Christmas Break!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Thank you all for your generosity to me for the holiday, I am a truly fortunate person to have such warmth and love in my life. Good tidings to all.

After the break, auto/biography book reports are due (Jan.2) Instead of artwork this time, students will perform a short skit about the person they chose to read about. It should be based on the facts, or an episode in the person's life and give the audience an insight into the person's life. A short narrated piece to give background is recommended. The rubric includes points for creativity, preparedness, facts included, timing and presentation. If you would like to see your child's performance, the schedule will be as follows:
Monday:
5A: Michelle, Noelle, Jaime, Josh B., Gracie W.
5B: Katelyn, Edie, Josh C., Elijah, DJ
5C: Garrett, Genevieve, Nathaniel, Christian, Mikeala
Tuesday
5A: Tiquan, Franko, JJ, Caleb
5B: Sarah, Alyssa G, Cole, Josh H., Graham
5C: Hayden, Blaine, Amelia, Anikah, Tyler
Wednesday
5A: TJ, Ricky, Alyssa L., Josh M.
5B: Alexis, Malek, Clar, Angel, Kylee
5C: Jacob G., Montrell, Regan, Jackson, Madison
Thursday
5A: Nicholas M., Carlos, Tyler, Josh P.
5B: Caleb O., Fernell, Trevor, Joseph
5C: Ian, Jacob M., Nicholas, Erin, Hampton
Friday
5A: D'Andre, Lauren, Tanya, Aubri
5B: Derek, Alyssa S., Emily, Emma, Grant
5C: Emalee, Kreston, Ben, Anthony
There is a 5 minute limit that will be strictly enforced. Please make sure your child has practiced a couple times and timed themselves. In addition to the skit, your student should have a typed book report to hand in Monday. This will count as a major participation grade and a test grade. No vocabulary the first week back :)

Students may videotape their skit. It should be about 5 minutes long and include a written script for me to grade. The video should be on a DVD/CD or a flash-drive in a format that is commonly available, so we can watch it in class.

We will also be working on completing our books and reading Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.

EOG test prep books will also be in!

Be rested and be ready to learn! Fun times in 2012!