Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Reading: Students finished the book. The comprehension packet is due tomorrow.  Questions on pgs. 146/47 are due on Friday.
           HW: Write a one paragraph story summary for Peter Pan.

English: Continued to work on pronoun/verb agreement.
          HW: Pronoun worksheet #83

Monday, February 24, 2014

  Reading: We will finish reading Peter Pan this week. Most students have completed the novel and are working on the comprehension packet.  The comprehension packet is due at the beginning of the hour on Wednesday.
      Classwork: ?s on pgs. 146/147

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Reading: Continued reading Peter Pan.

English: Large group activity to practice correct pronoun usage. 
     HW: Pronoun worksheet #82/127  

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

English: Students worked on pronoun-verb agreement.
Reading: Students discussed the external and internal conflicts in Peter Pan. We read Chapters 11 & 12 silently in class.

Extra credit is being given for a box of Kleenex.

Tuesday February 18, 2014

Reading: Students read chapters 9 & 10 today. They also worked on page 2 of the comprehension packet.
              HW: Peter Pan crossword

English: continued to work on pronouns and antecedents.
               HW: none

February 12, 2014

English: students began a study of pronouns.

Reading: Students read with partners today.  They read Chapters 4 and 5 in Peter Pan.  

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH

4:00-7:00

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

  Reading: Read Chapter 3 in Peter Pan.
                   HW: Word Find

  English HW: Dialogue worksheet #113


                 Parent Teacher Conferences 
                  February 13th     4:00-7:00

             No school February 14th or 17th!

Monday, February 10, 2014

  Reading: Students continued reading Peter Pan. We have read through the end of Chapter 2.  They also began work on the required comprehension packet.

 Writing: Students updated their writing logs.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

No English homework was given today.  

February 3-7th, 2014

All student are working on their "Neverland" project. Students are creating their own Neverland, using a variety of materials.  We talked about the project and discussed the rubric last Friday.  While students can bring home their projects to work on, it has not been assigned as homework. We will be devoting class time each day to the islands.

 English: Students will have a dialogue worksheet for homework on Tuesday.

Neverland Project                          

         

                                                Final project is due: Feb. 7

“Neverland is the magical island in the middle of every child’s mind.” What does your Neverland look like?
Brainstorm possible attractions, places, landscapes, etc.	Brainstorm map elements.
Brainstorm possible illustration ideas.  Are there embellishments you can use?	Scoring Rubric: __ Well Developed attractions/items(15) __ Fully developed map elements(10) __ Colorful(15) __ Proofreading!!(10) __Illustrations are creative(15) __Illustrations show time/effort(15) __Project is completed on time(10) Total _____/90