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Ms. Sheppard has the quiz outline on her blog and will give you a copy of the Study Guide tomorrow.

Name: ________________________ Title of book: ____________________ Self and Teacher Assessment:   Book Talk 1.       The introduction included key information about the book.   (Title, author, date of publication, number of pages, genre, special features, purpose etc. ) Student                5                  4                  3                  2                  1 Teacher                        5                       4                       3                       2                       1 2.       The information shared was very helpful and interesting to the audience (Reason for choosing, favorite part, overall impression, brief description etc.) Student                5                  4                  3                  2                  1 Teacher                        5                       4                       3                       2                       1 3.       The book talk included a recommendation and reason for recommendati

January 10, 2014 Dear Students, Parents and Guardians, This is a note to tell you about a Book Talk assignment that your child will be presenting in class.   The purpose of this Language Arts assignment is to have each child present a book that he/she has read.   Some students are currently halfway through a book so I told them that it would be fine to present that book.   Other students will need to choose a book to read.   During the presentation the student should provide details about the book such as the title, author, date of publication, number of pages and genre (type) of book.   Students should also look at the attached rubric to see the other things that they should address during the presentation. The student is also expected to provide his/her recommendation for the book.   Attached to this letter you will see a page dedicated to Presenting Book Talks as well as one that assists students with writing a One-Minute Speech . I have posted a video on my blo

Here is the note that I sent home earlier this week attached to some work that your child completed on Math Translations in December.   January 13, 2014 Dear Parents and Guardians, Attached to this letter is some work that your child completed on the first part of our Motion Geometry unit.   I have divided the unit into three components, translations, reflections and rotations.   We will be finished this unit by the end of January and then we will be moving onto our Multiplication unit. Please expect to see some work on rotations and reflections come home next week.   As you can see, I have highlighted a score on the chart below to give you an indication on how your child is performing so far in this unit. There are a number of outcomes for this chapter so I have listed the I CAN statements on the back of this page for you.   Please note that this is just a beginning grade for your child for this unit.   We still need to complete our work on reflections and rotatio

Guys, You have gym tomorrow and not music.  Make sure you tell your friends to be sure that they know too!

Good Fit books https://www.k12pl.nl.ca/curriculum/k-6/language-arts/grade-5/teaching-and-learning-strategies/good-fit-books.html

Hi everyone, Tomorrow is Day 2 and you will have Gym class in the morning.  Make sure you dress warmly. Bring a long sleeved sweater with you. See you tomorrow. I'm sure you will have lots to tell me about.