Twenty-Fourth Day of School

In Writing, we editted our work for spelling and learned a variety of spelling strategies.

In Social Science, we began exploring and comparing the past with the present beginning with the school experience of past and present (tested).

Math Test Results

Of 24 students taking the test, 24 students passed with an adjusted score of 11 or better. One student achieved a perfect score.

Twenty-Second Day of School

In Wrinting, each student had a piece reviewed for all necessary elements of a narrative. Parents of those students missing more than one element will be notified by an Unsatisfactory Notice.

In Health, we discussed and reported on good character as an element of good health.

Reminder: As discussed at Back-to-School Night, please make sure your child is wearing shoes with laces or Velcro straps for safety during P.E.

Twenty-First Day of School

Today in Writing, we worked with a checklist to make sure we had all of the necessary standardized elements for a narrative.

In Reading, we continued our work isolating the main idea of a selection and finding supporting details in a non-fiction selection.

In Science, we observed a collection of solids and generated a list of their properties.

Nineteenth Day of School

In Writing today, we reviewed the revision process.

No homework assigned tonight.

When you have your child retell a personal narrative at home, go ahead and have them "touch-and-talk". Meaning, have them retell the story as they would in class, with 3 stapled pages. As they turn the page, listen for their transition and note that "And then" is NOT an acceptable transition as discussed at Back-to-School night.

Eighteenth Day of School

In Writing today, we started the revision process. Revisions are completed in blue ink. Our process for narrative revisions is as follows:

1. Re-read
2. Ask:
• Is the story clear?
• Is it interesting?
• Is it complete?
3. If the the answer to any of these questions is 'no', then make additions/revisions where necessary.

Revisions may include, but may not be limited to, adding descriptions, adding quotations, making clarifications, and adding details.

Seventeenth Day of School

In Writing, we added closure to our narratives. We discussed closing by talking about how we felt about the experience or by using a superlative (which generally expresses an opinion or emotion/feeling about the event).

In Math we took our beginning of the year assessments. There are 2 components of the exam, problem solving and timed calculation.

In Science, we created a chart for our notebooks showing the relationship between the forms of matter.

Sixteenth Day of School

In Writing today, we added transitions to our narratives.

In Music, we explored the tempo.

In Social Science, we had our 4th Violence Prevention lesson.

Fifteenth Day of School

Today in Language Arts we started to become experts on the American hero Roberto Clemente. We generated questions (CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1) to use in an interview setting:

1. Who was Roberto Clemente?
2. Where was he born?
3. What was he known for?
4. What kind of person was he?
5. What did he want to do?
6. How did he die?
7. How was he honored?

In Writing, we drafted the events in our personal narratives (pps 2-3).

In Science, we began our unit on the forms of matter. We discussed 3 forms of matter and observed and compared how they behave in a container. We also discussed how one form of matter can be transformed into another.

Fourteenth Day of School

In Social Science today, we reviewed the responsibilities of good citizenship and contributing members of a community. We read about a child who became involved in her community by planting and donating vegetables. We took notes on our Scholastic Reader about school rules. We learned how to read our notes which include memorable icons. These notes may be shared at home with a family member.

In Writing, we drafted the first page of our narratives making sure to include at least one element of the setting and the main characters.

Writing Lessons Update

Tuesday, August 28th

We brainstormed a list of happenings which could help provide ideas for personal narrative stories.

Wednesday, August 29th

We touch and talked our stories to the paper. Many volunteered to share their settings (first page) aloud. We did not produce any writing on this day.

Thursday, August 30th

We began our plans for our first personal narrative.