Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Tuesday, 11 March 2014 - Speeches Schedule for Thursday and Friday

This morning we reviewed self- and peer-editing expectations.  Students also classified sentences and worked on punctuation and capitalization rules.

During reading, students worked on their book reports.  THE FIRST TYPED COPY OF THE BOOK REPORT #2 IS DUE MONDAY.

READ 30 MINUTES TONIGHT.

MATH HOMEWORK IS PAGES 117 AND 118 AND 1/2 OF THE GRAPH.

This afternoon we had lots of time to finish typing, printing, and practicing speeches.  EVERY STUDENT SHOULD BE FINISHED WRITING THEIR SPEECH.  THEY WERE DUE YESTERDAY.  TONIGHT STUDENTS CAN CREATE THEIR TITLE PAGES.  IF THEY WANT IT IN COLOR, THEY SHOULD PRINT IT OUT AT HOME.  ALSO, READ OVER THE SPEECH MANY TIMES TO GET IT AS FLUENT AS POSSIBLE.  Students may use 3 x 5 cards notes as prompts.

STUDENTS SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEECH, 3 X 5 PROMPT CARDS, A COSTUME AND A SMALL BITE OF FOOD FROM THEIR COUNTRY TO SHARE WITH THEIR PEERS ON THE DAY THEY ARE SCHEDULED.

The schedule follows:

Thursday:
2:00 Matthew
2:04  Payton
2:08  Myka
2:12  Ammon
2:16  Bennett
2:20  Noelle
2:24  Katherine
2:28  Max
2:32  Margo
2:36  Sophie
2:40  James
2:44  Kadyn
2:48  Jake
2:52  Refreshments

Friday:
12:35 Gavin
12:39  William
12:43  Berlyn
12:47  Eric
12:51  Sydney
12:55  Refreshments

In addition to the above, we also learned about the Chinese Lotus Flower feet.  Students were stunned that something so painful could be coveted.  It was a good springboard for discussion.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Monday,10 March 2014 - Country Speech Project for this Thursday and Friday

This morning we created a grammar bulletin board to help us become more familiar with prepositions and helping verbs.  Students continued writing stories, in anticipation for Writing Rally later this week.

Students are working hard on their Book Report #2.  A little every day counts for a lot!  CONTINUE READING 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY.

MATH HOMEWORK IS THE FIRST TWO PAGES OF THE REVIEW.  We will be reviewing graphing algebraic equations for the next few days.  Also coordinate charting.  PLEASE GET ON TO XTRAMATH.COM AND WORK ON YOUR BASIC FACTS.  Students do make progress when they do those 10 minutes every day.  They gain confidence and their math accuracy rises.

This afternoon, after drama and music, we learned about the Great Wall of China.  Students reviewed the requirements for their speeches and made appointments for Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon.  The schedule is on the whiteboard in our classroom.  Students will be graded on the rubric below.

In Science the focus is on the Nervous System.

Speech Country Project for ___________________________

Date of Speech: ____________________________________ Time: ________________________

Essay Written (40 points)
  • Neat
  • Typed
  • Indented
  • Heading
  • Voice
  • Transition phrases

Turned In (10 points)
  • Punctual
  • In plastic cover

Cover Page (10 points)
  • Map
  • pictures
  • Name of Country
  • Your American Name

Costume (20 points)
  • Appropriate
  • According to country
  • makeup/hair/accessories

Food (10 points)
  • Recipe typed out
  • Very small samples for 20 people

Performance (10 points)
  • Clear and loud
  • Mostly memorized
  • Organized
  • Can use 3 x 5 card for prompts





Total Points: ________________

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Due Tomorrow:
Spelling crossword puzzle (many students have already completed this)
Math: one problem of algebra
Writing: Persuasive paragraph - typed and illustrated (most students have completed this)
Read 30 minutes and take notes for Book Report #2
Continue on Country Speech.

Today was a heavy writing day.  Students are becoming very familiar with structured writing.  Encourage them to give more details in their supporting sentences.  Tomorrow we are looking forward to playing "Sparkle" in spelling.

Math introduced the concept of letters being numbers.  Students are bonding 9 = l + w and 3 + n = 7, etc.  Tomorrow we will use concrete objects to manipulate algebraic multiplication: q = 4 x shoes, etc.

In history we learned about different cultures that have contributed to Utah.  We talked about the language difficulties and health code standards that are different for immigrants.  We pulled deductions from photographs.  Students then researched more on their countries.