Spotlight of the Month
Congratulations to Austin! She came in 2nd place in her first karate competition held in Richmond, VA. Check out the size of the medal. Austin holds a greenbelt and will be testing on Nov. 17 for her purple belt. She is a member of the Blackbelt Club at her school, Grandmaster Dong’s Martial Arts in Morehead City. Austin is an extremely polite and determined young lady. We wish you well Austin.
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Word of the Week
Reading Log
Students read 20 minutes each night. They have composition books or notepad paper in which to use as their reading log. After 20 minutes they will write a three sentence summary in their reading log about what they just read. Also included in each entry is the title of the book, the present date, the number of pages read and the author’s name.
We are practicing this in class using the book Frindle. Reading logs will be collected each Friday. Entries need to be written neatly in pencil, no ink pens please. Students earn 2 points per completed entry (8 for the week) as part of their reading grade.
An example is provided below.
Welcome to V Blog
Hi there boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, aliens and weirdos. This is a tour of our class blog. (A blog is an interactive website that lets people communicate with one another.) Let’s start with something easy.
What you are looking at is a Post on our blog. Posts are pieces of information posted to the blog. Sometimes they will have pictures, music, or videos to go with them. There is a post that tells you what school supplies you need.
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Look at the title of this blog. Is it in the left corner, middle, or in the right corner? To answer this question click on the word comment at the bottom of this post. You can find this word in blue. Click on comment and then type your answer in the box. Make sure to include your first name or class number. You do not need to type your last name. If you have a question or are confused give a thumbs sideways and Mr. V will come help you.
STOP & COMMENT BEFORE GOING ON
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What do you notice about the spelling of the title? Here’s a clue: it has something to do with math. To answer this question click on the word comment at the bottom of this post. You can find this word in blue. Click on comment and then type your answer in the box. Make sure to include your first name or class number. You do not need to type your last name. If you have a question or are confused give a thumbs sideways and Mr. V will come help you.
STOP & COMMENT BEFORE GOING ON
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WOW, you’re getting the hang of how to type comments. Now let’s learn about categories and links. On the right side of this blog you will see categories such as Division, Kids Stuff, Lessons, etc. A category is like a title and it makes it easier to find the link you are searching for. Categories are listed in alphabetical order. Under each category title are links. Links take you to web sites. Links are also listed in alphabetical order. What is the first category you see listed at the top of the list? What is the sixth category you see?
To answer this question click on the word comment at the bottom of this post. You can find this word in blue. Click on comment and then type your answer in the box. Make sure to include your first name or class number. You do not need to type your last name. If you have a question or are confused give a thumbs sideways and Mr. V will come help you.
STOP & COMMENT BEFORE GOING ON
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Great to see you made it back! So far you’ve conquered how to leave comments. You also learned about categories and links. I think you are ready to learn about Pages. Pages are much like a page in a book. The pages on this blog can be found at the very bottom right side below all the link categories. The pages category is right above the videos.
Click on the 2011-2012 Class Schedule page. This page was made to let you know about your school day.
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Welcome back. Pretty easy stuff so far.
Spelling Words
Click on a list below to view spelling words from the past & present.
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Classroom Supplies
Homework planners can be picked up at the beginning of school at BSE.
* As a bonus a hand sized dictionary is recommended (found at any dollar store). This is handy in the sense that once a student learns a word (whether spelling, vocabulary, writing, or other) he or she can highlight it. As the school year goes on, they can flip through their dictionary to see all the words they have learned. It serves as a helpful quick reference to those that might have forgotten a word previously learned. By highlighting, it helps eliminate search time.
Gym shoes are also required for days we attend PE.
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