January 2nd, 2013
Class activities for Wednesday, January 2
Spelling: We learned that spelling difficult words can be made easier by using memory devices:
- believe: don’t believe a lie
- piece: piece of pie
- friend: friend to the end
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students received new Literature Circles books and planned their reading schedule.
Writing: Students started to draft their story today. They began with the first page, which usually describes who the main character is (You are a mountain climber…) or where they are (You are standing on the deck of the Titanic…).
Our next writing project is a Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook. Students will write a fiction adventure story with choices that the reader can make. Each choice can change how the story turns out. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.
This project is due Wednesday, January 23. Students should be drafting at this point.
Choose Your Own Adventure Resources
- See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here.
- Here are some good student examples:
- Look at an Underground Railroad Choose Your Own Adventure website.
- Look through the Underground Railroad Interactive History Adventure book (hint: search for “the end” to see some of the endings of the book).
- Look at some examples of different kinds of endings in a Choose Your Own Adventure Story.
- View the titles of all the Choose Your Own Adventure books to get adventure topic ideas.
- Play Zork, a text-based computer game. Here is a list of commands and directions. Here is a map of the dungeon if you get stuck or lost.
- Find a complete list of resources here.
Math: Students completed a division test today.
Science: Students completed a science test today about body systems, genetics, traits, and survival.
Social Studies: Students completed a test today about about explorers.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 0
Coming soon: Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at ParentVue to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Our Fiesta Mexicana is Friday, January 4 (new date) from 8:45-noon. Sign up or view our volunteer list. Family members are welcome to attend!
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- Coming soon: view grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
