Just as a reminder, the Book-to-Film Book Report is due September 26th. Students have all made the book report form, have received directions and are free to begin working on it. I will schedule some time in class to work on it but the bulk of the work needs to be done at home. This assignment allows your student to demonstrate their knowledge of compare and contrast and story/plot elements. Encourage your student to finish their book, watch their movie and begin work soon. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
This week will be a transition between units. We will wrap-up our Book to Film unit, which has focused on Story and Plot Elements as well Compare/Contrasting two types of media (book and film), by taking a Post-Test to assess student understanding. The students have worked very hard on this unit and I am very excited to see the testing data reflect their hard work.
Our next unit is called "It's A Job" where students will learn parts of speech and sentence structure. This will fulfill requirements of Common Core as well as equip students with vitally important life-skills of writing and that will help them in their future. The final project will be a life-sized poster describing a job where students will apply their newly-acquired knowledge to real-life application. The poster will be done in groups and all work can be completed in class.
This week, I will give students a pre-test on parts of speech. Remember that pre-test scores will appear on PowerSchool but will NOT count against your student's grade. The test helps me know what students already know so I can better cater my instruction to them individually. Speaking of grades, Progress Reports will come home on Monday. Students will be required to obtain parent/guardian signatures on the report and return it by Wednesday, September 19th. This lets me know that everyone is aware of grades and help us all work to facilitate your student's success.
Please note that Wednesday is Library Day. I am offering an incentive program where students get a signature in their planner for each week they bring a book to read to the library and do NOT have a fine. 10 signatures = an extra drawing in the monthly Robins' Raffle. If your student has a fine, they will receive a note and be asked to call, email or text you from school to help remind them. This will increase their ability to be responsible and eliminate unnecessary library fines.
On Wednesday, we also use Scholastic Scope Magazines. These give us weekly reading comprehension practice and they are simply FUN! This week we will do an in-class Reader's Theater based on a Sherlock Holmes story. The students learned about an exciting new YA Sherlock Holmes series by Andrew Lane last week in our library and we just did our Book-to-Film unit so I thought this one would be perfect.
Every Monday, I check student planners to see if they have done their weekly reading (30 mins.a day, five days a week), have written down our weekly calendar and have a parent/guardian signature. This is vitally important to teach your student the life-skill of organization and planning. This is a skill that can be transferred to every part of their lives. Additionally, this specific assignment directly affects their citizenship. A few weeks of a "0" score sadly leads to a "U" and the consequences that come with it. Please, please support your student in this activity.
Other highlights this week include a Monday-Write on sequence (excellent practice for book reports), a valuable lesson on note-taking from the talented Mrs. Haws and a fun lesson/activity on editing marks to prepare students for writing and peer editing throughout the year. Also, book orders are due on Monday, September 17th. You can send a check to Scholastic with your student or order online directly from the blog. Utah-in-the-News is posted on the blog, please read the details and support your student in this important informational text activity.
Thank you again for your interest and support. I have the BEST group of students and every day with them is a pleasure! I am continually amazed by their intelligence, good humor and great attitudes. Have a wonderful week and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. --Mrs. Robins :)
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Week 6
Dates: Sept.
17-21st
*Progress
Reports will be sent home on Monday.
Parent/
Guardian
must sign and return.
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Monday, September 17th
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Tuesday, September
18th
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Wednesday, September 19th
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Thursday, September 20th
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Friday, September
21st
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Calendar for Week
Planner/Reading
Check
Model
Completed Book Report
Monday-Write:
Sequence
*BOOK ORDERS
DUE
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Post Test:
Book-to-Film Unit
Note-Taking
Lesson with Mrs. Haws J
Work Time
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Scope
Magazine Activity: “Sherlock Holmes”
Reader’s Theater
Library Day
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Pre-Test: “It’s A Job” Unit (Parts of
Speech)
Editing
Marks Activity
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Utah-in-the-News
Random
Student of the Week
Gecko
Time!!!
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