Dear Parents,
It feels to me that the new year has just changed, and we are already at the end of January! I can't believe how quickly time flies by. Congratulations to our Centennial Reading Bowl team! We came in first place at our district competition. We, along with the team from Fair Street, will move on to the regional competition this coming Saturday, February 1st! A special hooray for the team members: Eli P., Ben, Allison, Jocelyn, Amy, James Michael, Simone, Marissa, Connor, and Wiley! I'm a proud co-coach, so I've also got to send a shout-out to our head coach, Kathy Anglin, and our other co-coach, Mrs. Kennedy!
School Events
Tues, 1/28 My homeroom library visit
Wed, 1/29 Brusters $2 Italian Ice money is due
Thurs, 1/30 WWII Test
Fri, 1/31 Chick-Fil-A Biscuits, $2.50; Italian Ice delivery
*Saturday, 2/1 Regional Reading Bowl Competition at North Hall Middle School! Go CAA!
SOCIAL STUDIES
(My homeroom)
We are wrapping up our WWII unit. We test this Thursday! Look for the study guide to come home on Wednesday. Students should be able to identify everything from the standards - check out the social studies page at the top and scroll down to SS5H6.
Monday: Complete review of all the events from WWII. (Axis vs. Allied powers, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day, atomic bomb, Holocaust, United Nations)
Tuesday: SS5H6.b Discuss the Holocaust and the Japanese internment.
Wednesday: Watch History Channel: Story of Us video; work on study guide
Thursday: WWII TEST
Friday: WWII Quotes activity
LANGUAGE ARTS
POW Topic: WE ARE FINISHED WITH POW FOR THE YEAR! We will continue to write essays in language arts classes. From now on, morning work will be different for each language arts teacher.
No Shurley English
Morning Work
Students need to write 4 informational essays over the next 7 weeks. They will have a list of topics to choose from.
Language Arts Class
We are creating magazines for the lower grade students. Students will be put into groups to create the magazines. Each student will work on a specialized role as a part of their magazine team. Students will be working on these magazines for the next two weeks.
READING 1
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 1
RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a poem.
RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Special DaysMonday (RL.5.7)
Look at shape poems on the Promethean. Why would a poet choose to use a shape for his words? Work together as a class to create an apple poem. What purpose would we want for our class poem? How an apple grows? Using our 5 senses to describe an apple? The parts of an apple? After creating a class poem, work on individual poems.
Thursday (RI.5.7)
Scavenger hunts in the media center! Try to locate information quickly in small groups. There will be 5 total scavenger hunt days; this is just day #1!
Phase 1: Book Hooks
Mr. Bryan, our student teacher, will be reading Holes by Louis Sacchar as a read aloud for the next couple of weeks.
Phase 2: Conference Questions
What kind of nonfiction book could you read to help you understand more about the book you are currently reading? Explain how this would help you understand the topic.
Phase 3: Student Choices
READING 2
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 2
RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a poem.
Special Days
Thursday (RI.5.7)
Scavenger hunts in the media center! Try to locate information quickly in small groups. There will be 5 total scavenger hunt days; this is just day #1!
Small Groups
It feels to me that the new year has just changed, and we are already at the end of January! I can't believe how quickly time flies by. Congratulations to our Centennial Reading Bowl team! We came in first place at our district competition. We, along with the team from Fair Street, will move on to the regional competition this coming Saturday, February 1st! A special hooray for the team members: Eli P., Ben, Allison, Jocelyn, Amy, James Michael, Simone, Marissa, Connor, and Wiley! I'm a proud co-coach, so I've also got to send a shout-out to our head coach, Kathy Anglin, and our other co-coach, Mrs. Kennedy!
School Events
Tues, 1/28 My homeroom library visit
Wed, 1/29 Brusters $2 Italian Ice money is due
Thurs, 1/30 WWII Test
Fri, 1/31 Chick-Fil-A Biscuits, $2.50; Italian Ice delivery
*Saturday, 2/1 Regional Reading Bowl Competition at North Hall Middle School! Go CAA!
SOCIAL STUDIES
(My homeroom)
We are wrapping up our WWII unit. We test this Thursday! Look for the study guide to come home on Wednesday. Students should be able to identify everything from the standards - check out the social studies page at the top and scroll down to SS5H6.
Monday: Complete review of all the events from WWII. (Axis vs. Allied powers, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day, atomic bomb, Holocaust, United Nations)
Tuesday: SS5H6.b Discuss the Holocaust and the Japanese internment.
Wednesday: Watch History Channel: Story of Us video; work on study guide
Thursday: WWII TEST
Friday: WWII Quotes activity
LANGUAGE ARTS
POW Topic: WE ARE FINISHED WITH POW FOR THE YEAR! We will continue to write essays in language arts classes. From now on, morning work will be different for each language arts teacher.
No Shurley English
Morning Work
Students need to write 4 informational essays over the next 7 weeks. They will have a list of topics to choose from.
Language Arts Class
We are creating magazines for the lower grade students. Students will be put into groups to create the magazines. Each student will work on a specialized role as a part of their magazine team. Students will be working on these magazines for the next two weeks.
READING 1
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 1
RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a poem.
RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Special DaysMonday (RL.5.7)
Look at shape poems on the Promethean. Why would a poet choose to use a shape for his words? Work together as a class to create an apple poem. What purpose would we want for our class poem? How an apple grows? Using our 5 senses to describe an apple? The parts of an apple? After creating a class poem, work on individual poems.
Thursday (RI.5.7)
Scavenger hunts in the media center! Try to locate information quickly in small groups. There will be 5 total scavenger hunt days; this is just day #1!
Phase 1: Book Hooks
Mr. Bryan, our student teacher, will be reading Holes by Louis Sacchar as a read aloud for the next couple of weeks.
Phase 2: Conference Questions
What kind of nonfiction book could you read to help you understand more about the book you are currently reading? Explain how this would help you understand the topic.
Phase 3: Student Choices
- Continued independent reading
- Creative writing (write your own book)
- Write computer code
- Create Valentine's Day cards for children in the hospital at NEGA
- Jackie Robinson's Barriers essay contest
READING 2
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 2
RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a poem.
Special Days
Thursday (RI.5.7)
Scavenger hunts in the media center! Try to locate information quickly in small groups. There will be 5 total scavenger hunt days; this is just day #1!
Small Groups
- Instructional Conversation: Look at shape poems on the Promethean. Why would a poet choose to use a shape for his words? Work together as a small group to create an apple poem. What purpose would we want for our class poem? How an apple grows? Using our 5 senses to describe an apple? The parts of an apple? Brainstorm ideas to create a poem as a group.
- Computer: Practice economics understandings by playing Financial Soccer or Money Metropolis (Edmodo).
- Mr. Bryan: Read the book Holes by Louis Sachar.
- Mr. B: Read the debate in Scholastic News, "Should everyone get a trophy?" Students will discuss the different points of view, then they will write their opinion paragraph.
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