The 4th marking period is underway. Please make sure your student is staying on top of their assignments because, before you know it, the end of the year will be here.
The last day of the school year is Friday, June 12th.
Some mindfulness & yoga will be practiced in the classroom. Check out the Mindfulness links on the left. Remember to keep taking those deep cleansing breaths and exhale all of that stale air. All will be well.
In the resource room, students get their individual needs met by learning at their particular level in English Language Arts. All children and adults for that matter have different ways of learning new things, some are visual, others process auditorily while others need a tactile approach to learning. If you have something you'd like to share with me to help me understand your child better, please do so. In the Resource Room, we try and find out what helps these kids learn!
COMMON LIT IS OUR MAIN 6-8TH GRADE CURRICULUM TAUGHT. NEWSELA, READWORKS, TWEENTRIBUNE & STUDENT NEWS DAILY ARE FANTASTIC RESOURCES ALSO USED IN THE RESOURCE CLASSROOM.THEY HAVE CURRENT, UP-TO-DATE, NEWSWORTHY ARTICLES. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY - THE BEST THING - IT'S AT THEIR READING LEVEL! Your child will close read non-fiction articles. They will learn, if not already, how to annotate (mark-it-up, personalize) what they are reading, so they can absorb the information and make connections to that reading. They will answer comprehension questions, and at times will write about it as well.
AR - Accelerated Reader has returned this year. Students select a chapter book,each marking period,to read at home. The books can be from home or the school library. These books are to be kept in their backpack, so they can read in school on any given day. After each book is read the student will complete a project at home. The final AR project wil be due on Thursday 5/21/26. Your student has been given a list of options to choose from for their project. I can't wait to see their creativity at work!
Students will have new grade-level vocabulary every week. These lessons are from Flocabulary, a fantastic site where kids learn catchy lyrics that infuse vocabulary with them. Check out the link on the left - Flocabulary was featured on CBS News! Students write in their journals weekly, incorporating their vocabulary. This is how we get the words into our vernacular! It's an awesome thing!
iReady Reading will continue again this year. We will practice skills to bring us to grade level on a weekly basis to improve on these very important skills. The weekly goal is 45 minutes a week and a 75% or better in 2 lessons.
Please be sure to check out these and other links we use in ELA posted on the left.
Homework will not be posted on this site as it is based on individual need and this changes daily in the Resource Room dependent on what goals are met and addressed for each student. Students will be responsible for writing in their agenda daily.
Have a happy, peaceful day thanks for stopping by,
Mrs. Christina Gerstenbacher
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Ralph Waldo Emerson