Walker's Weekly
The classroom happenings in Room 105!
A note from Miss Walker
Welcome back! I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season! This week, we will begin learning background knowledge to prepare us for our next novel, Holes. We will also have a wonderful opportunity to pilot a new program from Google called "Expeditions." Within this program, we will be taking a virtual field trip to various desert locations using this new and unique technology.
I'm looking forward to a wonderful second semester with your children! :)
Important Dates This Week:
Monday, January 4th - Google Expeditions Virtual Field Trip
Friday, January 8th - Mountain Language - week #6 Test
- "man" base/root Quiz
- AR ice cream party
- 2nd nine weeks report cards sent home
In class this week:
Reading
-"man" root word (manufacture, manuscript, manual, manipulate, manicure)
- setting AR goals
Holes
-background knowledge, research, and ISTEP questioning
Grammar
- Mountain Language week #6
Writing
- Constructed Response (Yes Ma'am format) review
- Writing Benchmark
Report Cards
Report cards for the 2nd nine weeks will be coming home this Friday! They will be stapled into your child's agenda. Please remove the report and sign the sticker in the agenda so I will know that you have received it. Thank you!
Contact Information
Please follow our class happenings on Twitter and feel free to contact me via email or phone with any concerns.
Email: bwalker@bgcs.k12.in.us
Location: 851 S 9th Ave, Beech Grove, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 786-7687
Twitter: @MissWalker6thLA