There will be a reading test tomorrow for Mrs. Herring and Mrs. Eger's homerooms. The test is on the vocabulary from Letters from Yosemite and the skill is main idea/supporting details. We have done main idea/supporting details this school year already, so this should be a review. Tomorrow Mrs. Staudenmeier's homeroom will have a spelling pretest. The words can be found in their red reading folder or on page 255 of their book. Students are also to read Feathers tonight for tomorrow's class. A flyer went home 2 weeks ago looking for donations to be made for our veterans. As of date, there haven't been any donations brought back into the classroom. Donations will be accepted up to Wednesday. Wednesday we hope to be able to stuff boxes for the Walter Reed Veteran's Hospital in D.C. and boxes to send to our active military. Items can be as small as Chapstick to bathrobes to electric razors. Any item will be much appreciated. Thank you! There are a few
Students will be engaged in English Language Arts. We will focus on the Common Core Standards which will prepare the students for the PSSA/Common Core Tests. We will be recalling information, building skills/concept areas, using strategic thinking and using extended thinking.