Grading for iReady

Greetings Family,

This is just a reminder that students have from Monday to Monday each week to complete their iReady work. They can access iReady by visiting clever.pgcps.org.

Students know their login for iReady. It is the same as the login they use at school. Please make sure all browsers and software is updated before attempting to use iReady. Also, please be mindful that the expectation is 60 minutes per week. Here is what the rubric looks like:

i-Ready Homework Rubric

60 mins	A-100
45 mins	B-80
30 mins	C-70
15 or less mins	D-60
0-10 mins	E-50
0 mins	E-0

Friday's Weekly Quiz

Greetings Family,

The following items will be on this week's weekly quiz:

• BWTL Words: Ideal, Migration, Zone, Barren, Observe, Equinox
• You need to know the definition of each word.
• You need to know how to use each word in a sentence.
• All of the text Structures we studied in class:
• Compare and Contrast
• Main Idea and Details
• Chronological Order
• Description
• Problem/Solution
• Cause and Effect
• For each text structure
• Know the definition
• Know what each text structure chart should look like
• Know the signal words for each text structure

Maybe these notes will help:

Is your scholar completing their reading log correctly?

Here is an excellent example of what your scholar's reading log should look like when it is finished:

BWTL Tip #1

Hi Family,


As I review work you've begun to submit from this week's small group, I wanted to take time out to correct a common misconception. Check it out:

Welcome Back, Spelling Words, and Announcements

Greetings Family,

A few things. First, welcome back! I hope the break went well for all. A few items for this week

-Please note that the Quarter 1 Awards Program will take place tomorrow, Tueseday, November 29, 2016 at 10:30AM in the gymnasium.
-If you have not turned in a blue impact form, please do so. They were due today.
-We will have a spelling test and a weekly quiz this Friday. The quiz will cover everything we have learned in reading and social studies thus far.
-Ms. Shepard is conducting an audit on overdue and lost books in her class. She may be reaching out to you if your scholar has lost a book. It will need to be replaced please.
-We are moving right along with reading logs and iReady work. Please note that a) the entirety of a reading log must be filled out for credit (scroll down and watch my video for help) and b)iReady logins are the exact same as student logins in school. login: firstname-lastname pw: bfoue(last four).
-This week's spelling words are final syllable patterns (en, er, ar, le, al). They are as follows:

1. Chicken
2. Eleven
3. Brother
4. Jungle
5. Natural
6. Together
7. Calendar
8. Needle
9. Several
10. Summer
11. Threaten
12. Caterpillar
13. Paddle
14. Animal
15. Pitcher
16. Shelter
17. Oval
18. Frighten
19. Mumble
20. Deliver
21. Strengthen
22. Binocular
23. Individual
24. Cubicle
25. Character

Let's make it a great week!

-Ms. Shepard

Happy Thanksgiving!

Family,

This is just a reminder to work on reading logs and iReady during the rest of the week.  Please be sure to fill all of the sections of your reading log. Failure to do so caused some people problems last week. I hope each of you gets time to enjoy with family.

Blessings.

-Ms. Shepard

Happy Thanksgiving!

Family,

This is just a reminder to work on reading logs and iReady during the rest of the week.  Please be sure to all of the sections of your reading log. That cause some people problems last week. I hope each of you gets time to enjoy with family.

Blessings.

-Ms. Shepard

Announcement from PGCPS

Greetings Family,

The following guidance came out this afternoon. I want to make sure everyone gets a copy.

Continue Reading Logs and iReady Time

Hi Family,

Please continue your work on your reading logs and iReady tonight! See my videos below for extra help. While you are watching, remember that my video for iReady login shows my login as firstname.lastname. Student logins are different. They are firstname-lastname. Please keep that in mind. Also, if you need a new reading log, you can always go to the make-up work board in class.

Happy to help!

-Ms. Sheps

Quarter 2 Arts Schedule

Family,

Here is the Quarter 2 arts schedule.

Does your reading log seem scary busy? Help is here!

How do I access iReady?

Take a look at this quick video to get an understanding of how to access iReady from home.

Vocabulary Homework Correction- Spelling Words for the Week- Contractions

Family,

This week, our spelling words are contractions. Contractions are a shortened form of a group of words. Most contractions use an apostrophe where other letters are left out.

HOMEWORK DIRECTIONS (things changed): Make a list of the contractions below. Next to each spelling word, write the group of words that are shortened in the contraction. In class you were told to complete numbers one through five only. That was for a more complicated assignment, which I will review in class. For this assignment, please look up and write out all 25 contractions. See the example for more help.

Example: 1. Don't- Do not
                 2. Won't- Will not

1. Don't
2. Won't
3. Wouldn't
4. There's
5. We're
6. You're
7. Doesn't
8. I've
9. Here's
10. Wasn't
11. Shouldn't
12. Couldn't
13. Where's
14. Hadn't
15. Aren't
16. They're
17. It's
18. We've
19. When's
20. Haven't
21. It'll
22. Who'll
23. Might've
24. Mustn't
25. We'd

Published Work is Due Tomorrow

Hi Family,

Students were given special paper for their published writing. Final published documents are due tomorrow morning!

-Ms. Shepard

Homework: Words 8-14

Greeting Family,

Use the second seven spelling words in a story. Be sure to underline the words as you use them. Your story should have at least two paragraphs. Remember that we start new paragraphs when we change the subject in our story telling. Also, each paragraph needs at least four sentences.

-Ms. Shepard

Did you want to go to the NMAAHC? Have you been fingerprinted?

Hi Family,

Any parents wishing to go on our November 17th Field Trip MUST be fingerprinted. Please turn your documentation into the front office.

Also, payment is due Monday, November 7, 2016.

Spelling Words 1-7

Greeting Family,

Use the first seven spelling words in a story. Be sure to underline the words as you use them. Your story should have at least two paragraphs. Remember that we start new paragraphs when we change the subject in our story telling.

Good Luck!

This week's Spelling words

Greetings Family,

This week's spelling words were pre-tested yesterday. We are reviewing our most challenging words from quarter 1.

1. Dungeon
2. Magnify
3. Festival
4. Thunderstorm
5. Injury
6. Eighteen
7. Mayonnaise
8. Campaign
9. Daylight
10. Twilight
11. Halloween
12. Speedometer
13. Underneath
14. Seacoast
15. Cocoa
16. Frequency
17. Parsley
18. Journey
19. Chimney
20. Attorney
21. Influence
22. Aluminum
23. Nutrition
24. Accumulate
25. Igloo