Friday, April 27, 2012
What a crazy couple of weeks we have had : )
1A and 3A - You should have worked on the yellow workbooks in class and have received notes (taken notes) on Points of view. Your homework for over the weekend is to do the reader's workshop on pages 176-181. You are to read and answer questions in the margins.
4B, 5B, 6B - You also should have worked on the yellow workbooks in class, but you have not yet had the lesson on point of view. Your homework is to finish the author's perspective assignment. After illustrating the four points of view (what your parents think, what your friends think, what you think/wish, and what really happens), you are to write a paragraph from each perspective. Cut out the four squares of your drawings on three sides so that it forms a flap. Then, glue a blank sheet of computer paper onto the other side so that there is space for your paragraphs. Copy the paragraphs onto the paper so that when you flip up the drawings, the perspective is written under them.
FCAT Explorer is due today! Please make sure you finish that for your two grades.
I am working on adding grades to the gradebook. I should get it updated at some point this weekend. I wanted to make sure I had a few grades before putting them in.
Parents: Flyers went home today regarding "Mom and me" lunch, World of Nations, and Spring Pictures. Progress Reports are coming soon...
Have a wonderful weekend!
Monday, April 2, 2012
FCAT Explorer, etc.
In case you lost your username, it is your last name, 1st initial (ALL CAPS). Your password is the number 16, the first four letters of your last name, then your birthday (ALL CAPS). For example, if your name is John Smith and your birthday is April 2nd, your username would be SMITHJ and your password would be 16SMIT0402.
You should have 100% of the program completed by Friday, April 27th. Keep in mind that you have had since before Spring Break to work on these items. Many of you have not so far shown that you have taken my constant reminders (both verbally and on the board) seriously. When you have read all of the following stories and completed the questions, you have done 100% of the program:
--Coyote Folktales
--The Shadow
--Individual Medley
--The Sky King's Turtle
--The Cave
--Emily's Story
--Sawadee Krup
--An Unknown Land
--The Arnum Cove Mystery
--The River Snake
--The Responsibility of Pet Ownership
--An Outdoor Classroom
--Read Treasure Island
--The Merlin Family
--6th Graders in Space
--Lefties
--SQUID: Aliens on Earth?
--Saving Frogs Helps Humans
--Spotlight on Hiking
--Sinkholes
--Space Exploration is Worthwhile
--Game On
--An Interview with Mary Lescher
--Pocahontas
--The List
--Visit Florida Caverns
--Back on Track
I will count the FCAT explorer work as two grades. The first grade will be completion. If you completed 100% of the program, you will have a nice 100% in the gradebook. If you completed only 65% of the program, for example, you will receive a 65% in the gradebook. Unfortunately, you cannot see a percentage, but you can keep up with which stories you have read. Basically, keep going until it tells you that you are finished. I have heard of students completing the program over a weekend, so this is feasible!
The other way the FCAT explorer work will be graded is by the actual grade – the amount you get correct. For example, if you get 60% correct without instructional help AND 20% correct with instructional help, but you also get 20% incorrect after instructional help, your grade in my gradebook will be an 80%.
*On another note, 4B and 6B…I forgot to put the answers to the second test online over the weekend, so we will work on that in class. Don’t fret!
*Please remember to bring your textbooks to class! I am sure that your classmates do not like sharing, especially when taking quizzes.
*Make sure you are doing your test corrections – these count as a separate grade from your test and are to be the first grades of the new quarter.
*Do not make the same mistakes in this fourth and final quarter! Make sure you use your agenda every day, make sure you check the boards and the blogs, always pay attention, and get your work turned in on time!
You should have 100% of the program completed by Friday, April 27th. Keep in mind that you have had since before Spring Break to work on these items. Many of you have not so far shown that you have taken my constant reminders (both verbally and on the board) seriously. When you have read all of the following stories and completed the questions, you have done 100% of the program:
--Coyote Folktales
--The Shadow
--Individual Medley
--The Sky King's Turtle
--The Cave
--Emily's Story
--Sawadee Krup
--An Unknown Land
--The Arnum Cove Mystery
--The River Snake
--The Responsibility of Pet Ownership
--An Outdoor Classroom
--Read Treasure Island
--The Merlin Family
--6th Graders in Space
--Lefties
--SQUID: Aliens on Earth?
--Saving Frogs Helps Humans
--Spotlight on Hiking
--Sinkholes
--Space Exploration is Worthwhile
--Game On
--An Interview with Mary Lescher
--Pocahontas
--The List
--Visit Florida Caverns
--Back on Track
I will count the FCAT explorer work as two grades. The first grade will be completion. If you completed 100% of the program, you will have a nice 100% in the gradebook. If you completed only 65% of the program, for example, you will receive a 65% in the gradebook. Unfortunately, you cannot see a percentage, but you can keep up with which stories you have read. Basically, keep going until it tells you that you are finished. I have heard of students completing the program over a weekend, so this is feasible!
The other way the FCAT explorer work will be graded is by the actual grade – the amount you get correct. For example, if you get 60% correct without instructional help AND 20% correct with instructional help, but you also get 20% incorrect after instructional help, your grade in my gradebook will be an 80%.
*On another note, 4B and 6B…I forgot to put the answers to the second test online over the weekend, so we will work on that in class. Don’t fret!
*Please remember to bring your textbooks to class! I am sure that your classmates do not like sharing, especially when taking quizzes.
*Make sure you are doing your test corrections – these count as a separate grade from your test and are to be the first grades of the new quarter.
*Do not make the same mistakes in this fourth and final quarter! Make sure you use your agenda every day, make sure you check the boards and the blogs, always pay attention, and get your work turned in on time!
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