April 10, 2013
Hello Families,
New Project
We officially kicked off our new Humanities project this week titled Around The World. Students will be working in pairs or by themselves if they choose to and research a country of their choice. This Friday, we'll be taking small groups to the library to gather books on their country, DEAR, and the Arthropod project. Students should bring their library cards with them on Friday. We are looking for 3 parent drivers for Friday morning 9:15 - 10:15. A project description will be posted on my blog at the end of the week that will provide a description of the various activities and final products students will be working on, along with a timeline.
Writers Workshop
Students worked in groups of 3 this week to peer critique their first drafts of their writers workshop. We talked about what is helpful feedback and what's not and the types of suggestions we can give to a writer. Students will begin typing their 2nd drafts this week and highlighting the areas they revised based on their peer critique.
Requirements of this round of Writers Workshop
Donations - we are looking for a few donations for our Around The World project including acrylic paint (any color), paint brushes, canvases, and cardboard boxes.
If you are able to drive and help supervise our trip to the library this Friday, please email me and include how many students you can fit in your car. Feel free to email me any questions, feedback, or comments.
-Jennie
Hello Families,
New Project
We officially kicked off our new Humanities project this week titled Around The World. Students will be working in pairs or by themselves if they choose to and research a country of their choice. This Friday, we'll be taking small groups to the library to gather books on their country, DEAR, and the Arthropod project. Students should bring their library cards with them on Friday. We are looking for 3 parent drivers for Friday morning 9:15 - 10:15. A project description will be posted on my blog at the end of the week that will provide a description of the various activities and final products students will be working on, along with a timeline.
Writers Workshop
Students worked in groups of 3 this week to peer critique their first drafts of their writers workshop. We talked about what is helpful feedback and what's not and the types of suggestions we can give to a writer. Students will begin typing their 2nd drafts this week and highlighting the areas they revised based on their peer critique.
Requirements of this round of Writers Workshop
- typed, 12 font, single spaced
- 3-5 pages in length
- title page: title of story, author's name, and one image
- story has to include all six elements of fiction: point of view, characters, setting, plot, conflict and theme.
The Outsiders Portfolio is due tomorrow.
Sexual Education Letter - San Diego Youth Empowerment will be coming tomorrow to teach classes on sexual education to the 7th grade from 1:00 - 1:45. Letters have been given to students providing more information on topics covered and dates the classes will be held. If you choose to not have your student present for these courses, please provide a note or email stating so and we'll provide another assignment for them.
Donations - we are looking for a few donations for our Around The World project including acrylic paint (any color), paint brushes, canvases, and cardboard boxes.
If you are able to drive and help supervise our trip to the library this Friday, please email me and include how many students you can fit in your car. Feel free to email me any questions, feedback, or comments.
-Jennie
