Mr. T's (Almost) Weekly Newsletter
For ELA, SS, and GMS Updates
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Welcome To The Newsletter!
English / Language Arts Update
What Have We Been Doing?
For the past month we have been reading fictional texts and looking at their relationship to nonfictional text. We read "In the Fog" and "The Hitchhiker". We also looked at non-print media by listen to the original Orson Welles performance of "The Hitchhiker".
As of recent, we have been researching and writing 5-paragraph essays about a specific topic. The topics of choice included: The Brooklyn Bridge, Abraham Lincoln, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Gettysburg Address, The History of Radio, and Orson Welles. All these topics tie back into one of the stories we have read.
The due date for a final typed copy is December 5th.
What Will We Be Doing?
Starting next week, we will be reviewing our benchmark test to find our errors and learn from our mistakes. This will happen during ELA block next week and will be revisited periodically throughout the year so that we are prepared for our EOG tests at the end of the year.
Along with reviewing benchmarks, we will beginning a mini-unit that works with skills from up until this point in the year. Students will be working in Centers, with partners, independently, to complete tasks both on the tablet and on paper. Stay tuned for more information!
Social Studies Update
What Have We Been Doing?
What We Will Be Doing?
PTA Dance
The PTA is sponsoring the December Dance on 12/12/14 from 6-8PM. The cost to attend is $5 and the money goes towards putting on future dances and other events for the students. Please make sure that all students that are attending are picked up promptly at 8PM.
Also, please consider joining the PTA. It is only $5 and the classroom with the most parents signed up will win special prizes to be announced soon!