Thursday, October 20, 2016

Celebration


Signey said, "You have to earn to get a party like this."
Different reading groups earned a Celebration

Can I look up the Amazon River?
"I was working hard, " shared Yodean.
We had to listen, follow the rules, and work hard. They checked out the daylight in Point Barrow at this time. Then the T_________ word happening in the Philippines. (What is the T word?)
"I worked hard, listened, and did my best, "said Noah.

Bree shared, "Do all our work and do my best." And "Finish" added Jake. Caden said, "Work hard."

Friday, October 14, 2016

Active Reading Strategy_Anita Archer


What's hiding in the peanut butter?
Active Reading Strategy:
R - READ - read a paragraph, think about the topic & important details
C - COVER - cover the paragraph with your hand
R - RECITE - tell yourself what you have read * say the topic * say the important details * say it in your own words
C - CHECK - lift your hand & check - if you forget something that is important, begin again
Read Delicious or Deadly















Dr. Anita Archer: Content Area Text Reading
Literacy.pdf
* found kids who were taught to do active reading & practiced it scored 60% higher on chapter content tests * could use this strategy 1) independently, 2) whole class, 3) partner (just rotate in terms of who tells what (topic/details/own words)

Thursday, October 13, 2016

The More That You Read the More Things You Will Know


Students are describing the main character in their independent reading. 

  • Use three words from the text to describe the character.
  • Give an opinion about the character with support (evidence). e.g. 
Reading NightNightmare by James Howe
Reading Drama (Graphic Novel) by Raina Telgemeir 
My character's name is . . .
In my opinion . . .

Hurricane-level winds possible in Pacific Northwest

Brace yourself, Pacific Northwest. What's left of a typhoon, which has made its way across the ocean, is expected to pummel parts of Oregon and Washington over the next several days.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Why the Risk of the Big One

The  purple dropped pin is our location and Vancouver, BC in the red dropped pin.
1,000s of tremors British Columbia is near where we live
The last slow slip event that occurred in B.C. and northern Washington. The tremors are color-coded by time (oldest in blue, newest in red) from December 22 - January 16, 2016. Almost 8000 slow slip tremor earthquakes were recorded. (Pacific Northwest Seismic Network)

Monday, October 10, 2016

In the News_Hurricane Matthew

Students were interested in Hurricane Matthew and this site when they discovered the alligators. Take a look in Orlandosentinel.com