Letters from Language Arts
What's Happening In ELAR, Issue 3
Dear Families,
We have been able to learn about our students a lot this week through their brainstorming and kernel writing of personal narratives/memoirs. They have such varying life experiences, even at nine and ten, and wonderful stories to share with us. With help from mentor texts from Ralph Fletcher, Patricia Polacco, and other 4th grade writers, we cannot wait to see through to the publish stage of the writing process.
With Sharpened Pencils and Journals Ready,
Caitlin Mozisek and Anne Smalling
Tuesday is Library Day!!
Thank You From The Bottom Of Our Hearts
Writers In The Schools (WITS) - Began Thursday, September 20th and Returns October 4
Great Reads
Refugee by Alan Gratz
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Slider by Pete Hautman
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Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
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Subjectively Speaking: What To Expect When You're A 4th Grade Parent
Reader's Workshop
- stories that take place in modern times
- characters are involved in events that could happen
- characters are "real people"
- settings are "real"
- they involve a conflict
Writer's Workshop
Texas History Begins!
Spelling: Words Their Way
Grammar Rules
Noun Markers: Red (The, A, An)
Nouns/Pronouns/Direct Objects: Yellow
Verb: Orange
Adjective: Blue
Adverb: Purple
Preposition: Green
Conjunctions: Beige
Flocabulary
UpComing Events
October 4th: WITS
October 9th: Trip to Austin
October 11th: WITS
October 17th: Reading PSA
October 18th: Writing PSA
October 19th: Reading PSA Make Ups for SPIRAL Students
October 18-19: Parent Conferences 1/2 Days for Students
October 25th: WITS
About Us
Email: Anne-Louise.Smalling@springbranchisd.com
Location: https://maps.google.com/?cid=7155001544484722155
Phone: 713 251 6300
Twitter: @MDESmalling