Week of 3/27/17

The students will have a test on Prefixes and suffixes on Wednesday, March 29th.  We are reviewing all PSSA/Common  Core terms and skills this week. 

PSSA tests are next week.  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a great week!

week of 3/20/17

On Monday the students had time to work on their story maps during class.  The story maps are due on Tuesday, March 21st.  The students received a PSSA/Common Core terms paper.  They will have a test on these terms on Friday, March 24th.  On Friday, the students will receive a prefix/suffix paper.  They will have a test on these on Thursday, March 30th. 

Have a great week! 

Week of 3/13/17On Monday

On Monday, the students worked on a new story map.  It is due on Tuesday, March 21st.  We will be starting a new story called "To the Top of Everest."  The focus comprehension skill is central idea.  I don't know when the test will be.  It depends on the snow.  Be safe and warm.

Week of 2/27/17

The students will have a test on "Mission Twinpossible" on Tuesday, February 28th.  We will start a new story on Wednesday.  It is called from "Tales From the Odyssey."  The focus comprehension skills are universal theme and epic.  The test will be next week.

Have a great week!

Week of 2/20/17

NO school Monday - President's Day!

The students will have a test on figurative language skills on Wednesday, February 22nd.  We will start a new story called "Mission Twinpossible" on Wednesday.  The focus skills are central idea and inferences.  The test for that story will be during the week of 2/27/17. 

Have a Great week!

Week of 2/13/17

We are working on figurative language - alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and idioms.  They have a terms test on Wednesday, February 15th. 

Have a great week!

Update

The test for "The Importance of Imagination" will be on Tuesday, February 7th.