First off let me wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I know I have a lot to be thankful for including my family, both at home and at school! Fifth grade readers have been very busy these last couple of weeks...we covered a lot of skills including; making predictions, sequence of events, and story elements. We have also covered a few fluency skills, and of course have been reading a lot of good books! Each class is currently having a competition. Every month students set a goal for how many books they think they will be able to read, and then at the end of every month I conference with them to see how many they actually read. I have told them that the class that has the most books read by the end of the year will get a pizza party courtesy of me! So far Mr. Brown's class is in the lead with a 128 books!
Next month we will focus on our poetry unit. This is my favorite unit of the year because I get to see kids' creative sides. It is also fun for me to show kids that poetry might not necessarily be what they think it is. I hope everybody has a wonderful holiday season, and remember to keep READING! :o)
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