Monday Again...

I have to apologize to parents for not putting a post up Friday.  I went home and spent almost the entire weekend in bed or on the couch just resting and trying to get better.  This bronchitis is starting to drive even myself crazy.  The cough just wont go away!

• 1st - Class Novel - "The Boxcar Children" chapters 3 and 4.  Since our readygen later is on recognizing setting, our focus for Boxcar Children was the same.  We worked on looking at the clues the author gives us to know the setting.
• 2nd/3rd - New York State Science Test - Written Portion
• 4th - Working on a drawing of the setting for The Boxcar Children based on the description and clues given in the chapters.  When the entire class returned, we moved to ReadyGen Lesson 4A.16 where the kids compared the setting between LUNCH MONEY and COYOTE SCHOOL NEWS.   In Coyote School News, the setting was explicitly stated so it was much easier for them to find details (Arizona, 1939, Ranch, etc..)... In Lunch Money, it took place over many years and in a residential neighborhood that experienced all the seasons - it gave some street names and the school name, but never mentioned where or when it took place.  We had to infer because these were implicit (implied though not plainly expressed) setting details.  
• 5th - GoMath! Lesson 12.9 - elapsed time.   We looked at the video that comes with the lesson and then did some of the animated math. We talked about either counting back or counting forward based on the question.  We talked about making friendly moves with the clock or timeline.  Then the students did the show and share problems.
• 6th - Lunch/Indoor Recess - during indoor recess 12 students had to work on finishing homework while the other students had time to Waggle, work on their boxcar, or finish other work.
• 7th - Prep with Ms. Mitchell where they worked on reading skills using a text called Skeleton Key.  Some of the boys were quite rude and decided it was talk to each other time instead of working.   I was quite embarrassed!

Homework:

1. Math - Practice Book 12.9
2. SS - Chapter 6 - words in bold defined (9 words)
3. Reading - Independent Reading 30-45 minutes (25 books by end of June!)