ELA News
Week of April 3, 2018
Quickwrites
Create a new Quickwrite document for the week and share it with us in Google Classroom.
Mentor Text
Our mentor text this week is, "Nature Knows Its Math" by Joan Graham. She loves traveling and photography, and has written many books of poetry for children.
Quickwrite Prompts
Tuesday- Borrow a line OR Write about the same or a similar topic
Wednesday- Write in the same format
Thursday- What is your opinion of this piece?
Friday- Free Write!
Word Work
This week we will be making words using root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
Mentor Sentence
I wanted to tell her Scott never ran out of wonderful ideas, but I bit my tongue.
Mentor Sentence Weekly Activities
Tuesday- Mark your noticings and practice your reading fluency
Wednesday- Mark the parts of speech
Thursday- Revise the sentence
Friday- Imitate the sentence
Reading
We will continue reading The Perfect Score this week. As we read, we will discuss the book and take some notes in a Slides presentation that was shared with you in Google Classroom.
Writing
Don't forget to work on your submissions for the Crooked Tree Writing Contest. You can enter a story of 1,000 words or less and/or a poem of 500 words or less. The deadline is Friday, April 13.
What is Mrs. Garver Reading?
I am reading a book called Hidden, by Miriam Halahmy. It is about a group of friends in Great Britain who rescue an Iraqi immigrant who has escaped after being tortured. It is interesting to see who is willing to help him and who isn't.
Spot the Error
Mrs. Muladore's friend saw this sign in Traverse City. Can you spot it in this picture? Click here to answer and be entered into a drawing.
Last Week's Winner
Congratulations to Chloe C., last week's winner, who wins a prize from the treasure chest.
Class Codes and Links
Mrs. Garver
Email: jgarver@rayder.net
Website: classroomcooks.weebly.com
Location: 13513 Division Street, Charlevoix, MI, United States
Phone: 2315478166
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsGarversClass/
Twitter: @mrsgarversclass
Mrs. Cowan
Email: scowan@rayder.net