-Completely novel study Number the Stars and took final test

-Had final notebook check (homework grade)

-Wrote essay on bravery

 

Next week, we will review all parts of speech (including pronouns) and watch "Miracle at Midnight." I know the kids are excited for our last week! :)

-Read chapters 10-15 in Number the Stars and completed summary sheets for all

-Discussed the meaning of "pride" and how this relates to our novel

-Reflection:  wrote letters from the perspective of characters in the novel

 

-Continued to review all parts of speech and label sentences

-Practiced identifying the difference in adverbs and prepositions

 

We will take the Language Arts portion of the MAP test next Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week will be normal.

 

***I will be sending all of you an email regarding a movie I'd like to show the last few day of school per parent approval.

 

Please email me with any questions or comments!

-We are reading up to chapter 8 this week

-Chapter 1-8 Test (vocabulary, as well) - Thursday, May 2nd

*Students have vocabulary and chapter summaries in their novel study notebooks and know to study for homework!*

 

-Introduced adverbs and how they describe verbs with how, when, or where

-Continued practice in labeling all parts of speech in sentences (this has been challenging for our group)

 

Please email me with questions or concerns! We are hanging in there and working hard!

 

Hi ELA Parents! I'm looking forward to our group being back together again tomorrow. I've missed meeting this week. Midterm grades are going home soon, and I wanted to give an ELA update on grading.

 

As you know, this is our last trimester which means I'm challenging our group to become more independent in their learning and in completion of assignments (classwork and homework). Due to the increase in challenging material in grammar, literature, and writing, their grades might be a bit lower than the first two trimesters. We are continuing to follow the GA standards to best prepare this group for seventh grade. I know effort levels tend to "dip" a little in May too, but I'm really encouraging them to press on.  We'll all encourage each other together!

 

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I'm happy to help in any way I can. 

 

Thanks!

We have started our final novel study this week, Number the Stars. Just as a reminder, your children can either read the hard copy book (going home today) or download on Learning Ally. I will be assigning certain chapters each day for homework, and the kids will have some kind of written homework to do with it, as well.

 

I hope you all have a happy Easter with your family and friends. He is RISEN!!!

 

-Continued to drill our concept cards and review all parts of speech

-Continued to practice labeling all parts of speech in sentences

-Reviewed location prepositions and prepositional phrases

-Introduced time prepositions

-Introduced proofreading marks

 

We will begin a new novel study when we return from Spring Break. Please encourage your children to read over the break. Thanks for your support, as always!

 

Have a safe, fun, and relaxing Spring Break!

 

 

Homework:  The students are continuing to read 30 minutes a day.  We are increasing our journal responses by writing five sentences per response.  The students know these are due tomorrow.

 

Grammar:  We are learning about prepositions, objects of a preposition, and prepositional phrases.

 

Writing (Snowmen at Night Narrative Writing):  The students typed their rough drafts and printed them out.  I am reading over these and will share at our conferences.  Next week, students will work revising/editing and typing their final drafts.  I passed our directions for illustrations which are due next Friday (March 22nd).

 

I will see you all next week at our conferences. Take care until then!

We've continued to work on our "Snowmen at Night" stories.  The students have been learning about a thesis statement, how to include important details in their body paragraphs, and various ways to end an essay.  We will be peer editing these before we type our rough drafts on the computer.

 

I've been preparing for our upcoming conference and cannot wait to meet with all of you. 

 

Take care!
Louise Lambert

 

-Practiced adding more detail to our writing by using sensory details, figurative language, and answering who, what, when, where, why, and how

-Introduced "hook" and "thesis" of a narrative essay

-Started body paragraph of "Snowmen at Night" narrative essay (using a outline/template)

-Friday:  Grammar Quiz

 

 

 

As students are completing their novels, they are picking a new book to read from our middle school list. Some students needed another copy of this (they had been misplaced), so I have sent these home. Please continue to encourage your child to read 30 minutes a day.  

 

Thank you for your support at home and have a wonderful break!

 

 

 

 

Happy February! 

 

This week in ELA:
-Learned about linking verbs and helping verbs

-Labeled all parts of speech in sentences

-Wrote sentences with linking and helping verbs, expanding them into compound and complex sentences

-More practice on past, present, and future tense

-Continued reading daily (independent novels) and completing response sheets

 

Please reach out to me for questions or comments!

-Reviewed complete subject and complete predicate

-Reviewed all grammar concepts (see concept cards)

-Introduced verb tense (past, present, future)

-Grammar Test (Friday, Feb. 1st)

 

-Linking and Helping Verbs

 

What a wacky week with a nice little day off in the middle. :) We will have a grammar test tomorrow. The students should have been studying their concept cards, as it has been for homework all week.  We've been able to play some fun Jeopardy review games to review all of these grammar concepts.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!