Ms. Cox

Week of January 30

Monday - We will be working on figurative language this week. We will define figurative language terms.

Tuesday - We will continue defining terms and discussing them.

Wednesday - We will be taking a health survey in the E-3 lab. 

Thursday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests and checkout books.

Friday - We will work on figurative language activities.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of January 23

Monday - We will read our Junior Scholastic Magazines and do the play.

Tuesday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, checkout books and do Star testing.

Wednesday - We will do our book report presentations. 

Thursday - We will continue our book report presentations.

Friday - We will continue presentations and work on figurative language.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of January 16

Tuesday - We will go to the Media Center to complete our Ode poems and heart characterizations.

Wednesday - We will share our Ode poetry. 

Thursday - We will begin book report oral presentations.

Friday - We will continue with our oral book report presentations.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of December 19

Monday - We will write a compare/contrast, problem solution, holiday short story.  Students will exchange stories and identify the organizational patterns.

Tuesday - We will read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and have a comprehension check on the play.  We will read an article on Rudolph.

Wednesday - We will read a Junior Scholastic Magazine, do a play, and discuss the articles. 

Thursday - We will do a timeline on the life of Charles Dickens.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

I hope everyone has a fun filled holiday, see you next year!

Week of December 12

Monday - We will have a vocabulary test and work on cause/effect and outlining in our textbook.

Tuesday - We will continue study of cause/effect and main idea in our textbook.

Wednesday - We will have a post test on organizational patterns. 

Thursday - We will read cause/effect books and do proverbs.

Friday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, checkout books and work on author report.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of December 5

Monday - We will have a quiz on sequencing and work on conflict.

Tuesday - We will work in our textbook on mood and learn about idioms.

Wednesday - We will work on direct and indirect characterization.

Thursday - We will work on main idea, internal and external conflict.

Friday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, and checkout books.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of November 28

I hope everyone has had a great Thanksgiving break. 

Monday - We will work on organizational skills this week. We will work in Readers Journey and continue vocabulary unit #3. We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, and checkout books.

Tuesday - We will continue with skills in in Readers Journey.

Wednesday - We will work on sequencing.

Thursday - We will continue with sequencing.

Friday - We will discuss mood and inferencing.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of November 14

Monday - We will read in our text p.364-379 What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?  We will answer comprehension questions.

Tuesday - We will work on outlining an article - comprehension, organizational skills.

Wednesday - We will work on compare/contrast.

Thursday - We will compare Apparitions / Monsters and do a Thanksgiving graphing activity.

Friday - We will do Thanksgiving activities and go to the Media Center to take AR tests, and checkout books.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of November 7

Monday - We will have a pretest on informational text.

Tuesday - Election Day. No school for students.

Wednesday - We will begin our speed reading on "Monsters".

Thursday - We will continue with "Monsters" speed reading.

Friday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, and checkout books.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.

Week of October 31

Monday - We will do a visualization Halloween activity.

Tuesday - We will continue with graphing "apparitions" and work on "monsters."

Wednesday - We will have a vocabulary test and a continuation of detailed, timed reading.

Thursday - We will continue with "speed reading."

Friday - We will go to the Media Center to take AR tests, and checkout books.

For homework, you must read for at least a half hour every day.