Week of 3/30/15

The students will have a comprehension test on Tuesday, March 31st.  The fables and folk tales are "The Tiger Who Would be King," The Ant and the Dove," "The Lion and the Bulls" and "A Crippled Boy."  They will have a test on the PSSA terms on Wednesday, April 1st.  If they study the twenty terms, it should be an easy 100%.We will be working on prepping for the PSSA test on Wednesday and Thursday.
I hope you and your family have a very Happy Easter.
There is no school on Friday.
We will be back to school on Monday, April 6th.

Week of 3/23/15

The students will have a test on the two poems "Oranges" and "Ode to Family Photographs" on Monday.  They will start Folk Literature - Unit 6 on Tuesday.  We will be working on "The tiger Who Would be King," "The Ant and the Dove," "The Lion and the Bulls" and "A Crippled Boy."  The focus comprehension skills are cause/effect, fables and folk tales.   The test for the fables and folk tales will be on Tuesday, March 31st.   The students are getting a new PSSA terms sheet on Monday, March 23rd.  The test on the terms will be on Wednesday, April 1st. 
Have a great week!

Week of 3/16/15

The students will be starting a new Unit on Poetry.  The focus comprehension skills are tone, rhymes and free verse.  They will have a test on "Oranges" and "Ode to Family Photographs" on Friday, March 20th. 

On Wednesday, March 18th they will have a test on the PSSA/Common Core terms.  They received the list  last week.  Make sure they study. 

Have a great week!

Week of 3/9/15

The students will have a comprehension test on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.  The skills are drawing conclusions, compare /contrast organization, theme and author's style.  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we will be working on PSSA/Common Core reviews.  The test for the new terms will be on Tuesday, March 17th. 
Have a great week!