Weekly Newsletter for Week of 11/2/15

Publishing Party

You’re invited to a

 Publishing Party

Please join us to celebrate your student’s accomplishment of publishing his/her personal narrative writing.

Where? Mrs. Zeigler’s RELA class, Room 121

When?  Friday, November 6^th at 2-3 PM

Grandparents, siblings, and other family members are welcome too. Treats will be served for all to enjoy! Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 4^th  by returning the form below. If attending the party, you may want to arrive 5 minutes early as you will need to present a valid license in the office to be admitted in the school.

SECT root words-Quiz Monday, October 12th

9.28.15 RELA Plus Newsletter

New Vocabulary Root Word

Next week we will be only studying one root word! This root word is JECT, which means to THROW. On Thursday, September 24th, I will introduce these words to the students. However, here are the words in case you would like to start previewing them. 

What we are learning the week of September 21st-25th

What we are learning this week
Writing	Students will learn how to generate story ideas by thinking of places that matter to me and the episodes that occurred in those places. Students will learn how to tell a story from inside it-from first person point of view. Students will assess themselves on their progress of writing personal narratives and then set goals for themselves
Shared Reading	Students will learn how to use evidence based terms when responding to text dependent questions Students will learn how to identify reading strategies as they use them during their reading
Book Clubs	Students will discuss characters and settings in their novels and generalize them with other fiction stories. They will also meet to discuss their reading and response for Session #2 on Tuesday. On Friday, students will observe a Fish Bowl group to better understand how to facilitate book clubs.
Vocabulary	Students will learn and practice applying root words JECT meaning “throw” and SECT meaning “cut” or “separate”. Students will acquire words they will reading Part 2 of Wonder
Grammar	Students will learn how to identify and apply different kinds of sentences
KidBiz	Use critical thinking skills to analyze text structure and understand how it compares and contrasts Website: https://portal.achieve3000.com/index

Don’t forget NO SCHOOL for Students on Wednesday, September 23rd!

SPEC and DICT Vocabulary Root Words and Review Sheet