Dear Parents,
I hope you are all enjoying your holiday. Last week all classes had an opportunity to check over their corrected ELA essays and do them over and both ELA and Religion Tests were sent home to be signed. These tests need to be returned on Monday, Nov. 30th to be kept on file so they can be reviewed for January's Mid-term Exams. It is also very important that ALL students complete the first part of their project (cover sheet on construction paper and written work on looseleaf) and bring them in no later than Monday.
We will continue with the second part of this project this coming week. All students will learn to list their primary and secondary sources of information (book or website). All students must find five vocabulary words related directly to their topic. These may be nouns, verbs, or adjectives. They should be somewhat unfamiliar words but definitely words used in this country. For example, a fourth might use prickly and quills in relation to a porcupine . A third grader might use sushi or chopsticks in relation to Japan's culture. It would be helpful to have all students come in with a list of five words so I can approve before they look up definitions and complete the Vocabulary Page of their book. We will also be working on completing a Drawing Page for their book. Third graders will be attempting a full page drawing of the flag of their country. Fourth graders will try to make a sketch of their animal. Second graders will draw a picture of a symbol, character, or figure related to their topic, such as Buddha. The drawing must be attempted by the student!
In the following week students will be doing the final part of their book which will then be compiled and be ready for our SHARED RESEARCH. Students will be able to share what they learned with each other with an opportunity to ask and answer questions. These student-created books will also serve as a way to review before January's Mid-Term Exams since it covers much of the information for Module 2 (for 3rd & 4th) and Domain 2 (for 2nd). I will be correcting each week's work on the weekends so it is very important that each student give in their work ON TIME!
Next week we will once again begin Weekly Quizzes (Religion on Wed. and ELA on Thurs.) Thank you for your cooperation in helping your children do their best!
PLEASE SEE MY NEXT BLOG ENTRY FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK .
Ms. Saville
