November 4th- November 8th

I hope that everyone has adjusted to the time change and enjoyed their extra hour of the weekend!
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!

*Math: Students will continue to work independently in their workbooks this week.  Students will be working on skills ranging from Place value, decimals to fractions, and multi-digit operations.
*Reading:  This week, students will present their information from their nonfiction texts from last week.  Students read books about changes in the clothing, communication, and food industries over time.  The remainder of the week, students will choose a biography book that they will read in class and complete a project on.  I will be posting the rubric in the filing cabinet tomorrow.
*RtI Reading: Our new reading strategy for the week is "Making Connections".  Over the course of the week, students will be exploring and making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections using multiple texts.
*Social Studies: (7th & 8th grade only) Students will be learning more about the Ancient Roman civilization.  We will explore daily life in Rome, the Roman government, and Roman contributions to our own lives.
*Language Arts: In language arts this week, students will be learning about and identifying exclamatory and interrogative sentences.  There will be a short quiz on the four types of sentences on Thursday.

*Reminders*
-Parent Teacher Conferences- Wednesday, November 6th
-No School- Friday 8th

Have a great week!

October 28th-November 1st

*Reading: Students will continue to read nonfiction texts this week.  They will be divided into three groups are read one of the following texts: Inventions in the Food Industry, Inventions in the Clothing Industry, and Inventions in the Communication Industry.  Students will complete a graphic organizer, using the information in their books, and present the information to the class on Friday.
*RtI: Students will be practicing the reading strategy of rechecking the text to find an answer.  We will start with guided practice and modeling on Monday and practice this strategy throughout the rest of the week.  Students will be taking a break from this on Thursday, as Ms. Hagensee is coming in to read us a spooky Halloween story!
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): On Monday, students will be finishing up their Ancient Civilization project from last week and sharing with the class.  The remainder of the week will be the beginning of our Ancient Rome unit.  Students will learn about Roman architecture, geography, and government.
*Language Arts: Starting this week, all spelling practice/work will be completed as homework, outside of school.  We will be spending the week learning about the four types of sentences.


Have a safe and wonderful Halloween week!

October 21th-October 25th

Here is a look at our curriculum next week!

Science: In Science, the students will be starting to create their marble coasters.  They will get strips of poster board and they have to make a track that will hold a marble from point A to B.  They will be working in groups to do this.  Towards the end of the week they will be working on roller coaster tycoon to build their own amusement park.

 

Reading: We are starting our Non-fiction unit in reading.  Everything that we read in class, for both reading and RtI reading will be entirely non-fiction.  We will spend Monday and Tuesday discussing what non-fiction is, the two types of non-fiction text (expository and narrative), and viewing multiple examples of each.  Wednesday during this time is our Tool of the Week for Zones of Regulation.  Thursday (a shortened schedule day) and Friday, we will be completing an in-class activity where students will be identifying non-fiction text features.

 

RtI Reading: Students will be reading a non-fiction text in RtI Reading all week.  Each day students will complete a different activity using this text, which ranges from comprehension questions to vocabulary matching, etc. 

 

LA: Students will receive new spelling words this week.  This will be the final week that spelling will be completed in school.  All spelling packets and sentences will be homework beginning on October 28th.

Math: Students will continue to work in their individual curriculum this week.

 

**Important Information**

-Our Bass Pro Shop fieldtrip has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd from 9:20-10:45.

-Early Dismissal: Thursday, October 24th

-Spirit Week

          Monday - Wear Sunglasses

          Tuesday - Twin Day 

          Wednesday - Pajama Day

          Thursday - Mismatched Clothes Day

          Friday - Wear Red

Have a great weekend!  Stay warm!

 

October 14th-October 18th

I hope that everyone had a wonderful week and is ready to enjoy this beautiful three day weekend!

Here is a look at next week's plans.

*Reading: The topics for reading this week will be about camping (related to the theme for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday).  We will begin the week reading a fiction text, "When We Go Camping" by Margriet Ruurs.  The second story, for Wednesday, is a nonfiction text titled, "I'll Take Some More S'mores Please."   Due to the community trip on Thursday, there will not be reading or RtI reading on Thursday.   Friday, we will finish the week listening and answering comprehension questions to a story on storylineonline.net.  The story we will be reading/listening to is "Thank You Mr. Falker." 

*RtI Reading: The Crying Wolf readers theater play has actually been pushed back to Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  Friday, students will be working in their phonics program, Lexia.

*Social Studies (7th & 8th grade only): As we finish up our unit on Ancient Greece, students will be completing a research project on a Greek God of their choice.  Students will be both researching and presenting their information to the class. 

All students will also be using some class time this week to prepare for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday.  Students will be responsible for planning a camping trip and preparing a "shopping list" of material that they will need.  We will be researching necessary camping items and prioritizing what we will bring based on a budget that students will be assigned.

Have a wonderful extended weekend!

*Dates to Remember*
-No School Monday, October 14th for Columbus Day
-Community Trip to Bass Pro Shop: Thursday, October 17th (Students DO NOT need to bring money unless you wish they purchase a snack or small item.)

October 7th-October 11th

Here is a look at our curriculum for the next week.

*Reading:  Students will finish up their novels and begin their book report (which involves pulling out the five story elements-characters, setting, events, problem, and solution, as well as, understanding the components of a mystery)  Everyone should be finished by the end of the week.

*RtI Reading:  Students will be reading two more fables/readers theater plays: Les Lion and Moe Mouse & Crying Wolf.  We will review what fiction means and complete both writing and comprehension activities for each story.

*Social Studies:  We are starting to study Ancient Greece.  The focus this week will be on the geography, government, economics, and the Olympics.

*LA: The week, everyone will receive new spelling words and new Read Naturally stories.

*Math: All students will be working at their own pace on Place Value and money.

Have a great week!