We have been sharpening our organization skills in writing while focusing on writing complete paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details and closing sentence. This week edited and revised a piece of writing to include all components of a proper paragraph. Our "Stop Light Paragraphs" are a visual representation to remind students of the steps to writing a proper paragraph. I'm very pleased with how much stronger our writing has become after focusing on proper paragraph structure!
Green = Topic Sentence
Yellow = Supporting Details
Red = Closing Sentence
Bullying Awareness
On Thursday afternoon our class enjoyed listening to the Grade 7/8 students share their Bullying Awareness projects. Students visited different stations and learned a wealth of information and facts about about different kinds of bullying and how to deal with it. The Grade 7/8's did a fantastic job researching and sharing their projects!
Read to Succeed: January Reading Results
Wow! I'm so proud of my home readers who have stayed committed to their goal of reading every day! Many students have made home reading part of their daily habit and are participating in the program for the 5th month in a row. How do you become a better reader? READ READ READ! The growth I am seeing in reading ability and student interest is truly amazing! 14 students from our class have reached their reading goal for the month of January and we are encouraging all other students to hop on board and read to succeed! We want to see that number of reading logs handed in next month grow! We want to see everyone participating Even if it's just 10-15 minutes each day! Students can read novels, comics, magazines, kid friendly news from online sources and even this classroom blog can be counted towards their home reading on their log. If you are feeling like reading materials are limited in your household, (or maybe they have already read every book in the house!) I strongly encourage you to visit the Regina Public Library with your child! Help them get excited about reading by making books available, setting a routine and reading with your child. In total, the class has read just over 18,000 minutes in January, greatly surpassing our goal of 12, 400 minutes! This was the highest number of home reading minutes so far since we started the program! WOW! Great job team!February 16 - 20: February Break - No School
Tuesday February 24: GMS Achiever's Assembly 10:45 - 11:45
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Cameron
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