Announcements

Welcome! This may be your first look at Corridor's 4/5 blog. We will be posting the weekly poem that ALL 4th and 5th graders are expected to memorize and recite on Fridays. This has been a long standing 5th grade tradition at Corridor that we believe helps prepare students to speak in front of groups. It is also a great way for students to practice memorization skills. The poems are usually tied into our unit themes. We hope you have fun helping your child be successful with this activity.

In addition the blog will include a 4th grade weekly spelling list and a separate 5th grade weekly list. These will be tested each Thursday. Again, please help your child be successful in this activity by encouraging her/him to do daily homework and by checking it for spelling accuracy. Students often benefit from pre-test practice at home.

Because of our short first week, the first poem, Jellyfish Stew, will be expected to be memorized and recited on Friday, Sept. 14. The poem art (also a weekly exercise) will be due on Friday, Sept. 7. Normally, the poem art will be due on Tuesday each week. The art should somehow represent the poem. It should be done in crayon or colored pencil only. No markers please! It should be drawn on a single sheet of printer type paper. Thank you for helping your child remember this weekly assignment.

Below, you will find the first poem. The first "official" spelling lists will appear before the second full week. We will be quizzing frequently misspelled words during the first 1 1/2 weeks. Postings for the following weeks will happen Friday afternoons. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping your child on task with school work.