Friday's Agenda

February 20, 2009

9:20 – 9:30 – Ms. Curtis will go over our agenda and the word of the month. We will read a letter from Mrs. Del Balzo and fix mistakes!

9:30 – 10:15 – Guided Reading
Group 1 – Students will finish their handwriting sheet for their word wall words. They will locate two text features and share what they learned. Students will then read a chapter and write down three facts they learned.

Group 2 – Students will finish their handwriting sheet for their word wall words. Students will reread, The Clever Penguin and finish their BCR on problem and solution.

Group 3 – Student will practice her words by writing on a white board. Student will reread her book and draw an illustration for her favorite part of the story.

10:15 – 10:40 – Whole Group Reading
Students will take their organizer from yesterday and develop a summary paragraph using their organizer and magazine.

10:40 – 11:10- Writing
We will create topic list about things we would like to change in school. Students will self-select a problem to write about and begin their own hamburger model for an organizer. We will take our DOL quiz.

11:10 – 11:50 – We will do test practice for TN2, using a timer!

11:10 -12:50 – Popcorn lunch for bulldog bones!


12:50 – 1:00 – We will write our homework in our planners and switch for math





PM Class 1:10 – 3:10

1:00 – 1:30 – Students will come in and go over their language packets. Students should hand these in when completed. We will take some time to study and take our quiz!

1:30 – 2:15 –Guided Reading

Group 1 – We will finish our two BCRs on Ralph’s family and how they felt about him going out to find the aspirin and how Ralph felt when he was riding the motorcycle. This will be a final quiz of the book.

Group 2 – We will finish our questions on how Gregory’s feelings changed throughout the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Group 3 – We will finish our two BCRs on Ralph’s family and how they felt about him going out to find the aspirin and how Ralph felt when he was riding the motorcycle. This will be a final quiz of the book.


2:15- 2:45 Whole Group Reading
Students will continue to use their organizers to create their summaries. We will then use a rubric to check our work! We will have test practice for TN2 for 15 minutes!

2:40 – 3:10- Writing
We will continue with the hamburger model and try to enhance our language by using stronger words. Students will finish writing their first draft of their letter by using their organizer! Remember spelling is important but try on your own first!