Mock Newbery

We will be starting the Mock Newbery. We looked at the list of potential books that may win the Newbery Award in January. Everyone will choose three books to read, and then we'll use Voicethread to discuss the books. We are partnering with two other school districts on this project. In December, we plan to Skype with them. We're looking forward to reading!

Grammar is a way of thinking about language!!

We've begun our study of grammar. We are learning that grammar is away of thinking about language. We've looked at the four levels of grammar: (1) Parts of Speech (2) Sentences (3) Phrases (4) Clauses.

We are also starting our Classics. Everyone is choosing a book to read that's been labeled a "Classic." We'll be writing a five paragraph essay in which we share whether we agree with that label for our book.