Monday, January 6, 2014
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone enjoyed a restful vacation! We had many stories this morning of power outages, time spent with family and friends and other holiday celebrations!
Jumping right back in to work....
English:
1. What is a Narrative? We will be looking at the main characteristics of Narrative in known stories. We will use both familiar and "fractured" Fairy Tales to identify these characteristics. For those students who require more challenging reading material, I have several copies of stories with more challenging vocabulary to choose from.
2. Guided Reading - Based on reading levels, students will be grouped to work on the following concepts in Reading / Writing:
- Vocabulary Building
- Thinking WHILE we read (I will be teaching students how to use "Think Marks")
- Identifying elements of Narrative in Guided Reading Stories
- Making Connections (a very IMPORTANT part of reading to develop a greater understanding)
- Other activities based on the stories we read. For example: Character Study, etc.
**Guided Reading will take approximately 2 weeks per story**
Math:
Finishing Elapsed Time - students will finish up all work from prior to the Holiday. We will have a hands-on test this Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Here are some links for practice:
Elapsed Time with clock
Elapsed Time chart
Gr. 6 Social Studies:
"Frankenburgers and French Fries" - we will be looking at Science, Technology and the Environment in this Article. The following words will be our focus for Vocabulary:
consistency, cultured, fodder, inefficient, livestock, godsend, ruminants
Students will be reading, discussing, answering questions and doing some work on the computer.
Gr. 7 History:
Starting Chapter 3 in our History Text - We will begin looking at the influence of the British in North America. We will use graphic organizers to organize our information from the text along with the videos posted prior to the holiday to bring History to life!
*Please note, all Grade 7 classes will be going on a Field Trip to Gibson House at the end of January to experience the contribution of the Gibson Family to our local History. More details to follow. *
