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Using Vocabulary to Improve Comprehension - A Vocabulary Journal

Logophile is Greek for lover of words and this year I am almost sure that my students will adore using new words when they speak and write. My soon-to-be logophiles are documenting unique words in their vocabulary journals each week. In these journals, students are required to collect 5 rare new words and describe their meaning through any creative means. Sure, they can resort to vocabulary webs if they would like, but the more creative the presentation, the better their grade will be.  So go on, listen carefully and catch those new words in your vocabulary net...eclectic, facetious, ludicrous, lackadaisical...

P.S. PICTURES will be posted next week.

P.S.S. Giving credit where credit is due. This is my favorite teacher website:

http://corbettharrison.com/LotMArchive.html

                            Yaelle's Halloween Words

Nia's Words

 

 Mrs. Martens' sample page from the journal.

Required Weekly Home Learning - Reading Plus

Students must complete 3 sessions of Reading Plus weekly. Every Monday I check to see if students have completed their weekly sessions. Each section involves a fluency activity that should last 3-5 minutes, a reading comprehension section and a vocabulary section. In total it should take about 25-30 minutes to complete the entire session. Students are able to do up 2 sessions a day.

Chemical Change Demonstration - Pictures

FIELDTRIP to ARSHT CENTER on MONDAY, 10/1

Rock Odyssey at the Arsht Center will take place October 1st. Rock Odyssey is high comedy combined in this rock musical from Emmy winning composer, Billy Straus, Kleban award winning writer, Stephen Cole and directed by three time Parent's Choice award winner, Douglas Love. Follow our hero, Odysseus, as he fights his way home to reunite with his wife and son. Beautiful stagecraft, special effects and a rockin' Miami based cast pump up the volume on this original spin on Homer's classic tale for families to enjoy together. This year the Arsht Center once again partners with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to host more than 26,000 5th grade students as they learn about Greek mythology in this original, Center-produced educational outreach initiative. For more information please contact Jario Ontiveros at jontiveros@arshtcenter.org.

Please be sure students come dressed in their GREEN FIELD TRIP shirt on Monday! Students will not be able to attend without this shirt.

Also, please send a bag lunch with your child AND an extra drink and snack. I will be allowing students to eat prior to the field trip at 9:30, because we will not be back until 2:00. There will be no opportunity to eat while on the actual field trip. I will have students eat again when we return so it is important they have an extra snack for after the field trip.*** If your child normally receives a free or reduced lunch, he/she will get a bagged lunch from the cafeteria.