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Important Dates: September 28 – Book Log due October 2 – Spelling Quiz List 3 October 3 – Novel Test Oct. 4, 5, & 8- No school for students BYOT- I sent this home last week, if you need another copy, let me know. ONCE I have these signed, students will be able to bring in their devices. Again, these should not be cell phones. If you require them to bring their cell phone for safety reasons, please email and let me know. If a child has a cell phone, it should be off in their lockers. No phones should be ringing during class instruction. Please help us to remind students that cell phones should be off, and they should not be using their cell phones during class, especially for texting or calling. Grammar: This week we are beginning our unit on Conjunctions and Interjections. During this unit, students will learn 3 types of conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating), review the types of sentences (simple, compound, and complex), and apply the different conjunction to the appropriate uses within those sentences. This week we will be covering coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) and correlative conjunctions (Bestie Pairs). Students will have notes in their binders as well as their grammar notebooks. Spelling: List 3 was passed out last week. The quiz for list 3 will be next week. 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: We concluded our Narrative unit last week with a Summative writing test. Students wrote a narrative story to apply the skills they learned during the unit. This week we will be working on a type of writing called Response to Literature which will be assessed on their novel test. This type of writing is when they receive a prompt that pertains to a piece of literature, and they have to respond in a formal structure that includes explanation and evidence from novel. We’ll be copying an outline of the structure and practicing this style this week, and next week. On the novel test they will be given a prompt that applies to their novel, and they will have to write a response to literature essay analyzing the text.. Reading: This week we are continuing our novel study on either Old Yeller, Call of the Wild, or Island of the Blue Dolphin depending on your child’s reading level. We will read the final chapters this week. Please check in with your student to be sure they are caught up on their comprehension questions. This week we will learn about common themes in a story and how to write a response to literature. Students will also be meeting in book clubs. They will discuss their books with their peers using the HOTS questions they created. We will continue reviewing the various story elements found within our novels. The story elements including the following: protagonist/antagonist, characterization, point of view (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd limited, and 3rd omniscient), setting, and identifying types of conflict (person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, and person vs. society). We will also continue to practice identifying figurative language within our books. Students will have notes in their novel folder, reading notebook, and reading section of their binder. -Students are responsible for creating a HOTS question for each chapter they read. They will use their HOTS questions to have meaningful discussions with their book clubs. We created flipbooks with HOTS question stems last week. There is also a color coded wheel of question stems on the back of their agenda as well. -Students will be defining vocabulary related to their novel. They need to be studying this vocab, because words will be on comprehension checks as well as the novel quiz/test. -Students have constructed response questions for their books in their novel folder. Students will work on these questions both in class and for homework. We are working with using the TEACH strategy to answer questions correctly and thoroughly. Please monitor your child’s monthly Book Log. Students are required to read two, 150 page books in September. Students may use their classroom novel as one of their books for the month. We will finish these novels in time to write the review. The second book needs to be a personal choice book on their reading level. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, and it, along with the completed book review, are due Friday, September 28. 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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Important Dates: Oct. 4, 5, & 8- No school for students Lunchroom visitors- Please remember that when you come to eat lunch with your child, this is a time for you to bond and chat with your child. We ask that they do not bring friends up to the stage with them. BYOT- I sent this home last week, if you need another copy, let me know. ONCE I have these signed, students will be able to bring in their devices. Again, these should not be cell phones. If you require them to bring their cell phone for safety reasons, please email and let me know. If a child has a cell phone, it should be off in their lockers. No phones should be ringing during class instruction. Please help us to remind students that cell phones should be off, and they should not be using their cell phones during class, especially for texting or calling. Grammar: This week we will finish our unit on commas and quotes. Students will be taking the test on Wednesday, Sept. 26, and should be bringing their journals home to study the rules for both. After we finish with commas/quotes we will be learning about conjunctions. Spelling: This Wednesday students will have their quiz on List 2. Please keep in mind, these lists need to stay in your child’s binder all year. 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: We are currently studying the narrative genre. This week we will practice a personal narrative using all the techniques we have learned throughout the nine weeks. Reading: This week we are continuing to read our first novel which is either Old Yeller, Island of the Blue Dolphin, or Call of the Wild depending on your child’s reading level. We will continue focus on figurative language, character traits, theme, conflicts and apply these skills to our novel study. Students will have notes in their novel folder, reading notebook, and reading section of their binder. -Students are responsible for creating a HOTS question for each chapter they read. They will use their HOTS questions to have meaningful discussions with their book clubs. We created flipbooks with HOTS question stems last week. There is also a color-coded wheel of question stems on the back of their agenda as well. -Students will be defining vocabulary related to their novel. They need to be studying this vocab, because words will be on comprehension checks as well as the novel quiz/test. -Students have constructed response questions for their books in their novel folder. Students will work on these questions both in class and for homework. We are working with using the TEACH strategy to answer questions correctly and thoroughly. The September book review has been sent home. We will finish with the novel study prior to the due date. Students may use their novel study book for one of the reviews if they wish. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, along with the completed book review, and are due Friday, September 28. It will only be accepted if signed by parent so we can make sure the book was read and finished at home. https://msbhogan.weebly.com/
Important Dates: Book Fair- Friday, Sept. 7-14 Oct. 4, 5, & 8- No school for students Lunchroom visitors- Please remember that when you come to eat lunch with your child, this is a time for you to bond and chat with your child. We ask that they do not bring friends up to the stage with them. BYOT- I will be sending home a paper copy of the permission slip tomorrow. ONCE I have these signed, students will be able to bring in their devices. Again, these should not be cell phones. If you require them to bring their cell phone for safety reasons, please email and let me know. If a child has a cell phone, it should be off in their lockers. No phones should be ringing during class instruction. Please help us to remind students that cell phones should be off, and they should not be using their cell phones during class, especially for texting or calling. Grammar: This week we will focus on quotes. We will learn the rules for using quotation marks with punctuation, direct quotes, indirect quotes, and divided quotes. will cover all the comma rules (items in a series, direct address, in an address, in friendly letters, in dates, between city/state, compound sentences, with an appositive, and after introductory word/phrase). Next Tuesday there will be a summative test on this material. Students have rules glued into their journals for commas and quotes to use to prepare for the test. Spelling: Last week students received List 2. There will be a quiz next Wednesday. Please keep in mind, these lists need to stay in your child’s binder all year. 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: We are currently studying the narrative genre. This week we are learning about the various plot techniques. There are five: sequential order, problem/solution, tension, suspense, and foreshadowing. As we learn about each technique, the students will be practicing the implementation of the technique in their own writing. Reading: This week we are continuing to read our first novel which is either Old Yeller, Island of the Blue Dolphin, or Call of the Wild depending on your child’s reading level. We began to learn about figurative language and apply these skills to our novel study. Students will have notes in their novel folder, reading notebook, and reading section of their binder. -Students are responsible for creating a HOTS question for each chapter they read. They will use their HOTS questions to have meaningful discussions with their book clubs. We created flipbooks with HOTS question stems last week. There is also a color coded wheel of question stems on the back of their agenda as well. -Students will be defining vocabulary related to their novel. They need to be studying this vocab, because words will be on comprehension checks as well as the novel quiz/test. -Students have constructed response questions for their books in their novel folder. Students will work on these questions both in class and for homework. We are working with using the TEACH strategy to answer questions correctly and thoroughly. The September book review has been sent home. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, along with the completed book review, and are due Friday, September 28. It will only be accepted if signed by parent so we can make sure the book was read and finished at home. Important Dates:
Thursday, Sept. 6- Sign and return papers come home Friday, Sept. 7- Box Tops due Book Fair- Friday, Sept. 7-14 Monday, Sept. 10- The class will go to the book fair to purchase as a whole group Oct. 4, 5, & 8- No school for students Grammar: We have begun working on our commas and quotes unit. We started the unit and will cover all the comma rules (items in a series, direct address, in an address, in friendly letters, in dates, between city/state, compound sentences, with an appositive, and after introductory word/phrase). Next week, we’ll learn all the rules for writing quotations different ways (whether direct quote or divided quote). We’ll have a unit summative test in about two weeks. Spelling: This week students will be getting List 2. There will be a quiz in two weeks. Please keep in mind, these lists need to stay in your child’s binder all year. 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: We are currently studying the narrative genre. This week we will continue to work on techniques to develop a good introduction including character development, setting development, placement of the conflict, and use transitions words in our writing. We will also work with plot development by using different plot techniques. Reading: This week we are continuing to read our first novel which is either Old Yeller, Island of the Blue Dolphin, or Call of the Wild depending on your child’s reading level. We will begin to learn about figurative language and apply these skills to our novel study. The September book review will be coming home this week. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, along with the completed book review, and are due Friday, September 28. 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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