Thursday's Agenda

Please remember that we will have a spelling test on Friday and our TN2 packets are due at the end of next week!

March 26, 2009
9:20 – 9:30 – Mrs. Del Balzo 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 reread our story and begin our BCR on how the characters felt at the beginning the middle and the end.
Group 2 – We will reread the story begin our BCR on the problem and how it was solved.
Group 3 – We will practice our sight words and match pictures to the verbs in the sentence.

10:15 – 10:40 – Whole Group Reading
We will use our text features to locate information about George Washington. After reading will complete and exit card on what we learned.

10:40 – 10:55- Language:
We will go over our morning work and write down our homework for the evening!

10:55 – 11:35 – Physical Education

11:35 – 11:50 - Writing
Students will continue our final writing assessment. Students may edit their drafts or finish publishing final pieces.

11:50 – 12:50 – Lunch/ Recess

12:50 – 1:00- Students will continue to work on final writing pieces. At 1:10 put book boxes away and line up at the door with home folders and pencil boxes. Go to Ms. Sheinin’s class for math.






PM Class 1:10 – 3:10

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

1:30 – 2:15 –Guided Reading – Each group is a 15 minute rotation.
All groups will complete a short word work activity putting words into ABC order.
Rotations: While students are not meeting with Mrs. Del Balzo they are completing language activities or reading/writing independently.

Group 1 1:30 – 1:45– We will discuss text features and locate three in our text. Then we will share what we learned by using the text feature.
Group 2 –1:45 – 2:00 - We will discuss text features and locate three in our text. Then we will share what we learned by using the text feature.
Group 3 – 2:00 – 2:15 - We will discuss vocabulary and how it helps us increase our understanding of the text. We will discuss text features and locate three in our text. Then we will share what we learned by using the text feature.


*While students are working on posters Mrs. Del Balzo will be continuing text feature assessments individually.

2:15 – 2:35 – Whole Group Reading
We will use our text features to locate information about George Washington. After reading will complete and exit card on what we learned.

2:35 – 3:15 – Writing
We will continue our final writing assessment. Use strong reasons, opinion statements, and vocabulary!