Monday, April 13, 2015

Announcements and Reminders:

Today is Thomas Jefferson's Birthday!

1. Born: April 13, 1743, Shadwell, VA
2. Died: July 4, 1826, Charlottesville, VA
3. 1. Presidential term: March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809

• Plan to hand in your hall passes NEXT TIME.
• If you have any make-up work to do, turn it in by this Friday, April 17.

• It is so easy to get your points for reading and for partner fluency practice. 
• Read during reading time.  After you read, fill out your reading log.
• Participate in partner fluency practice.  Fill out the graph with 
•      the date, the passage number (usually found in the upper right of the page), and your words per minute.  
• Both are quick and easy.
• If you have not been doing this, complete the make-up work for reading. Pick up a make-up sheet.
• Follow the directions. You need a parent signature for each twenty minutes of make-up reading you complete. 

The test on Lewis and Clark -- recreating your map -- will be today!

If you earned less than 26 points, you may retake the Lewis and Clark test on 

Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday during Cave Time.  

If you missed today, check the facts listed on the post for April 2, make sure you understand them, and have them on your map.


Our Readathon will be on April 15, and you will move on to  Mrs. Fugal's class on April 17.

Today's Activities:

1.  Study for the test.

2.  Individual Reading

3. Partner Fluency Practice

4.  Test on Lewis and Clark -- Be able to fill in a blank map with the facts you wrote and drew on your study map.  

35 Points = 100%  = A

30 Points = 86%  = B

26 Points = 74%  = C

If you earned less than 26 points, you may retake the Lewis and Clark test on

Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday during Cave Time.