January 18-January 21, 2011...Addendum. Language Arts/ LaBarbera

January 18-21,2011/ Addendum for Language Arts/ LaBarbera

1. Please select 3 portfolio conference time slots . Ask your child to bring the signed conference sheet to advisory. You will conference with a different core teacher in the February conference.
2. Note the reading response prompts for Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 in the blog posting for January.
3. Two reading projects for the historical fiction novel are due Jan. 25-Jan. 27.
4. The novel exam is due Jan. 27.
If you find any HOOT novels or Where the Red Fern Grows novels that belong to GBMS , please send them back to school. Thank you.
5. The persuasive composition should be completed Tuesday, Jan. 18. The first typed draft should be ready by Jan. 25. The final typed draft is due Jan. 31.
6. A midterm progress report is being prepared for take home in the next two weeks.
The portfolio conferences are Feb. 3, 2011..

Up and Coming:
We are glad to have Ms. Elise Jury, Technology Teacher Leader, demonstrate web tools 2.0 to students in the language arts classes. In the near future, we will work on the library computers to learn Photo Story and digital storytelling.
--Students in Language Arts classes will be working on a research paper in March and April. As an advanced notice.... students will need 50-100 note cards ( 4"x 6"), a transparent folder, a composition notebook for the project, an envelope for the note cards, and computer/printer access for the final product. We are scheduled for lessons with Ms. Nelson, teacher librarian during March 14-April 5.

The MAP tests are scheduled for January 18 and January 19 during the Language Arts block . Students will use Dell Laptop Computers for this test. Parents will receive the results. These results are helpful with planning instruction , skill reteaching, and student progress.
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