Rats. I forgot to write the blog yesterday. Just move on. We are working on that here on Team Legend.
Yesterday and today we worked hard on elaborating our personal narrative and stretching out the important parts and speeding over the unimportant parts. These stories are getting good. We FINISH these stories for Monday. On Monday we will apply the checklist and make any edits we can, then turn them in on google classroom.
We will then complete a second personal narrative in one week. Ms, Lamb will work on some good prompts to get us going like:
Write about a time you got hurt
Write about a time you had an adventure with a relative or a good friend
Write about a really cool field trip you went on
Write about the best ride you ever were on
More to come....
We will finish this unit on Friday and move to our fantasy reading unit the following week. We will, however, start reading our Global Read Aloud book The Wild Robot on Monday. We will be connecting with our friends in southern Ottawa.
Homework
LA - work to FINISH your personal narrative due on Monday
Math - work on math packet 2.3
Read for 30 minutes
Have your 10 x 20 ready to present tomorrow
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Tuesday 9-26-17
Open House is tonight. We hope you can come by.
Here is our mini-presentation if you can't make it. (click on the word in blue)
Today we entered into the murky and difficult world of revision in writing workshop. We looked at our bit by bit outer story and the inner story of ideas. We continue this work all week. Students should be working on this at home for at least 15 minutes per night. This piece will be due to present on Monday and Ms. Lamb with apply the rubric/check sheet.
In social studies, we looked at the website of Mary Lacy, our artist and residence and former 6th grade student of Ms. Lamb. Here is her website http://www.marylacyart.com/
We are all trying some Mary Lacy inspired art. Tomorrow we have a visit with Mary in the library at 9:40.
Homework:
LA work more on your revision
10 x 20 is due on Friday (to present)
Read for 30 minutes and jot at least once
Math finish 2.1 worksheet
Open House, bring your parents
Here is our mini-presentation if you can't make it. (click on the word in blue)
Today we entered into the murky and difficult world of revision in writing workshop. We looked at our bit by bit outer story and the inner story of ideas. We continue this work all week. Students should be working on this at home for at least 15 minutes per night. This piece will be due to present on Monday and Ms. Lamb with apply the rubric/check sheet.
In social studies, we looked at the website of Mary Lacy, our artist and residence and former 6th grade student of Ms. Lamb. Here is her website http://www.marylacyart.com/
We are all trying some Mary Lacy inspired art. Tomorrow we have a visit with Mary in the library at 9:40.
Homework:
LA work more on your revision
10 x 20 is due on Friday (to present)
Read for 30 minutes and jot at least once
Math finish 2.1 worksheet
Open House, bring your parents
Monday, September 25, 2017
Monday 9-25-17
It's really late and I'm finally remembering to blog so you won't see this until tomorrow.
Today we dove into revision on our personal narratives. This included making sure our "tool kits" were in order. This is the section of our binder with all of our writing helpers.
Students made a goal for the day like adding specific detail or creating a compelling beginning. This is work for tonight. We will work on this piece all week.
Homework for the week in LA (you can bet I will forget again to blog)
Finish your 10 x 20 and be ready to present on Friday
Continue working on your writing - revising takes time, work on this a little more each night
Continue to read for 30 minutes per day OUTSIDE of school this is IN ADDITION to the time we read in school - sorry for the yelling. Do not believe any student that says they completed their reading at school. This is impossible.
Open House is tomorrow TUESDAY 9-26. Please come. Visit our classroom from 7-7:30 pm
Math homework tonight is completing a worksheet. I think it was called 2.1
Today we dove into revision on our personal narratives. This included making sure our "tool kits" were in order. This is the section of our binder with all of our writing helpers.
Students made a goal for the day like adding specific detail or creating a compelling beginning. This is work for tonight. We will work on this piece all week.
Homework for the week in LA (you can bet I will forget again to blog)
Finish your 10 x 20 and be ready to present on Friday
Continue working on your writing - revising takes time, work on this a little more each night
Continue to read for 30 minutes per day OUTSIDE of school this is IN ADDITION to the time we read in school - sorry for the yelling. Do not believe any student that says they completed their reading at school. This is impossible.
Open House is tomorrow TUESDAY 9-26. Please come. Visit our classroom from 7-7:30 pm
Math homework tonight is completing a worksheet. I think it was called 2.1
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Thursday 9-21-17
Today we started bend 2 in writing. This is where we will take a story from start to finish. We prepared by practicing different kinds of beginnings and looking at a mentor text from a published author and tried to use some of his methods.
In social studies we worked on our 10 x 20 presentations for the last time. These are due to be presented next Friday. They will be homework from now on. They look really interesting and I can't wait to see them. We will learn a lot about each other.
Tomorrow we will walk to the park. Wear good footwear. We might do a mystery skype with our Global Read Aloud partners if it works out with them.
Homework:
LA - writing journal (or computer) try out one more beginning from class. Come tomorrow ready to flash draft an entire story.
Read for 30 minutes and jot at least once
No math tonight
In social studies we worked on our 10 x 20 presentations for the last time. These are due to be presented next Friday. They will be homework from now on. They look really interesting and I can't wait to see them. We will learn a lot about each other.
Tomorrow we will walk to the park. Wear good footwear. We might do a mystery skype with our Global Read Aloud partners if it works out with them.
Homework:
LA - writing journal (or computer) try out one more beginning from class. Come tomorrow ready to flash draft an entire story.
Read for 30 minutes and jot at least once
No math tonight
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Wednesday
Homework
LA continue writing new story or one from class
Read for 30 minutes and jot
Math 1.3
Finally, I'm remembering to blog.
BREAKING NEWS, we are hoping to go for a walk to Mills River Park on Friday from 1 to 1:45. Get your good walking shoes ready.
Today we had our first library reading and writing retreat! We get to spend a half hour writing and a half hour reading in our wonderful library. Ms. Lamb, Ms. Archambeau, Mrs. Parker and Ms. Nicolle finished up Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessments - well, we didn't 100% finish, but we don't need to take anymore specific seminar time for them. These are reading level assessments that we use along with Star Reading to get kids into reading books just on their level. It is important to read as much as possible on your level to improve. Reading above level can work with assistance like recorded books.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that students ARE READING EVERY DAY AT HOME as well as at school. Sorry for the print yelling, but I feel very strongly about this.
Heads up, BRMS Open House is next Tuesday evening. Legend will be expecting you from 7 to 7:30. We will finalize our decision to go to Ottawa, so come or email us if you feel strongly one way or the other about this trip. Most parents have let us know they are pro Ottawa (so far.) We will also talk a bit more about curriculum and expectations in sixth grade.
We finished our video about the era of colonization in the U.S. We will start some reading in our textbook, A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740.
LA continue writing new story or one from class
Read for 30 minutes and jot
Math 1.3
Finally, I'm remembering to blog.
BREAKING NEWS, we are hoping to go for a walk to Mills River Park on Friday from 1 to 1:45. Get your good walking shoes ready.
Today we had our first library reading and writing retreat! We get to spend a half hour writing and a half hour reading in our wonderful library. Ms. Lamb, Ms. Archambeau, Mrs. Parker and Ms. Nicolle finished up Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessments - well, we didn't 100% finish, but we don't need to take anymore specific seminar time for them. These are reading level assessments that we use along with Star Reading to get kids into reading books just on their level. It is important to read as much as possible on your level to improve. Reading above level can work with assistance like recorded books.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that students ARE READING EVERY DAY AT HOME as well as at school. Sorry for the print yelling, but I feel very strongly about this.
Heads up, BRMS Open House is next Tuesday evening. Legend will be expecting you from 7 to 7:30. We will finalize our decision to go to Ottawa, so come or email us if you feel strongly one way or the other about this trip. Most parents have let us know they are pro Ottawa (so far.) We will also talk a bit more about curriculum and expectations in sixth grade.
We finished our video about the era of colonization in the U.S. We will start some reading in our textbook, A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Monday and Tuesday 9-18/19
I have someone lost my blogging memory and missed two days in a row. Here is the late news.
Homework tonight was
LA - continue short small moment stories to get a large collection of ideas. We pick one to finish in a couple days
Read for 30 minutes and take at least one jot (note on sticky notes)
Math: Work on packet for 20 minutes more if not done
In LA we continue to work on our ideas. We are writing many short memories, small moments, important persons, times I learned something, first time last time, etc. Keep collecting in journal. Tomorrow we have a library reading and writing retreat and Thursday we pick a story to work on for a few days.
In social studies, we are applying our jotting skills to a video about the early colonies of the U.S.
I promise to be a better blogger.
Homework tonight was
LA - continue short small moment stories to get a large collection of ideas. We pick one to finish in a couple days
Read for 30 minutes and take at least one jot (note on sticky notes)
Math: Work on packet for 20 minutes more if not done
In LA we continue to work on our ideas. We are writing many short memories, small moments, important persons, times I learned something, first time last time, etc. Keep collecting in journal. Tomorrow we have a library reading and writing retreat and Thursday we pick a story to work on for a few days.
In social studies, we are applying our jotting skills to a video about the early colonies of the U.S.
I promise to be a better blogger.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Thursday 9-14-17
Greetings,
In LA today we refocused on the gathering of short small moment stories in our journals. Many of us have excellent collections and a few of us didn't. We spent some solid time writing ad catching up with our idea lists and starts to stories. REMEMBER, every night, M-Th, you are writing something in your journal for homework.
In Social Studies, we actually gave over some of our time to reading. We learned how to jot and practiced jotting while we read. Everyone has sticky notes in their book, but it's also okay to jot in your journal. You jot so you have something to talk about with your partner and something to write about in your journal.
Homework tonight:
In your journal, write another entry based on one of your ideas from anywhere
Read for 30 minutes. Try jotting something at home.
Math: none today
In LA today we refocused on the gathering of short small moment stories in our journals. Many of us have excellent collections and a few of us didn't. We spent some solid time writing ad catching up with our idea lists and starts to stories. REMEMBER, every night, M-Th, you are writing something in your journal for homework.
In Social Studies, we actually gave over some of our time to reading. We learned how to jot and practiced jotting while we read. Everyone has sticky notes in their book, but it's also okay to jot in your journal. You jot so you have something to talk about with your partner and something to write about in your journal.
Homework tonight:
In your journal, write another entry based on one of your ideas from anywhere
Read for 30 minutes. Try jotting something at home.
Math: none today
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Tuesday/ Wednesday 9-12&13
Well, you just experienced my first day of forgetting to blog. I was at professional development with ELA teachers all day, so that throws me.
Yesterday in LA kids made neighborhood maps as a starting point for writing about important places. Today we talk more about where we get our true story ideas from. We think important places, important people and first times and last times we did something. We also talk about small moment writing rather than everything about it (sometimes called a bed to bed story.... I got up, I went downstairs,.........then I went to bed.)
In science I see great geologic timelines that we finished in seminar today after our Star Reading (online) Assessment. Students also finished up Scope Magazine visual response and checked out the videos and audio readings on the Scope website.
Today's homework:
Start a new special moment journal entry. Try to focus on just that moment.
Read for 30 minutes (Oh, Ms. Lamb has put comic books and graphic novels on a short hiatus while we choose appropriate chapter books)
Math (will update later)
Yesterday in LA kids made neighborhood maps as a starting point for writing about important places. Today we talk more about where we get our true story ideas from. We think important places, important people and first times and last times we did something. We also talk about small moment writing rather than everything about it (sometimes called a bed to bed story.... I got up, I went downstairs,.........then I went to bed.)
In science I see great geologic timelines that we finished in seminar today after our Star Reading (online) Assessment. Students also finished up Scope Magazine visual response and checked out the videos and audio readings on the Scope website.
Today's homework:
Start a new special moment journal entry. Try to focus on just that moment.
Read for 30 minutes (Oh, Ms. Lamb has put comic books and graphic novels on a short hiatus while we choose appropriate chapter books)
Math (will update later)
Monday, September 11, 2017
Monday 9-11-17
We had our first Monday today.
In LA we started our personal narrative unit. We looked at a student journal example and tried to get some writing techniques to try like using similes an including action and thoughts and dialogue. Try a new entry tonight.
In social studies we finished reading an article about Cedric and Francois who escaped from war in Aleppo, Syria and moved to New York state.
Math was working on divisible numbers.
Homework:
LA: Write a new true story. Try out some of Ai's techniques.
Read your novel 30 minutes
Math: Divisibility worksheet (may have finished in seminar today)
That's all for today.
Tomorrow we have a sub for Ms. Lamb. Mr. Joslin will be in. Ms. Lamb briefed everyone on the plans.
In LA we started our personal narrative unit. We looked at a student journal example and tried to get some writing techniques to try like using similes an including action and thoughts and dialogue. Try a new entry tonight.
In social studies we finished reading an article about Cedric and Francois who escaped from war in Aleppo, Syria and moved to New York state.
Math was working on divisible numbers.
Homework:
LA: Write a new true story. Try out some of Ai's techniques.
Read your novel 30 minutes
Math: Divisibility worksheet (may have finished in seminar today)
That's all for today.
Tomorrow we have a sub for Ms. Lamb. Mr. Joslin will be in. Ms. Lamb briefed everyone on the plans.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Thursday 9-7-17
Today we did what we call a "pre-assessment" in writing, but it's really just sitting down and writing a whole story in class. You might revise this later, or leave it and write new story during our personal narrative unit. Ms. Lamb will read the stories over the weekend and we will be ready to start our writing unit on Monday.
We had our first science and social studies classes yesterday and today (one section met each day.) In science, we are studying geologic time and in social studies we are looking at colonization.
I see a lot of multiplying going on in math.
This is the last day of completing homework at school. It comes homes next week.
Homework:
We had our first science and social studies classes yesterday and today (one section met each day.) In science, we are studying geologic time and in social studies we are looking at colonization.
I see a lot of multiplying going on in math.
This is the last day of completing homework at school. It comes homes next week.
Homework:
Edutyping 15 minutes (done at school)
Read novel
Math
Scope article - read something - you choose
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Wednesday 9-6-17
Today we got new seat buddies in Ms. Lamb's room. These will last for about two weeks.
Ms. Lamb read the story Our Tree Named Steve to get us thinking about personal stories as tomorrow we will write our pre-assessment personal narrative or short true story. Ms, Nicolle gave us a copy of ideas in our journals.
In Seminar, Mr. Wills shared a great list of study ideas. We are asking students to share this with a parent at home and get it initialed that yes, they shared it and yes, that person read and understood it and maybe even discussed it a bit.
Today's homework:
LA: Finish decorating your writing journal. Be ready with a topic for tomorrow's writing in class (a short, true story)
The Day Before: Tell students “Tomorrow you will have one writing workshop session to write a personal narrative/small moment story that tells others about your special moment or topic. You will want to choose a topic that is important to you, something you have written about before, or something you have experienced (i.e., somewhere you went, something you like to do, something that happened to you...).”
Read for 30 minutes
Study skills: get a parent to initial the study skills paper
No math today
Ms. Lamb read the story Our Tree Named Steve to get us thinking about personal stories as tomorrow we will write our pre-assessment personal narrative or short true story. Ms, Nicolle gave us a copy of ideas in our journals.
In Seminar, Mr. Wills shared a great list of study ideas. We are asking students to share this with a parent at home and get it initialed that yes, they shared it and yes, that person read and understood it and maybe even discussed it a bit.
Today's homework:
LA: Finish decorating your writing journal. Be ready with a topic for tomorrow's writing in class (a short, true story)
The Day Before: Tell students “Tomorrow you will have one writing workshop session to write a personal narrative/small moment story that tells others about your special moment or topic. You will want to choose a topic that is important to you, something you have written about before, or something you have experienced (i.e., somewhere you went, something you like to do, something that happened to you...).”
Read for 30 minutes
Study skills: get a parent to initial the study skills paper
No math today
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Tuesday 9-5-17
Every have one of those days when things were conspiring against you? Well, we started with having our pictures rained out. New date for those is Thursday 9-7. Then the assessment for reading inexplicably would not work. So we decided to get to our edutyping accounts, and that didn't work either. So, on to plan C, we worked out our reading and reading logs and got them into our binders.
EVERY DAY, students will read at school and at home and we will log every morning to keep up. This is done in pen or pencil in our binders on paper. One class had time to do another journal entry.
In the afternoon we began writing our class constitute, or "how we want our class to be" by suggesting guidelines. A small group will pull those together to present tomorrow and we will all sign.
Mr. Wills and Ms. Lamb then gave some work time. We had some things to finish from last week and homework to do. Tonight's math homework has some of us off balance. That is 6th grade for you. (It was division.)
Homework today:
Writing Journal: Rules - what is good about them and what is bad about them?
Read your novel 30 minutes or more if you can
Math: fidget worksheet
Permission slip update for those not in yet
Remember - pictures are now on Thursday
EVERY DAY, students will read at school and at home and we will log every morning to keep up. This is done in pen or pencil in our binders on paper. One class had time to do another journal entry.
In the afternoon we began writing our class constitute, or "how we want our class to be" by suggesting guidelines. A small group will pull those together to present tomorrow and we will all sign.
Mr. Wills and Ms. Lamb then gave some work time. We had some things to finish from last week and homework to do. Tonight's math homework has some of us off balance. That is 6th grade for you. (It was division.)
Homework today:
Writing Journal: Rules - what is good about them and what is bad about them?
Read your novel 30 minutes or more if you can
Math: fidget worksheet
Permission slip update for those not in yet
Remember - pictures are now on Thursday
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