Thurday's Agenda

February 26, 2009

Don't forget that Friday is a 1/2 day! We will release at 1:00!

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 – We will practice our word cards and begin writing an answer to our question, ‘What lesson did the hare learn in the story?”

Group 2 – We will practice our word cards and begin writing an answer to our question, “How did the jackals trick the lion?”

Group 3 – We will practice our sight words on a white board. We will illustrate our favorite part of the story and share why we like it.

10:15 – 10:40 – Whole Group Reading
We will share our illustrations from the poem and begin writing what we think the author’s message was by using our inferencing techniques.

10:40 – 11:10- Writing
We continue our drafts of letters to Ms. Dietz. Be sure to start every sentence with a capital letter and end with punctuation.

11:10 -12:50 – Physical Eduction/Lunch/Recess


12:50 – 1:10- Students will read independently while Mrs. Del Balzo works in small groups to go over language sentences. We will then switch for math.







PM Class 1:10 – 3:10

1:10 – 1:30 – Students will come in and go over their language packets. Students should hand these in when completed.

1:30 – 2:15 –Guided Reading

Group 1and 3 – We will finish determining the main idea and writing our summaries. We will select a bold print word and define it using information from the book.

Group 2 – We will review chapters 1-6. We will begin chapter 7 and finish our responses on how the setting is affecting the characters. We will make word cards for our word wall words.


2:15- 2:40 Whole Group Reading
Share our illustrations from yesterday and begin discussing what the author’s message was in the poem. We will write our responses using the cookie strategy.

2:40 – 3:10- Writing
We will continue with the hamburger model and try to enhance our language by using stronger words. We will continue to edit our letters with a partner. Remember help your partner by being a good peer editor!