Thursday, March 31st, 2016

                                  


Happy Thursday! Please settle in by independent reading. 

How many apples grow on a tree?

Today we will:	Preview the four books options available for the book club unit.
So we can:	Choose our books for the Book Club Unit.
We will know we have it when:	We have completed the Google Form “Book Selections for Book Club Unit” and stated out top two choices.
Homework:	Complete the Google Form Read for 30 minutes
Reminders:	Study session today at lunch!

Wednesday, March 30th, 2015

                          

Many have heard me,
but nobody has seen me,
and I will not speak back 
until spoken to.
What am I?

Happy Wednesday! Today is a catch-up day! Please sit where you normally would sit and begin to independent read. 

Today we will:	Catch up on any missing work.
So we can:	Have all of our work in before spring break.
We will know we have it when:	Our work is completed, and turned into Ms. Weissman.
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes
Reminders:	Study sessions tomorrow morning and during lunch!

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

                                

PARCC Testing for Language Arts has taken place on Friday (3/25), Monday (3/28), and Tuesday (3/29). 

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

                                     

What can you hold in your right hand, but not your left?

Today we will:	Continue reading our non-fiction text and answer comprehension questions.
So we can:	Identify and define text structures an author uses to create meaning in their writing.
We will know we have it when:	We are able to apply non-fiction text structure to our own writing.
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes Check IC and Google Classroom for any missing work.
Reminders:	Study session today after school!

Monday, March 21st, 2016

                                     
Happy Monday! Can you believe spring is already here?! Please settle in by independent reading, we will be heading down to the library after I take attendance for our class check out!

Today we will:	Read a non-fiction text and answer comprehension questions.
So we can:	Identify and describe text structures an author makes to create meaning in his or her writing.
We will know we have it when:	We are able to apply different non-fiction text structures to our own writing.
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes Update tracking list
Reminders:	I still have many of you that have not completed assessments. It is your responsibility to check Google Classroom or I.C. to see what is missing and then come to a help session to finish these assessments.

Friday, March 18th, 2016

                                 

                                     

Smell me, buy me, and deliver me.
Still, I won't change.
What am I?

Happy Surprise Snowy Friday! Please settle in by independent reading.

Today we will:	Use the Cornell note-taking strategy to take notes on personification and simile.
So we can:	Determine the meaning of specific words in a text and analyze how they impact the meaning in a poem.
We will know we have it when:	We write a poem using the literary devices we have learned.
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes
Reminders:	Have a great weekend!

Poem Quick-Write Directions:

Write a poem that focuses on personifying one object or animal. Your goal should be to give your reader a new perspective on that object or animal. Use personification, similes, and the other literary devices you have learned to help you. Your poem should be between 5-10 Lines

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

                        
                                     
When you need me, you throw me away. But when you're done with me, you bring me back. What am I?

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Please settle in by independent reading. Today we will be learning about onomatopeia and alliteration!

Today we will:	Take notes using the Cornell method on onomatopoeia and alliteration and examine how both literary devices are used in a text.
So we can:	Determine the meaning of specific words in a text and analyze how they impact the meaning of a poem.
We will know we have it when:	We are able to use onomatopoeia and alliteration in our own writing.
Due Today:	Idiom Cards
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes.

Poem Activity "Quick-Write" Instructions:

Write a poem on something you feel is "so beautiful it hurts". Focus your poem on the sounds you might hear when you observe this beauty. How can you make something that looks beautiful sound beautiful?

7-10 lines

2 examples of onomatopoeia 

2 examples of alliteration

Examples of Onomatopoeia for Kids

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016

                                 

Happy Genius Hour day! Today you will create presentations that will show what you have learned so far about your research topic. You will share these with your teams next week.

I have a tongue and though I cannot walk, I'm known to get around. What am I?

Today we will:	Create a google slide presentation.
So we can:	Show what we have learned so far about our research project.
We will know we have it when:	We have a google slide presentation that shows what we have learned so far about our inquiry question.
Due today:	Beach Ball Text structure paragraphs.
Homework:	Read for 30 minutes. "Idiom Card" if you have not finished.