Adventures in Literature

Mrs. McIlhargey - amcilhargey@grovecitychristian.org

5th Grade

This week we finished our book! Students really seemed to enjoy the story of the Danish people who saved so many Jewish people by smuggling on boats to Sweden during WWII. We wrapped up the book and took a test over the reading. We finished the week learning new root words and prefixes.

We will spend next week learning about summarizing. Students will be doing a lot of fun activities as we practice the best ways to summarize. We will end the week talking about the importance of being able to summarize God's plan of Salvation.

Note: I would encourage you to have your student reading at least 10–20 minutes a night. Many studies have shown how much reading skills are improved by nightly reading. Also, please occasionally have them read out loud to you or to a family member or even a stuffed animal. When students get the opportunity to read out loud, it helps with fluency. Fluency is key in helping students with comprehension.

6th Grade

This week we finished our book! Students really seemed to enjoy the story of Brian and his survival in the Canadian wilderness. Ironically, he was rescued a few hours after he found the survival pack. We wrapped up the week, taking a test over the reading.

We will spend next week learning about summarizing. Students will be doing a lot of fun activities as we practice the best ways to summarize. We will end the week talking about the importance of being able to summarize God's plan of Salvation.

Note: I would encourage you to have your student reading at least 20–30 minutes a night. Many studies have shown how much reading skills are improved by nightly reading. Also, please occasionally have them read out loud to you or to a family member or even a stuffed animal. When students get the opportunity to read out loud, it helps with fluency. Fluency is key in helping students with comprehension.