Keep checking the class website for updates. I'll try to include photos as well as weekly schedules. Remember, depending on what happens, weekly schedules may need to be adjusted. Using JMC or Email for messages is a good way to contact me as well. 

5th Grade AR Requirements:

• 18 points per quarter

• One informational text or non-fiction book.

  • The book must be at least 2,500 words

  • All informational texts (non-fiction) are worth double the points

  • Historical fiction such as the Baseball Card series (Satchel and Me), I Survived books, do not count as informational text.

• To get credit for the entire book, 60% or more needs to be scored on the quiz.

• If students score 40%-50% on a quiz for a book, they will receive a reduced score based on the quiz score (e.g., if a student scored 50% on a book worth 16 points, that student would get credit for 8 points).

• If students receive less than 40% on the quiz, or if the book doesn't have an AR quiz associated with it, they can still receive credit for that book if they complete the following:

  • Write an eight or more sentence paragraph summary of the plot (what happened in the story). 

  • Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing your reaction to the book, the characters, and the theme.

  • Write one or more sentences describing the author’s message or purpose of the book.

  • Write one sentence telling if you would recommend this book, why or why not.

  • Write one sentence telling one thing you would change about the book and why.

  • Write one sentence explaining how this book is similar to another book you read.

6th Grade AR Requirements:

• 150,000 words per quarter

• One informational text or non-fiction book.

  • The book must be at least 2,500 words

  • All informational texts (non-fiction) are worth double the words

  • Historical fiction such as the Baseball Card series (Satchel and Me), I Survived books, do not count as informational text.

• To get credit for the entire book, 60% or more needs to be scored on the quiz.

• If students score 40%-50% for a book, they will receive a word count from me only it will be based on the percentage scored on the quiz (e.g., student scores 50% on a book with 100,000 words, That student would get credit for 50,000 words).

• If students receive less than 40% on the quiz, or the book doesn’t have an AR quiz associated with it yet, they can still receive credit for that book if they complete the following:

  • Write an eight or more sentence paragraph summary of the plot (what happened in the story). 

  • Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing your reaction to the book, the characters, and the theme.

  • Write one or more sentences describing the author’s message or purpose of the book.

  • Write one sentence telling if you would recommend this book, why or why not.

6th Grade have selected the following themes for the Carnival Basket and Quilt:

Sports and Outdoor activities--Carnival

Favoritet food: Quilt

Welcome to a new year. I look forward to working with this year's fifth and sixth grade students. Exciting things are going to happen.