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Topics to cover under each subject
Writing Skills
Writing Skills
|| restating the question Inferences main idea non-fiction, 12/01|| Parts of speech drawing conclusions context clues fiction, 12/09|| Subject/Predicate using supportive details making prediction character, 12/16|| lead sentences cause and effect figurative language|| paragraph development following directions|| punctuation|| responding to a prompt|| Vocabulary|| caption|| headings|| pictures|| sub-headings|| graphs|| charts
|| Strategies|| utilizing text features|| fact and opinion|| questioning the text|| distinguishing between irrelevant information|| underline-citing the text|| Genre|| nonfiction|| articles|| autobiography|| bibliography|| reports|| Poetry|| Images created
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Please visit our classroom web page for pictures and video clips of our fun day!!!
http://galaxykids.blogspot.com/
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As part of our Social Awareness Unit, I took my students to the Bronx Zoo, which they loved. Some of the exhibits we visited were The World of Birds and The World of Darkness (nocturnal animals in an almost completely dark building) On the way to the zoo my students kept asking if we were going to see any skunks (strange fascination, LOL). Well, we saw the skunks in the World of Darkness and everyone was happy!
Class 729 and I enjoyed the fact that new exhibits are built with the emphasis on "natural" surroundings.
Areas such as Wild Asia and Jungle World, mimick a rainforest. (a building that houses some monkeys, leopards, birds and reptiles in a cageless setting) That was a beautiful thing to see because my students had questions as to whether the animals were happy.
Please visit our classroom web page for pictures and video clips of our fun day!!!
http://galaxykids.blogspot.com/

Spring 2009
The 2009 ELA standardized test scores are avilable on NY Start.
Mr. Beecher will re-issure passwords to all staff members.
Visiting NY Start will allow you to see how the students in your class performed relevant to specific standards.

Also, remember all teachers should continue to plan carefully to help students to continue to develop skills. Check the curriculum map for specific performance indicators within each unit. Students should also continue to read their independent reading books and make entires into their reading response journals.

What is the Civil Rights Movement?
How does President Obama's plans to "make change" support the rights of U.S Citizens?
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What is the Civil Rights Movement?
How does President Obama's plans to "make change" support the rights of U.S Citizens?
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