Thursday, February 27, 2020

Homework Thursday, February 27, 2020

Figurative Language Packet due Friday
Couplet rough draft due Friday

Homework Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Figurative Language Packet due Friday
Acrostic Poem due Thursday

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Homework Tuesday, February 25, 2020

We will be having the assessment on Picturesque Journeys this Wednesday.
Students should study the following to prepare:
1. Vocabulary (on the spelling list)
2. VCe (application of phonics for spelling list)
3. Comprehension packets
4. Irregular Plural Nouns (Students have their list to look over in their folders)

Acrostic Poems for period 1 and 2 are due Wednesday. Period 3 is due Thursday.

Monday, February 24, 2020

Homework Monday, February 24, 2020

We will be having the assessment on Picturesque Journeys this Wednesday.
Students should study the following to prepare:
1. Vocabulary (on the spelling list)
2. VCe (application of phonics for spelling list)
3. Comprehension packets(We began working this on class today and will complete it tomorrow)
4. Irregular Plural Nouns (Students have their list to look over in their folders)

Acrostic Poems for period 1 and 2 are due Wednesday. Period 3 is due Thursday.

Figurative Language packets for the I Survived book report are due Friday, February 28th.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Homework Friday, February 21, 2020

Picturesque Journeys test Wednesday
*Figurative Language Packet due February 28th*

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Homework Thursday, February 20, 2020

Spelling test tomorrow on Picturesque Journeys
Complete the Coyotes in America worksheet from class.
*Figurative Language Packet is due February 28th*

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Homework Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Complete myView workbook page 183
Spelling correction are to be completed 5X each for tomorrow.

* Figurative language packets are due February 28th*

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Homework Tuesday, February 18, 2020

We will have a spelling pretest on Picturesque Journeys tomorrow.
Any student earning 100% will not have to take the test Friday.
evaporate                                        coincide
improvise                                        delete
remote                                             serene
obsolete                                           centigrade
evacuate                                          provoke
elevate                                             oppose
intervene                                         excavate
devastate                                         appetite
liberate                                             prosecute
schedule                                           negotiate

     Students received the last part of their book report project in class today.
     Figurative Language packets are due - February 28th
    I Survived booklets are due - March 6th

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Homework Thursday, February 13, 2020

No school Friday or Monday. The students were pretty upset about this news.
The comprehension packets for the 3rd Quarter Book Report are due on Tuesday, February 18th.



Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Homework Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The comprehension packet for the Book Report Project is due next Tuesday.
Tomorrow is the Valentine's Day shindig. If students choose to bring Valentines, please be sure they have one for all their classmates in their homeroom.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Homework Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Complete the three Tetris written responses for tomorrow.
Book Report Comprehension packet is due February 18th.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Homework Monday, February 10, 2020

Complete the Tetris Comprehension sheet

Reading logs are due tomorrow for the I Survived book report project.
Comprehension packets are due February 18th.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Homework Friday, February 7, 2020

Work on your book report project.

Reading log is due February 11th.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Book Report Project Update

The first part of the third quarter book report project is due on February 11th.
This part is the reading log.
Students are required to write three brief observations/reflections for each session read.
There is an accompanying paper showing examples that has been given to the students to help guide the reflection.
Students selected books on January 21st and were given six (up to this point) sessions in class to read and do the reading log. Students were told they are welcome to use their recess or any additional free time they may have to complete the reading and project. These times are in addition to their own time outside of school that has been used to complete the reading and project.
Overall the students have 21 days (Jan. 21st-February 11th) to have the book read and the log completed.
The reading log is worth 20 points overall.
2 points will be deducted each day this part of the book report project is not submitted.

The second part of the book report project is the comprehension packet.
Students need to write at least one complete sentence and cite the page they found the information in the book to answer each question from the story they selected.
The comprehension packet is due on February 18th.
The comprehension packet is worth 30 points.
2 points will be deducted each day the comprehension packet is not submitted.

The third part of the boo report project is the Figurative language packet.
I am offering assistance with in class right now.
Originally the due date was scheduled for February 25th.
The due date is being pushed back until February 28th.

Students have all materials they need to complete the project up to this point for the book report project.
There are extra copies of every sheet necessary in Mr. Walsh's classroom. Students have been told they may take any additional sheets they need at any time to complete the project.
Students are welcome to submit their projects early. There have been several students that may taken advantage of submitting work early thus far.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Homework Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Coat of Arms is due tomorrow.
We discussed comparative and superlative adjectives today. Students were given a worksheet to complete in class. Students were told to complete the worksheet this evening if they were unable to finish it in class.

Reading log for the third quarter book report is due February 11th.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Homework Monday, February 3, 2020

This evening students have comprehension questions to complete on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. short narrative.
Students began the symbolism of their family crest in class today. Students are required to develop a crest with 3-4 symbols. Students must then write what the symbolism is for each item/color on the back their crest.

The figurative language packets was distributed to the first and second classes today.
The third period class will receive their packets tomorrow.
Below is the schedule of due dates.

February 11th - reading log
February 18th - comprehension packet
February 25th - figurative language packet
March 3rd - I Survived booklet

Students will receive the I Survived booklet materials this Wednesday.