Parent Update 3rd ELA
Last week in 3rd grade reading and English, we started working on conjunctions. They did an interactive lesson on them, and practiced them independently. They have also been working on the whole writing process from start to finish, which was completed last week. In class, we continued on in our whole class novel, How to Eat Fried Worms. Lastly, i introduced them to a new website called Storybird, which is creative writing based on artwork. 4th ELA Last week in 4th grade reading and English, we finished out whole class novel, Holes, we watched the movie, and compared the two against each other. In addition to finishing our novel, they learned their next figurative language concept, hyperboles, and they finished their unit 10 Greek and Latin words. 5th ELA Last week in 5th grade reading and English our huge focus was speech contest. They finished organizing, started writing, and we had a couple of guest middle school speakers come in and give their speeches as examples. Besides speeches, we continued on in our whole class novel, Island.
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Parent Update 3rd ELA
Last week in 3rd grade reading and English, we started a new whole class novel called How to Eat Fried Worms. We continue to focus on character analysis, in their independent novel, in our class novel, and through video. They are writing descriptive paragraphs about their families, and we are really breaking down how to revise and edit them the proper way. Lastly, they enjoyed watching the Spelling Bee and a Valentine's Day project. 4th ELA Last week in 4th grade reading and English, they received Unit 10 Greek and Latin root words. They continue learning different figurative languages, last week it was alliterations, and as they learn them, they find them in our whole class novel as well as practice independently in class. Lastly, they enjoyed a Feel Good Friday with ELA centers. 5th ELA Last week in 5th grade reading and English, they received Unit 10 Greek and Latin root words. We continue to recap figurative language, and read our whole class novel. The biggest focus for the next 3 weeks will be speeches. We are in the research and organization process. Some of the middle school students will be coming to give their speeches, so they can hear good examples. Lastly, they enjoyed a Feel Good Friday with ELA centers. Parent Update 3rd ELA
Last week was a short week because of our wonderful Wisconsin weather. We are continuing to work on characterization and practice for the Spelling Bee, which will be held in class on Wednesday. We are also going to be starting a new whole class novel soon! 4th ELA Last week was a short week because of the Wisconsin weather. Fourth graders are working on figurative language, we have been continuing on in our whole class novel, and we have been practicing for the Spelling Bee, which will be held in class on Wednesday. 5th ELA Last week was a short week because of the Wisconsin weather. Fith graders have been reviewing figurative language that they learned last year. We have been continuing on in our whole class novel, which is a series, and we have been practicing for the Spelling Bee, and that will be held in class on Wednesday. They were also introduced to the speech contest. The speech contest is new to them this year; we will be working on it in class! |
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