Journal Prompts Assignment

Students should be working on journal prompts

response based on a fiction book.  Students

have been instructed to choose three of the

following seven prompts to create their

assignment:

1.conflict identification
(Example on page 15 of reading
expectations packet)
2.identification of figurative language (14)
3.mood identification (15)
4.comparison of characters (17)
5.realistic/unrealistic (17)
6.character trait evidence sandwich (18)
7. irony identification (19)

As a reminder, there is no template for this

assignment.  It is created by the student. It

may be handwritten or done on Google Docs. 

An example can be found on page 20 of the

reading expectations packet that is in the blue

folder that your child took home  at the

beginning of the year.

Amended Reading Response Due Dates

I need to amend the reading response calendar a bit for

2019-2020.  I created the due dates through my best

guess prior to the district’s assessment calendar being

published and distributed. I apologize for this change,

but I need to assure that the assignments are counted

toward the correct trimester.  This only affects the end

trimester dates for November and May*. All other due dates

remain the same.

End of Trimester One Date: Friday, November 22nd **This is a change from November 27th.

Mid Tri 2 Due Date: Monday, January 13th.

End Tri 2 Due Date: Friday, March 6th

Mid Tri 3 Due Date: Friday, April 17th

End Tri 3 Due Date: Friday, May 24th

Reading Responses

Just as a reminder, TWO reading responses are due from each student by this Friday, October 11th.
If your child would like feedback prior to submitting their final copy, it must be shared with me by Wednesday morning at 9am. 

Thank you :)

Extra Practice for Vocabulary Quizzes

Click below and then click on the unit that we are working on and you will find practice quizzes, games and other resources to help you study for your vocabulary quizzes.

Vocabulary Packet Games/Resources

(Thank you, Kayleigh for realizing this was available for us to use.)

Extra Practice for Point of View

We just had a quiz on point of view.  Most students performed very well on the quiz.  If your child needs more practice, the following link can be of great help.  It has several practice sheets/answer keys that can be explored.

Point of View Practice Sheets/Answer Keys

Trinity Repertory's A Christmas Carol

   

“A Christmas Carol” Performance at Trinity Repertory Company

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Our fifth grade classes will be attending a production of “A Christmas Carol”
by Charles Dickens at the Trinity Repertory Company Theater on Thursday,
December 5, 2019.

**Permission slips and payment are due Tuesday, October 22nd.

The total cost of the field trip is $28.00 per child.

We are able to take a limited number of parent chaperones for this

field trip. Chaperones will be chosen by lottery.

Be sure you have a current BCI check on file with our school office.

*Cost for each chaperone is: $28.00. (Please pay with separate

check in case a return is needed.)          

     

Please note: Trinity Rep. does not issue refunds for cancellations. 

Please complete and return the bottom portion of this notice with payment
by Tuesday, October 22, 2019.
Checks made out to Washington Oak School.

Please complete and return permission slips with payment by 

Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Checks made out to Washington Oak School.

Christmas Carol Permission Slip....Be on the lookout for this permission slip that 

will be coming home soon!

Reading Responses

I just wanted to remind everyone that students should be finishing up a book this week and beginning a reading response to stay on the timeline of getting two reading responses completed by Friday, October 11th.

I continue to encourage students to complete their reading responses on Googledocs and share them with me for feedback prior to turning in for final grading.  I have reminded them that my job is to offer feedback rather than to make their work perfect.  I am not serving as an editor but rather letting students know where they need to focus their attention to improve their work.

In order to type directly onto one of the blank templates, students MUST FIRST MAKE THEIR OWN COPY.

HOW?????

Open the blank template page that you would like to use located to the right under the ELA tab. You will see a blue box that says "view only," which means you cannot type on the document.  To change this,  click on file, make a copy, and then you may rename the document/type on it. Please erase the lines before typing otherwise the lines will just be pushed along the page making a big mess.

When you rename, please type your first and last name and the book title that you are working on.