update 9-20

Writing good reading responses has been a focus for us.  We are working on including evidence and explaining that to support our thinking as readers.  On Google Classroom, we have used the question feature to practice typing responses.  We wrote about who we thought stole the flag and the theme from the book.  See a sample below:

We also used Reading Counts for the first time.  We will be using this as the year continues.   Login info should be glued into your child's planner (a purple paper).  If you have questions, please let me know.  Info below:

• Students read a book of their own choosing.

• Each book is assigned a certain number of points based on length and difficulty.

• Students log in to take a quiz on the book. If they pass the quiz, they are awarded the entire point value of the book.

• If they do not pass the quiz with at least a 70%, they may retake it up to two additional times.

• If a book is not on the Reading Counts website, students may fill out a book review sheet to earn the points.

• The reading counts points they earn will be totaled at the end of each quarter and used as a summative reading grade. The grade is based on meeting their quarterly goal. For example, if the goal is 30 points and your child earns credit for reading 27 points worth of books, they would receive a 90% for the Independent Reading Assessment in the grade book.

We had a reading summative this week followed by watching National Treasure. We will be using it to write a compare/contrast response Friday. Next week, we will start informational text for the rest of quarter and focus on main ideas/details along with vocabulary.