This video shares strategies that help students build their vocabulary which in turn boosts their reading comprehension. This video is appropriate for students and teachers of grades 2-6.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Congratulations to our Poetry Contest Winners
Congratulations to this semester's Poetry Contest Winners:
We will have a Short Story Contest in October. Everyone get ready!!
This photo was taken from Google Images. Students are actual middle school poetry contest winners. Website:tlcgrowzone.org
This photo was taken from Google Images. Students are actual middle school poetry contest winners. Website:tlcgrowzone.org
Current News for the Week of August 29-September 2
* Grade 5 is currently working on the second round of Literature Circles. The genre is mysteries, and students are reading and discussing these wonderful books – The Mystery of the Phantom Ship by Laura E. Williams, The Mystery at Miss Abigail’s by Lois Gladys Leppard, Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish, The Mystery Bookstore by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and The Mystery of the Haunted Playhouse by Laura E. Williams.
Students worked together to set up a reading schedule for the number of pages to read each day, depending on the number of days available. There are always 2-3 additional days added to the schedule to create a variety of projects for publication online.
Fifth graders are assessed on their participation in Lit Circle discussion groups, their written responses to daily reading assignments (similar to homework reading logs), and their literature circle projects.
* School Pictures are Thursday September 1
* Labor Day is September 5 - No school
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Starting off the year with a bang!
I am so excited about the start of another school year! We will be exploring lots of exciting books and stories this year in my classroom as well as using modern technology to navigate our way through grammar and language arts. Get ready to "travel"!
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