-Introduced Clauses (both independent and dependent)

-Introduced Sentence Types (simple, compound, and complex)

-Continued reading response journals from independent novel studies

 

-Review complete subject and complete predicate

-Verb test (past, present, future)

-Introduce linking and helping verbs

 

 

ELA Parents,

 

I have emailed all of you with individual comments on how your child is doing in class.  Please let me know if you didn't receive this for some reason.  I can't believe all that we are covering!

 

This week in ELA:
-Learned about simple and compound subjects and predicates

-Reviewed coordinating conjunctions

-Introduced independent and dependent clauses

-Continued to read novels and reflect in journals

 

I hope all of you have a wonderful week and a great long weekend!

 

 

We have been learning about the parts of a plot diagram this week (Exposition-Setting/Characters, Rising Actions, Climax, Falling Actions, Resolution).  We completed a plot diagram for My Side of the Mountain.  We've also been learning about figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, and idioms.

 

These are advanced concepts that we are only introducing, and we will learn and apply these more when we return from the break!

 

Next week, we will learn about the app Explain Everything and complete a final project on our novel.

 

We learned about persuasive writing this week.  Be on the "look out" for a special letter from your child in the mail!  We also pretended to be the main character in our novel study and wrote a letter to his mother.  I'm impressed with the progress that all of your children are making in writing!

 

We finished our novel and will begin to complete some review activities (plot diagram, figurative language, etc.) as it relates to the book.  We will also be completing a final project to reflect on the novel before Christmas Break.

 

Have a fantastic weekend!

We had a productive week after a week-long break!

 

We've read up to chapter 19.  I hope to finish the novel and have students complete a writing assignment and final project on the novel before Christmas break. We will see what time will allow!  Students are continually reading and completing their homework assignments, so thank you for encouraging this at home.

 

-Learning about subjects (who or what of a sentence) and action verbs

-Learning about parts of a persuasive writing

-Students will begin a persuasive writing piece next week

 

Thank you - as always - for your support.  We are really making strides in Language Arts, especially in our writing!

 

Have a great weekend!

We've had a productive week in ELA!

 

-We've read through chapter 14 in our novel study book and took a quiz through chapter 12.

 

-We've reviewed action verbs and will begin learning how to use stronger verbs in our writing.

 

-We've continued to learn about fragments and run-on's and learned how to check over our writing to edit these.

 

-We learned how to identify quotation marks and dialogue in reading, and we discussed the correct way to punctuate dialogue in our own writing - this is difficult!

 

-We've continued to practice identifying main idea and supporting details by writing these for each chapter.

 

I hope all of you have a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving break with friends and family.  I am thankful for all of you and I feel so grateful to have an opportunity to work with this group!

 

Love, 
Mrs. Lambert

It was so nice to see all of you this week! I hope I was able to convey how hard your children are working. As I mentioned, please reach out to me if you ever need anything.

 

This week in ELA:  We will be reading My Side of the Mountain through chapter 12.  We have also started to learn about fragments, run-on sentences, and complete sentences.

 

Next week, we will take our second test of our novel study book and learn how to use interesting verbs in our writing!

 

We finished learning about 3-point friendly letters and the students wrote their own letters for me to use as a writing sample. I will show you these at our upcoming conference.

 

We have completed our novel study up to chapter six, and we will have our first novel study quiz next Tuesday. The students are aware of this, and I've asked them to study their questions and vocabulary words in the meantime. 

 

I'm looking forward to meeting some grandparents tomorrow!

Wow - what a week we've had!  Please know your children have been working so very hard during Language Arts class. I am proud of their efforts, as I know middle school Language Arts is not easy!  They are learning and practicing so many crucial skills that will help in the future. Thank you for your support as we thoroughly work through our novel study.

 

This Week in ELA:

-Read chapters 3 and 4 in My Side of the Mountain

-Found unknown vocabulary words and nouns throughout the novel

-Answered comprehension questions on these chapters (practiced answering in complete sentences)

-Main Idea:  summarized chapter 1-4 by writing the main idea and three supporting sentences for each chapter

-Friendly Letter:  Learned about the parts of a friendly letter and started to draft a letter to one of the characters in our novel (as a class)

 

As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns! I'm looking forward to showing you some work and samples at our upcoming conference.

 

Have a great weekend!

-Continued to work on paragraph format (topic sentence, main idea, supporting details, conclusion)

-Wrote survival paragraph together in class

-Wrote personal narrative paragraph this week for homework

-Read preface of My Side of the Mountain as a class and started to read the first two chapters on "Learning Ally" - looked up unknown words and answered reflection questions on these chapters

 

Next Week:

We'll continue our novel study, and we will bridge grammar and writing into this study, as well.

 

Have a great weekend!

Happy Friday!  What a wonderful week we've had as we returned from Fall Break!

 

-Completed background knowledge activities in preparation for our upcoming novel study

-Learned about Jean Craighead George, author of My Side of the Mountain

-Learned about the Catskill Mountain in New York State (the setting of our novel study)

-Completed a Venn Diagram on life in the 1950's vs life in 2018

-Brainstormed items we'd use to survive alone in the wilderness

-Review main idea, topic sentence, and supporting details (for paragraph writing)

 

-Complete paragraph on surviving in the wilderness

-Begin our novel study!

 

We are excited to begin a new book together. I'm looking forward to sharing this adventurous book with your children!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Hi ELA Parents! We have covered the following this week:

 

-Compound Nouns (ex. toothbrush)

-Collective Nouns (ex. school, army, pack)

-Writing the following kinds of reading responses in journals:  Making Connections, Asking Questions, Summarizing

-Introduction to Paragraph Writing (using the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers) - the kids loved this one!

 

We will review nouns next week and take our final noun test most likely next Thursday, September 20th.  The students will have a study guide with them and should study some every day next week. Thank you for your support with this!

 

If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me!