*Testing dates added to the upcoming events below. 

Read Aloud: We are reading  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.  As always with the read aloud, we talk and write about characters and their character traits, setting, theme, story structure, point of view, etc....
Reading Focus: Plot Arc/Structure, Examining multiple texts and comparing/contrasting them
Reading Homework: Reading logs are due each Monday. 
Writing Workshop:  We are beginning to write narratives and learn about the techniques that help us write wonderful narratives.  Narratives are our writing focus until mid-March.
Writing homework:  Students are to write 10 minutes in their Writer's Notebooks on the topic of their choice.  These are due each Wednesday. 
Word Study:  Unit 10 on prefixes extra/extro, super, semi, pre, mis, and anti.  Click here for a copy of the list.  Our test over these 6 prefixes will be on January 30th.

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, January 31st - Pow Wow
Monday, February 16th - No School - President's Day
PARCC Language Arts (Performance Based Assessment)- February 23rd (75 min.), 24th (90 min.), 25th (60 min.)
PARCC Math (Performance Based Assessment)- March 2nd (80 min), March 3rd (70 min)
Social Studies State Test (Performance Based Assessment) - March 4th (75 min)
cogAT - Mid March
March 14th - 22nd - Spring Break
PARCC Language Arts (End of Year Assessment)-April 21st (75 min)
PARCC Math - April 22nd (75min), April 23rd (75 min)
Social Studies State Test (End of the Year Assessment)- May 5th (75 min)


Related Arts this week:
Monday - Snow Day            Tuesday - PE       Wednesday - Library       Thursday -Music       Friday - Art

*Testing dates added to the upcoming events below. 

Read Aloud: We are reading  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.  As always with the read aloud, we talk and write about characters and their character traits, setting, theme, story structure, point of view, etc....
Reading Focus: Author's Purpose and Point of View
Reading Homework: Reading logs are due each Monday. 
Writing Workshop:  We are beginning to write narratives and learn about the techniques that help us write wonderful narratives.  Narratives are our writing focus until mid-March.
Writing homework:  Students are to write 10 minutes in their Writer's Notebooks on the topic of their choice.  These are due each Wednesday. 
Word Study:  Unit 10 on prefixes extra/extro, super, semi, pre, mis, and anti.  Click here for a copy of the list.  Our test over these 6 prefixes will be on January 30th.

Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, January 21st - MAP Reading Test (computer based, same as Fall) *subject to change with snow days
Friday, January 23rd - MAP Math Test (computer based, same as Fall) *subject to change with snow days
Saturday, January 31st - Pow Wow
Monday, February 16th - No School - President's Day
PARCC Language Arts (Performance Based Assessment)- Last week in February
PARCC Math (Performance Based Assessment)- First week in March
Social Studies State Test (Performance Based Assessment) - First week in March
cogAT - Mid March
PARCC Language Arts - late April
PARCC Math - late April
Social Studies State Test - First week of May
March 14th - 22nd - Spring Break
*We were asked to give parents these windows of testing at this time rather than specific dates due to snow days or other unforeseen circumstances .  

Related Arts this week:
Tuesday - PE        Wednesday - Library         Thursday -Music        Friday - Art

*Testing dates added to the upcoming events below. 

Read Aloud: We are reading  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.  As always with the read aloud, we talk and write about characters and their character traits, setting, theme, story structure, point of view, etc....
Reading Focus: Poetry (Similes, Metaphors, Personification), Informational Text including Text Structures, Comparing texts on similar topics. We'll also break apart the PARCC Practice Test and do some close reading and careful identification of what each question is asking us to do.
Reading Homework: Reading logs are due each Monday. We will have a hot chocolate party this week to celebrate our holiday break reading.
Writing Workshop:  We are beginning to writing narratives and learn about the techniques that help us write wonderful narratives.  Narratives are our writing focus until mid-March.
Writing homework:  Students are to write 10 minutes in their Writer's Notebooks on the topic of their choice.  These are due each Wednesday. 
Word Study:  Unit 9 on unusual vowel spelling patterns within base words.  Click here for a copy of the list.  Our test over these 8 spellings will be on January 16th.

Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 19th - No School - MLK Day
Wednesday, January 21st - MAP Reading Test (computer based, same as Fall) *subject to change with snow days
Friday, January 23rd - MAP Math Test (computer based, same as Fall) *subject to change with snow days
Saturday, January 31st - Pow Wow
Monday, February 16th - No School - President's Day
Mon. - Wed., February 23rd - 25th -Language Arts PARCC Performance Based Assessment (60-75 minutes per day)
Thursday, February 26th - Last day of 2nd Trimester for Elementary
Friday, February 27th - No School - Teacher Work Day
Monday, March 2nd-3rd - Math PARCC Performance Based Assessment (75 minutes per day)
Wednesday, March 4th - Social Studies State Assessment (75 minutes)
Tuesday, March 10th - cogAT Test (Cognitive Abilities Test) *date change
March 14th - 22nd - Spring Break

Related Arts this week:
Tuesday - PE        Wednesday - Library         Thursday -Music        Friday - Art

Read Aloud: We are going to begin The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Reading Focus: Poetry (Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Verse, Rhythm, Meter), Informational Text including Text Structures, Comparing texts on similar topics
Reading Homework: Reading logs are due each Monday. We will have a hot chocolate party this week to celebrate our holiday break reading.
Writing Workshop:  We will begin writing narratives this week and learn about the techniques that help us write wonderful narratives.  Narratives are our writing focus until mid-March.
Writing homework:  Students are to write 10 minutes in their Writer's Notebooks on the topic of their choice.  These are due each Wednesday. 
Word Study:  Unit 9 on unusual vowel spelling patterns within base words.  Click here for a copy of the list.  Our test over these 8 spellings will be on January 16th.

Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 12th - No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
Monday, January 19th - No School - MLK Day
Saturday, January 31st - Pow Wow
Monday, February 16th - No School - President's Day
Thursday, February 26th - Last day of 2nd Trimester for Elementary
Friday, February 27th - No School - Teacher Work Day
March 14th - 22nd - Spring Break

Related Arts this week:
Monday - Library       Tuesday - Music        Wednesday - Art          Thursday -PE        Friday - Library