We are continuing our study of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, which is so much fun to read and understand. I'm also teaching different vocabulary strategies as we look at unfamiliar words in each stave (chapter). The students are always so insightful, and it's just been a fun week as they were introduced to the novel and we started listening. This novel is all about change and wanting to do good to others. It's a message that applies in our day as well as 1843.
Other important reminders/news:
- Reading Logs are due each Monday!!!! I've written extensively about this in previous posts. Please encourage your student to read at home and record it. The only way to improve reading is...well, more reading. They can count our class novel--just have to be on it to write it down and hand it in on Monday.
- Book Orders: Want to buy your child CHEAP books for Christmas? Order by Thursday, December 11th. If you don't want your child to know what you are getting them, shoot me an email and I'll bag the books up and leave in the office for you to pick up later. Order online here: https://theb7robinsnest.blogspot.com/p/scholastic-book-orders.html I can no longer accept cash (district rule), so order online or bring in a check with an order form.
- Book Donations: The book drive is on supporting supplying books to women's prisons in Nevada. This is a project from the daughter of one of these women who attends Desert Hills High School. I think it's a worthy project and a unique way to give back. Please send books to me by Thursday, December 18th. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NpO1_ALd4T-4P2zIme43E517yzu7bWVcbpgsJUIy7D0/edit
- Christmas Cards Needed: Each year I have students write Christmas cards to residents at the Ivins VA. My grandpa is there and I sure have a soft heart for the elderly who are there. If you have any unused Christmas cards, please send them in with your students and we'll put them to good use.
- Live Production of A Christmas Carol showing at Washington City's Brigham Playhouse, click here for details: https://www.brighamsplayhouse.com/a-christmas-carol.html If you attend, have your child write a paragraph summary of what they thought about it/if it's like the book and hand in to me for EXTRA CREDIT. I'll give them 5 points, which is the equivalent of one week's worth of reading.
Week 18
December 9-December 13
Monday, December 9th
yet another PLC Day...
Christmas Carol, Stave II
Ghost of Christmas Past Organizer
READING LOGS DUE
Tuesday, December 10th
Stave III Vocabulary Game (Synonym Strategy)
Begin Christmas Carol, Stave III
Wednesday, December 11th
Library Day
Free Reading, Pass of books
*be sure to write any books you've finished in
a bingo square and label it "2"
BOOK ORDERS DUE
Thursday, December 12th
Christmas Carol, Stave III: Finish
Exit Ticket
Friday, December 13th
*Mrs. Robins out of the classroom, Mrs. Larsen to sub
Copy Stave IV Vocabulary
Reading Christmas Carol, Stave IV
Students: For a Robins Reward... use one of our vocab words in a sentence when I greet you at the door sometime this week!!
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