Students will continue through this Pre-Writing process, move on to choosing that one moment they have written in their brainstorming, and then begin the drafting process. We will also look at how we as authors, want those in our stories, to be portrayed; by focusing on their feelings we bring out through our own writing.

Grammar Talk: 
Commas in a series

Greek / Latin Root:
PED

This Week in ELAR: Week 5 ~ September 9 - September 13

WEEK 5: September 9 - September 13

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will learn how to look at a piece of text and connect with it by getting to know the characters, their feelings, and how to think about the deeper ideas in the text. Connections we will look for are: Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World. Students will continue to annotate their ideas from their own independent reading as well as annotate along with our Interactive Read Aloud. We will also take time to Partner Talk about our ideas and connections we are making with the different texts.


Interactive Read Aloud: "Better Than You"


Writing Workshop: 
This week we will continue to use the graphic organizer "Boxes and Bullets" as we work through the pre-writing process of a Personal Narrative. Students have been brainstorming ideas about the important people in their lives and the small moments with them that they could turn into a strong story. This week we will add in the special places in our lives, and the small moments that have happened there as well.

Grammar Talks: 
This week we will focus on Capitalization and Vivid Verbs in a sentence and learn how to create those in our own writing.

Homework DUE

Homework booklets were given out on Thursday, September 5. The first page is due, Thursday, September 12. 

We will plan to discuss it on Friday, September 13. 

Assignments DUE: Week of September 2 - September 6

Expected Assignments for Week of September 2 - September 6

* Annotation for Junkyard Wonders

* Literary Responses for Junkyard Wonders

* Continual updating of Reader's Notebook:
   - Mini lessons
   - Vocab
   - Record of Daily Independent Reading

There are currently NO Announcements. 

Please see Upcoming Events for current information. 

Homework Coming on Thursday, September 5!

ELAR Homework is Coming! 

Expected Assignments from Week: August 26 - August 30

Expected Assignments from Week of August 26 - August 30

- Annotations with book currently being read

- Maintaining Readers Journal

- Sustained Independent Reading 

Week 4: September 3 - September 6

ELAR WEEK: September 3 - September 6

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will be finishing up "Junkyard Wonders". We will continue to annotate our thinking and partner talk as we discuss the story. Students will also use the text to understand the author's true message to the reader. Students have been learning that as "experienced readers" we look for the deeper meaning in an author's purpose.


Writing Workshop:

This week we will begin to incorporate our handwriting, as well as continue to distinguish between the different writing styles of - Literary Responses vs. Essay Writing. 

Announcements : August - October

August 21st - Box Top Drive officially starts

August 29th: Student Council Information Meeting for 4th graders at 3:30 in the community room- please pickup at 4pm in the front carpool area or have your students walk home

August 30th - F&P Reading Assessment Day (you will sign up for specific times to bring your child to school)

September 2nd - LABOR DAY (no school)

September 5th - Fall Pictures

September 5th - Curriculum Night @ 6:45-7:30 pm

September 20th- 4th & 5th Grade Pep Rally

September 27th - Hughes Huddle

October 10th & 11th - Hearing and Vision Screening

October 14th - COLUMBUS DAY (no school)

Expected Assignments from Week of August 19 - August 23

Past Assignments:

- Growth Mindset Activity (Google Classroom)

- Written Response over book currently being read

- Written Response Questions (Google Forms)

Week 3: August 26 - 30, 2019

This Week in ELAR: August 26 - 30

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will continue to learn that Reading is THINKING! We will learn another way to record our thoughts while reading through annotating. Students will practice this as they independently read throughout the week.

As we annotate, we will connect what our purpose of writing is to why an author writes by looking at Author's Purpose.


Interactive Read Aloud: 
Junkyard Wonders


Writing Workshop:
This week we are diving into the Writing Workshop! We will be talking about the Writing Process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing); and learning more about how Literary Responses in Reading are different from Essay Writing.

Reminder : Beginning of Year Writing Assessment on Thursday, August 29 60% Grade

Scheduled TESTS for ELAR!

Scheduled Tests for ELAR 

-August 29 : BOY (Beginning of the Year) Writing Assessment 60%

-September 6: Reading Workshop and its Importance Written Response 60%

-September 20: Written Reader Response to Literature using Read Aloud 60%

-October 2: Reading Comprehension Assessment 60% 

Week 2: August 19 - 23, 2019

ELAR WEEK 2: August 19 - 23, 2019


Reading Workshop: This week we will learn how we can build a reading community by supporting and encouraging one another as readers and writers. We will also learn about Reading Workshop and good readers are not only just reading, but are also thinking, speaking, and writing about their reading!

Interactive Read Aloud for the week:
-The Other Side
-Junkyard Wonders 

HOMEWORK - Coming Soon (2019-2020)

Week 1: August 14 - 16, 2019

ELAR Week: August 14 - 16, 2019

This week in ELAR we read, "I Am a Wonder". Students learned to celebrate each other's differences while also thinking and writing about what made them a WONDER!

We also read, "Malala's Magic Pencil". Students had the opportunity to hear how one small idea can turn into something that can change the world. Students once again put their writing abilities to work as they wrote about how they would change the world! 

Welcome Back to the 2019-2020 School Year!

Welcome Back to the 2019-2020 School Year! 

May 10th Assignments DUE:

Assignments DUE from Week: May 6 - May 10

-Reading Comp #2
-Reading Comp#3
-Text Structures Task Cards 1-8
-Published Performance Task

ELAR WEEK: May 13 - May 17

ELAR WEEK: May 13 - May 17

Reading Workshop:
STAAR Testing
STAAR Testing

We will unwind some by playing some fun Reading Games about Figurative Language, Words in Context, and use some digital activities to analyze poetry.


Writing Workshop:
STAAR Testing continued
STAAR Testing continued


We will also do some writing with the genre of "Creative Writing", where we have the opportunity to think more creatively regarding ideas, pictures, etc.

Upcoming Events: MAY REMINDERS

MAY REMINDERS!

May 13th - STAAR Math Assessment (Closed campus)

May 14th - STAAR Reading Assessment (Closed campus)

May 15th - 5th Grade STAAR (Closed Campus)

May 16th - Field Day

May 24th - Last Day of School (Early release day)

HOMEWORK: May 6 - May 10

NO HOMEWORK REMAINDER OF SCHOOL YEAR!!

Assignments Week: April 29 - May 2

Assignment Week: April 29 - May 2

-Amelia Earhart Questions
-Whooo's Reading Reflection Questions
-Digital Figurative Language Slides (in progress)
-May 2 (Last Homework Page)

WEEK in ELAR: May 6 - May 10

ELAR WEEK: May 6 - May 10 

Reading Workshop:
This week we will do some wrap up activities as we prepare for STAAR. Students will end the week with reading comprehension questions along with some "breakouts"; where students have to solve ELAR  problems with their answers helping them to find the code to breakout! 


Writing Workshop:
Students will complete their Unit 6 Performance Task this week over Argumentative Writing. 

ELAR WEEK: April 29 - May 2

This Week in ELAR - Week April 29 - May 2

Reading Workshop:
Students will begin revisiting the different types of genre within Fiction and Nonfiction as we wind down the year, and prepare for STAAR. We will continue to reflect and write about text evidence, inference, context clues, and many of the concepts we have learned throughout the year, and continue to grow in. 



Writing Workshop: 
This week we will begin our last Performance Task learning about "Argumentative Writing". This Performance Task will also serve as our End of the Year piece, assessing where we are, as 4th grade writers. 




Word Work: 
Students will continue to work with Figurative Language concepts this week through their digital activity, as well as the Greek and Latin Root ~ therm

Expected Assignments: April 18 - April 26

Expected Assignments: April 18 - April 26

- Simile / Metaphor Phrases
- Figurative Language Slides
-Whoo's Reading Responses
- Published Poetry 
- Status of the Class #4 Poetry Reflection
- Bump it up Sentences 

Homework DUE: Thursday, May 2

Homework DUE - May 2, Thursday

Part 1: Reflection Questions 7  - Genre: Fiction 

1: Discussing your favorite scene with sensory details.
2: Discussing the strongest feelings in your heart after reading your text. 

Upcoming Reminders for April and May

Upcoming Events May

May 3rd - Student Led Conferences
May 13th - STAAR Math Assessment (Closed campus)
May 14th - STAAR Reading Assessment (Closed campus)
May 16th - Field Day
May 24th - Last Day of School (Early release day)

Past Week's Assignments DUE: Friday - April 12

Assignments DUE: Week of April 8 - 12

-Poetry Task Cards Questions # 3 and # 4
-Whoo's Reading Reflection Questions
-Homework # 4

Homework: Due Thursday, April 18

HOMEWORK WEEK: April 15 - April 18

Page 1: Reading Reflection #5
Page 2: Story Leonardo Da Vinci with Questions

ELAR WEEK: April 15 - April 18

WEEK IN ELAR: April 15 - April 18

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will begin Narrative Poetry. A story told in poetry form. Students will continue to learn about figurative language with:
-Metaphor
-Simile
-Personification
-Idiom
-Alliteration

Some of our Narrative Poetry texts this week will vary between:
-Casey at the Bat
-Susan
-Making Changes

*Unit 6 Poetry Assessment, Thursday, April 18 (60% grade)

Writing Workshop: 

Students have been trying their hand at the Genre: Rhyme. Students worked last week writing Rhyming poetry. This week they will move into the Genre: Free Verse.


Word Work this week:
Greek / Latin Root: graph

ELAR WEEK: April 1 - April 5

This Week in ELAR

Reading Workshop:
This week we will begin Unit 6. This unit will cover elements of Poetry.

Academic Vocabulary we will focus on this week:
-rhyme
-stanzas
-figurative language
-imagery
-free verse
-line break
-simile 

Texts we will use this week: Rhyme and Free Verse Poetry

- Saw My Teacher on Saturday 
-Lullaby
-The Road Not Taken

-Reading with Riley
-Refuge
-Midnight in a Library 

Writing Workshop: 
This week we will discuss and practice any questions we have with revising and editing as we use the last 5 days to prepare for our STAAR Writing Test. We will begin on Tuesday, April 9.

Word Work
-Prefixes/Suffixes
-Greek and Latin Roots

Homework: Due Friday, April 5

Homework Part 3 

- 2 Reader Response Questions over NF Text
-Reading Comprehension selection

Expected Assignments: DUE: Friday, March 29

Assignments due: Friday, March 29

-Revising Editing 6 Sentences
-Status of the Class Reader Response
-Writing Process Pieces
-Published Performance Task

Recent DUE Assignments for March 22

Students should have completed the following by Friday, March 22

-Performance Task Questions
-Performance Task Organizer
-Corrections for Faithful Elephants and Elephants Rumble
-Answered a Whoo's Reading Response online
-Greek / Latin Root for (Bio)

HOMEWORK: DUE Friday, March 29

Homework Due: Friday, March 29

Part 1: Using NF Text - Answer 3 Reflection Questions
Part 2: Clauses and Complex Sentences

ELAR Week: March 25 - March 29

THIS WEEK in ELAR: March 25 - March 29

Reading Workshop:
This week we will finish Unit 5 over Paired Passages, continuing to compare and contrast the deeper ideas of the text.

Text 1: These Girls Make a Pitch for Baseball
Text 2: Jackie Robinson 


Writing Workshop:
This week students will wrap up their Expository Essay about "Animals and Where They Live". Students will work this week to cite their sources within their writing.

DUE: Friday, March 29


Continued Word Work:
-Analogies
-Idioms
-Greek and Latin Roots

Paired Texts to Compare / Contrast

Paired Texts: Squirrels Using Snakeskin / A Clever Use of Coconuts

Questions over Paired Texts

Additional Questioning for individual passages above

Answer Key

Homework DUE: Friday, March 22

New Homework Booklets for:  4th 9 Weeks.

-Homework Week 1 ~ DUE: Friday, March 22

Assignments DUE: Friday, March 8

Assignments that were DUE: Friday, March 8

-Performance Task Part 1 Notes and Questions completed.

ELAR Week: March 18 - March 22

ELAR WEEK: March 18 - March 22

Reading Workshop:
This week we will continue to work with Paired Passages. We will reflect and discuss our most previous texts "Faithful Elephants" and "Elephants Rumble" from our compare/contrast assignment as we gear up for our new texts this week!

Text 1: Amelia Earhart 1897-1937
Text 2: Amelia Earhart - Legend in Flight 

Students will read these texts throughout the week as we discuss the similarities and differences they have, along with other ideas presented within the texts.

UNIT 5 Assessment: 60% - Thursday, March 21. 

Writing Workshop:

This week students will begin Part 2 of their Performance Task. Students will use the notes from their previous 3 Sources in Reading to write an Expository Essay about animals and where they live. Students will also cite their sources using the correct format.


Word Work: 
Students will continue to work with new vocabulary as they study prefixes/suffixes.
Students will work with the Greek and Latin Root "bio"
Students will continue to use idioms, homophones, and analogies as they work throughout the week.

DUE ASSIGNMENTS for MARCH 1

Assignments DUE Friday, March 1

-Homophones Page 3-4
-Status of the Class 2
-Test#3 Prompt Submission Form
-3 Key Terms and Responses for Guided Reading Discussion
-Compare/Contrast Slides over "Faithful Elephants" and "Elephants Rumble"

HOMEWORK: Due THURSDAY: March 7

Homework this week is DUE Thursday! 

This week homework will be collected early as we wrap up the week!

Week 7:

Page 1: Reflection Question
Page 2: Adverbs

ELAR WEEK: March 4 - March 8

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will begin Part 1 of our Performance Task for Unit 5. Students will begin reading 3 different NF Sources:
-It’s a Cold (Hot, Dry, Dark) Cruel World! (Source #1)
-Animal Architects (Source #2)
-Don’t Step on the Ecosystem! (Source #3)

*Note: Performance Tasks often serve as a 60% grade.

Students will take notes as they research throughout all three sources, then respond to 3 questions.

We will also continue to work with Paired Passages using different genres to compare and contrast ideas in texts.


Writing Workshop:

This week students will continue to use the writing process as they respond to prompts/ or creatively write.

HOMEWORK: Week 6 (February 25 - March 1)

HOMEWORK:

Part 1: Reflection Questions

Part 2: Long Ago - Irregular Plural Nouns

Expected Assignments: DUE Friday, February 22

-Idioms (Part # 2)
-Writing Revising / Editing Sentences 1 - 6
- Reading of "Faithful Elephants" with Annotations
-Who's Reading Independent Reading Questions 

ELAR WEEK: February 25 - March 1

ELAR WEEK: February 25 - March 1

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will continue to learn about "Paired Passages" while also continuing to learn about words in context. As we work with paired passages, we will begin to compare/contrast the two text looking at the things they have in common, or how they differ.

NF Text Elephants


Writing Workshop:

Reteaching will begin this week for anyone who needs extra practice with Revising and Editing concepts for our test. Retesting will be Friday, March 1. 

This week, we will continue to work with combining sentences, as well as working through the writing process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing). 


Word Work:
-Homophones
-Syllabication with words

Revising / Editing Practice

Click on Link for Practice Pages: Revising and Editing Practice
Click on Link for Answer Key: Answer Key 

Assignments DUE: Friday, February 15

Assignments that were due on Friday, February 15

-Digital Word Wall
-Prompt #2 Writing Composition
-Playwright Script 

HOMEWORK DUE: Friday, February 22, 2019

Week 5 Homework: DUE: Friday, February 22

Week 5 (Page 1): Reflection Question
Week 5 (Page 2): Plural Nouns - Text "Spanish Cowboys"

This Week in ELAR: February 18 - 22

Reading Workshop:

This week we will begin working with Paired Passages. Students will read Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, and Nonfiction texts to compare and contrast. We will also look at text features in both, and what purpose they serve.

Texts we will use this week: Faithful Elephants (click on link)
Although NF Texts will vary throughout the week, they will be over Elephants.


Writing Workshop:

This week students will choose different genres to write to, as well as learn how to combine sentences more effectively in writing.

Test # 2 - Revising/Editing Writing Test (60%) Grade: Thursday, February 21. 
*See Resources Tab for extra practice!

Test #3 - Written Composition (60%) Grade: Written Prompt
*Students will use a link this week, as they choose 1 of their three Writing Compositions to submit for their final test grade of the 9 weeks.

Work Work:

Students will continue to work with Idioms, along with syllabication, the breaking down of words.

UPCOMING EVENTS MONTH: APRIL 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS!

April 9 - STAAR Writing Test

ELAR WEEK: February 11 - 15

Reading Workshop:
This week in Reading Workshop students will become "Playwrights" as they create scripts to rewrite, or add to, previously written texts. In doing so, we will also learn about and celebrate notable African Americans, and their history, for February's Black History Month.

Some of the texts students will choose from -
* Amazing Grace
* Henry's Freedom Box
* Follow the Drinking Gourd
* Pictures of Jackie Robinson 
* The Other Side
* If a Bus Could Talk
* The Story of Ruby Bridges




Writing Workshop:
In Writing Workshop we are continuing to revise texts so that they read more effectively. Students will also be going through the Writing Process as they respond to prompt(s).





Word Work:
In Word Work this week we will continue to work with Idioms as well as correcting sentences using previously learned parts of speech.

HOMEWORK: Week February 11 - 15

Homework: 

Week 4

- Reading Reflection Questions
- Basketball - Common and Proper Nouns

Expected Assignments: February 4 - 8

ASSIGNMENTS DUE: 

February 4 - 8 

- Exit Ticket with word work, summary over Independent Reading
- Digital Word Wall with "Bad Bully" - Due: Friday, February 15
- Context Clues
- Unit 4 Assessment
- Writing Prompt # 2 Due: Friday, February 15

HOMEWORK DUE: Friday, February 8

Week 3 of Homework: DUE: Friday, February 8

Reading Response Questions: 2 Reflections
Text: Oliver's First Night - Writing Revisions

ELAR WEEK: February 4 - February 8

Reading Workshop:

This week in Reading we will take our Unit 4 Assessment on Drama. I have scheduled our class to assess on Friday, February 8.

Students will also work on their Digital Wall Performance Task. Here they will work with a Drama text while applying previously learned concepts such as Prefixes, Suffixes, Context Clues, and other elements.


Writing Workshop:

This week we will meet in small groups to conference/discuss about Revisions of texts. We will revise texts, while also continuing to write to a prompt using all 5 steps of the Writing Process.


Work Work:

This week we will learn about Idioms. Students will also continue to work with analogies.

Expected Assignments: Week of January 21 - January 25

Expected Assignments: 

* Context Clues 1 - 8
* Analogies # 4 - 10
* CFA - Words in Context
* Words in Context - "Panthers in Peril" 

HOMEWORK DUE: Week January 28 - February 1

Homework this week: Week 2 - January 28 - February 1

* Reflection Questions (2)
* Drama with 4 questions 

DUE: Friday, February 1

ELAR WEEK: January 28 - February 1

Reading Workshop:
In Reading Workshop this week, we will continue to learn the elements of a Drama. 
Vocabulary this week: Dialogue, Scene, Act, Mood, and Playwright. 

Students will continue to read a Drama, along with others they choose from. 



Writing Workshop:
In Writing Workshop we are continuing to build stamina. Students are responding to a prompt where they are working through all the parts of the writing process.

Students will also work in small groups to confer about writing as well as to confer about revising and editing other types of writing passages.




Word Work: 
Word Work this week, we will continue to work with Analogies as well as words in context. 

Expected Assignments

Expected Assignments: January 14 - 18

- Main Idea Task Cards
- Context Clue Task Cards
- Independent Reading Exit Ticket (Google Forms)

Dates to Remember

DATES to REMEMBER:

Author: Eliot Schrefer is coming Tuesday, February 5! 

HOMEWORK DUE: January 25

HOMEWORK INFORMATION:

New Homework Booklets were passed out on Friday, January 18. Students should return these to discuss on Friday, January 25. 

Week 1: January 17- 25
* Independent Reading
* 2 Reflection Questions
* Writing Revision Practice - "A Comfortable Intervention: The Sneaker"

ELAR WEEK: January 22 - 25

ELAR WEEK: January 22 - 25

Reading Workshop:

This week in Reading Workshop we will briefly review the strategies and skills we learned with words in context, and multiple meaning words. We will be introduced to Drama. Students will learn new terms and be exposed to dramas to read and discuss. 


Writing Workshop: 

This week we will continue to work with a writing prompt that gives us extra practice as we learn to write in one sitting, and build our stamina in writing. We will also continue to look at writing pieces where we will use our prior knowledge to revise and edit the pieces so that they read accurately. 


Word Work: 
-Multiple Meaning Words 
-Analogies