Reading in 5SK

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Whole Class
We are currently reading our second Kate DiCamillo book, The Tiger Rising. Kate is an amazing author which we discovered after reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane last term. As you can see by the photo we still have two others waiting to be read.
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Individual Reading

5SK have their very own baskets to put good fit books into. They silently read each day after first break. 5SK and I have discussed the importance of selecting a good fit book. (CAFE Reading) They need to have a purpose, interest, comprehend what they are reading and know almost all of the words.

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Home Reading

5SK take home a Reading A- Z book each week at their current level. On Monday morning they meet with Mrs M and discuss their book in Literacy Circle time.

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Guided Reading & Close Reading

This term we are using Reading A-Z books and two new products, Close Reading Guided Reading and TBE by Jennifer Jones at Hello Literacy.

Close Reading/Guided Reading – These texts are short and are about topics relevant to students. Each article is written in 4 different Lexile levels which has allowed all students in the room to participate. After each session the students have activities to complete based on the article which encourages deeper understanding.

TBE – Mrs B will be running these sessions with groups of students. We are using TBE to teach the students the strategies of finding the evidence in the text.

 

Global Read Aloud

5SK and I are very excited for the Global Read Aloud that starts in October. We will be collaborating with classes around the world on our book, One for the Murphy’s. This collaboration will run for six weeks and we will participate in many activities through our Edublog, KidBlog, Twitter and hopefully Skype.

Leading up to October, 5SK will be creating their very own shirts to celebrate their involvement in this amazing event.

The Global Read Aloud

Geography

5SK are very excited to start Geography this semester. The following video by Kien Lam introduces the concept of the world being an amazing place to explore and discover.

Speeding Around the World in Under 5 Minutes Time Lapse.

Adventures of Miss Ellis

Hello Mrs Scharf’s class 2014,

My name is Claire and I am currently an Au Pair in a little village outside of Oxford, England. I am from Bowen and I had the privilege of having Mrs Scharf as a teacher in years 5 and 6 (in 2005 and 2006).

I am having a wonderful time in England. My job involves doing a lot of things to help out around the house and looking after two little children, a boy and a girl. Ben is 3 years old and loves tractors and playing outside! Lydia is 2 years old and loves cuddles and playing with her little pram!

Living in Oxford means that I am very close to London. It’s only takes me about an hour to get to London, so I have been there lots of times and love it! Whilst being in England I have also travelled to Wales, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Florence and Venice. I also plan to go to many other places in Europe.

Recently I have been to watch Wimbledon (the tennis tournament) and have also been to Capital Summertime Ball (a concert with a lot of wonderful singers).

How is your year going? What exciting things has your class been doing this year?

I hope to hear from your class soon when you get back from holidays! I am also happy to answer any questions you have about anything!

From Claire