Journeys Week 18 – Hercules’s Quest

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will also be assessed on Fridays.

The weekly story (with audio recording), spelling, and vocabulary lists are posted to Google Classroom weekly.

Friendly Reminders

1. If your child is absent, they will receive their work upon their return (unless we set up something differently via email). Please remember it is their responsibility to return the work to school. There has recently been an uptick in missing assignments.
2. Students should bring charged chromebooks to school each day.
3. Water bottles are helpful to stay hydrated. These should only contain plain water.
4. Wear rubber-soled tennis shoes are required on gym days in order to participate.
5. Students may bring a small snack to enjoy before recess. The snack should be one portion due to limited eating time. Juice or other sugary drinks are not allowed. Students may bring water bottles for snack time. Please refrain from sending in chocolatey treats.
6. If it is supposed to sprinkle or light rain, we will still be going outside. Your child may want to bring an umbrella or wear a raincoat on these days. Please have your child dress appropriately for the weather (see above).

Learning Calendar

Valentine’s Day Celebration 

All About Me – Nonfiction Text Feature Report Due Feb. 22nd

This book report will allow students to choose a noteworthy African American, past or present, to research. February is Black History Month (or African History Month) in the US, so this gives us a great opportunity to learn about the role these fascinating individuals played in American history. The report will be a file folder presentation about this person’s life and achievements. The project will be made to represent the person you are studying.  Attached are the tools needed to be completed while reading and researching. Expectations for project components are included as well.

Please keep your eyes open for a hard copy of the directions and the project pages. They will be sent home Monday, January 23rd.

 

To stay on track, please see the suggested pacing for the upcoming week. The entire pacing guide is in the packet.