5th and 6th Grade: This week we continued our study of Catherine Called Birdy. We began looking at birds as symbols in literature and the theme of independence. We spent the majority of our time working on written responses. Student's are focusing on writing well thought out topic sentences. Through out the week there was a lot of improvement as we worked together as a class to create and edit sentences.
In WTW students worked with words ending in -tion and -ian. We discussed rules of suffixes as well as worked on finding synonyms.
7th and 8th Grade: This week we continued to read The Kite Runner. The book has offered many insights into the concept of shame. We talked about guilt and shame going hand in hand. Students made connections between their lit books and The Kite Runner noticing similarities in character traits and development.
In WTW students worked with words ending in -tion and -ian. We discussed rules of suffixes as well as worked on finding synonyms.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
A Traitor Among Us Webquest
Please Click here for the webquest!http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/WWIIChildren/wb25/titlepg.html
Friday, September 13, 2013
September 9-13
What a great week! It is always amazing to me how quickly the students are able to jump back into the swing of things and get down to learning.
This week the 5th and 6th Graders began their first novel. We are reading Catherine Called Birdy. Many were surprised at the everyday life of people during the middle ages. One student commented, "I can't imagine taking a bath once a month. People must have smelled really bad." We will be tracking theme and symbolism as well as character relationships. Students will have the opportunity to practice these skills independently while reading their lit circle books. We had our first independent discussion group yesterday and I was blown away by the students ability to lead a meaningful conversation without the help of a teacher.
In 7th and 8th Grade we continued looking at various aspects of war. We read national anthems from Mexico, Japan, Germany and many more. We looked at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations as well as various speeches made by US Presidents.
In spelling we covered the suffix -tion and -sion. Students worked in Words their Way connecting base words to their suffix.
What a GREAT start to the school year!
This week the 5th and 6th Graders began their first novel. We are reading Catherine Called Birdy. Many were surprised at the everyday life of people during the middle ages. One student commented, "I can't imagine taking a bath once a month. People must have smelled really bad." We will be tracking theme and symbolism as well as character relationships. Students will have the opportunity to practice these skills independently while reading their lit circle books. We had our first independent discussion group yesterday and I was blown away by the students ability to lead a meaningful conversation without the help of a teacher.
In 7th and 8th Grade we continued looking at various aspects of war. We read national anthems from Mexico, Japan, Germany and many more. We looked at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations as well as various speeches made by US Presidents.
In spelling we covered the suffix -tion and -sion. Students worked in Words their Way connecting base words to their suffix.
What a GREAT start to the school year!
Friday, May 31, 2013
End of the Year
Dear Parents and Students,
It is hard to believe we are at the end of another school year. Where has the time gone? This has been a wonderful school year and I thank you for the pleasure of working with each one of your children. It is truly a gift to come and work with such bright minds every day and I feel honored to be part of their educational experience.
I am already looking forward to next year and the adventure we will take together!
- Mrs. Gordon
It is hard to believe we are at the end of another school year. Where has the time gone? This has been a wonderful school year and I thank you for the pleasure of working with each one of your children. It is truly a gift to come and work with such bright minds every day and I feel honored to be part of their educational experience.
I am already looking forward to next year and the adventure we will take together!
- Mrs. Gordon
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
May 20-24
This week we are preparing to take our final interim assessment. Students have been working hard to fulfill their SLP goals of one year's growth.
We have talked about fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and editing. All of the students have made tremendous progress with their Language Arts skills.
We will be finishing up our Shakespeare Unit next week!
Happy Memorial Day!
We have talked about fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and editing. All of the students have made tremendous progress with their Language Arts skills.
We will be finishing up our Shakespeare Unit next week!
Happy Memorial Day!
Friday, May 3, 2013
Shakespeare !
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588 Click on the link for some fun Shakespeare activities!
Monday, April 15, 2013
April 15-19
Third - Sixth Grade MUR:
This week we will be reading short stories by O.Henry and H.H.Munro. Students will be working with the fundamentals of reading comprehension (everything from alliteration - theme) to prepare for next weeks MCA reading test.
On Monday, 5th and 6th grade students presented their Egypt Game projects. The students did an amazing job. I was very pleased with their final products.
This week we will be reading short stories by O.Henry and H.H.Munro. Students will be working with the fundamentals of reading comprehension (everything from alliteration - theme) to prepare for next weeks MCA reading test.
On Monday, 5th and 6th grade students presented their Egypt Game projects. The students did an amazing job. I was very pleased with their final products.
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