Adventures in Literature

Mrs. McIlhargey - amcilhargey@grovecitychristian.org

5th Grade

We had a great week! This week we did our MAP testing. I am proud of your students for showing me what they know on the test! After MAP testing, we finished our book, The Cay. We will have an open book test over it next week.

Next week we will review for the test and then we will be doing a fun activity involving all of the characters we have met this year in our books!

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

We had a great week! This week we did our MAP testing. I am proud of your students for showing me what they know on the test! After MAP testing, we started a short unit on reading with expression.

Next week, we will continue practicing reading with expression. Students will be given a speech, not to be memorized, but to be practiced and presented with proper phrasing and fluency.

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.

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