Recent ActivitySection Announcements  JANUARYWelcome back. We will be working on more 3D this month.
 DECEMBERWe will begin using our new 3D textbook to learn discussion and vocabulary routines.
 NOVEMBER We will continue to work on writing complete sentences correctly. We are also learning concept vocabulary and reading "Amistad Rising".
 SILENT READING BOOK Remember to bring a silent reading book every day. You earn reading points in class which count in your grade.
 HAIKU POETRY CONTESTScholastic is sponsoring a poetry contest with a Dell computer as the top prize. Go to this link to check it out.
http://www.scholastic.com/dellhaiku/?eml=SMP/e/20111007//img/DellHaiku/0/ShareContest/SL2//////&ym_MID=1370569&ym_rid=187875  OCTOBERWe will be reading about the Bill of Rights in our textbook and writing about freedom. We will continue to work on making compound and complex sentences correctly.
 Banned Book WeekDuring the last week of September every year, hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events. The 2011 celebration of Banned Books Week will be held from September 24 through October 1. Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,000 books have been challenged since 1982.
 SEPTEMBERDuring the month of September, we will be practicing for the CELDT test, and reading stories and poems out of the High Point Text book. We will be focusing on writing detailed, correct sentences.
 SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERSParents can order on-line using the webpage in the links section. The activation code is GQFBR.
 EXITING ELDTESTING WILL BE THE LAST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
Students are tested every September to measure their language growth. The results are usually available in January. In order to be considered fluent in English, a student must meet three criteria. First, the student must score Early Advanced or Advance on the CELDT test. Second, the student must score Proficient or Advanced on the CST tests, given in May. Third, the student must maintain at least a C in all core classes. The CELDt test is important in measuring English fluency, but it will not be a part of the classroom grade. DID YOU KNOW...A typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long?
In China, students are in school from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm? In Bangladesh, students can go to jail for cheating on their finals? The first box of Crayola crayons had 8 colors, debuted in 1908, and sold for a nickel? |
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