Scoop for the week!

Monday - finish bio/autobiography excerpts. Groups will share that they learned about the person and how this selection meets the criteria for non-fiction

Tuesday/Wednesday - block days - library - scavenger hunt in the non-fiction section. Students will check out a book after they learn about all the choices in non-fiction

Thursday - voc. #1 quiz; new list of words #2 / continue with non-fiction essays

Friday - continue reading non-fiction in the lit. book

GMR continued

Here is the schedule for this week:

Mon - students will read and work on book reports. Final Draft of Great Mail Race letter is due.
Tuesday - prefix/suffix assessment - read when finished
Wed - Friday - watch 'Remember the Titans'
Friday - early out / term 2 ends

Due dates:
All book reports/projects and any late work is due on Thursday! No exceptions.
Friday I will mail all letters. Bring an envelope if you haven't!

Great Mail Race

Students were introduced to letter writing today. They will be writing a letter to another student somewhere in the US. Here are upcoming events for the students to know:

Wed - work on rough draft of letter
Thurs - rough is due - 35 points
Friday - stamped envelope is due - 5 points
quiz on prefix and suffix

Thursday, Jan. 12 - All book reports and/or projects are due
Final Draft of Great Mail Race letters are due
Friday - end of term. I will mail the letters on this day.