{"id":1079,"date":"2015-09-15T22:04:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2015-09-15T22:07:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:07:48","slug":"homework-sep-15-tues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/?p=1079","title":{"rendered":"Homework Sep 15 (Tues)"},"content":{"rendered":"

APTT info and parent teacher info at the bottom!! \u00a0If you sign up for a conference you are awesome!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Today we had a great number of incidents where students were not following directions and were in general way off task. \u00a0Unfortunately this has resulted in us moving to separated desks at the moment. \u00a0We will be reviewing expectations and how we are required to act this week, and hopefully we can get back on track quickly.<\/p>\n

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We started off today with a talk about character development. \u00a0We looked at how characters were introduced in The Mysterious Benedict Society, and how the author paints a picture in our mind by describing their appearance, their actions, and perhaps even some of their background. \u00a0Undeveloped characters are difficult to picture in our minds, difficult to relate to, and in general difficult to understand as readers.<\/p>\n

We broke into small groups with Ms. Hertling and myself, and then looked at how another author (Andrew Clements) introduces characters in some of his books. \u00a0We thought about what the author tells us about the characters (what they look like, how they act, where they live, etc) and looked for examples from Mr. Clements’ work. \u00a0We will use these examples later to help us with our own writing. \u00a0We filled out the majority of a graphic organizer about the short selection we read, but if there are any parts missing, students should fill it up tonight:<\/p>\n

CharDevelopment<\/a><\/p>\n

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Students should also finish their Questions concerning the Eli reading from the other night. \u00a0YES each question needs reasoning!<\/p>\n

eli_s_mission_660_passage_and_questions<\/a><\/p>\n

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We went outside at the PERFECT time today to measure our plants. \u00a0There were a ton of bees just sitting on our flowers pollinating them!! \u00a0This means we can expect to see vegetables growing soon. \u00a0The students were quite excited when they weren’t running screaming from the bees.<\/p>\n

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In math today we took some paper and made our own little fraction models. \u00a0Tonight students should use these in order to find some equivalent fractions:<\/p>\n

EquivalentFractionsSep15<\/a><\/p>\n

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so, tl;dr<\/p>\n

Tell me about character development:<\/p>\n

CharDevelopment<\/a><\/p>\n

Answer questions with reasoning:<\/p>\n

eli_s_mission_660_passage_and_questions<\/a><\/p>\n

Find equivalent fractions using your paper models:<\/p>\n

EquivalentFractionsSep15<\/a><\/p>\n

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And read!<\/p>\n

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Have a good one,<\/p>\n

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-Mr. Potter<\/p>\n

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APPT and Parent-Teacher Conference info:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Academic Parent Teacher Teams are an opportunity for teachers and parents to work together on the same set of skills in order to progress students. \u00a0The meeting is the evening of the 17th, which is next Thursday. \u00a0I would very much appreciate seeing everyone there. \u00a0I will probably bug you about this. \u00a0Apologies in advance!<\/p>\n

I have also set up a sign-up genius for parent teacher conferences. \u00a0There is a link at the bottom, and also up at the top under \u2018general links\u2019. \u00a0The majority of the times up right now are are either 7-8 in the morning, 4-5 in the afternoon, or 5-6 in the afternoon. \u00a0If these do not work for you please let me know. \u00a0If you give me a time that works for you, I will make it work for me. \u00a0If you don\u2019t sign up for one of these, I will probably also bug you about that. \u00a0Apologies in advance!<\/p>\n

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PT conferences<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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