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Ms. Lounsbury, Language Arts, 5th Grade

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Week of April 29th

Hello!
 
This week students will be selecting a chapter book to read for our battle of the book's competition between the two 5th grade classes.  Students will work with their groups to read, remember important events, and create questions for our challenge. 
 
Students are continuing their research for their chosen biography project.
 
Mrs. Lounsbury 

Week of April 22nd

Hello! 
 
I hope you had a great weekend. This week students will be reading short stories and practicing creating questions for our battle of the book's competition. 
 
Students are also working on their own biographies. They are writing essays, making presentations, and creating a bobble head for their famous person. 
 
Mrs. Lounsbury 
 

Week of April 15

Hello!
 
This week we will be working on our biogrophyies. Students selected a famous person and will be creating a presentation and essay. about why there persons is important. 
 
Mrs. Lousbury 

Week of April 8th

Welcome back! I hope that you all had an amazing Spring Break!
 
For reading, we are going to start a new unit on the Battle of the Books.  Students will read picture books, short stories, and Chapter books.  After reading each piece of literature, students will write 2 questions.  They two types of questions are inferential questions and evaluative questions using a Microsoft form on the computer.   I will then compile all the questions, and then on Friday we will have a Battle of the Books to see who can answer the most questions correctly and also who has read the most books. 
 
For writing, students will choose a person to research from a given list, and they are using a graphic organizer will conduct the research.  After the research is completed, the students will create a Bobble head of their chose person and then take all of their research to write an Autobiography essay. 
 
Mrs. Lounsbury 

Week of February 26th

Hello,
 
This week, students will be reading and writing different types of poems. they will be using their knowledge of figurative language to add to their poetry journals and make each type of poem shine.  
 
Also,
 
On Tuesday, February 27th, the 5th grade class will be going to the Denver Art Museum.  Please make sure the permission slip has been signed by Monday, February 26th so your student can attend. I have attached the link for the permission slip here. If you have any questions or are having any difficulty signing the document, please email me.
 
 
Thank you,

Wonder Permission Form

Hello!
 
In Language Arts we have been reading the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Students have finished reading the book. I would like us to compare and contrast the movie and book. I am attaching the link to the movie permission slip. Here is also a link to the common sense media page so you can review what will be in the movie. Wonder Movie Review | Common Sense Media 
 
 
Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
 

Christine Lounsbury

5/6 Teacher

Westgate Community School

K-12 Gifted Education for the Whole Child

Thornton, CO 80241

303-452-0967

Week of February 5th 2024

Hello!
 
This week, we have finished up our opinion essays, and are now diving into poetry and figurative language. Students will use their knowledge of figurative language to understand the author's perspective.  Here is a video that will discuss the types of figurative language we are using. 
 
 
Mrs. Lounsbury

Week of January 29th

Hello!
 
This week, students will be finishing up their novel Wonder. We have been reading Wonder to reflect on how different characters have different perspectives. Students have been focusing on empathizing with different characters. Students have also been finishing writing their own opinion 5 paragraph essay. Students have constructed their own argument in the form of a thesis statement, and are presenting their reasons with evidence.
 
Mrs. Lounsbury

Week of January 22nd 2024

Hello!
 
Students continue to read Wonder. Students will be working to get to Part 9. They will be asked to reach their reading task at home if they are behind. Please allow students time to catch up on their readings. 
 
Students are also learning to construct a thesis and write an opinion essay in a 5-paragraph format. Students will be focusing on having multiple pieces of evidence that defend their reasons for their opinions. 
 
Mrs. Lounsbury 

Week if January 16th

Hello!
 
I hope you all enjoy your snow day! Please stay warm. I want to make a reminder post that our classroom is a nut free zone. This includes peanuts, tree nuts, and all types of nuts. This is for the safety of not only me, but students in the class as well. Please check that your lunches and snacks are nut free and do not contain any food items with any nuts in them. If you are unsure about a product, please feel free to reach out to me so I can let you know if it would be safe for our class.  
 
I will see you all Wednesday!
 
Mrs. Lounsbury

Week of January 8th 2024

Hello!
 
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful break! This week, we will be continuing our novel study on Wonder. We will be discussing the multiple perspectives of the novel, and which characters hold different biases.  
 
Here is a link to listen to part 1 of Wonder. https://youtu.be/K_xZWu_eILE?feature=shared