Week #17: Welcome December

Hope everyone enjoyed a fantastic Thanksgiving break! It's nice to have a few days off and enjoy family and friends. I have the opportunity to attend the National Council of Teachers of English Conference last week in Atlanta. I have returned with a lot of excitement and fantastic ideas to become a better teacher and create a dynamic and meaningful education experience for my students! Watch for some cool things to happen in class:)

Remember to keep reading, I was thrilled to see such growth in reading benchmarks. The only way to improve reading, is doing more reading! Students have done a remarkable job. I've made each student a certificate showing their 1st and 2nd trimester reading scores. They will bring these home and talk more about it to you. Remember that each student is expected to read at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

I'm happy to meet with you about your student or offer additional support during FLEX, before or after school. Please contact me at rachel.robins@washk12.org or 435-652-4742 (after school hours). Have a great week!

Week 17

November 28-December 2, 2016

Monday, November 28th

Genre-of-the-Week: Historical Fiction
Reading Rewards 

Free Reading

Wednesday Wars

Tuesday, November 29th

Free Reading

Notice & Note: Quoted Words

Paired Text/Practice 

Wednesday, November 30th

Free Reading 

Wednesday Wars

Honors: Newspaper Day (finish December paper)

Thursday, December 1st 

Free Reading

Wednesday Wars

Friday, December 2nd

Free Reading

Wednesday Wars

Constructed Response: Writing Based on Object 

Interesting information about the power of reading and how it helps children:)