Busy Kids

Everyone is really excited about Thanksgiving Break!

Today we continued to use our strategies as we read the Sammy Sosa biography.  We used the strategy of using prior knowledge to set us up for reading new material.  We also used the strategy of asking questions while we are reading to really pay attention to our material.  The class worked really well and had involved discussions on what would make good "thick" questions.  Due tomorrow are 5 questions at different levels that cover chapter 4 (single, double, and home run questions), but the majority of kids finished in the time given today in class.

Tomorrow, our reading session will be devoted to finishing up any reading for this month's genre selection, so BRING YOUR BOOK!  YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO ALSO BRING A PILLOW OR STUFFED ANIMAL (within reason) TO READ WITH AND GET COMFY.  If  your  reading is done, you can work on the project in class independently, so be sure you bring any materials needed.   I will be available to answer questions on the projects during the time I am not conferencing with students.  See....reading the blog does have its perks.  This was NOT announced in class!

Word work is due tomorrow (sentences are optional and it is free choice week).  We did a pretest in class today and many kids passed with an A, but some will retake to see if some extra study time helped.

Tomorrow is the final day for test corrections from the Chapter 5 test (unless you were absent) and everyone has math homework except for Mrs. Kallal's class.

Finally, tomorrow is the last day to participate in the Secret Snowflake program.  This is a very meaningful program offered at Young, helping our Young families in need for holiday gift buying.  If you don't have a sheet about the program, just email me that you would like your child to participate.  Your child will pick a snowflake from the window in the office and that snowflake has the gift to purchase with a number that represents the child it goes to.  I will write down the code, and the snowflake gift idea will come home for your family to go out and buy, wrap, and return for this family in need.  I helped separate the gifts last year, and the response from the community was really overwhelming.   Please consider helping those who need it.