Spring Break
I hope everyone has a fun, relaxing break and comes back refreshed and ready to finish the school year well.
Chess Club
This is the week for the Knights to meet.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
This week we will be reading a story out of our basal readers call The Mysterious Giant of Barletta. We will be working on following directions, sequencing and making connections.
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth
This week we will be working in our guided reading groups, reading a story and working on cause and effect.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we will begin the novel Jacob's Rescue. We will be reviewing the reading skills of cause and effect, identifying author's purpose, and drawing conclusions.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
For the Week of March 21st
Chess Club
The Rooks meet this week for chess club.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
The class will be presenting their biographies on Monday. They should practice reading them outloud over the weekend. If they want, they may bring props to make their biographies more interesting. We will continue with sequencing of events, and making connections as we read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 in our basal readers.
4th Grade Readinig with Mrs. Beseth
This week we will continue to work on our book posters for Doing Time Online. We will also be working on making judgments as we break into guided reading groups and as we work on reading a story about Lou Gehrig in our basal readers.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we complete our study of China. We have gathered the information for our China brochures and are in the process of completing the final project. Much of class time will be spent working on the brochures however, some will be homework. The brochures will be due on Friday. Please ask your child how they are doing on this project.
The Rooks meet this week for chess club.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
The class will be presenting their biographies on Monday. They should practice reading them outloud over the weekend. If they want, they may bring props to make their biographies more interesting. We will continue with sequencing of events, and making connections as we read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 in our basal readers.
4th Grade Readinig with Mrs. Beseth
This week we will continue to work on our book posters for Doing Time Online. We will also be working on making judgments as we break into guided reading groups and as we work on reading a story about Lou Gehrig in our basal readers.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we complete our study of China. We have gathered the information for our China brochures and are in the process of completing the final project. Much of class time will be spent working on the brochures however, some will be homework. The brochures will be due on Friday. Please ask your child how they are doing on this project.
Friday, March 11, 2011
For the Week of March 14th
Chess Club
The Knights will meet this week. Those going to the Roller Skating Party do not need to be picked up. They can wait on the benches in the entrance until 3:45.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
This week we will be working on reading biographies and making a scrapbook of the person we are reading about. We will be working on the sequence of events in the person's life.
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth
This week we will work on making judgments as we read a story in our basals and then split into groups to read a leveled reader. We will also be working on our posters for the book Doing Time Online.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we continue our study of China. We are focusing on identifying main idea and supporting details using research materials. The students have been using non-fiction China books from our Prairieview library, the Internet, and other sources. The students are using clarifying and monitoring skills as they dig into the information! We will be completing an outline for our travel brochures this week.
The Knights will meet this week. Those going to the Roller Skating Party do not need to be picked up. They can wait on the benches in the entrance until 3:45.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
This week we will be working on reading biographies and making a scrapbook of the person we are reading about. We will be working on the sequence of events in the person's life.
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth
This week we will work on making judgments as we read a story in our basals and then split into groups to read a leveled reader. We will also be working on our posters for the book Doing Time Online.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we continue our study of China. We are focusing on identifying main idea and supporting details using research materials. The students have been using non-fiction China books from our Prairieview library, the Internet, and other sources. The students are using clarifying and monitoring skills as they dig into the information! We will be completing an outline for our travel brochures this week.
Friday, March 4, 2011
For the Week of March 7th
ISAT Tests
The students have worked hard on their ISAT tests last week. Most only have one more test to take this week. Remember to give your child plenty of sleep and a nutritious breakfast before the test.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
While reading some short biographies in our basal, we will be focusing on sequencing events. Students will also be selecting their own biography this week to read at home. They will be locating 6 important events to make a biography scrapbook in class. More info about this will come home next week!
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth
The poetry books are due on Tuesday, March 8th. Additionally, we will be using the predict/infer strategy, as well as cause and effect. Thinking about story events and personal knowledge helps readers predict likely events. With cause and effect, students will focus on why story events happen and what happens as a result.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we begin the study of the fascinating country of China. We will focus on identifying main idea and supporting details using research materials. As we read our non-fiction China materials, we will be using our clarification and monitoring skills.
The students have worked hard on their ISAT tests last week. Most only have one more test to take this week. Remember to give your child plenty of sleep and a nutritious breakfast before the test.
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba
While reading some short biographies in our basal, we will be focusing on sequencing events. Students will also be selecting their own biography this week to read at home. They will be locating 6 important events to make a biography scrapbook in class. More info about this will come home next week!
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth
The poetry books are due on Tuesday, March 8th. Additionally, we will be using the predict/infer strategy, as well as cause and effect. Thinking about story events and personal knowledge helps readers predict likely events. With cause and effect, students will focus on why story events happen and what happens as a result.
5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
This week we begin the study of the fascinating country of China. We will focus on identifying main idea and supporting details using research materials. As we read our non-fiction China materials, we will be using our clarification and monitoring skills.
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