Henry's Freedom Box

Yellow and Orange Groups:

This week we will be reading Henry's Freedom Box and discussing the Underground Railroad.  We will also learn about some famous African Americans and their impact on our country.  For an online reading of the story, click here!

Red Group:

Continue guided reading groups, working on phonics skills, and learning new words.

Green Group:

We will finish the book The Chocolate Touch this week.

Looking at Lincoln

Orange and Yellow groups:

This week we will be using the story Looking at Lincoln to learn more about one of our famous Presidents.  If you would like to listen to it online, here is the link!

These are the vocabulary words that you will need to know for the test!

• battle:  a military fight
• memorial:  to honor someone that has passed on
• liberty:  the power to choose what you do
• plight:  a bad situation
• malice:  causing harm
• democracy:  a government that elects its leaders

Green Group:

We will be starting the chapter book The Chocolate Touch this week!

Red Group:

Guided reading groups and phonics and spelling practice.  Study spelling words from Mrs. Alvizo!

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Yellow and Orange:

This week we will be reading the story Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Ellen Spinelli.  You can find an online version of the story here.  Students will be responsible for the following words:

• mend--to repair
• mysterious--strange and unknown
• recall--to remember
• recovered--to return to normal feeling again
• wondered--to thing about something with curiosity

Green: 

We will continue to use our Storyworks Jr. magazines to read texts.  This week we will be reading about Legos and Minecraft and how they changed the way kids play with toys.  We will also read about the legend of King Midas and practice reading script.

Red:

We will be doing our guided reading practice, reading about a class pet, and studying our phonics skills.

Each Kindness

Yellow and Orange Groups:

This week we are reading the book Each Kindness by Jacqueline Wilson.  We are talking about ways to be kind to one another.  We will also be looking at prefixes and suffixes and how they change the meaning of words.

Green Group:

We are working in our StoryWorks Jr. magazines and reading a non-fiction piece on Alcatraz!  The students have been very curious and have asked really great questions.  They are also working on vocabulary packets with time words.  These are due on Friday!

Week of January 23

Hello all!

This week we will be focusing our studies on penguins and polar bears!  We will be reading a text from our Journey's book called Penguin Chick and also read lots of informational texts.  Already I have noticed the kids having lots of questions, so I have encouraged them to do their own research! Mrs. Webb has several good books in the library, as does the public library. 

If you want to listen to the story online, click here for the link to YouTube!

Week of January 9

This week we will be catching up from our snow day and also working around our field trip on Wednesday.  We will be reading the story Luke Goes to Bat from our Journey's reading book in class.  We will focus on timelines and sequence of events.  Students will also be working on antonyms for their vocabulary skill.

Here is a youtube link to the story if you would like to listen to it at home.

Students were also given new reading logs for January.  They need to read a book each night and then take a test on it the following day.  They can record their score on their reading logs.  Books need to be on the students' independent reading level that is noted on the log!  I will have another special lunch club for those students that meet their 9 weeks points goal (found in their AR account) and have 90% or better comprehension.

Twas the Week Before Christmas Break....

This week we will be in full Christmas mode!  There are four stories that we will be reading in class, and if you child would like to take an AR test on those, they are more than welcome to!  Since we read them in class, I can enter a code if it is not on their level.

We will also be doing some review of skills that we have covered so far this year.  There will not be a test this week.

We still have one class that needs to do the STAR testing, but hopefully, your child will get their new reading level for January.  I know many kids are excited to start some chapter books and read over Christmas break!