Next Tuesday and Wednesday our third and fourth grade students will participate in a writing assessment called WrAP. Basically, the students will be given a prompt to write about. On the first day, they will have an hour to plan their writing and write their rough draft (aka...sloppy copy). They will have an hour on Wednesday to write their final copy in a writing booklet. Their story must fit in the three pages provided for them.
I have been working with my students to prepare them for this type of writing assessment. They know that their story should have a beginning, middle, and ending and, of course, be related to the prompt. They may write realistic or fantasy stories. They may also use a dictionary or thesaurus which we have in class. Mostly, I am asking them to really reflect on what they have learned this year about how to write a good story. I know they will do a wonderful job!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Week of March 28th
Hello Everyone!
A few schoolwide reminders:
Class Picture Day is Wednesday, March 30.
Spirit Day is Thursday, March 31.
Groundbreaking Ceremony-The students will attend this on Friday, April 1.
Field Day is Tuesday, April 5th.
Class News:
Our new vocabulary words that will be tested in two weeks are:
Collection Vocabulary-draped, responsible, financial, obituaries, conduct, sensitive, suspect, collaborate, adorable, hooted, optimize, integral, eliminating, jeering, compassionate
Wordly Wise-calendar, carnival, experience, govern, gulf, haste, hasty, nation, national, scatter, surrender, thrill
We are publishing our stories, and we are learning to respond to a prompt.
We will have a math test this Friday. A practice test will go home on Thursday.
**Please be on the lookout for another blog to follow later this week. I will explain the WrAP testing that our third graders will participate in next week.
A few schoolwide reminders:
Class Picture Day is Wednesday, March 30.
Spirit Day is Thursday, March 31.
Groundbreaking Ceremony-The students will attend this on Friday, April 1.
Field Day is Tuesday, April 5th.
Class News:
Our new vocabulary words that will be tested in two weeks are:
Collection Vocabulary-draped, responsible, financial, obituaries, conduct, sensitive, suspect, collaborate, adorable, hooted, optimize, integral, eliminating, jeering, compassionate
Wordly Wise-calendar, carnival, experience, govern, gulf, haste, hasty, nation, national, scatter, surrender, thrill
We are publishing our stories, and we are learning to respond to a prompt.
We will have a math test this Friday. A practice test will go home on Thursday.
**Please be on the lookout for another blog to follow later this week. I will explain the WrAP testing that our third graders will participate in next week.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
More news...
First, thank you to the parents that helped with Track and Field Day yesterday! The day would not have been a success without you!
Secondly, we are in need of one chaperone for our class field trip to Sawgrass Park next Tuesday. Whoever is the first to respond to this blog indicating interest will be the lucky duck! :-)
Finally, we will have a quiz over the book Stone Fox on Friday.
That's all until next week. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Secondly, we are in need of one chaperone for our class field trip to Sawgrass Park next Tuesday. Whoever is the first to respond to this blog indicating interest will be the lucky duck! :-)
Finally, we will have a quiz over the book Stone Fox on Friday.
That's all until next week. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Monday, March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011
Welcome Back!
The children wrote about their experiences during Spring Break. It sounds like everyone had a good time, except for one of our girls who broke her foot. Poor thing!
We have another busy week...
This Wednesday is the Track Meet.
Track Meet: Grades 3 and 4 will attend the track meet here at Shorecrest on Wednesday, March 23.
Relay for Life: Relay for Life will take place on Friday, March 25. Teachers and students may wear their Relay shirts or purple shirts Tuesday - Friday 3/22-3/25. Students must wear their uniform shorts with their purple shirt.
Other School news...
Class Picture Day: Class Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, March 30.
Spirit Day: Spirit Day is on Thursday, March 31. Students and teachers may wear green and gold colored clothing
Groundbreaking Ceremony: The Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 1 at 8:30. The ceremony will be held in the area between the theatre and Sher Center.
Picture Lady: Picture Lady will be on Tuesday, April 12 at 2:00.
Teacher Appreciation Day: Teacher Appreciation Day will take place on Tuesday, March 29.
Classroom News...
Writing-We are selecting our fantasy piece to publish.
Reading-We will finish Stone Fox this week and continue to read stories from our Voices series while working on reading skills and strategies.
Math-Multiplication with working with parentheses
Science-magnetism
Social Studies-Finishing the Unit on Native Americans
*There are no new vocabulary words this week. We will only have a spelling test on Friday. The new words will be posted next week.
Wishing you all a fantastic week!
The children wrote about their experiences during Spring Break. It sounds like everyone had a good time, except for one of our girls who broke her foot. Poor thing!
We have another busy week...
This Wednesday is the Track Meet.
Track Meet: Grades 3 and 4 will attend the track meet here at Shorecrest on Wednesday, March 23.
Relay for Life: Relay for Life will take place on Friday, March 25. Teachers and students may wear their Relay shirts or purple shirts Tuesday - Friday 3/22-3/25. Students must wear their uniform shorts with their purple shirt.
Other School news...
Class Picture Day: Class Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, March 30.
Spirit Day: Spirit Day is on Thursday, March 31. Students and teachers may wear green and gold colored clothing
Groundbreaking Ceremony: The Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 1 at 8:30. The ceremony will be held in the area between the theatre and Sher Center.
Picture Lady: Picture Lady will be on Tuesday, April 12 at 2:00.
Teacher Appreciation Day: Teacher Appreciation Day will take place on Tuesday, March 29.
Classroom News...
Writing-We are selecting our fantasy piece to publish.
Reading-We will finish Stone Fox this week and continue to read stories from our Voices series while working on reading skills and strategies.
Math-Multiplication with working with parentheses
Science-magnetism
Social Studies-Finishing the Unit on Native Americans
*There are no new vocabulary words this week. We will only have a spelling test on Friday. The new words will be posted next week.
Wishing you all a fantastic week!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Biography Reports
Dear Parents,
I want to thank you for helping your child with their biography reports. They were so amazing! Every child presented their well-written and decorated reports to the class. Some of the children even dressed up as the person they wrote about!
Thank you again for helping them shine!
Hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break!
I want to thank you for helping your child with their biography reports. They were so amazing! Every child presented their well-written and decorated reports to the class. Some of the children even dressed up as the person they wrote about!
Thank you again for helping them shine!
Hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break!
Monday, March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011
Happy Monday Everyone!
The biography reports are due on Wednesday. A few have already been turned in, and I am enjoying reading them. The students will be expected to share about their report, so please encourage them to practice at home.
We will have our vocabulary quizzes this Friday as well as a spelling test. Field Day has been canceled this Friday so it should be a regular day of academics. I know everyone is looking forward to having next week off of school, but we still have a lot to learn! If your child wishes to bring in a few pictures or souvenirs from Spring Break, they will be given time to share the Monday we return.
Our new math unit was started today. We are back to learning more about multiplication. If your child still doesn't have the multiplication facts memorized, please encourage them to do so.
Wishing you all a wonderful week and a Happy Spring Break!
The biography reports are due on Wednesday. A few have already been turned in, and I am enjoying reading them. The students will be expected to share about their report, so please encourage them to practice at home.
We will have our vocabulary quizzes this Friday as well as a spelling test. Field Day has been canceled this Friday so it should be a regular day of academics. I know everyone is looking forward to having next week off of school, but we still have a lot to learn! If your child wishes to bring in a few pictures or souvenirs from Spring Break, they will be given time to share the Monday we return.
Our new math unit was started today. We are back to learning more about multiplication. If your child still doesn't have the multiplication facts memorized, please encourage them to do so.
Wishing you all a wonderful week and a Happy Spring Break!
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