Miller Moments
December 15, 2017
Miller Elementary Leadership Team
Ashley Miller
Kelli Morse
Ashley Young
Rockhill Road will be open in January
Update for Crossing Guard Locations
The full road will be open when school resumes in January. The sidewalk is now in place, therefore students from the Estates of Rockhill subdivision will be able to stay on the north side of Rockhill and then cross directly to the school. Please see map below.KINDNESS CONTINUES TO GROW AT MILLER
#WE CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY
WHO WANTS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
SCOOTER RACES WITH ROUNDUP WINNERS
BASKETBALL WITH THE PRINCIPALS
Reading Structure: Boxes and Bullets
Reading Structure to help organize thinking for reading or writing.
Writers might use boxes and bullets to plan, with their boxes containing topics (informative/explanatory writing) or claims (argument writing).
Description: The writer first states the one general idea. Then, usually in the next paragraph, the writer provides evidence to support one part of the general idea. In the next part of the essay (perhaps the second body paragraph), the writer provides evidence to support another part of the general idea.
So the writer might start the essay by writing, Gold miners during the Gold Rush faced many difficulties, and then start the next paragraph (the first body paragraph) with the topic sentence, In such and such a text, the miners faced challenges from the land. For example, . . . The second body paragraph could start, Not only did the miners face challenges from the land, they also faced challenges from . . . . In such and such text, for example . . .
The Claim (this might be in an opening paragraph or just an opening sentence in a box)
■Supporting evidence from one text (There needs to be a topic sentence setting this up.)
■ Supporting evidence from the other text (There needs to be a topic sentence setting this up, referencing the claim.)
■ Conclusion: restates the original claim and provides added insight
Example:
Sharks are not that dangerous to humans.
■ They rarely attack humans (fewer than one hundred attacks worldwide per year), according to Simon.
■ Even if they do attack, after a bite or two they swim away, according to Simon.
■ Many shark attacks are not fatal (only about six per year), according to Davies.
■ Most sharks cannot hurt humans (only three species are really dangerous), according to Dubowski.
■ Sharks are “fascinating creatures,” according to Simon.
* Teach students that each bullet point is either an example, a reason, or a proof that the claim is true and valid. Then, give students time to look over their notes to come up with bulleted evidence for their claim.
This structure also works for expository writing. It helps the author stay focused on the main idea.
Upcoming Dates
December 18 - January 2- Winter Break - No School
January 3 - School Resumes
January 5- Good Morning Miller
January 15- Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
January 18- Report Cards Go Home
January 19- 2nd 9 Week Celebration of Learning
January 25 - 4th Grade Performance at 5:30 and PTA Meeting
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Coy Miller Elementary School
Website: http://schools.friscoisd.org/ES/miller/site/home
Location: 300 Cypress Hill Drive, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: 469-633-2075
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