Greetings families! For the upcoming school year, please follow my twitter account for information about Language Arts happenings in 4th and 5th grades. You’ll receive tweets regarding what your students are learning in class, projects they are working on, and homework assignments. Click on the link below to get started. Thank you so much for your support!
‘TAG Reading’ Category
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TAG Language Arts Twitter Takeoff!
September 12, 2016 by Ms. L
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Google Classroom Update
December 17, 2015 by Ms. L
Greetings families! I wanted to update everyone about the use of Google Classroom in 4th and 5th grade reading and math. As the year progresses, “Classroom” will be used more and more as the transmission mode of assignments and projects. What this means for you and your student:
- Your students will be using less paper
- Your students will continue to grow as 21st century learners
- Your students will have an increaded opportunity to collaborate with their peers
- You will see less graded papers coming home in Thursday folders
- You will be able to view your student’s grades and assignments via their Google Classroom account
I hope everyone has a relaxing and rejuvinating Winter break.
Best,
Jennifer and Gina
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Google Classroom is Up and Running for 5th Graders in TAG LA
November 8, 2015 by Ms. L
Google Classroom is an amazing instructional tool. There are so many advantages to using “classroom” for assignments and assessments over traditional paper and pencil ones. Your students are already familiar with using Google Drive so the transition from paper to cloud based has been seamless. When the Chromebooks are distributed, your students will be able to hit the proverbial ground running! Have no fear “old schoolers” about the potential death of the pen and paper. Not all instruction and work is geared towards using a virtual/online method. Your students will still need to put pen to paper!
I am including a link to a short youtube clip to give you more information about Google Classroom. Also, please have your students show their Google Classroom assignments to you.
*A note to 4th grade parents:
Your students are still learning Google Drive and the capabilities associated with it. I suspect that they’ll be able to access assignments through Google Classroom within the next week or so.Category TAG General Intellectual Ability (K-3), TAG Math, TAG Reading | Tags: | No Comments
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Saturday Enrichment Program hosted by UVA
October 16, 2015 by Ms. L
I wanted to share this really unique opportunity with you all. The University of Virginia will be hosting an enrichment program on Saturdays. Please click on the link below to view the flyer.
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4th Graders Collaborating in Literature Circles!
October 9, 2015 by Ms. L
The 4th Grade students in Ms. Lindauer’s class are now working in small groups called literature circles. Here’s a quick explanation about literature circles.
In literature circles, small groups of students gather together to discuss a piece of literature in depth. The discussion is guided by students’ response to what they have read. You may hear talk about events and characters in the book, the author’s craft, or personal experiences related to the story. Literature circles provide a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add onto their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. Finally, literature circles guide students to deeper understanding of what they read through structured discussion and extended written and artistic response.
Literature Circles in Action
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Parents Challenged At BTSN!
September 24, 2015 by Ms. L
At Back to School Night, parents of students in TAG math were met with very challenging equations to solve created by their very own children. They weren’t allowed to use calculators either. How very cruel that was! Check out the two pics taken of parents working on the math problems.
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