It's Monday

REMINDER: Picture day tomorrow.

On Monday the schedule is a little different than T - F. First we have Navigatin 101 which is grade level groups who meet with a teacher and develop a portfolio of student learning. I meet with the 6th graders and will follow them the next 3 years. Today we talked about what a portfolio is, what is in it and how we will use it. You will see your child's portfolio when you attend student led conferences! http://www.k12.wa.us/navigation101/default.aspx Next week each student is bringing a photo of themself to photo copy and create a class poster.

8th grade Language Arts: We are studying how to analyze song lyrics. Today your child used the Internet to download song lyrics of their favorite songs. http://www.songlyrics.com/ They should have at least 2 songs printed off for tomorrows class. Some of the strategies we are using are: Soapstone, marking text, close reading and using a visual/auditory prompt. We are focusing on Word Choice and connotations to become better writers and readers.

6/7 grade Language Arts: We are also studying Word Choice and writing with details. We learned about words that we do not want to use, we call those dead words. We want to replace those words with lively words. Today we focused on replacing the word nice. We also worked on using our senses to write and describe details. We are continuting to work on using words with connotation. If a student did not finish the in class work, they will have homework: Enter the word nice into their language arts notebook, including the table of contents and index. Finish the response questions on page 1 and the top of page 2.