Monday, March 10, 2014
New student blogs to view from Russia!
Here is a link to our house blog. On this blog you will see a post discussing the new school that we will be blogging with. This new school is in Russia! Check out their student blogs that are linked on our house blog!
Monday, February 24, 2014
Feb 24, 2014: Blog post assignment
Today in class you will be learning about quadblogging. Your assignment after discussing this will be to comment on at least 3 of the students blogs! You have to comment on the one you are assigned to and then any other two you would like. Feel free to comment on more if you would like as well! You will also have to comment on the main class page, on any of their posts.
Things to remember. You are representing your school with your comments! You need to use correct punctuation, grammar, capitalization, etc. You should do sentence of the week to your comment before you post it! You should also be specific with your comment. So, a weak comment would be..."I like your blog." A strong comment would include details, specific things about a post that you are commenting on, and maybe a question.
To summarize....your assignment is:
Things to remember. You are representing your school with your comments! You need to use correct punctuation, grammar, capitalization, etc. You should do sentence of the week to your comment before you post it! You should also be specific with your comment. So, a weak comment would be..."I like your blog." A strong comment would include details, specific things about a post that you are commenting on, and maybe a question.
To summarize....your assignment is:
- Comment on three student blogs, one has to be the blog you are assigned to.
- Comment on the main classroom blog
- Make sure to edit your comments before you post them!
Blog assignments:
- Adelei Leighann
- Anthony Colin
- Anusheel Brylie
- Ashley-Jade David
- Brandon Ian
- Chanel Thomas
- Chloe Chad
- Elliott Dylan G
- Hannah Danielle
- Hayley Destiny
- Jade Dylan K
- Jhaevhan Alexis
- Kaspar Jacob
- Lucy Maddox
- Lyric Blanca
- Manaia Dylan R
- Masyn Brandon
- Naroa Autumn
- Niall Dantre
- Nicholas Kyle
- Poppy Lance
- Tegan Elizabeth
- Thomas Mikayla
- Tyra-Leigh Corbin
- Zoe Samantha
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Feb 20, 2014: Research and Touching Spirit Bear
We continued our research today and the projects are looking awesome!! We have a couple of kids doing skits, a few prezis, and some other awesome ideas! Keep up the good work!
After spending time doing research, we discussed chapter 10 that we read yesterday since it was such a big chapter! We also talked about fluency and what to do when you come to a comma or a period (pause and stop). We will discuss this more throughout the book as well since it's a very important skill.
There is no homework, but I will be checking your lit circle packets tomorrow so make sure they are up to date and completed well!
After spending time doing research, we discussed chapter 10 that we read yesterday since it was such a big chapter! We also talked about fluency and what to do when you come to a comma or a period (pause and stop). We will discuss this more throughout the book as well since it's a very important skill.
There is no homework, but I will be checking your lit circle packets tomorrow so make sure they are up to date and completed well!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Feb 19, 2014: Lit Circles and Research
Today in comm arts we continued our research on some of the themes of Touching Spirit Bear. Students worked with their partners on finding good sources of information for their presentations. Everyone worked really hard, which is awesome, and I think most of you are ready to move on to analyzing the information you found!
Following the research, students got together in their lit circle groups and read the next chapter of Touching Spirit Bear together. Chapter 10 is one of the most important chapters in the book because it is where we first see a change in Cole, and it's a big one! Cole makes the decision that he wants to live and that he is where he is because of the things that he has done! Finally!! Here we are reading.....
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Finally, students filled out their lit circle packets for day 5. Tomorrow will look very similar to today, as we will be researching and reading! No homework!
Following the research, students got together in their lit circle groups and read the next chapter of Touching Spirit Bear together. Chapter 10 is one of the most important chapters in the book because it is where we first see a change in Cole, and it's a big one! Cole makes the decision that he wants to live and that he is where he is because of the things that he has done! Finally!! Here we are reading.....
Finally, students filled out their lit circle packets for day 5. Tomorrow will look very similar to today, as we will be researching and reading! No homework!
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Feb 11, 2014: Literary Devices & Touching Spirit Bear
Today in class we started by reading our read aloud book Girl Stolen. It was DEAD quiet while I was reading this! It was a very intense chapter, so you could have heard a pin drop! Cheyenne finally made her escape, and most surprisingly with Duke! The mean vicious dog! We'll see how far she gets tomorrow!
Following read aloud we practiced our sight words and then reviewed figures of speech. After reviewing what each figure of speech was, I passed out strips of paper with all of the figures of speech that I could find from chapter 7. In their lit circle groups, students then had to decide which figure of speech each statement represented. It was awesome practice! Here are the statements we practiced with.
After this, we read chapter 8 out loud together and students wrote down any figures of speech they found! We will finish chapter 8 tomorrow!
Following read aloud we practiced our sight words and then reviewed figures of speech. After reviewing what each figure of speech was, I passed out strips of paper with all of the figures of speech that I could find from chapter 7. In their lit circle groups, students then had to decide which figure of speech each statement represented. It was awesome practice! Here are the statements we practiced with.
After this, we read chapter 8 out loud together and students wrote down any figures of speech they found! We will finish chapter 8 tomorrow!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014: MAPS Testing and Green Screens!
Today was a bit of an odd day, we essentially had comm arts class all day long! Whooooo! During the morning we had comm arts for all three core class hours. Mr. D showed us how to use software for a project that we are starting. Using the scarology stories students wrote, everyone will be creating a digital story using our green screen room. They will be reading their story while pictures and video of what is happening in the story is happening on the screen behind them. It's the same concept/technology that a weatherman uses to give the forecast!
Students learned the concept behind the project today, and began working on their storyboards. The storyboards break up their original story into chunks based on what image or video is happening in the background. The next step will be to go get the pictures and video that are necessary and then we will head into the green screen room! It should be an awesome final product!
We spent the afternoon MAPS testing.
Monday's schedule will look the same as today's!
Students learned the concept behind the project today, and began working on their storyboards. The storyboards break up their original story into chunks based on what image or video is happening in the background. The next step will be to go get the pictures and video that are necessary and then we will head into the green screen room! It should be an awesome final product!
We spent the afternoon MAPS testing.
Monday's schedule will look the same as today's!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Jan 13, 2014: Touching Spirit Bear
Homework: Sentence of the week, Lit circle packets Day 1 questions
We started class today with DEAR time and then read from our read aloud book Girl Stolen, for a little bit since it had been so long since we were able to read it! After reading we reviewed our sight word cards and learned a new Sentence of the Week skill. We learned our final rules for writing with dialogue this week. Remember to review where the commas and periods go, as well as where things need to be capitalized!
Our second half of class was spent working on Touching Spirit Bear. Students broke up into their lit circles and began reading chapter 3. I handed out their lit circle packets today. Really really really really try not to lose these!!! We will use these packets daily, along with our reading so the loss of them will be devastating!
Your homework tonight will be to write your three new sentences for sentence of the week, and to finish your day one questions in your lit circle packets. Have a great night!
We started class today with DEAR time and then read from our read aloud book Girl Stolen, for a little bit since it had been so long since we were able to read it! After reading we reviewed our sight word cards and learned a new Sentence of the Week skill. We learned our final rules for writing with dialogue this week. Remember to review where the commas and periods go, as well as where things need to be capitalized!
Our second half of class was spent working on Touching Spirit Bear. Students broke up into their lit circles and began reading chapter 3. I handed out their lit circle packets today. Really really really really try not to lose these!!! We will use these packets daily, along with our reading so the loss of them will be devastating!
Your homework tonight will be to write your three new sentences for sentence of the week, and to finish your day one questions in your lit circle packets. Have a great night!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Jan 9, 2013: Touching Spirit Bear
Welcome back! Three days off has left us rejuvenated and ready to learn! Right? Right???
We started class out with DEAR time and then reviewed sight words. After that we moved right back into reading from Touching Spirit Bear. We finished chapter one and completed the question sheet. Before beginning chapter two we went over some book long projects that we will be working on. We discussed theme and reviewed the themes of some common books and movies. Touching Spirit Bear has many themes and some are unfamiliar topics. Student pairs chose a theme and they will research the topic and present to the class. This will provide them with a deeper understanding of the meaning of the book.
We will continue reading the book in lit circles tomorrow and will begin discussing figures of speech.
We started class out with DEAR time and then reviewed sight words. After that we moved right back into reading from Touching Spirit Bear. We finished chapter one and completed the question sheet. Before beginning chapter two we went over some book long projects that we will be working on. We discussed theme and reviewed the themes of some common books and movies. Touching Spirit Bear has many themes and some are unfamiliar topics. Student pairs chose a theme and they will research the topic and present to the class. This will provide them with a deeper understanding of the meaning of the book.
We will continue reading the book in lit circles tomorrow and will begin discussing figures of speech.
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