I am looking forward to a fun and productive year.
In order to prepare for the new school year, it would be helpful if your student had the following supplies:
- Binder with dividers
- Blue/black and red pens (or really any color in addition to blue/black)
- Pencils
- Correction tape (we all make mistakes!)
- Lined paper
- A smiling face : )
General Information
This year we will be participating in the AR program. Many of you are familiar with this program, if you are not, be sure to ask your student to tell you all about it in the weeks to come.
Word Study Lists are handed out (and posted on the right-hand side of this blog) on Monday; I review the words on that day. The test is on Thursday. If a student doesn’t pass the test, he/she may retake it for up to a 70% .
HINT! If you look on the right-hand side of this blog, you will see a folder named "Word Study Lists", inside that folder are word study tests for the whole year!
Help and Retest Times:
- Monday or Wednesday during advisory
- (get permission from your teacher before coming to my room
Our weekly schedule will include:
- Journal writing
- Word Study
- Grammar activities
- In addition to reading for pleasure, we will be exploring:
- Narratives such as; mysteries, memoirs, dramas, poetry, myths, legends
- Informational reading such as: persuasive essays, research reports, brochures, autobiographies and biographies
- Fictional narratives such as: mysteries, memoirs, dramas, poetry, myths, legends
- Research reports
- Quick Writes
- Plan, practice and deliver an informational speech
- Recite a Slam poem
- Share our daily writings
- If done by hand, the paper should be:
- · Written on loose leaf (normal lined paper)
- In blue or black ink
- Neatly writte
- Size 12 font
- Double spaced (please be kind to my old eyes!)
- Times New Roman font
- Full name
- Date
- Hour in right hand corner
I look forward to hearing from you : )
Margaret Peters
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