Tuesday

Student-led conferences this evening seemed like a big success! All of the appointments from my homeroom attended, and I enjoyed eavesdropping on your conversations. Parents, we welcome your feedback on this new conferencing format.

Today in LA we completed a Quick Write on the following topic: If you were given a round-trip ticket in a time machine able to travel into the past or future, where would you go and what would you do when you got there? We had several interesting responses, and I was pleased to see so many students formatting their responses appropriately. (Begin the answer to a question by repeating the question, folks!)

After this we had a procedural mini-lesson involving a new method of getting my attention during Writer's Workshop. Students who were absent today, ask me for your HELP! strip and instructions.

Finally, we started generating ideas for our first written work of second quarter. We used an ABC chart to brainstorm topics we are interested in and topics we are experts in. If you were absent, I'm sorry to say that you missed a vivid description of my expertise--baking the world's FINEST cinnamon rolls! (My recipe only makes a dozen, though, so you'll just have to take my word.) Your first piece will be a Free Write--Name Your Genre.

Agenda: You have two RRJ entries due on Friday--Questioning entries, please. Don't forget that there are three parts to a Questioning entry. Check your RRJ for the last set we wrote together in class. It will refresh your memory.

Fondly,
Mrs. V~