*Reading - The Second Nine Weeks - December 3, 2009
We will take at least one STAR reading test each nine weeks.
This nine weeks we have been testing using the STAR program.
The results of these will go home next week. Thank you for
your patience. These results will be put in a plastic sleeve
and kept in the student's binder. This way, if any of the
fourth grade teachers or the parents want to see them they
will be easy to find.
*We will re-test using the STAR test each nine weeks.
*We will be doing two book reports this nine weeks.
Please do not put these book reports in a cover. They will be
due December 8 and December 16.
These book reports should each be on one
notebook page. It can be front and back.
The book reports must be handwritten by the student. The
student may write on the back of the paper.
The book reports will be read aloud in class.
The books chosen for this are the student's choice. The only
books that I do not allow are the Captain Underpants books.
They can still take AR tests with these books. I just don't
want to hear book reports on these. The students get very
silly with these.
I am trying to encourage the students to read and enjoy
books. Please encourage your child to enjoy reading and choose
books that they are interested in. They will share this book
report by reading it in class.
Please remember to use this format for the book report:
Heading 10 points
Title 10 points
Author 10 points
Summary 50 points
Opinion 10 points
Oral Reading of the Book Report 10 points
*15 AR points are required for this second nine weeks. We are
reading some books in class that they can take tests on to help
with these points. Students will be required to have 17 points
for the third nine weeks and 20 points for the fourth nine weeks.