Kickoff to OAA Testing

This week didn't start off so great, but boy did we end with a bang!

On Monay, we did some more testing.  We continued to work with the vocabulary from lesson 25, and we practiced our Readers Theater performances.  We completed another Venn Diagram.

On Tuesday, we were still testing.  We answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words, practiced our Readers Theater performances, and reviewed the difference between present and past tense verbs.

On Wednesday, we completed the last of the testing for a few weeks.  The morning class performed their Readers Theaters and took the comprehension test.  The afternoon class continued to practice their Readers Theaters and worked with Venn Diagrams again.

On Thursday, we had BABES for the first time in a few weeks.  The morning class wrote Star of the Week letters to Cole and Korbin.  The afternoon class took vocabulary and comprehension tests.  We had an assembly to kick off OAA testing next week.  Teachers and students participated in relay races to remind us to look back in the text, eat a good breakfast, and get a good night's sleep before the tests.  The teachers surprised the students with a flash mob that we have been practicing for weeks.  It was great, and the kids loved it!  See it here or on my Weebly site.

On Friday, we blogged.  We finished up Star of the Week letters and loose ends of the various assessments completed on Wednesday and Thursday.

Next week we will be reading a story called Where on Earth is My Bagel?  This is a cute story that the students really seem to like.  We will begin reviewing for our own diagnostic tests, which we will be taking at the beginning of May.  Vocabulary words for next week will be smothered, fragrant, gently, replied, grunted, and pleaded.  Spelling words will have the oo and ou spelling patterns.  Words are:
book, should, took, stood, crook, would, look, could, good, shook, cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, important, until, children, side, feet
Challenge list:
cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, crooked, shouldn't, goodness, brook, cooked, bookmark, footprint, wouldn't, looking, stood, important, until, children side, feet

Thank you to all of the parents who sent in candy for our good luck candy grams that we will be sending to the 5th graders before OAA testing next week!  We could also use a few healthy snacks to munch on during our own testing in a few weeks.  Examples would be granola bars, goldfish crackers,
raisins, etc.  Anything that can be eaten neatly while working on the test will work.  We could also use some erasers - we are completely out!

Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - music
Tuesday - gym
Wednesday - library
Thursday - music
Friday - computer

Enjoy your weekend!