HW - Wednesday, 11/7

1.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes 

"Reading Is Cool" Goal of the Month: MOST AUTHORS READ
Remember to read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class!

2.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 30 minutes

3.  Spelling Activity

4.  Reading Comprehension -  # none

5.  Wordly Wise # 9e / Lesson 9 test Friday

6.  Language Arts 
- Finish LA Workbook pages 138-141
- Grammar Worksheet #4 "Nouns Ending with -y and -ies"
7.  My Math Class -  Topic 6 Test on Friday

-- Textbook pgs. 150-151, 152-153

-- Workbook pgs. 87-88

8.  Science - Text pgs. 56-63

9.  History - none

Notes:

• Wednesday Folder contains:
• Conference Schedule. Please place your Top Three choices (#1, #2, #3) for times in the matching boxes and RETURN ASAP. I will give you a confirmation paper with your conference time within a day of receiving your form.
• November STAR Reading Assessments
• AR Reading progress report since October 1
• School pictures, if they were ordered. Please contact the office if you do not receive your pictures.
• This is the last story of Unit 2. The Unit 2 test is next Wednesday.
• Calendar Reminder:
• NO SCHOOL on Monday. Veteran's Day
• Thursday and Friday are MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal)

October's "San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool" Top Reader

Congratulations to Ethan, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool Top Reader of the Month (October)! 

He read the most pages of all students who turned in an October reading log: 3,974 pages!  That meant he read an average of 128 pages A DAY!

Way to go, Ethan!

November's Goal: Most Authors Read.
The Reading Log is due on Monday, December 3.

Parents, please make sure your child is logging the books they're reading.  Even though the reading logs do not affect their final reading grade, it sure helps them improve their reading habits and language arts skills.

HW - Wednesday, 10/24

1.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes 

Remember to read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class!

2.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 30 minutes

3.  Spelling Activity - Spelling test (Tomas and the Library Lady) is THIS Friday. Four activities are still due Friday. No spelling activities or test for this week's story, Tanya's Reunion.

4.  Reading Comprehension -  #1  "The Day It Snowed Tortillas"

5.  Wordly Wise # 7e (Due Friday) / Lesson 7 test on Friday

6.  Language Arts - Language Arts Workbook pgs. 104-108 (started in class)
7.  My Math Class -  Topics 1-5 Quiz on Friday

-- Textbook pgs. 122-123

-- Workbook pgs. 67-70

8.  Science - none

9.  History - Unit 5 Test Prep Questions due Monday (started in class; worked in pairs/groups); Unit 5 Open Book and Notes test on Tuesday

NOTES:

• The Scholastic Book Fair ends this Friday.
• So far for the month of October,
• 31 of 32 students have taken at least one AR quiz on an independently read book
• 160 AR book quizzes have been taken, and 137 of them have been passed (60% or higher is a passing score)
• 78.4% of all AR quiz questions taken were answered correctly
• 77 AR quizzes based on our textbook stories were taken, and 72 were passed
• 87.7% of the textbook AR quiz questions were answered correctly
• So far for the SCHOOL YEAR,
• ALL 32 students have taken and passed at least one AR quiz on an independently read book
• 355 (of 416 taken) AR independently read book quizzes were passed with 76.1% of the questions answered correctly
• 163 (of 174 taken) AR textbook quizzes were passed with 85.2% of the questions answered correctly
• Congratulations to the Top Four AR point leaders: Alan, Chia-En, Hannah, and Lucy!!!

Sharkie's Visit - 10/23

Sharkie, the mascot of the San Jose Sharks, visited our class today because we were one of the first ten classes to register for participation in the San Jose Sharks' "Reading Is Cool" program.

Throughout his brief stay, he was funny, had the students' attention, and found every moment to entertain and did it successfully!

Here are some pictures from his visit:

A big "THANK YOU" to the Sharks Foundation and their "Reading Is Cool" program!

For more information about the "Reading Is Cool" program and the Sharks Foundation, please click here.