MCAS Testing Schedule
- Tuesday 3/19 Long Composition
- Friday, 3/22 ELA Session 1
- Tuesday, 3/26 ELA Session 2
Friday, March 15, 2013
Classroom Wish List
We had such an amazing supply of disinfectant wipes in our classroom this year. It took until March to use them all up! :)
We would really like to keep our classroom germ free......if you can, please send in a package of disinfectant wipes.
We are also in need of some tissues!
THANK YOU!
Great Ending to a Busy Week!
This was a very busy week. The kids worked so hard in reading and writing throughout the week. At the end of the day today we went to an MCAS Pep Rally! What fun!!! The kids learned a song about "beating the test." They also got to see just how much support they have in the school and just how many people are rooting them on. At the end of the assembly we watched a video with positive messages from all of the staff at Farley.....WE CAN BEAT THE TEST! It was such a great ending to our week and the kids were pumped up afterwards! :)
During writing this week we reviewed both personal narratives and essays. We also did a lot of brainstorming this week around answers to writing prompts that we were given. We also learned about similes and idioms. The kids had a lot of fun figuring out the meanings of commonly used idioms. They drew pictures to show what they thought of when they heard "time flies," "you're barking up the wrong tree," and "it's raining cats and dogs!" After each picture they put the idiom into a sentence.
In reading we talked about finding the main idea in a story. We learned that it is important to ask "Who or what is the topic? and "What is the author explaining about that topic?" We also talked about Author's Purpose or why an author writes a book or article. It is really easy at PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain).
We continued to learn about the Midwest this week. We first stopped in Michigan and saw video footage of the Soo Locks in action. We also talked about Detroit being an important city for car manufacturing. The kids worked in groups to create their own car. Next week they will see what it would be like to work on an assembly line in a car factory.
It was certainly a busy week in school! I hope you have a relaxing weekend.
~Mrs. Lewis
During writing this week we reviewed both personal narratives and essays. We also did a lot of brainstorming this week around answers to writing prompts that we were given. We also learned about similes and idioms. The kids had a lot of fun figuring out the meanings of commonly used idioms. They drew pictures to show what they thought of when they heard "time flies," "you're barking up the wrong tree," and "it's raining cats and dogs!" After each picture they put the idiom into a sentence.
In reading we talked about finding the main idea in a story. We learned that it is important to ask "Who or what is the topic? and "What is the author explaining about that topic?" We also talked about Author's Purpose or why an author writes a book or article. It is really easy at PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain).
We continued to learn about the Midwest this week. We first stopped in Michigan and saw video footage of the Soo Locks in action. We also talked about Detroit being an important city for car manufacturing. The kids worked in groups to create their own car. Next week they will see what it would be like to work on an assembly line in a car factory.
It was certainly a busy week in school! I hope you have a relaxing weekend.
~Mrs. Lewis
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