Fabulous Friday the 13th!!!

Agenda:

SSR; Book Talks; Article

Homework:

None for the weekend

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Tests on Claim and Evidence (Anecdotal and Factual) and Paragraph Writing on TUESDAY!!!!!!

Mark Your Calendar:

Pink Shirt Day forms are due on Tuesday

Pink Shirt Day is Friday, October 27th 1st Hour

 

Have a Wonderful Weekend!!!

 

Terrific Tuesday!!!

Agenda:

NWEA Scores

SSR

Book Talks

Paragraph Development

Excerpt from “Fast Food”

Homework:

None tonight

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Test Next Tuesday on Claim and Evidence and Paragraph Writing

Mark Your Calendar:

Pink Shirt Day Pre- Orders Come Out Tomorrow

Pink Shirt Day Friday, October 27, 2017

Happy Monday EVERYONE!!

Agenda:

Worked on Name that Evidence

Homework:

Finish the back of “Name that Evidence” Sheet with a Claim and 2 Anecdotal Pieces of Evidence and 2 Factual Pieces of Evidence.  It will be checked in and counted as a grade tomorrow.

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Continue 1st Card Marking Book Talks in All Language Arts Classes

Test on Tuesday, October 17th Claim, Evidence, Paragraph Writing

Mark Your Calendar:

Pink Shirt Day is Coming Friday, October 27th

TGIF!!!

Agenda:

Formulating argumentative paragraphs with strong factual and anecdotal evidence.

Homework:

None

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Sign-Ups Monday for the rest of October book talks!  Don’t delay, sign-up today!!!

Mark Your Calendar:

Candy bar sales for the leadership class are coming!!! Save your pennies. 😉

Thoughtful Tuesday!

Agenda:

We went to the library today.  We are preparing for our first card marking Book Talks.  We revisited claim and evidence for the remaining time and worked in groups and shared out.

Homework:

Keep reading to be prepared for the book talks!

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Check with your son or daughter on when their book talk is.

Mark Your Calendar:

Encore ensemble starts tomorrow after school at 3:00.

Wear your Michigan and Michigan State colors this Friday!  Can you guess what I will be wearing?

Happy Monday!!!

Agenda:

Worked on claims with the added element of evidence.

Homework:

Keep reading for their required book talk this card marking.  It will be a summative grade.

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Check with your son or daughter to see when they signed up for the book talk.

Mark Your Calendar:

Encore singing Ensemble starts this Wednesday after school.

Bryant football game here at home on Friday!

TGIF!!! Enjoy your weekend!

Agenda:

Worked on writing a claim and introduced evidence.

Homework:

No Homework

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

None at this time

Mark Your Calendar:

Monday is the last day to turn in your t-shirt design and bully poster design.  If you are creative this is just for you!  Turn in to Mrs. Doner’s mailbox.

Encore Singing Group begins this week coming up- Wednesday from 3:00-4:30.

State Your Claim Thursday!!

Agenda:

Finished My Learning Plan.

Started working on taking notes on the word claim.

Ask your child what the word claim means.

Homework:

None

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes:

Please make sure you check in with your child on their binders for our class and see if they have what they need.

Mark Your Calendar:

Poster/ Flag design contest and Pink Shirt Contest all entries due Monday!!!!!!!

Tuesday Tests and Goal Setting

Agenda:

Today we still are finishing up with a few that have not completed NWEA while the rest of the students worked on their personal goal and language arts goal.  All of this information was put into the new system on their ePortfolio that contains their My Learning Plan.  They can access it from home, ask them to show you what it is all about.

Homework:

None

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

Please make sure your student is ready to go with their language arts things that will make the year a success.  Suggested items are : a 3-Ring Binder and tabs.  Loose leaf paper and colored pencils and pens and pencils would be great as well!!

Mark Your Calendar:

Air Heads Sale tomorrow and Friday

 

Happy Very Warm Monday to Everyone!!!

Agenda:

Worked on trying to finish up our NWEA testing and create both a personal goal and a language arts goal for the students to put into their My Learning Plan.

Homework:

No homework this evening.

Due Dates and Upcoming Tests:

We are going to begin work on Argumentative Writing and the Components of that type of writing.  We will have a formal paper that the students will be working on in the next week or so.

Mark Your Calendar:

Air Heads Sale for the Leadership Class 50 cents an Air Head

Design a Pink Shirt Contest for the Anti-Bullying Day in October.  Submissions due on September 29th.

Design a Poster/Flag Contest for the Anti-Bullying Campaign.  Submissions due on September 29th.