Today we reviewed our upcoming due dates. Students were encouraged to write the due dates down. They are also posted in the Asynchronous Work section of my blog.
We reviewed how to check how many quizzes we have on ReadTheory as well.
We then signed up for Newsela and practiced how to follow the directions. We previewed the article and found words we don’t know. We used our vocabulary strategies to figure out what we thought the word meant. We then read the article and made a total of 10 annotations with our thoughts about what we are reading. This was due at the end of class or it was homework.
Mon/Tues Asynchronous Work
ReadTheory (5 quizzes)– log onto ReadTheory and finish the pretest so you can start your homework quizzes – 5 quizzes due Friday @ 3:10pm
All About Me Virtual One-Pager Presentation – due Friday @ 3:10pm!
Summer Learning Book Talk Google Slide Presentation – due September 25th – all students must complete this, even students new to district. If you haven’t read a book over the summer you need to start reading a chapter book now. No graphic novels.
This week’s schedule break down
Wednesday – A day (students have Ms. Jones)
Thursday – B day (students have Ms. Jones)
Friday – A day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Your Zoom sessions are set up in your teachers’ Schoology courses. Should you have any Tech issues during Synchronous time (AM), you need to contact the Dearborn Technology Department 313-827-8400. Shutting down your computer (closing the Chromebook is NOT shutting it down) or making sure you are completely logged out of all other Google accounts on the device you are using fixes most issues.
We went over the expectations for ReadTheory. Studenst must take the pretest on Monday/Tuesday and complete their 5 passed quizzes Wednesday-Friday.
There are still 12 students that have not signed up for ReadTheory correctly because they were absent or it wasn’t working for them. I sent out a Zoom link for a ReadTheory help session – you NEED to join this session if you don’t have a ReadTheory account. We will have another one on Tuesday @12:30pm – check your email for the link.
We also to the 6th grade Language Arts Pre-test so I know where to begin with my teaching. If you did not complete this during class – you were told to submit it anyways – during your asynchronous time this week, please go back and fix the ones you left blank. If you did not submit it to me like I instructed you to, you will have to restart from the beginning.
Mon/Tues Asynchronous Work
ReadTheory Pretest – log onto ReadTheory and finish the pretest so you can start your homework quizzes – due Tuesday @ 3:10pm
All About Me Virtual One-Pager Presentation – due Friday @ 3:10pm!
Summer Learning Book Talk Google Slide Presentation – due September 25th – all students must complete this, even students new to district. If you haven’t read a book over the summer you need to start reading a chapter book now. No graphic novels.
This week’s schedule break down
Monday – A day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Tuesday – B day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Wednesday – A day (students have Ms. Jones)
Thursday – B day (students have Ms. Jones)
Friday – A day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Your Zoom sessions are set up in your teachers’ Schoology courses. Should you have any Tech issues during Synchronous time (AM), you need to contact the Dearborn Technology Department 313-827-8400. Shutting down your computer (closing the Chromebook is NOT shutting it down) or making sure you are completely logged out of all other Google accounts on the device you are using fixes most issues.
We went over the 6th grade schedule again today during our Zoom lesson. We also discussed PBIS Behavior Matrix, our daily Digital Learning Expectations, my class syllabus (located in your child’s Schoology Resources), and the Summer Learning Book Talk Assignment. Please bring 1 item to your next Zoom session that represents you as a person or your interests. You will introduce yourself and explain your item to the class so we can get to know you better!
Asynchronous Work for Tues/Wed
Behavior Matrix Reflection Discussion (answer question by 3:10 pm Wednesday, respond to 1 other student thoughtfully by 3:10 pm Friday)
Summer Learning Book Talk Google Slide Presentation – due September 25th – all students must complete this, even students new to district. If you haven’t read a book over the summer you need to start reading a chapter book now. No graphic novels.
This week’s schedule break down
Tuesday – A day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Wednesday – B day (students have Mr. Peterson)
Thursday – A day (students have Ms. Jones)
Friday – B day (students have Ms. Jones)
Your Zoom sessions are set up in your teachers’ Schoology courses. Should you have any Tech issues during Synchronous time (AM), you need to contact the Dearborn Technology Department 313-827-8400. Shutting down your computer (closing the Chromebook is NOT shutting it down) or making sure you are completely logged out of all other Google accounts on the device you are using fixes most issues.
Today 6th graders were scheduled to pick up their materials at Bryant. It was nice to meet some of you! For today’s assignment, please visit my Schoology class and answer the “Getting to know your classmates” discussion question!
Reminder: As 6th graders, you are on a block schedule. When looking at your schedule, you will notice you have the same teacher for “Period 1 & 2” as well as “Period 3 & 4”.
Period 1/2 = Block 1
Period 3/4 = Block 2
Period 5 = Block 3
Period 6 = Extended Core class
We will follow the half day schedule TOMORROW and THURSDAY of this week. You will follow the LEFT side for 6th grade block scheduling!
This week’s schedule is as follows:
Tuesday – 6th grade materials pick up from 8:30 am-11:30 am. Your teachers will be at the school helping pass out any materials you will need. We will NOT be meeting via Zoom on this day. Visit my Schoology class and answer the discussion question I posted. Please do this by 8:00 pm tonight so I can use this for attendance.
Wednesday – First Zoom meeting day! Follow the half day schedule to meet your teachers and peers for the first time! You will find the link to your Zoom session on my Schoology.
Thursday – Zoom meeting day #2! We will continue getting to know one another and learn how to use the online platforms. You will find the link to your Zoom session on my Schoology.
Happy first day of school 6th graders! I know this isn’t how you imagined the first day of school or school year to look like, but we will make the best of it and continue the learning!
If you haven’t done so already, please visit Bryant Middle Schools website for information on this week’s schedule. As 6th graders, you are on a block schedule. When looking at your schedule, you will notice you have the same teacher for “Period 1 & 2” as well as “Period 3 & 4”.
Period 1/2 = Block 1
Period 3/4 = Block 2
Period 5 = Block 3
Period 6 = Extended Core class
We will follow the half day schedule STARTING WEDNESDAY of this week. You will follow the LEFT side for 6th grade block scheduling!
This week’s schedule is as follows:
Monday (today) – Go to Bryant’s website and view the video to meet your teachers. You will receive a phone call from your advisory teacher sometime in the morning/afternoon today. Please answer so we can answer any questions you may have! We will NOT be meeting via Zoom on this day.
Tuesday – 6th grade materials pick up from 8:30 am-11:30 am. Your teachers will be at the school helping pass out any materials you will need. We will NOT be meeting via Zoom on this day.
Wednesday – First Zoom meeting day! Follow the half day schedule to meet your teachers and peers for the first time! You will receive a link for your meetings either by email or on Schoology.
Thursday – Zoom meeting day #2! We will continue getting to know one another and learn how to use the online platforms
Friday – No School – Labor Day Weekend
I’m looking forward to meeting you all on Wednesday!
Hello incoming 6th graders and new 7th graders! Here is the document with information on what the requirements for summer learning are. Be prepared with this when we return to school in the fall! (Resources for free books are in there too!)
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON ILEARN!! I am only allowing makeups of assignments assigned after April 13th. Anything before then was considered “enrichment” and students that completed on time earned a score. If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to check student connect for your missing assignments and then email me to let me know you finished your work!
I will not accept any missing assignments past Wednesday, June 10th @ 3:00 pm.
This Week’s Homework:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “June 1st-June 11th Assignments (week 7 & 8)”
View the recorded video lesson posted on iLearn (there is 1 this week reviewing Chapters 18-20 with announcements, Chapter 21-23 Review video will be posted Friday morning)
Go through the Theme, Story Devices, and Conflict Review Lesson (I can see your progress on this and whether you finished it or not!) This will help prepare you for the Week 7/8 discussion.
Finish The Giver (chapters 21-23) – if you don’t have the book it is posted under “The Giver Resources”on iLearn
Complete The Giver Chapter 21-23 Guided questions – THESE ARE ONLY ON ILEARN FROM NOW ON!!!
Post in the “Week 7/8 Discussion” by Wednesday @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 7/8 Discussion” by Friday @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday due by Friday 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points – should be up to 35 this week)
IXL – EE#5 (video support on iLearn) – all previous IXL skills are still starred if you are missing them
Turn in One-Pager # 7 – due TODAY (June 1st) by 3pm
Work on The Giver End of Novel Project (One-Pager #8) – turn in by Monday, June 8th
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday – next week is for turning in projects and missing assignments only
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly.
Quiz #3 THIS Friday (June 5th)
Your final quiz will be on chapters 16-23, which will be THIS Friday, June 5th. The quiz opens at 12:01 am and closes at 11:59 pm. The retake is built into the quiz when you have 3 chances to get all questions correct (except true/false). You may also use The Giver book during the quiz to help you. I recommend looking the answers up to confirm them!!
If you did not take the Chapter 9-15 quiz, it will be open on Wednesday, June 3rd from 12:01 am – 11:59pm. This is your last chance to take it!
The Giver Quiz Retake (READ CAREFULLY)
Date: Tuesday, June 9th
Time: 12:01 am – 11:59 pm (THESE WILL NOT OPEN AGAIN)
You may retake ONE, and only ONE quiz from The Giver unit. You will get ONE attempt at every question on the quiz (not 3) and you get the retake score no matter if it’s higher or lower than your original score. You may use The Giver book to help you.
If you go against my rules and take more than one quiz, I will not accept your attempt after your first submission.
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7(can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st. The turn in has been posted on Google Classroom.
The Giver End of Novel Project IS One Pager #8 – the directions are posted on iLearn and Google Classroom. You have two choices for this project – pick 1 of them and follow the directions exactly. This is due Monday, June 8th by 3:00 pm.Turn in will be posted to Google Classroom– do not email to me.
Read Theory Make Up
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON ILEARN!! I am only allowing makeups of assignments assigned after April 13th. Anything before then was considered “enrichment” and students that completed on time earned a score. If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to check student connect for your missing assignments and then email me to let me know you finished your work!
Next week is your last week of assignments. The last week of school is to turn in any projects and get caught up on missing assignments. I will not accept any missing assignments past Wednesday, June 10th @ 3:00 pm. I need time to make sure your grades are accurate before they are due on Thursday, June 11th for report cards.
This Week’s Homework:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “May 26th-May 29th Assignments (week 6)”
View the recorded video lesson posted on iLearn (there is 1 this week reviewing chapters 15-17 with announcements)
Go through the Characterization Review Lesson (I can see your progress on this and whether you finished it or not!) This will help prepare you for the Week 6 discussion.
Read Chapters 18-20 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book it is posted under “The Giver Resources”on iLearn
Complete The Giver Chapter 18-20 questions – THESE ARE ONLY ON ILEARN FROM NOW ON!!!
Post in the “Week 6 Discussion” by Wednesday @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 6 Discussion” by Friday @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday due by Friday 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points – should be up to 35 this week)
IXL – EE#5 (video support on iLearn) – all previous IXL skills are still starred if you are missing them
Work on One-Pager # 7 and turn in by June 1st
Work on The Giver End of Novel Project (One-Pager #8)
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly.
Quiz #2 THIS Friday (May 29th)
This quiz is on The Giver Chapters 9-15. The quiz opens at 12:01 am and closes at 11:59 pm. The retake is built into the quiz when you have 3 chances to get all questions correct (except true/false). You may also use The Giver book during the quiz to help you. I recommend looking the answers up to confirm them!!
Your final quiz will be on chapters 16-23, which will be NEXT Friday, June 5th – same directions as above.
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7(can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st. The turn in has been posted on Google Classroom.
The Giver End of Novel Project IS One Pager #8 – the directions are posted on iLearn and Google Classroom. You have two choices for this project – pick 1 of them and follow the directions exactly. This is due Monday, June 8th by 3:00 pm.
Read Theory Make Up
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON ILEARN!! I am only allowing makeups of assignments assigned after April 13th. Anything before then was considered “enrichment” and students that completed on time earned a score. If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to check student connect for your missing assignments and then email me to let me know you finished your work!
Friday and Monday are scheduled days off per the district calendar. I will still allow students to turn their work in up until 3pm Friday though.
This Week’s Assignments:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “May 18th-May 21st Assignments (week 5)”
View the recorded video lesson posted on iLearn (there is 1 this week reviewing chapters 12-14 with announcements)
Go through the Mood & Tone Lesson (I can see your progress on this and whether you did it or not!) This will help prepare you for the Week 5 discussion.
Read Chapters 15-17 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book it is posted under “The Giver Resources”on iLearn
Complete The Giver Chapter 15-17 questions
Post in the “Week 5 Discussion” by Wednesday @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 5 Discussion” by Friday @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday due by Friday 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points – should be up to 30 this week)
IXL – EE#3 (video support on iLearn) – all previous IXL skills are still starred if you are missing them
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly.
Quiz #2 Next Friday (May 29th)
This quiz is on The Giver Chapters 9-15. The quiz opens at 12:01 am and closes at 11:59 pm. The retake is built into the quiz when you have 3 chances to get all questions correct (except true/false). You may also use The Giver book during the quiz to help you. I recommend looking the answers up to confirm them!!
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7(can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st. The turn in has been posted on Google Classroom.
One Pager #8 is coming next week – you may do this one on The Giver
Read Theory Make Up
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON ILEARN!! If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to check student connect for your missing assignments and then email me to let me know you finished your work!
This Week’s Assignments:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “May 11th-May 15th Assignments (week 4)”
View the recorded video lessons posted on iLearn (there are 2 – one reviewing chapters 9-11, one on characterization)
Read Chapters 12-14 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book it is posted under “The Giver Resources”
Complete The Giver Chapter 12-14 questions
Post in the “Week 4 Discussion” by Wednesday, May 13th @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 4 Discussion” by Friday, May 15th @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday due by Friday, May 15th @ 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points – should be up to 25 this week)
IXL – Y#6 (video support on iLearn) – all previous IXL skills are still starred if you are missing them
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly or we can schedule a 1 on 1 video conference if you need help on an assignment
Quiz #1 Makeup
I will open the quiz one more time this Friday for those of you that missed taking it. It will open at 12:01am and close at 11:59pm.
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7(can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
One Pager #8 is coming soon – you may do this one on The Giver(unless you turned a One-Pager in on The Giver already – I am keeping track of that)
Read Theory Make Up
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
The quiz was announced last week during your video lessons. The quiz opens at 12:01 am and closes at 11:59 pm. You have 3 chances for all questions (except true/false). You may use The Giver book during the quiz to help you.
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON ILEARN!! If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to email me to let me know you finished your work! Please check Student Connect for missing assignments and my comments on them.
Assignment Due Dates:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “May 4th-May 8th Assignments (week 3)”
View the recorded video lessons posted on iLearn (there are 2 – one reviewing chapters 6-8, one on figurative language)
Read Chapters 9-11 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book or your copy hasn’t arrived yet, I have posted reading options on iLearn under “The Giver Resources”
Complete The Giver Chapter 9-11 questions
Post in the “Week 3 Discussion” by Wednesday, May 6th @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 3 Discussion” by Friday, May 8th @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday due by Friday, May 1st @ 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points)
IXL – V#2 (video support on iLearn) – all previous IXL skills are starred if you are missing them
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly or we can schedule a 1 on 1 video conference if you need help on an assignment
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7(can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
One Pager #8 is coming soon – you may do this one on The Giver(unless you turned a One-Pager in on The Giver already – I am keeping track of that)
Read Theory Make Up
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
All assignments for my class are posted on iLearn!
If you hear from your advisory teacher you have missing work in my class, you need to email me to let me know you finished your work! Please check MiStar for missing assignments and my comments on them.
Assignment Due Dates:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the week under the “April 27th-May 1st Assignments (week 2)”
View the recorded video lessons posted on iLearn (there are 2 – one reviewing chapters 1-5, one on characterization)
Submit your response to the video lesson
Read Chapters 6-8 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book or your copy hasn’t arrived yet, I have posted reading options on iLearn under “The Giver Resources”
Complete The Giver Chapter 6-8 questions (on Google Classroom).
Post in the “Week 2 Discussion” by Wednesday, April 29th @ 3 pm
Return to respond to another student in the “Week 2 Discussion” by Friday, May 1st @ 3 pm
Family Fun Friday – post something you created this week by Friday, May 1st @ 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points)
IXL – J#2 (video support on iLearn)
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, this means you can reach me by email quickly or we can schedule a 1 on 1 video conference if you need help on an assignment
One-Pager Information
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7 (can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
One Pager #8 is coming soon – you may do this one on The Giver (unless you turned a One-Pager in on The Giver already – I am keeping track of that)
Read Theory
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
IXL – 1 a week
You will be assigned one IXL skills to complete weekly.
This week is J #2
All IXL are due by 3:00 pm on Friday of the week assigned.
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for last week and this week under “April 13th-April 24th Assignments” (you will have a checklist every week to help you manage your time)
Return to the Week 1 discussion to reply to one other studentby 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 22nd. This needs to be thoughtful and extend on what the person said or pose a thoughtful question. (Not just “I agree.” or “Why do you think that?”)
Read Chapters 1-5 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book or your copy hasn’t arrived yet, I have posted reading options on iLearn under “The Giver Resources”
Complete The Giver Chapter 1-5 questions (on Google Classroom). These are due by Thursday, April 23th @ 12pm (before our Google Hangout).
Family Fun Friday – post something you created this week by Friday, April 24th @ 3:00 pm
ReadTheory – 5 passed this week (40 from April 13th-June 5th for full points)
IXL – J#1
Upload One-Pager 5 & 6 by 3 pm Friday!
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday.
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:00 pm & 12:00 -1:00 pm in Google Hangout (please see my presentation posted above for what “office hours” mean)
One-Pager Information
Submit One-Pager #5 & 6 on Google Classroom – follow the instructions in the assignment posting. This is due by April 24th because they were originally due at the end of March and were handed out in January. I will not accept by email, please upload it to the Google Classroom assignment so I can give you feedback using the rubric. If you turned your One-Pager into the pink bin before March 13th – I have them and will grade them at home!
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7 (can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
Read Theory
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
IXL
You will be assigned one IXL skills to complete weekly.
This week is J #1.
All IXL are due by 3:00 pm on Friday of the week assigned.
Google Hangout Opportunity
Every THURSDAY (starting the week of April 20th), I will be hosting a Google Hangout opportunity for every class to discuss the chapter questions assigned that week. Your assigned reading and chapter questions should be completed prior to this Hangout for the discussion to be meaningful and beneficial for all. Information on this has been posted on iLearn and Google Classroom. Attendance is required by the district for all Google Hangouts.
Book Fair
Book Fair going on this week and next (online only)
Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their week off! If you missed the video update I posted on Google Classroom updating you on what is going on, please check it out now!
This week we are starting The Giver. We are mostly working on iLearn from this point on, with a few assignments posted on Google Classroom (all information will be posted here on my blog or iLearn from this point on).
iLearn Assignments:
Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the next two weeks “April 13th-April 24th Assignments” (you will have a checklist every week to help you manage your time)
Take The Giver Anticipation Guide Survey
Preview The Giver book by posting to the Week 1 Discussion by 3:00 pm Friday, April 17th. It is important that you
Return to the Week 1 discussion to reply to one other studentby 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 22nd. This needs to be thoughtful and extend on what the person said or pose a thoughtful question. (Not just “I agree.” or “Why do you think that?”)
Read Chapters 1-5 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book or your copy hasn’t arrived yet, I have posted reading options on iLearn under “The Giver Resources”
Complete The Giver Chapter 1-5 questions (on Google Classroom). These are due by Friday, April 24th @ 11am (before our Google Hangout).
Family Fun Friday – post what’s cooking by Friday, April 17th @ 3:00 pm (found on Google Classroom)
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday or it will be considered a late assignment.
One-Pager Information
Submit One-Pager #5 & 6 on Google Classroom – follow the instructions in the assignment posting. This is due by April 24th because they were originally due at the end of March and were handed out in January. I will not accept by email, please upload it to the Google Classroom assignment so I can give you feedback using the rubric. If you turned your One-Pager into the pink bin before March 13th – I have them and will grade them at home!
Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7 (can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
Read Theory
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
IXL
You will be assigned one IXL skills to complete weekly.
This week isE# 2 Literary Devices, next week is J #1.
All IXL are due by 3:00 pm on Friday of the week assigned.
Google Hangout Opportunity
We have a Google Hangout on Friday, April 17th. Every THURSDAY (starting the week of April 20th), I will be hosting a Google Hangout opportunity for every class to discuss the chapter questions assigned that week. Your assigned reading and chapter questions should be completed prior to this Hangout for the discussion to be meaningful and beneficial for all. Information on this has been posted on iLearn and Google Classroom.
Book Fair
Book Fair going on this week and next (online only)
Finally, we miss you all and wanted to let you know we are thinking of you and here for you, always. Check out the video from Bryant Staff to our Eagle community!
I sent out an invitation to your student emails to join me tomorrow in a Google Hangout. THIS IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL! We received some big news today and I want to check in to answer questions and make sure everyone is doing ok before we go on break for a week. Check your email for this invitation and click the link for the Google Hangout (if you have a device that has microphone and camera or call the number attached the join in on the conversation.)