**November 2 - 6, 2009**
Students should be prepared for class everyday. Please bring your log, Writer's Notebook, and independent reading books (in their bag) to class every day.
Important information for this week:
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NO READING LOG this week. Students should still be reading 30 minutes each day at home.
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Last week's Word Study quizzes will be given on Monday, November 2.
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There will not be any new Word Study words this week.
- Writer's Notebooks were collected on Friday, October 30th. All will be graded and returned by Tuesday, November 3rd. We are drafting out of our notebooks this week and there will not be any writing homework this week.
- Reader's Notebooks are being collected NEXT week. They were returned to everyone on Monday, November 2nd. Students should be working on their letters at home on Monday and Tuesday night this week.
Monday, November 2nd:
Tuesday, November 3rd
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Read 30 minutes.
- Complete the 3rd paragraph of your Reader's Notebook letter - What have you learned about the character in your book and what does that tell you about the type of person he or she is?
- Get your Writer's Notebook rubric signed by a parent.
Wednesay, November 4th to Sunday, November 8th:
Read 30 minutes each day for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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**General Information**
- Read 30 minutes each night and record your "thinking" on your Reading Log. Reading Logs should be signed by a parent/guardian on Thursday nights and handed in on Fridays.If you can not find your reading log or left it in school, please write your thinking on a piece of paper to bring in or click on the following link for a new log.
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Write in your Writer's Notebook on Monday through Thursday nights for 10 minutes (should be about a half of a page). Writer's Notebooks are handed in once every two weeks: Monday #1-6, Tuesday #7-12, Wednesday #13-18, Thursday #19-24. PLEASE remember to sign & return the blue Writer's Notebook Rubric paper.
- Write in your Reader's Notebook when assigned throughout the week. Reader's Notebooks are handed in once every two weeks:Monday #1-6, Tuesday #7-12, Wednesday #13-18, Thursday #19-24. PLEASE remember to sign & return the green Reader's Notebook Rubric paper.
- PLEASE remember to bring your independent reading books and Writer's Notebook to school EVERY DAY!