Friday November 11, 2011 is Veteran’s Day and Quest Academy is remembering all those who have served our country at an assembly at the school. There will be two sessions – One for the lower grades -K-3rd at 9:30 – 10:00am and again for the 4th – 8th graders at 2:00 – 2:30pm. Parents are welcome to attend – hope to see you there!
Enjoy watching the first book review for 6C – it is a thrilling and adventurous book! It is going to be great fun to see all the amazing reviews this class will add to our blog!
As a part of our study of Traditional Literature our classes have been learning a little about Mythology and all of those crazy Gods and Goddesses. Remember to work on completing your Mythology Cards and do your very best work. We will be adding these cards to our unit project.
This week we will be learning more about some of the other forms of Traditional Literature such as Fables, Legends, Folktales and Tall Tales.
Tall Tales have long been a staple of American folk literature, often featuring stories of legendary figures such as Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, and John Henry. These stories, told as if they are factual, all have unbelievable elements. While some are exaggerations of actual events or persons, many are fictional tales.
Tall Tale Checklist:
•The story has many exaggerations in it.
•The main character has a problem to solve.
•The main character is bigger than life and has super-human abilities.
•The plot of the story is funny and impossible.
•In the end, the main character solves a problem, overcomes an obstacle and/or defeats a “bad guy.”
•The story includes lots of action.
It is finally here- our first book review! It is a great one to start out with – I know you are going to love seeing your classmates introduce new books! Get ready for a great review of
If you like Goose Girl or The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale you will be pleasantly surprised when you read this great tale of a princess in a tower.
The first term is now HISTORY!!Overall, it was a great term. 98% of our reading students successfully completed the Book In Bag Book Report and I was very pleased with the quality of your work!!!
One area to focus on for this term is NEATNESS and COMPLETENESS!!
Use your best handwriting and make sure you have followed the directions and completed all of the requirements before you hand in your work. Show what you know- never take the lazy route! You are so intelligent! Let’s make this term amazing!
I’m talking about the end of the term of course!! Get those final few lose ends tied up, kids!! There are copies of Storyworks in each class room if you need to borrow one to finish your Extremes of the Earth worksheet!! Also I have placed one of the Hurricane Folders in each room for those few students who need to answer those questions. Just leave your FINISHED work in my basket and I will pick it up Friday night!!
You will have a Substitute on Friday so I expect you to show your best!! Parents please reinforce this with your child. Even if the regular teacher is not in the classroom the students know what is expected and what the classroom procedures are!! I expect every student to be respectful and responsible with our Subs!!!! REMINDER: October Book Orders are due on Friday night – by 10:00pm!! If you did not pick up a flyer at conferences you can still order online. Just click here to watch a video of some of the new titles!
