This week we will begin the school-wide examination of the book "Talking Walls" by Margy Burns Knight. All classes and all grades will read the book this week. Be sure and ask your student about it. The book reviews walls in different countries and the different meanings of those walls for each culture. The walls are as various as the The Great Wall of China, The Vietnam Memorial Wall, The Wailing Wall and the Lauscaux caves drawings in France.
In my classes, we will work in pairs to research one of the walls. (I will assign pairs and walls.)Each group will be given a country and a wall. They will then find proverbs, flags, languages, and fables from their country. Then we'll present all the information to each other, along with the wall story from the book. We'll also make our own "wall" in the classroom.
We will also review comprehension skills, have a spelling/vocabulary test and continue in class reading and writing.
Should be a good week.
E-mail me at: lberner@neusecharterschool.org
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Hello everyone!
I hope you all enjoyed a terrific Halloween and Fall Festival. I know I enjoyed seeing all the ghosts, goblins and princesses. On October 22, 6th graders enjoyed an afternoon in the sun, playing games and socializing with other Middle school students. It was a delightful reward for a great first semester. On Oct. 30, 4th and 5th graders also celebrated the end of the semester. They enjoyed parties during class-time, complete with the Monster Mash, the Time Warp and a little Michael Jackson thrown in for good measure. And plenty of treats! A good time was had by all.
For the next week or so, 5B and 6A will be working on the 5 elements of a short story. They will write a scary short story, have a test on their notes and participate in literature circles, delving into some of the finest short stories written. The students will present their findings with their groups to class.
5A will be comparing and contrasting two short books, "Pink and Say" and "Faithful Elephants", that explore how war effects innocent bystanders. This is a continuation of our readings from the textbook based on the theme" why do people risk their own safety for others?" We will work in small groups to create a summary ABC book.
Should be a fun week!
I hope you all enjoyed a terrific Halloween and Fall Festival. I know I enjoyed seeing all the ghosts, goblins and princesses. On October 22, 6th graders enjoyed an afternoon in the sun, playing games and socializing with other Middle school students. It was a delightful reward for a great first semester. On Oct. 30, 4th and 5th graders also celebrated the end of the semester. They enjoyed parties during class-time, complete with the Monster Mash, the Time Warp and a little Michael Jackson thrown in for good measure. And plenty of treats! A good time was had by all.
For the next week or so, 5B and 6A will be working on the 5 elements of a short story. They will write a scary short story, have a test on their notes and participate in literature circles, delving into some of the finest short stories written. The students will present their findings with their groups to class.
5A will be comparing and contrasting two short books, "Pink and Say" and "Faithful Elephants", that explore how war effects innocent bystanders. This is a continuation of our readings from the textbook based on the theme" why do people risk their own safety for others?" We will work in small groups to create a summary ABC book.
Should be a fun week!
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