Happy Friday! It was popcorn day. We had outdoor recess until it start to rain hard, so we came inside for a few minutes. The Student Council announced the "winner" of the food drive for the past two weeks: Mrs. Christie's class collected 424 items of clothing for the needy! Wow, that is impressive! In the next few weeks, we are collecting food items again. Thank you for all of your donations!
My class is on a roll for answering the morning trivia questions correctly. Today's question had to do with the country which had the most red heads. I think we will keep the streak alive with a correct answer! Here's hoping....
In spelling this morning, we went over Word Ladders and finished making flashcards with homonyms on them. Then, students paired up and quizzed each other on the meanings of the homonyms by using them correctly in sentences. We got out the mini-whiteboards for this activity. Fun!
We read the last picture book for summarizing today. The Sweetest Fig by Chris VanAllsburg was an interesting read aloud. Students summarized using one complex sentence in their journals showing the beginning, middle and end of the book. I will be giving a quiz on summarizing on Thursday, April 15. Students will choose one short story to summarize in one complete, complex, grammatically sound, concise sentence. In order to practice more for the quiz, I told kids to read more picture books on their own and practice writing a one sentence summary. They can compare their summaries to those on the reverse of the title page in the books.
Homework: Log 25 is due 4/13; Bring book to class; book talk before May 1st.
In 6F science, we did the same thing as 6S did yesterday. Please see that blog for a full report.
Homework: Current Event due May 3 and South America quiz April 21.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend!
