Integers
Students have begun to explore Chapter 4. We are going to do a lot of fun projects and work as we learn about algebra and integers. We will be making posters, presentations, having small groups, and doing other exciting work.
Mr. Boyd
Dollars and Sense
In our Sidewalks Intensive Reading Intervention class we just completed our first unit, entitled Dollars and Sense. We learned about building a community, trading & swapping, smart saving, money; it’s value and how kids can have a business. One of the stories we enjoyed most was when we read how money is made in the U.S. Mint.
Mrs. Jimenez
Reading Intervention
In our Sidewalks Intensive Reading Intervention class we just completed our first unit on Exploration. We learned about our neighborhoods, outer shape, out in the woods, sand and who we ask when we want to know something. When we read about Out in the Woods, we enjoyed snacking on our own trail mix, which we made at the end of that week’s session. Besides learning about exploration we have also discovered that we can read if we look at the vowels and blend our sounds.
Mrs. Jimenez
Reading Intervention
In our Sidewalks Intensive Reading Intervention class we are completing our first unit- Animals Tame and wild. We are thrilled that we can read one or two sentences without assistance. Last week we were so excited when playing a board game we realized that we have already learned over 15 high frequency words and we discovered that we are able to write and spell most of them.
Mrs. Jimenez
Writing in Shaving Cream
In our Early Reading Intervention class we have learned and reviewed seven letters and sounds. We are so proud of ourselves because we can identify most of the letters, sound and even write them. It was a lot of fun writing them using shaving cream.
We are also proud of ourselves because we can write our names without looking at our nameplate.
Mrs. Jimenez
The Magician’s Nephew
Last week, students volunteered to read aloud chapters 7+8 in The Magician’s Nephew. Students were also quizzed on chapters 5+6.
Mrs. Foster
Old Yeller
Last week, in the novel Old Yeller, students read chapters 3-4 and displayed comprehension by answering questions for each chapter.
Mrs. Foster
English Class
Last week, students used their outline to write their body paragraphs, each with a topic sentence and supporting details. Students also used their printed research articles to implement quotations and statistics. Finally, students used their textbook to cite their two or more sources in MLA format.
Mrs. Foster
How Persuasive Are You
Last week, students were pre-assessed for their prior knowledge about writing a good, structured, expository paragraph. Then, students were prompted with a situation and had to write their own persuasive paragraph, supporting their topic sentence with three reasons.
Mrs. Foster
Reading Class
For the week of October 19-23, students read chapter 6 of The Silver Chair. Also, we analyzed specific quotations of Aslan and matched them with the Scripture references. In addition, students participated in a great class discussion about whether God calls (& chooses) us or we call (& choose) Him.
Mrs. Foster