With the worry and spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) we have a few updates to the website and announcements!
Please keep your child home for the next two weeks if they are showing signs of illness such as heavy sneezing, coughing, runny nose, fever, etc.
Students who are home should be doing the following as independent study work:
Math packet 5.6-7 all pages
Math packet 5.8-10 pages 3-12 (see videos and ask questions via email or google classroom)
Natural Disaster project on Google slides with their group members
There will be updated information on the Google classroom daily if the school decides to close.
Check this website, and have your students check the Google Math and Science classroom for updates on their work and projects for the next few weeks.
Thank you to all of those who attended a parent teacher conference with me, I'm glad I got to share exciting updates and discuss how your child is doing in class.
Last week, in Readers’ Workshop students were assigned a reading buddy. Reading partners have about the same reading level. Readers benefit greatly from listening and speaking about stories with each other. Additionally, reading buddies become accountable to each other to share a reading goal and plan before and after independent reading time. Next, we learned that successful readers think as they read. They self-monitor their understanding of a fiction text by evaluating how characters’ change along the story, by identifying the problem in the story and the solution… We practiced “Stop and Jot” our thoughts and emotions about the text during independent reading and shared with our reading buddies. Finally, we identified text features from fiction versus non-fiction texts. Readers increase reading comprehension and increase writing skills when they understand the components, structure , and purpose of different genres.
In Writers’ Workshop we continued to identify new ways to generate ideas for narrative writing, namely: make lists, use web/graphic organizers, draw a map/picture, use a timeline, think about books we read and how they might inspire us. We practiced using all of the prewriting strategies in preparation for the beginning of the new narrative spiral. We reviewed the fives stages of the writing process to be aware that we are moving from the prewriting stage into the draft stage. This week in Readers’ Workshop we will be taking charge for our reading growth by first analyzing where each one of us need to focus on. For example, some students may need to read faster, or more volume. Whereas, some students may already ready a lot, but not from too many genres. Maybe students read at a good pace, but forget about their characters mid-way through the book. Therefore, students will identify which area in their reading lives needs an extra push. We will set goals and concrete plans to achieve those goals. Next, we will focus on writing about reading, in order to come up with more ideas, predictions and inferences as we read. Last, we will focus in reading as a writer, so as we read we are focusing on the details that writers utilize in their craft.
In Writers’ Workshop, we will finalize our work in generating writing ideas, and will begin to focus on drafting. We will focus on writing strong and long to increase students’ writing stamina and volume. We will be reading mentor texts to see how authors’ stories and ideas spark our own ideas.
Reminders:
Chanticleer is performing for Sloat students on Wednesday at 1:00pm in the auditorium. All are welcome!
Picture Day is on Thursday, Sept. 20th. B3 will go at 12:30 with Mrs. Braga and B2 will go at 1:30 with Ms. Lee.
Girls on the Run will start next week! We're still looking for more 3-5th grade girls to join. Ms. Lee will be one of the running coaches on Thursday. Please reply if your child is interested!
Mrs. Braga could use help!
Thank you Missy Hall for stuffing 66 binders with pictures of our anchor charts. Thank you Ms. Shen for helping to begin to organize our library. Thank you Tracy Coleman for offering to level and organize our library this Tuesday.
Last week in B2 - I received 4 small, metal bookshelves that need to be put together along with 5 stools. If anyone is available for helping that would be awesome. On Monday, we have staff meeting until 4pm. I am available all other days after 3 pm. Thank you so much!!!
We are also looking for a room parent for B2, Mrs. Braga's classroom! The responsibility would be shared between 4 parents for both 5th grade classes.
The enrichment schedule: Mon- P.E. & Visual Arts Tues- Choral Music Wed- Library & P.E. Thurs- Ed. Outside Fri- Instrumental Music (select students)