Expected Assignments: Week of December 4 - 7

 Expected Assignments: Week of December 7-11

- Text Structure Page 3 ( Camping )

- Cursive Page 27-28

- Partner Compare/Contrast Video (Baleen Whales vs Toothed Whales)

- Text Structures (Candy / Exotic Animals ) - Discuss in See Saw

Week 18: December 14 - December 18

 Week 18: December 14 - December 18

*Note: Days are always subject to change as needed*

Monday: December 14

Reading Workshop:

Problem and Solution - Sometimes text can be organized in a several ways

Stations: Continue Task Cards 1-2 (Candy / Exotic Animals)

Guided Reading - Meet 

Writing Workshop:

Flash Write #5 

Tuesday: December 15

Discuss Checkpoint - What did we understand? What do we need more understanding with?

Begin to update our progress in our personal data folder. 

Wednesday: December 16

Update our progress in our data folder.

Thursday: December 17

Winter Wonder Read (reading activities all day)

Friday: December 18

Early Dismissal @ 11:45

Crafting fun

Watch Polar Express

Lunch in classroom

Week 17: December 7 - December 11

 Week 17: December 7 - December 11

*Days are subject to change as needed*

Monday: December 7

Reading Workshop:

-Discuss Text Structures in the passages: Being Prepared While Camping and Picture Perfect Camping

-Station Work: Text Structures Page 3 

-Students will independently read their NF and determine Text Structure and give evidence to support their thinking. (Record their responses in See Saw)

*Guided Reading: NF (Take home nightly)

Writing Workshop:

Cursive

Tuesday: December 8

Reading Workshop: 

ML: Comparing / Contrasting Text Structure 

Mentor Text: Face to Face With Whales (Students Partner Talk)

-Station Work: Text Structures Page 3 

-Students will independently read their NF and determine Text Structure and give evidence to support their thinking. (Record their responses in See Saw)

*Guided Reading: NF - Take home nightly

Writing Workshop:

Cursive 

Wednesday: December 9

Checkpoint: What Do I Know About NF?

*Guided Reading: NF - Take home nightly

Writing: Simple / Complete Subject and Predicates

Thursday: December 10

Reading Workshop:

ML: Cause / Effect Text Structure 

Mentor Text: How Can We Reduce Household Waste? pgs 25 - 26

*Guided Reading: NF - Take Home Nightly 

Stations: Text Structure Task Cards Passage 1 and 2 

Writing Workshop:

Simple / Complete Subject and Predicates

Friday: December 11 

Reading Workshop: 

Problem and Solution - Sometimes text is organized in several ways. 

Mentor Text: How Can We Reduce Household Waste? Page 27 

Stations: Text Structure Task Cards Passage 1 and 2 

*Guided Reading : NF - Take Home Nightly 

Writing Workshop:

Flash Write: 5 

Week 16: Expected Assignments: Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

 Expected Assignments - November 30 - December 4 

- Determine Text Structure Page 1

- Determine Text Structure Page 2

- Flash Write #4 (Discuss a Challenging Time)

- Discuss Text Features (See Saw Video)

- Check out 4 NF Books from Library 

Week 15: November 16 - November 20

 Week 15: November 16 - November 20

*Note: Days are subject to change as teacher sees the need. 

Monday: November 16

Reading Workshop: 

ML: Author's Purpose in Poetry 

Mentor Text: "The Road Not Taken"

Stations: Poetry Review

Writing Workshop:

Revising / Editing Personal Narratives

Tuesday: November 17

Reading Workshop:

ML: Mood and Tone 

Mentor Text: "Good Hours North of Boston"

Stations continued: Poetry Review 

Writing Workshop:

Editing Personal Narratives

Wednesday: November 18

Publishing Personal Narratives

Thursday: November 19

Poetry Assessment - 60%

Friday: November 20 

Holiday Activities 

Expected Assignments: Week November 9 - 13

 Expected Assignments Week November 9 - November 13

- GR Comprehension Questions

- Greek / Latin Roots (BIO)

- Poetry Devices 1-12

-Poetry Checkpoint 

Expected Assignments: Week November 2 - November 6

 Expected Assignments: Week November 2 - November 6

- Guided Reading Activities Nightly 

- Cursive

- Begin Drafting Personal Narrative

- Assessment over Plot 60% 

ELAR WEEK: November 9 - November 13

 ELAR WEEK: November 9 - November 13 

*NOTE: These are subject to change as needed - this is simply an outline of the week

Reading / Writing Workshop:

Monday: 

New Unit: ML Poetry - Introduce vocabulary: Stanza, Poet, Rhyme Scheme, Rhythm, Lines, Repetition. 

Mentor Text: Poem ~ Saw My Teacher On Saturday

Writing: Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives using their prewriting strategies they have been creating. 

Tuesday: 

ML: What is Assonance? We will look at the poem "A Hat for a Cat" to find examples of Assonance. 

Examples of Poems with Assonance

Writing: Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives using their prewriting strategies they have been creating. 

Wednesday:

ML: Personification ~ We will look at the poem " Timothy's Bike" and " Perfume Bottles". 

Examples of Personification Poems / Phrases

Writing: Begin Revising and Editing our Personal Narratives

Thursday:

ML: Hyperbole ~ We will look at the poem "The Biggest Burp Ever" and "My Grandpa"

Examples of Hyperbole in Poetry

Writing Workshop: Continue to Revise and Edit Personal Narratives

Friday:

ML: What is a Poetry Talk?

Scheduled CFA over Poetry - Check for Understanding

Guided Reading Comprehension Questions

Writing Workshop: Begin publishing Personal Narratives 

Question Stems to Ask Readers

 Question Stems to Ask Readers:

Use the link below to find question stems to ask readers during and after reading.  

Verbs to use in questioning: Describe, Explain.

Example: Explain how the character feels in the story. What text evidence supports your thinking?

Question Stems.

*(Question Stems credit: Scholastic.com)

( 4) Week 13 ~ November 2 - November 6

 (4) Week 13 ~ November 2 - November 6

Note: These plans are an outline of the expected week. Plans are subject to change as needed. 

Reading and Writing Workshop:

All Guided Reading Teams will meet this week . Teams will continue to have additional lessons within their small groups. 

Monday: 
Work Day - Students will complete their Reading/Writing Stations from previous week - Wednesday, and Thursday. 

Stations: -Plot "Dance Like Starlight", Flashwrite 3, Guided Reading Comprehension, Guided Reading Book Talk, and Personal Narrative Checklist. 

Guided Reading teams will meet. 

Tuesday: 

ML: Plot Written Response

Today we will take a look at our Plot Written Responses to ensure our Plot Elements are present in our writing, and how well our writing flows to give a thorough explanation of Plot. 

Guided Reading Teams meet. 

Wednesday - Thursday 

Students will begin drafting their Personal Narrative using their PreWriting notes they have put together in their Writing Binders. 

Guided Reading Teams meet. 

Friday: 

Students will take their Assessment over Plot. Students will be given a text and use the strategies they have learned to record their thinking. For example: Annotations, Create a Plot line, then use the notes to create a written response that explains the Plot of the text. This is a 60% grade. 

Expected Assignments: Week 12 ~ October 26 - October 30

 Expected Assignments: October 26 - October 30

-Plot Written Response "Dance Like Starlight "

-Flashwrite 3

-Guided Reading Comprehension Questions with Written Response portion

-Guided Reading Book Talk

-Personal Narrative Checklist completed in Writing Binder 

Expected Assignments Week 10

 Week 10 Expected Assignments

- Reading Comprehension "My What Is Showing"

-Reading Annotations for "My What Is Showing"

-Simile and Metaphor Slides (1-6)

-Record in journal "Record of Reading"

WEEK 11: October 19 - October 23

 WEEK 11: October 19 - October 23

Reading Workshop:

This week we will begin Unit 2 - Plot! Students are familiar with Beginning, Middle, and End of texts, Plot takes us through deeper concepts of texts with- Exposition, Rising Action(s), Climax, Falling Action(s), Resolution. 

To introduce this new standard, we will refer back to the two texts we recently read together over the next two weeks, "Wilma Unlimited" and "Dance Like A Starlight". We will be breaking down these texts more to discover their Plot! 

Guided Reading will also begin this week! I will be meeting with students in small groups to go over their guided reading books and the key objectives centered around the texts.

Writing Workshop:

This week we will use the structure of our Personal Narratives and connect them back to the key ideas we have been learning in Reading. For example, students will build the Plot of their Personal Narratives as they prepare to write them. 

We will also have another Flash Write where students will have the opportunity to showcase their writing in one setting. Students should work to focus on the strength of their writing as well as their mechanics. 

Assignments: Week of October 5 - October 9

 Assignments: October 5 - October 9

-Flash Write 2

- Events, Problem, Solution (Dance Like a Starlight)

Week 10: October 13 - October 16

 Week 10: October 13 - October 16

This week students will complete their information to share with you about 4th grade for their Fall Conference. They have put together their data to show you their understanding of learning standards as well as gathered some writing samples for you to take a peek at! 

We will also continue with our Independent Daily Reading and share about it through our Google Forms where we will discuss our book in more depth. 

In Writing we will continue in Author's Crafts with Simile and Metaphors, as well as break down our own Personal Narratives looking at Events, Problems, and Solutions. 

Expected Assignments: September 28 - October 2

 Expected Assignments: September 28 - October 2

- "Mr. Peabody’s Apples" Author's Purpose/ Text Evidence in Seesaw

-Foldable “Wilma Unlimited”

-Grammar Talks- Adjectives

-Cursive - fhkelb

-Assessment 60%

Week 9: October 5 - October 9

 ELAR WEEK: October 5 - October 9 

Reading Workshop:

This week we will continue to work on small steps that will lead us into Unit 2 - Plot. 

We will study how Event, Problems, and Solutions help to create a Plot Line within a story. 

Students will use the IRA Text "Dance Like Starlight" as they break down the story using Events, Problems, and Solutions. Students will also choose one of their texts they have read to continue to practice the standard by breaking down their own texts using those same literary elements - Events, Problems, and Solutions. 

Writing Workshop:

We will continue to tie our Reading and Writing together by looking at our own Personal Narrative outline we are creating, and diagram what our Events, Problems, and Solutions will be in our own stories. 

Grammar:

Adjectives

Cursive:

Week 8: September 28 - October 2

 Week 8: September 28 - October 2

Reading Workshop:

This week we will continue with getting more understanding of our Standards: Author's Craft, Author's Purpose, and Text Evidence. We will also begin to work with the basic understanding of Plot, beginning with the Beginning, Middle, and End of a story. 

Texts: "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and "Wilma Unlimited"

Assessment #3: Author's Purpose with Text Evidence (60%)

Writing Workshop: 

Students will look back at all their prewriting strategies and choose the one moment they want to write about. They will also build their stories around the purpose of the story as well as incorporate crafts they want to use as writers. 

Grammar Talks: Descriptive Sentences

Expected Assignments: September 21 - September 25

 Expected Assignments: September 21 - September 25

- Junkyard Wonders Author's Purpose

- The Other Side (Seesaw) Author's Purpose with Text Evidence

-Pronouns (Google Classroom)

Expected Assignments: Week of September 14 - September 18

 Expected Assignments: Week of September 14 - September 18

-Important Person ( 3 entries)

-Important Place (3 entries)

-Comprehension Questions "I Don't Get It"

-Cursive : acdgqo / fhkleb

Week 7: September 21 - September 25

 Week 7: September 21 - September 25

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will begin new lessons over Author's Purpose and using Text Evidence to support our thinking. Students will learn to justify their belief of an Author's Purpose by using their annotations of Text Evidence. 

Interactive Read Aloud: The Other Side

Writing Workshop:

This week we will continue to use the writing process - Prewriting, as we continue to add a new strategy to our writing, 'Strong Emotion'. Students will jot down moments of when they experienced a strong emotion. This is another strategy that helps us as writers to brainstorm our thinking as we build our stories. 

Grammar Talks:

Pronouns ( I, me, you, they, us, we, them)

Cursive: 

acdgqo

flhkleb

ijprsutw

Week 6: September 14 - September 18

 Week 6: September 14 - September 18

Reading Workshop:

This week will be a work week for us. This means we will begin some reteach on concepts to ensure we are understanding our essential standards. We will also continue to spiral back to concepts through some task stations, as well as incorporate our Independent Reading with stamina. We are still monitoring and addressing reading habits through our Reading Assessments, so we will continue those as needed throughout the week. These assessments are set to be finalized the second to third week of October. 

Writing Workshop:

This week students will focus on the 3 keys of writing. Cursive, Grammar, and Writing Compositions. Students are currently working on Strategy 1 - Important People. Students will create graphic organizers as they begin the writing process with 'Prewriting', naming those small moments with the important people in their lives. 

Expected Assignments: Week September 7 - September 11

 Assignments: Week of September 7 - September 11 

-Annotate with "Junkyard Wonders"

-Book Talk "Faithful Elephants" - Partner share about the Praise and Polishes of your work.

-Performance Task Book Talk

Week 5: September 8 - September 11

 ELAR WEEK: September 8 - September 11 

Reading Workshop:

This week students will continue to interact with the text "Junkyard Wonders" as they use the strategies they have been learning to annotate their thinking. Students will also create another book talk as they prepare for their Performance Task on Friday. This is a 60% grade. 

Writing Workshop:

Students will continue to learn the ins and outs of beginning cursive as well as continue with learning new strategies in Writing Workshop on how to begin a composition. For example, moments with important people and important places. 

Expected Assignments: August 31 - September 3

 Expected Assignments: August 31 - September 3

- Write a book talk over the book you are reading (Reader Notebook)

-Create a T chart over videos of good/bad characteristics of a book talk (Reader Notebook)

-Reader Response: Make a connection (Reader Notebook) "Junkyard Wonders"

-Meaningful Reader Assessment 

Week: August 31 - September 3

 August 31 - September 3

Reader Workshop:

This week we will continue to build on the idea about what readers do as we take a look at Book Talks! Students will also learn how to give a Book Talk as they continue to use strong academic vocabulary while speaking. 

Thursday, September 3 : Students will take their first 60% assessment over what good readers do. They will respond through their writing about how readers are thinkers, readers think about certain characteristics within a story, readers must use correct etiquette while speaking, and readers use strong academic vocabulary to express their ideas. 

Interactive Read Aloud: Junkyard Wonders

Writing Workshop:

This week we will learn about what Writing Workshop looks like. We will also begin to look at Author's Craft and what authors do in their writing, and they types of vivid sentences they use to convey their thoughts. 

Students will also continue to learn about cursive movements as we step more into cursive. 

Week 2: August 24 - August 28

 Expected Assignments: Week August 24 - August 28

- Reader Response (Journal)

- Think About It Question (Journal)

- Reader Response (2) from "Better Than You" (Journal)

- Stamina Reading with Rubric

- Reading Comprehension (Frank Pearl in the Awful Waffle Kerfuffle)

Week: August 24 - August 28

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will dive into curriculum! Students will learn about how Reading is THINKING! We will discuss Reading vs. Fake Reading. Students will also begin to learn how to discuss what they are reading while thinking deeper about texts. They will begin to share their thoughts with others while learning how to speak about texts.

Interactive Read Aloud: Better Than You

Writing Workshop:

This week we will take a look at our cursive books and learn proper hand movements associated with cursive. Students will also use their texts to take a look at strong sentences for our Grammar Talks. 

Mrs. Spencer our librarian will join us this week also to show students more resources about how to access books through Destiny on the district website. 

Schedule: August 2020 - May 2021

1st Rotation: 7:45 - 9:15 

2nd Rotation: 9:15 - 10:45 

Specials: 10:45 - 11:35 

Tier Time: 11:40 - 12:05 

Recess: 12:05 - 12:35 

Lunch: 12: 35 - 1:10 

3rd Rotation: 1:15 - 2:45 

Dismissal 2:45

Dates to Remember: November 2020

No School

Friday, February 12, 2021

Monday, February 15, 2021

No School

Monday, January 18, 2021

Important Dates to Remember:

December 18 - January 5 (Winter Break)

December 18 is half a day

December 14: Dress in your favorite flannel

December 15: Dress up as your favorite Frozen character

December 16: Dress in your favorite holiday spirit wear

December 17: Pajama Day 

December 18: Wear your favorite holiday hat

Expected Assignments Week 1

 Week 1: August 12 - August 21

- Writing: First Days of School

- Writing Activity: Illustrate a picture and write about why you are a WONDER

- Writing Prompt: I Will Change the World

- Growth Mindset (Google Classroom)

- District Writing Prompt: Write about a special time in your life

- Record in Reader Notebook - Record of Reading (Daily)

- What Am I Reading Questions (Google Forms)

Homework: August 2021

 Currently there is NO scheduled homework. 

If a student did not finish an ELAR assignment, the student will need to be sure to finish at home so that it is completed for the following day.

20 - 25 minutes of nightly reading in encouraged each night. 

Expected Assignments: April 27 - May 1

Expected Assignments: Week of April 27 - May 1

- Chapter 3 Literary Response in See Saw

- Fluency Reading from Epic in See Saw

- 30 minutes of Independent Reading

- Reader Response from Independent Reading (Google Form) 

ELAR WEEK: May 4 - 8

       ELAR WEEK: May 4 - May 8

                   Monday: May 4
                   Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will listen to Chapter 4 of Hank the Cowdog.
*Students will choose a scene from the text and use the strategy of visualizing to illustrate what they see  based on their reading using Google Draw, or pencil, paper, and colors.
*Post response into See Saw.



Tuesday: May 5
Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will listen to the  Pros and Cons of an argument about "Zoos".
Argument Question: Are zoos okay to have, or is it animal abuse.
*Students will take notes to begin building their claim statements.

Wednesday: May 6
Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will use their notes from the previous day to build their Graphic Organizer.

Thursday: May 7
Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will write their Argument about zoos, either in support or against.

Friday: May 8 (Field Day)
Reading / Writing Workshop

*Students will listen to Hank the Cowdog Chapter 5.
There are no additional assignments scheduled with this today. 

Assignments DUE: Week April 20 - April 24

Assignments DUE: Week of April 20 - April 24

- Literary Response over Hank the Cowdog Chapter 2 into 
  See Saw

- Paraphrasing articles in Google Forms

-One Graphic Organizer in support of drilling OR against drilling. 

- Write an argumentative paper about your belief in drilling.

ELAR WEEK: April 27 - April 30

ELAR WEEK: April 27 - April 30 

27 Monday:
Reading / Writing Workshop
*Students will listen to Hank the Cowdog Chapter 3
*Students will choose a literary element and post their response into See Saw.



28 Tuesday: 
Reading / Writing Workshop
*Students will use the book they are currently reading in Epic to post their Fluency Reading into
See Saw.


29 Wednesday:
Reading / Writing Workshop
*Students will spend 30 minutes today in a book they are currently reading for their Independent Reading time.




30 Thursday:
Reading / Writing Workshop
Students will respond in writing about what they are currently reading in Google Forms.



May 1: NO SCHOOL

Expected Assignments: Week April 14 - 17

Assignments completed Week: April 14 - April 17

Tuesday: 
Post reading responses over literary elements into See Saw over Hank the Cowdog Chapter 1


Wednesday: 
Take notes over Unit 5 - Mini Lesson 1 

Thursday:
Take notes over Unit 5 - Mini Lesson 2
Answer 2 questions in Google Forms about text "Should Students Wear School Uniforms"

Friday:
Take notes over Unit 5 - Mini Lesson 3
Answer 4 questions in Google Forms about what you believe - Question "Is Social Media Good for Society"

ELAR WEEK: April 20 - April 24

ELAR WEEK: April 20 - April 24

20- Monday ~ Reading / Writing Workshop:

Read Aloud ~ "Hank the Cowdog" (Chapter 2)
*Respond to Literary Elements and post in See Saw

21-Tuesday ~ Reading / Writing Workshop:

Unit 5 - Mini Lesson 4 ~ Plagiarism vs Paraphrasing
*Students will paraphrase a sentence from a text

22-Wednesday ~ Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will read text that supports a particular issue
* Students will jot down their feelings/thoughts, deciding what they believe about the issue.

23 - Thursday ~Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will read a text that is against an issue
*Students will jot down their feelings/thoughts, deciding what they believe about the issue.

24 - Friday ~ Reading / Writing Workshop:

*Students will write a response in regards to the issue they were given on Thursday and Friday. Students will decide if they support the idea, or are against the idea. Students must paraphrase their response based on their reading.

Assignments DUE: Week of April 6 - April 10

Assignments DUE: Week of April 6 - April 10

- 30 Minutes of Independent Reading in Epic
-Revising and Editing #1-6

-Determine Main Idea
-Revising and Editing #7-12

-30 Minutes of Independent Reading in Epic
-Digital Journal Prompt

-Article: It Snowed in Hawaii
-Answer Comprehension Questions about article

ELAR WEEK: April 14-17

ELAR WEEK: April 14 - April 17

13: Monday: NO SCHOOL

14: Tuesday
Reading Workshop:
*Listen to a Read Aloud
*Discuss ideas from their notes in put into See Saw

15: Wednesday ~ Unit 5
Reading Workshop
*Question: What is my intention for reading this text?
*Vocab: Fact and Opinion
*Question: How is my thinking influencing me to form an opinion as I read?
*Read article, jot down my thoughts/feelings as I read.

16: Thursday
Reading Workshop
*Question: How is the author influencing me?
*Read arguments FOR and AGAINST school uniforms.
*Question: Am I able to see both sides?

17: Friday
Reading Workshop:
*Question: What do I believe?
*Argumentative Question ~ Is Social Media Good for Society?
*Students write about your belief and give reasons why.

Expected Assignments: Week March 30 - April 3

Assignments to be turned in Week of March 30 - April 3

-Drama Questions
-Greek Latin Root GE/GEO

-30 minutes of Independent Reading
-Roots and Affixes 1-3

- 30 minutes of Independent Reading
-Roots and Affixes 4-7

-Drama Vocabulary Quiz
-FREE CHOICE Digital Journal

-See Saw Responses to Read Aloud
-Write a letter to Marine Sam ( a former 4th grade student who just finished the Marine Core)

E-LEARNING ELAR WEEK: April 6 - April 10

E-Learning ELAR WEEK: April 6 - April 10

Monday: 

Reading Workshop~
Students should be consistently reading a book they have chosen in Epic. Today they will spend 30 minutes independently reading this book.

Writing Workshop~
Revising and Editing Questions #1-6


Tuesday: 

Reading Workshop~
Students will read various short texts about Main Idea.
Students will move colors to color code the correct Main Idea.

Writing Workshop~
Revising and Editing Questions #7-12

Wednesday:

Reading Workshop~
Students will continue to spend 30 minutes of Independent Reading time in their book from Epic.

Writing Workshop~
Students will write in their Digital Journals by answering the prompt -
"Write about a time when you felt grown up."

Thursday:

Reading Workshop~
Students will read an article "It Snowed in Hawaii"
Students will answer comprehension questions following their reading of the article.

Writing Workshop~
Students will write in their Digital Journals
FREE CHOICE Writing

Friday: NO SCHOOL ( April 10)
Monday: NO SCHOOL (April 13)

NO HOMEWORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Currently there is NO HOMEWORK assigned. 

Expected Assignments: Week of March 23 - March 27

These are the assignments students should have completed this week March 23 - March 27

M:
-30 minutes of Independent Reading from a book they are consistently reading using Epic.
- Pre writing in their Graphic Organizer responding to the prompt.

T:
-30 minutes of Independent Reading from a book they are consistently reading using Epic.
-Drafting their writing using the prompt.

W:
-Listen to Drama Lesson 1 and choose a Drama to read from list provided.
-Revise and Edit their writing of the prompt.

TH:
-Listen to Drama Lesson 2 and read the assigned Drama in Epic.
-Publish their writing of the prompt.

FR:
-Listen to the Drama Lesson 3
-Take a picture of themselves doing something that requires reading and post in See Saw.
-Write about the highlight of their week in their Digital Journal

E-Learning Week: March 30 - April 3

E-Learning Week: March 30 - April 3
*Subject to change at any time or as needed by teacher observations*

Monday:
RW: Students will read a Drama and answer questions about the Drama.

WW: Greek/Latin Roots (Ge/Geo)


Tuesday: 
RW: Students will Independent Read (30 minutes) from a book they should be reading consistently in Epic. 

WW: Roots/Affixes (#1-3)

Wednesday: 
RW: Students will Independent Read (30 minutes) from a book they should be reading consistently in Epic. 

WW: Root/Affixes (#4-7)

Thursday: 
RW: Students will take a vocabulary quiz over Drama.

WW: Digital Journal


Friday: 
RW: Students will watch a video of Mrs. Reece doing an Interactive Read Aloud. Students will jot down their thinking and share afterwards in SeeSaw. 

WW: Letter to Marine Sam 

Assignments DUE: Week February 24 - 28

Assignments DUE: Week February 24 - 28

-Revising / Editing "Subway Cat" and "Kitchen Lessons"

- (This week Friday, March 6:) 
Guided Reading Book Literary Analysis Slides

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, March 5

HOMEWORK DUE: March 5 

ELAR WEEK: March 2 - 6

ELAR WEEK: March 2 - March 6

Reading Workshop:
This week we will work a little more in Figurative Language as students learn about ~
Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Idiom, and Alliteration. 

We will also be preparing our Book Talks and Parent Letters for Open House Night! We are so excited for you to all see what we have learned this year!


Writing Workshop:
This week we will work on preparing our Open House letters. We will also discuss what those introductions to our letters should look like!

ELAR WEEK: February 24 - 28

This week in ELAR

February 24 - 28

Reading Workshop:
This week students will begin to learn about Poetry! We will look at the elements of poetry and also what message is trying to be conveyed through a poem. With this, we will also take a look at Figurative Language, and its purpose within poetry. 

Writing Workshop:
This week we will begin to study more about how Personal Narratives and Expository Writing differ. We will also look at what beginnings and endings should look like within the two. Students will also continue to work on revising and editing practice within texts. 

Grammar Talks:
Combining sentences

Homework DUE: Thursday, February 27

Homework is due ~ Thursday, February 27. 

This week's homework will cover a Reflection Question and Grammar Talks with Prepositional Phrases.

Assignments DUE: Week of February 17 - 21

Assignments DUE: Week of Feburary 17 - 21

* Revising and Editing ( 1 - 10 )
*Guided Reading Questions from Guided Reading Book

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, February 13

Homework is DUE: Thursday, February 13 

Assignments DUE: Friday, February 7

This week students had the assignments DUE:

* Essential Standards Check
*Prepositions Part 1
*Prepositions Part 2 

ELAR WEEK: February 10 - February 14

ELAR WEEK: February 10 - February 14

Reading Workshop:
This week we will have our Unit Test (60%) on Wednesday, February 12.
This test will consist of Inferencing and other Essential Standards we have been studying throughout the year.
Students will have the opportunity for continued practice in Inferencing as we read and meet in small group teams throughout the week.
Monday we will also have our biweekly visit to the library to check or recheck out books.


Writing Workshop: 
This week students will begin to learn about primary and secondary sources.


Grammar Talks:
Students will continue to learn about conjunctions.

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, February 6

Homework is DUE, Thursday, February 6. 

This homework is a good practice as students prepare for the state writing test and learn how to revise and edit in a multiple choice situation.

ELAR WEEK: February 3 - February 7

ELAR WEEK : February 3 - February 7

Reading Workshop:
This week we will continue to work on Inferencing. Students are learning how to use "literal recounts" also known as their text evidence to support the inferences they make. Students are also learning that inferences must be reasonable!

We will also continue to meet in our Guided Reading Teams. This is where we will work on comprehension skills as well as tailored lessons to what we need as an individual reader.

Writing Workshop:
We will continue to learn about prepositions and review how we can correct run on sentences.

ASSIGNMENTS DUE: Week January 27 - January 31

                Assignments: 

* Fluency Reading in SeeSaw
*Quickest Kid in Clarksville - Theme
* Complete Writing Test 60%

Assignments DUE: Week of January 21 - January 24

Week January 21 - January 24 Assignments:

-  Summary: 3 texts with 3 questions
-  Begin Writing Composition (Due the week of January 27 - January 31)
- Summary Assessment 60%
- Text "Tortoise and the Hare" Determine Theme 

HOMEWORK: DUE, THURSDAY January 30, 2020

Homework is DUE: Thursday, January 30, 2020

ELAR WEEK: January 27 - January 31

Reading Workshop:
This week students will continue to learn about Theme. We will also begin moving into understanding the Standard: Inferencing.

When we infer, we form a reasonable guess based on evidence and reasoning.

Read Aloud: "Quickest Kid in Clarksville"
Students will determine Theme.

Writing Workshop:
Students will continue to wrap up their Writing Compositions for their test.


Grammar Talks: 
This week we will begin learning about Prepositions.
Prepositions are words which link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. Prepositions usually describe the position of something.

EX:
about, around, above, below....

Assignments DUE: Friday, January 17, 2020

This week's assignments DUE:

-Independent Reading (rubric graded)
- Determine the correct summary of text questions
- Respond to 2 Journal entries

HOMEWORK: DUE Thursday, January 23

Homework is due Thursday, January 23.
We will discuss it on Friday, January 24.

ELAR WEEK: January 21 - 24

ELAR WEEK: January 21-24, 2020

Reading Workshop:
This week we will wrap up Summary and begin discussing, Theme. Theme is similar to the message of a text, or the overall idea, for example, "Never give up."

We will also take our Summary Assessment 60% on Thursday, January 23. 

This week we are still assessing students on their MOY (middle of year) reading progress.


Writing Workshop:
This week students will begin their Personal Narratives. Students have worked with this genre for a large part of the year, and this week students will be assessed over how well they understand the genre. This assessment will count for : Composition 60% and Conventions/Sentence Structure 60%. 

HOMEWORK: WEEK: January 13 - 17

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK! 

NEW Homework booklets will be given out on 

Thursday, January 16, 2020. 

ELAR WEEK: January 13 - 17

ELAR WEEK: January 13 - 17

Reading Workshop:
This week we will continue to work with summary. We have been writing to summarize, but we will also read texts this week and determine summary by which is the best written summary we are given.

We are also in the middle of our "Middle of the Year" (MOY) checks. This means I am doing some reading assessments to check where students are, and how they are progressing.


Writing Workshop:
This week students will continue to do their ":Middle of the Year"(MOY) Writing checkpoints. In doing this, students will also work on a written portion by responding to a prompt to check response to a composition, their sentence structure, as well as their understanding of conventions.