Happy Monday! This week begins WIDA testing. Not all students will test; those who are not testing will go to an assigned location to work on reading and writing strategies.
Marking period 3 begins today, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.
LATE START IS THIS WEDNESDAY (2/5)!!!!
Reading Journals are due today.
Reading journals were handed out today (electronic copy was posted in Google classroom). It will be due Monday, February 10th.
The Greek Roots quiz will be Friday, February 7th. Word lists are posted in Google Classroom.
The next half day is Friday, March 13th.
Mid Winter break will be Monday, February 18-Friday, February 22.
Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.
Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!
Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863
Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org
Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!
This week, we are: peer reviewing a CER related to the murder mystery story, using a rubric; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using the story “All Summer in a Day.”
Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.
