PLEASE DONATE TOMORROW

https://www.donorschoose.org/Janson

We are nearing the end of our opportunity to fund our project and we are only $398 away from reaching our goal. 

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday so every donation will enter our classroom into a drawing for Donors Choose gift cards. 

Thank you for your support! I know our kids will benefit greatly from the optional seating choices.

Congratulations

Maggie earned the 300 point Pizza Lunch prize for her work on AR!

Way to go Maggie!

Carson & Lilly each raised over $100 for our Walk-A-Thon!

Thank you for making a difference in our school!

Response Format

We are in full swing with our class novel, Esperanza Rising, so I wanted to share some of the strategies we use in class when writing to the text. Your child has been taught the RACE format this year to help them self evaluate and answer the questions completely. Please ask them to explain this strategy and use it to guide their answers. 

R - Restate the Question

A- Answer the Question 

C- Cite Evidence from the Text

E- Explain How Your Evidence Supports Your Answer

Esperanza Rising

We have started our in depth reading of the novel Esperanza Rising! Over the next few weeks we will learn how to comprehend & discuss the novel using evidence from the text. 

The learning targets for this week are:

➤ Answer comprehension questions from each chapter.

➤ Identify situations in Esperanza Rising where a character's human rights are challenged.

➤ Make inferences from the text about Esperanza, Mama, and Abuelita.

➤ Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown or difficult words.

➤ Write to explain your thinking about the characters and how they respond to challenges.

Your child was given a copy of the novel so you should see them reading at home!

We Love Reading! I love how the kids find a way to get comfortable and read around the room. 
My heart is happy!

Sometimes you just have to get on your belly to read!

Big Joe chairs are comfy!

My boys love Maniac Magee

Getting in character!

Blue Angels! Our kids are so excited to get a sneak peek at the air show that will take place this weekend in Jacksonville Beach. Lunch outside was a thrill...

YAHOO!

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I am so excited to share that we are only $348 away from fully funding our Donors Choose Project!

We still have time to raise funds, the deadline is December 10th.

Thank you to all of you that have donated, our kids are going to love the seating options!

Reading Focus - Please have your child work on these skills as they are reading at home!

We use "I Can" statements in order for the kids to understand what they should be focusing on when reading. This week the following statements will guide their reading as well as our novel discussion. 

• I can quote accurately from the text when explaining what the text says and when drawing conclusions.
• I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which parts.

Language 4 Today Week 11

• Root Words - the part of the word that carries meaning, not including the prefix or suffix.
• Synonyms - Words that have a similar meaning.
• Point Of View - 
• 1st Person - Told by a character in the story. (I, me, we)
• 2nd Person - Narrator will address the reader. (You, your, yours)
• 3rd Person - Told by the narrator NOT in the story. (He, she, them)