1. Welcome to Curriculum Night
Mrs. Finch’s ELA Class

2. 7th Grade Tiger Tails Monday: Novel Study
Reading comprehension, vocabulary, foster a love of reading
Tuesday: Novel Study comprehension and discussion
Comprehension check of material
Wednesday: Workbook
In-depth discussion and practice of various components of ELA
Thursday: Practice for spelling test, discuss answers from Wednesday’s workbook pages
Friday: Chromebook Day + Preparation for tests
NewsELA
ReadTheory.org
Kahoot
Quizlet

3. 5th Grade Textbooks Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook Reading Street
Wordly Wise

4. 4th Grade Textbooks Wordly Wise Reading Street
Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook

5. Textbook online companion
4th and 5th Grade: PEARSONREALIZE.COM

6. Novel Studies
Students will be assigned several texts to read throughout the year
Rules
Keeping the books nice
Reading required chapters (no more, no less)
Contributing to class discussions
Complete corresponding work thoroughly

7. Scholastic Ordering books for your student: SCHOLASTIC.COM/READINGCLUB
CODE: N G 6 Y Z (no spaces)

8. Class website: finchela.weebly.com
Online resources
Wordly Wise
Grammar
Plagiarism info
Online textbooks
Occasional news (answers to homework assignments, study tools, etc.)

9. Communication
and PowerSchool are my primary sources of communication
PowerSchool: upcoming due dates for tests, quizzes, homework assignments, etc.
Subject to change (students should be using agenda to write down their homework)
Missing work, late work, scores, grades

10. Reading at Home!
resources/reading-checkup-for-independent-readers- grades-3-and-up/
EXCELLENT RESOURECE
I strongly encourage you to read with your student at home. This website has some great tips for enjoying books together at home.
The more students read, the better readers they will become!
Weekly reading logs

11. Questions?