June 1 – 5

Grade 4/5 students:

Great job on your ‘Home Learning’ students!  I am very proud of your efforts and thank you to those who have sent me their Opinion writing to my email (cheryl.carroll@nbed.nb.ca).  I enjoyed reading them and am giving students some feedback.  Here is your schedule for the week:

1. Math – Login to Dreambox and complete a minimum of two activities each day (10 activities for the week).  Remember that the activities with a calendar icon are ones that I have assigned.

   Last week, 8 out of 11 students completed all 10 activities.

2. Writing Journal – Spend 15-20 minutes each day writing a journal entry.

3. Weekly Writing Task - Spend 15-20 minutes working on the assigned writing task so that you have a finished good copy by the end of the week (remember to spend some time revising and editing your work).  Email to cheryl.carroll@nbed.nb.ca

   This week we are going to write a personal narrative (recount) where you retell an event that happened in your life.  View the following teaching videos on how to write a personal narrative.  The videos give you a general overview but I think they are intended for younger students.  Keep in mind that when the video refers to ‘pages’, you will be writing paragraphs.  In the example, the sections are a bit too short.  In grade 4 and 5 you should have paragraphs with an opening or topic sentence, two or three supporting details or examples, and a closing sentence. Each paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences long for each ‘part’ of your personal narrative.

    

1. Episode 1: Writing a personal narrative: Brainstorming a story

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxInWagSaA0&t=1s

    

2. Episode 2: Writing a personal narrative: Planning and Prewriting

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBQ8dU0KPtg

    

3. Episode 3: Writing a personal narrative: Writing an introduction

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2H29fRVqf8&list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDTpvoywXGuipjJTxBcFJsN&index=3

    

4. Episode 4 Writing a personal narrative: Writing a draft

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y_fxQ_52pk&list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDTpvoywXGuipjJTxBcFJsN&index=4

    

5. Episode 5: Writing a personal narrative: Writing a closing or conclusion

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJMQWNd1TT8&list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDTpvoywXGuipjJTxBcFJsN&index=5

    

6. Episode 6: Writing a personal narrative: Revising

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcjb0t6SRI&list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDTpvoywXGuipjJTxBcFJsN&index=6

    

7. Episode 7: Writing a personal narrative: Editing

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNs9zZm9jzg&list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDTpvoywXGuipjJTxBcFJsN&index=7

    

Here is a choice board to help you pick a topic (or you can choose one of your own):

I am including a graphic organizer for a personal narrative, a sample of how I used the graphic organizer, and my personal narrative of the time that I beat Evan at golf!  I hope that Evan and I  get a chance to play golf against each other this summer for another rematch.

I am attaching the District’s weekly STEAM newsletter for those who are interested in doing additional activities.

• Reminder that students should spend 30 minutes each day reading and doing physical activity. 

Keep up the great work!  Only one more week of Home Learning after this week.