1/17 - 1/21

Monday:

* No School- Martin Luther King Day

* Note- I watched another documentary on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet again I was inspired by his example to stand for justice. Take a few moments to speak with your student about his life and its impact on ours.

Tuesday:

* Chapter 6-10 Vocabulary Map

* Read Chapter 6-7 of "Number the Stars" in class

* Students should be bringing home January/ February calendar

Wednesday:

* Chapter 6-10 Vocabulary Map due

* We will be working on finding the author's purpose (a skill that showed to be a weakness on the spring benchmark)

* Students should be bringing home benchmark scores

Thursday:

* TAKS focus- finding the author's purpose

* Practice identifying that author's purpose for varied readings at home. This will help your students in class (ie- write to inform, persuade, teach, or entertain)

Friday:

* Chapter 1-10 Vocabulary Test

* Planner Check- must be updated and signed at least once by a parent

Have a great week!