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Important Dates: Oct. 29- Nov. 1 – No lunch visitors in preparation for 2nd grade musical Oct. 15-31 – Socktober (Bring in a pair of new socks to give to those less fortunate) Oct. 31 – Book log due Oct. 31 – 1920’s day for 5th Grade (kids can wear 1920’s costumes, look online if need ideas) Nov. 2- Bingo Night November 13th Jekyll parent meeting from 6-6:30 in the cafeteria. Grammar: This Friday we will finish our unit on Conjunctions and Interjections. During this unit, students have learned 3 types of conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating), review the types of sentences (simple, compound, and complex), and how to apply the different conjunction to the appropriate uses within those sentences. This week we will be reviewing all conjunctions, the types of sentences, and interjections. I have posted a list of each type of conjunction on the class website. Students will have notes in their binders as well as their grammar notebooks. Spelling: The quiz for list 4 will be Tuesday (tomorrow). Their lists should stay in their binders through the school year. Remember to study both the spelling and the definitions. If you would like for your child to have extra practice with their spelling words, they may use Spelling City website. https://www.spellingcity.com/users/bfhogan5 Writing: Last week we are started our informational genre by exploring what it is, where/how we use it in the real world, and its structure and elements. Students read two similar articles on the same topic, determining the important details, and we will work together to complete a modeled writing based on the articles. This will be kept in their binder as an example exceeding inform writing along with their rubric. Reading: We have started a new nonfiction unit in reading that will include text structure. Students will take notes on the various types of text structures, these notes will be posted to the class website. We will practice reading passages and determining the text structure used by looking for key words. In this unit, students will also be analyzing a biography on either Henry Ford, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Candy Bombers, or Thomas Edison. We will use these books, along with graphic novels, newspapers, and nonfiction articles, to study all the different types of text structures and compare/contrast these text structures. This week we are starting our newspaper project. This project will be done in class and is not be worked on at home. Students will be using information from the books read to write articles using specific text structures. Once completed, we will have Newspaper Day. More will come home on Newspaper Day later. Sixth graders will also be learning how to analyze a text to determine if it is biased or unbiased. If you would like extra practice for your child at home, on the Launchpad website https://launchpad.classlink.com/fcs there is a link for i-Ready, your child may use this link for i-Ready for additional reading at home. Please monitor your child’s monthly Book Log. Students are required to read two, 150 page books in October. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, and it, along with the completed book review, are due Wednesday, October 31. It will only be accepted if signed by parent so we can make sure the book was read and finished at home.
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