Mrs. Gilbert's LA Page

Welcome to my web page! Below you will find lots of great information and resources to help make this a successful and fun year in 5th grade LA. Please click on words and pictures below to access information for each of the LA subject areas, plus helpful websites and extra resources.

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READING

Students will continue reading LOSER by Jerry Spinelli after the Thanksgviving break.

Time will also be provided for silent reading of their Fantasy novels. Please make sure your child is bringing his/her novel to school daily.

Finally, we will soon begin a series of mini-lessons in Reading. We will begin by focusing on Context Clues, Main Idea and Summary, and Inferencing.

Second Reading Benchmark will be given in December - I will post a specific date after the break.

LITERARY ELEMENTS (CLICK HERE)

Book Projects 2009-2010

(Click here for schedule)

Fantasy Book Project Guidelines

 WRITING

We will continue to write in response to our novel in the next few weeks. Students are still working on a fun Persuasive Speech next Monday - it is from the point of view of a turkey - "Please don't eat me..." We will be sharing writing the second half of class on Monday, November 30th.

Soon, we will also be creating Imaginative Stories - always a favorite with students!

SPELLING

No Spelling until the second week of December.

"Words Their Way" is a new program for us but many of our district Elementary Schools have been using it with great success. We are excited to have it available to use with our students at EIS this year. More information was provided about this program at Curriculum Night. Your child was given a Spelling Inventory Test to determine his/her Spelling strengths and weaknesses. This inventory will help us determine the proper word list/level for each child. It will take me several weeks to get the inventory grading done as it is very detailed (it looks at what types of mistakes the kids make - ex. prefixes, suffixes, blends, diagraphs etc. for EACH word the kids spelled - 31 words)

GRAMMAR

We are studying PREPOSITIONS.

Here is the jingle to help learn the 52 Prepositions:

Preposition, Preposition

Starting with an A

Aboard, about, above

across, after, against

Along, among, around, as, at

Preposition, Preposition

Starting with a B

Before, behind, below

Beneath, beside, between

Beyond, but, by

Preposition, Preposition

Starting with a D

Down

During

Preposition, Preposition

Don't go away.

Go to the middle

And see what we say.

E-F-I and L-N-O

Except, for, from

In, inside, instead of, into

like, near, next to, of, off

on, out, outside, over

Preposition, Preposition

Almost through...

Start with a P and end with a W

Past, since, through,

throughout, to, toward

under, underneath

until, up, upon

with, within, without.

Prepostion, Preposition

Easy as can be...

We're all finished and aren't you pleased?

We've just recited .. All 52 of these!

The Preposition Test will be the second week of December. I will post a specific date after the break. Students should practice, practice, practice those prepositions.

You will notice the Grammar workbook coming home for homework a couple of times per week. This is to provide practice over new concepts that have been taught. Students will receive a completion grade of 100% for completing the HW. Then, in class, they will participate in checking and correcting their own work so that they may further understand the concepts taught. Further assessment (graded) will be done in the classroom in the form of tests, quizzes and projects. HW is intended to provide a deeper understanding through practice. Your child should not spend more than 20 minutes on his/her Grammar HW. I am always available to assist him/her the next day in class if he/she has reached the frustration level. I just ask that the student make an honest effort to complete the work.

 INTERNET RESOURCES AND EXTRA PRACTICE

 

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