Week 1/4-1/8

Welcome Back! We are going to continue to learn about and use informational text this week. Here is the schedule for this week:

Mon. 1/4: Review and practice Reading Strategies with different types of texts, focus on Informational text; No homework.

Tues. 1/5: Continue Nonfiction Unit: "Weapons of War" article and packet; No homework

Wed. 1/6: Continue Nonfiction Unit: "Weapons of War" article and packet; No homework

Thur. 1/7: Memory String Work, Symbols for Types of Texts; No homework

Fri. 1/8: Reading Day; Student/Teacher grade conferences; No homework

Have a great Week!!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 12/21-12/22

Happy Holidays Everyone!!!
This is a very short week with only a few things to accomplish. Here is the schedule:

Mon. 12/21: Reading Strategy review: Teacher/Student conference to review grades; No homework

Tues. 12/22: Follow up to Non-Fiction essay "Sparky"- We will be watching a "Peanuts" Movie

I wish everyone a safe and fun-filled winter break!!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 12/14-12/18

Hello Folks! We are going to continue with our Nonfiction unit with two more article from our reading text. We will be learning and reviewing strategies that with help with comprehension skills. Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 12/14: "Sparky" article and packet; No homework
Tues. 12/15: Finish "Sparky" article and packet; No homework
Wed. 12/16: "Growing Up in the Dark" article and Packet; No homework
Thur. 12/17 Finish "Growing Up in the Dark" article and Packet; No homework
Fri. 12/18: Reading Day; Student/Teacher grade conference in class

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 12/7-12/11

Hello All!! For the next couple of weeks we will be working on our Nonfiction Unit. We will be reading a variety of nonfiction articles and essays as we use the reading strategies that we have learned. These nonfiction articles and essays are informational text and we will be reviewing the components and uses of informational text in an in-class study packet. Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 12/7: "Earthquakes" Nonfiction story; Start "Earthquakes" study packet; No homework

Tues.12/8: Continue "Earthquakes" Nonfiction story; Continue "Earthquakes" study packet; No homework

Wed. 12/9: Continue "Earthquakes" Nonfiction story; Continue "Earthquakes" study packet; No homework

Thur. 12/10: Memory String Work : Symbols and reviews of wht was learned during "The Darkside," "Newspaper," and "Earthquake" units; No homework

Fri. 12/11: Student/Teacher in-class conferences; reading day; No homework

If you are absent, don't forget to pick what you missed from the file. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

WEek 11/30-12/4

Hello Fellow Readers!! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break. Here is this week's schedule:

Mon. 11/30: Review parts of a newspaper and components of a newspaper article; Newspaper writing activity. See me if you are absent after you pick up the hand-out.

Tues. 12/1: Review parts of a newspaper for the quiz; Newspaper writing activity continued. See me if you are absent after you pick up the hand-out.

Wed. 12/2: Quiz on Newspapers (Text Types and parts) Follow up discussion. Set up a time to retake the quiz if you are absent.

Thur. 12/3: Start Non-Fiction Unit: "Roswell Incident"; See me if you are absent after you pick up the hand-out

Fri. 12/4; Continue Non-Fiction Unit: "Roswell Incident"

Have a great week!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 11/23-11/25

Hello! This is a short week...Yeah!! Happy Thanksgiving!! This week we will be reading informational articles/essays from our class text book. We will be using the Reading Strategies to work on information retention. We will also be reviewing the informational and functional parts of paper and on-line news sources. This will help students gain skills in using and understanding informational and functional texts. All assignments will be done in class. Please come see me if you are going to miss school this week.

Happy Turkey Day!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 11/16-11/20

Hello!!
This week we will be moving from our class novel (Literary Text) to reviewing and working with Newspapers (Functional Text). Here is the schedule:

Mon. 11/16: The Dark Side of Nowhere final test. (Open Book, Use of Strategies when reading Literary Text): Newspaper Pretest (this is to assess how much students already know about using newspapers); No homework

Tues. 11/17: Newspaper notes and worksheet; No Homework

Wed. 11/18: Library Visit for a lesson on how to use the newspaper on-line; No Homework

Thurs. 11/19: Library Visit for an on-line newspaper activity/worksheet; No Homework

Fri. 11/20: Newspaper Partner Activity; Review for Newspaper Quiz (Quiz will be on Mon. 11/23); No Homework.

Have a great week, and don't forget to bring an outside-reading book everyday for participation points.

Mrs. Anderson

Week 11/9-11/13

Hello All! We are still continuing to read our class novel, The Dark Side of Nowhere, this week. We will be reviewing the Six Strategies of Reading as we read the novel. We will reviewing the concepts of informational and functional texts. Here is the run-down for the week:

Mon. 11/9: Read Class Novel
Tues. 11/10: Finish Class novel; Turn in Strategy Book
Wed. 11/11: Test on The Dark Side of Nowhere; Review Text Types
Thur. 11/12: Functional Text Lesson/Notes: Newspaper Parts
Fri. 11/13: Newspaper worksheet

Don't forget to bring an outside reading book everyday for daily points.

Have a great day!!! Mrs. Anderson

Week 11/2-11/6

Welcome to a new quarter!! We are going to continue to review the Six Reading Strategies as we continue the class novel, The Darkside of Nowhere. We will also be concentrating on understanding and effectively using the different text types, informational, functional, and literary. Our main focus this quarter will be reading and using newspapers, magazines, and on-line publications for functional use. Here is the run-down for this week:

Mon. 11/2: New seating chart, 2nd quarter hand-outs, library visit for book return and check-out

Tues. 11/3: Continue reading class novel, work on white strategy book.

Wed. 11/4: Continue reading class novel, work on white strategy book.

Thur. 11/5: Continue reading class novel, work on white strategy book.

Fri. Review Text types, class novel discussion

If students are absent, they are responsible to come in on their own time and read the chapters that they missed. Unfortunately, I do not have enough of the novels to check them out. Have a great week!!!

Weeks 10/19-10/23 and 10/26-10/29

Hello Folks! Here is the schedule and assigment expectations for the last two weeks of first quarter. If a student is absent on any of the following days, he or she will need to see Mrs. Anderson for make-up work.

Mon. 10/19: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Tues 10/20: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Wed. 10/21: Work on Memory Strings.

Thurs. 10/22: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Fri. 10/23: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Mon. 10/26: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Tues. 10/27: Work on Memory Strings/Memory String Pass off for 1st Quarter

Wed. 10/28: Work on Memory Strings/Memory String Pass off for 1st Quarter

Thur. 10/29: Continue reading class novel (The Dark Side of Nowhere); review Reading Strategies.

Have a great couple of weeks! I love my students!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 10/12-10/16

Hello All!!
This week we will be continuing to read our class novel, The Dark Side of Nowhere. As we read we will be practicing the six reading strategies we have been learning. We will do this by creating a foldable book that students will be able to write in and show their knowledge of the strategies. WE will also be working on the Student Brochure Project. This was suppose to have been completed last week, but do to scheduling changes in the computer lab, we will be finishing those this week. Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon 10/12: Work on Student Brochure Project; No Homework
Tues 10/13: Finish and share Student Brochure Projects; Read class novel; No homework
Wed 10/14: Read Class Novel; discuss Reading Strategies, No homework
Thur 10/15: Read Class Novel; discuss Reading Strategies, No homework
Fri 10/16: Work on Memory Strings, no homework

Have a terrific week!!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 10/5-10/9

Hello!!

This week we are working on reading and understanding functional materials, specifically brochures. Each student has been given a brochure to identify the important information and show understanding of this type of functional text. Then, students will create their own brochure for a product or service that they design. Most of the work will be done in class, however, if students choose not to use their time wisely, they will need to complete the project at home. WE will also be starting a class novel this week. WE will be reading the fun Science Fiction novel The Dark Side of Nowhere, by Neal Schusterman. As we read, we will be utilizing the Reading Strategies we have been learning in class. Here is this week' Schedule:

Mon. 10/5: Work on Student Brochures; Review for Reading Strategy Quiz
Tues. 10/6: Reading Strategy Quiz; Work on Student Brochures; Mini-Lesson on Pre-Reading Strategies
Wed. 10/7: Brochure check-off; Start class novel
Thur. 10/8: Computer Lab Time to create brochure
Fri. 10/9: Computer Lab Time to complete brochure. Brochure Due Today!!!

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 9/28-10/2

Hello!! Here is the schedule for this week:

Mon. 9/28: Functional Text Lesson; Start Brochure project; Homework finish rough draft of brochure

Tues. 9/29: Brochure Rough Draft check-off; Short story with review of Reading Strategies; No homework

Wed. 9/30: Work on Memory Strings, Review Reading Strategies for up coming quiz (Mon. 10/5); No homework

Thurs. 10/1 and Fri. 10/2: NO SCHOOL!!! Fall Break...Enjoy!!!

Week 9/21-9/24

Hello Folks!!

This week we will be continuing with our discussions and use of informational text types. We will also be reviewing the Reading Strategies as they apply to using informational text. Next, we will move on to learning about and practicing our skills at using functional text. Also, apply the strategies to this type of text. By the end of the week, we will be starting a brochure creating activity which will allow students to apply what they have learned about informational and functional text types. reading and writing activities will be done in class; there will only be homework if students don't finish their work in class.

Don't forget to bring a reading book to class everyday. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 9/14-9/19

Hi All!!

This week we will be continuing to work on the types of texts we read. We will still be learning about the purposes and uses of instructional texts and move into learning about the different types and uses of functional texts. Students will have the opportunity to work with several different types of functional texts and have worksheets and activities that go along with them. Students will have plenty of time to finish the worksheets in class, however, if a student chooses to not use his or her time wisely, they will be responsible to finish the work at home. These lessons. worksheets, and activities are designed to help with functional reading.

Here is a list of the types of texts we will be covering:
dictionary use
alphabetized items (indexes, etc.)
Telephone directories
Schedules

Have a great week, and don't forget to bring a book to class everyday!!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 9/7-9/11

Hi folks!! This week we will be working on learning how to fully utilize Instructional Text materials. We are going to use the Reading Strategies we learned about last week to help make full use of text book type materials we use here at school.

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Library visit: introduction to the reference section, book check out. No homework
Wednesday: Lesson on text book features; in class worksheet. No homework.
Thursday & Friday: Textbook Treasure Hunt; using skills that we are learning to find specific things in text books and creating a treasure hunt for a partner in class. No Homework.

**Just a reminder to make sure a novel to class every day (This needs to be a chapter book, no graphic novels)

Have a great week!!

Week 8/31-9/4 Continued

Hello All, We are now up and running with a place for you to check what is going on in reading class. Remember to check the "What did I miss?" board and the "Missing Hand-Outs" file basket if you are absent. Students need to have a novel to read each day in class. The library is open at 7:00am Mon-Thur. Students get participation points for having a novel everyday in class.

The following is a list of what we will be doing in class this week:

Mon. 8/31: Book Fair short film to introduce some of the new books that will be available at the book fair; Creation of Reading Folders. No homework.

Tues. 9/1: Introduction to year-long, in-class project, "Memory Strings." Students will be learning different strategies and read from several difference texts. Each student will keep track of what they have learned by creating a "symbol" of what they learned and keeping it on a string. They will at to this string with each new thing we learn or read. The purpose of this is to give the students concrete evidence of their learning and to use the string as a resource for future reading. Their memory strings will be created and kept in class. No homework.

Wed. 9/2: Lesson on the six main strategies we will be learning and using as we read in class. Also, an introduction to the different types of texts we will be reading and learning from. No homework.

Thurs. 9/3: Lesson on why we read with a tie into the the strategies discussed on 9/2. Students will discuss and share favorite reading experiences. No homework.

Fri. 9/4: Creation of first memory string item about what we learned this week. No homework.

Week 8/31-9/4

Hello folks!!! Soon I will have information about my reading class. Mrs. A