January is here, with eyes that keenly glow,
A frost-mailed warrior striding a shadowy steed of snow.
– Edgar Fawcett
Good afternoon!
Today in Language Arts we continued to work in our writer’s notebook. We started our grammar/writing tips section. Today we wrote an entry about apostrophes. Students were reminded that:
- An apostrophe is used to show that one or more letters have been left out of a word to form a contraction (eg. does not = doesn’t).
- An apostrophe and s are used to form the plural of a letter, a number, a sign or a word discussed as a word (eg. Could the Grade 5’s come to the office).
- The possessive form of a singular noun is usually made by adding an apostrophe and s (eg. Carter’s daughter…)
- The possessive form of plural nouns ending in s is usually made by adding just an apostrophe (Eg. Joneses’ great-grandfather…)
We also completed entry #2 of our writing section. Students created a “Heart Map”. Students drew a heart in the middle of the page and wrote “I love…” on the inside. Then students were challenged to write as many things as they could in 15 minutes. Students did a great job! We will be using this page for inspiration later on.
In Social Studies today we completed the Boreal Forest region. Students created a Forestry flipbook, focusing on occupations and the importance of the Boreal Forest. Again, our flipbooks are a great way to summarize some of the concepts that we have been discussing throughout the unit. On to the Canadian Shield tomorrow!
We also had Literature Centers today. Center #4 is our Classroom Journals. We have 7 classroom journals. Students are asked to select a journal and write an entry. Our topics include: pets, a family vacation, a wish, your weekend, a hobby, a dream you had, a favorite sport, or a favorite memory. This is a great opportunity to share their writing with others, as the journals are available to be read during Silent Reading. You just have to go to the Classroom Library to find them.
Homework: Multiplication Quiz – Friday (8x and 12x)
Read for 20 minutes
Reading Journal (Friday)
Spelling Test (Friday)
Language Arts – Button Characters (tomorrow)
Social – Forestry Flipbook
Science – pg. 10 (Get in Position)
– Classroom Fair (March 4th)
– School Fair (March 7th)
