Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up, you don't feel well, you feel overly tired for no reason, and you know your body is telling you to "JUST STAY IN BED!" Well, that is how my day started, but like I tell my students, I only get to work with them about 180 days a year and I am supposed to help them show an entire years growth in that time... I don't have time to be missing school, and NEITHER DO THEY! So, I got up, got dressed, and got to work!
1st - Science - Ms. Galan was absent so the students had a sub in the classroom. It gave them time to read and work on taking AR Tests. Remember parents, if your student isn't reading at least one book a week, they WILL NOT show improvement in reading. You MUST read to get better at reading! If your child says, "I'm Bored!"... Hand them a book!
2nd - Test Prep / Book Clubs - I started my time with them by going around to check the results of their Test Prep homework. So far we are batting 100% on the work they are doing at home. Of course, there were a couple students who didn't do their ONE problem. I worry that they will not do well on the state test and might have to go to summer school because they just don't try. It isn't that they are not capable, they just are not trying. I can only do so much, I need your help and support at home! After checking the homework, we started a new text for text prep, a poem called "The Canary". We did a close read and looked at it in several different ways before we even looked at the questions. We looked at it first for rhyme scheme and we learned to mark up a poem. Then we looked for rich vocabulary and word choice. Finally, we went stanza by stanza and read the words and them made sure exactly what the writer meant for each stanza. After all of that, then we looked at the questions and went back to the text to answer them. So after dissecting questions 7 and 8, they were instructed to do the same for question #9 for homework. Then the students broke into new reading groups based on their latest STAR reading levels. The high group was given their turn at the listening center with this reading (Bridge to Terabithia). Groups 3, 4, and 5 picked up their books and were off to read. I had group 1 and 2 and we started our new book "Sideway Stories From Wayside School". After reading for 25 minutes (using a timer) the students were given an exit slip to complete for their class grade for the day.
3rd /4th - ReadyGen Lesson 3a.3 - Today we read pages 14-17 and looked at finding information from an information text and using visuals to support opinion writing. We did a lot of reading, discussing, and group work today. They had group questions to answer and share. Other groups had to agree or disagree and then using the text add information if necessary. Then we used a method of looking for "Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How" to gather information on a subject. The students worked independently to use a Web Graphic organizer to develop their understanding of the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco. After they did their work, I showed them actual footage from 1906 days before the earthquake, and then footage shot right after the earthquake so they can see how much a place can change in a matter of minutes based on a violent earthquake. Ask your children about some of the great facts they have learned about Earthquakes already.
5th - Chapter 6 review using process charts. We went over all the concepts that we had covered before break and what we have been reviewing the past several days. Then the students started taking their Chapter 6 test. When they were done they started inputting their results into the ThinkCentral test bank to see what questions they got right and wrong right away. As students finished, they were allowed to grab the flashcards and go in the hall in front of the room (where I could see them) and practice their facts by playing against each other quietly while other continued testing and inputing.
6th - Lunch
7th - Students finished their test and putting their results into the computer. Others practiced their math facts again, others cleaned out their desk, and others sat quietly and read while they finished their test.
Homework:
1st - Science - Ms. Galan was absent so the students had a sub in the classroom. It gave them time to read and work on taking AR Tests. Remember parents, if your student isn't reading at least one book a week, they WILL NOT show improvement in reading. You MUST read to get better at reading! If your child says, "I'm Bored!"... Hand them a book!2nd - Test Prep / Book Clubs - I started my time with them by going around to check the results of their Test Prep homework. So far we are batting 100% on the work they are doing at home. Of course, there were a couple students who didn't do their ONE problem. I worry that they will not do well on the state test and might have to go to summer school because they just don't try. It isn't that they are not capable, they just are not trying. I can only do so much, I need your help and support at home! After checking the homework, we started a new text for text prep, a poem called "The Canary". We did a close read and looked at it in several different ways before we even looked at the questions. We looked at it first for rhyme scheme and we learned to mark up a poem. Then we looked for rich vocabulary and word choice. Finally, we went stanza by stanza and read the words and them made sure exactly what the writer meant for each stanza. After all of that, then we looked at the questions and went back to the text to answer them. So after dissecting questions 7 and 8, they were instructed to do the same for question #9 for homework. Then the students broke into new reading groups based on their latest STAR reading levels. The high group was given their turn at the listening center with this reading (Bridge to Terabithia). Groups 3, 4, and 5 picked up their books and were off to read. I had group 1 and 2 and we started our new book "Sideway Stories From Wayside School". After reading for 25 minutes (using a timer) the students were given an exit slip to complete for their class grade for the day.
3rd /4th - ReadyGen Lesson 3a.3 - Today we read pages 14-17 and looked at finding information from an information text and using visuals to support opinion writing. We did a lot of reading, discussing, and group work today. They had group questions to answer and share. Other groups had to agree or disagree and then using the text add information if necessary. Then we used a method of looking for "Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How" to gather information on a subject. The students worked independently to use a Web Graphic organizer to develop their understanding of the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco. After they did their work, I showed them actual footage from 1906 days before the earthquake, and then footage shot right after the earthquake so they can see how much a place can change in a matter of minutes based on a violent earthquake. Ask your children about some of the great facts they have learned about Earthquakes already.
5th - Chapter 6 review using process charts. We went over all the concepts that we had covered before break and what we have been reviewing the past several days. Then the students started taking their Chapter 6 test. When they were done they started inputting their results into the ThinkCentral test bank to see what questions they got right and wrong right away. As students finished, they were allowed to grab the flashcards and go in the hall in front of the room (where I could see them) and practice their facts by playing against each other quietly while other continued testing and inputing.
6th - Lunch
7th - Students finished their test and putting their results into the computer. Others practiced their math facts again, others cleaned out their desk, and others sat quietly and read while they finished their test.
Homework:
- Test Prep ELA Question #9 (Math will be made up tomorrow!)
- Writing - Writing Prompt on Earthquake of 1906 on half sheet
- Reading - Vocabulary Test tomorrow - STUDY
- Math - Finding equivalent fractions practice #4
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