WELCOME BACK & "LET'S BE GREAT IN '08- TOGETHER!"
Dear Parents and Students:
I hope you each had a relaxing and peaceful Christmas break. Now, it is time for a new beginning of lessons to be learned in our journey together at LMS. Thank you for the opportunity to have your child as a student.
Here is what we will be covering for the 3rd 9 Weeks:
1. Response to Literature/ Author Study: S.E. Hinton.
2. Analyzing & Creating Nonfiction Texts.
3. CRCT Preparation/ Standards Review.
CONTESTS: LMS Spelling Bee on January 18th.
Our classroom winners who will participate: Brice Cleverley, Rebecka Tennant, Lindsey Wallin, Kerri Jennett, and Shelly Moser. Way to Go and Good Luck!!!!
A Typical Day in ELA:
1. D.O.L.- Grammar
2. Journal- Writing
3. Vocabulary- CRCT Terms to Know
4. SSR- 15 minutes
5. Literature Circles: Reading & Writing in groups of 4-6
REMEMBER: LMS website and click on my weblog page to see daily assignments and feel free to contact me by e-mail anytime at teresedubose@walkerschools.org.
HOMEWORK: Students will be responsible to complete 5 books and 3 assessments. Reading time and pages must be recorded on their Reading log. This reading will be accomplished with SSR-15 minutes each day and at least 30 minutes each night.
Tuesday-8th: Introduction to Literature Circles using a short story.
Wednesday-9th: complete and discuss Roles.
Thursday-10th: TestGate testing.
Friday-11th: Literature Circle writing assignments.
Monday-14th: Media Center/Students will choose their top 2 S.E.Hinton novels.
