Reading classes:
We will be taking a reading test to determine reading level and also help to individualize personal reading goals for each student. If all goes as expected with the reading test program, Accelerated Reader goals should be distributed by Wednesday. Students, don't forget to read for thirty minutes each night. If you would like to track this in your planner with your family, it may assist you in meeting this goal. Everyone seems very excited to get started with AR! I hope it will be a tool that helps each reader to improve in his/her skills and enjoy reading. We will also be studying learning styles and study strategies that work best for each style. I hope students are enjoying the novels chosen by each class, which I will read aloud at the start of the period.
Again, don't forget your homework-- 30 minutes of reading each night :).
Language Arts class:
This week we reviewed complete sentences. We will do a final review activity and check for understanding with a quiz. This is an especially important skill because teachers across the curriculum will expect the use of complete sentences on assignments. We will begin to study the different types of sentences next. Over the next few weeks, we will explore narrative writing through looking at samples of writing, as well as begin some of our own.
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