Today we talked about what we would be doing in this class. We also read The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. We followed the pattern that is in the book for writing about ourselves. Students should finish up their pages and bring them back completed next week.
Today we discussed our HW and what all we needed to make the highest grade on our HW each week. We also shared our "Most Important Thing" about ourselves. Finally, we discussed Homework Lottery! We won't meet next week (off for Labor Day), but when we return, please have The Lemonade War in class and ready to read!
Today we started our new book The Lemonade War. If you do not have a copy of this book, you need to have it. We will be reading chapters 1-3 and students cannot complete their work without reading the book. This is the first week we have had a full workload in class, so I expect there to be some confusion or struggle. This is normal. Everyone just try your best and bring back your best work next week. It will get easier throughout the year. Please watch the video about mentor sentences to help with that assignment.
Today we celebrated International Dot Day and practiced creating a "theme" from both the book and the activity. We learned that we should always try our best and that we can accomplish a lot when we work together. We also discussed a bit about the Lemonade War and we completed our diagraming and labeling of the mentor sentence in class. IMPORTANT NOTE: I have decided to change our second book. There is some complex timelines in the book that I'm not quite sure the students are ready for just yet. If you have already gotten your copy of Elephant in the Garden, please don't get rid of it (unless it is a library book). We will probably read it in the spring. I will let you know ASAP what book I am replacing it with. We will start that book on October 13th, when we return from Fall Break.
Today we learned about syllabication types, which should help us on our homework each week. We also reviewed a mentor sentence reference to helps us complete our mentor sentences. We went over our homework for this week and I also listened to most of the students read. Please check your email for what your child will be reading after fall break.
Today we talked about our thoughts about Lemonade and whether we were team Jessie or team Evan! Everyone had some really strong opinions! After break, we'll start our second book. You should have received an email from me about that title. If you did not, please let me know ASAP!
Here's a short video tutorial on mentor sentences.