AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Introduced “Open eBooks” app for reading in class, (3) Brain Break: Handshake Challenge, (4) Identified fiction text features in current SSR+ books, (5) Defined the word “credo”, (6) Responded to prompt questions then discussed, (7) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

2/14 & 2/16 ~ 7th grade WIDA testing

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/2 ~ 7th grade boys’ swim try-outs / 3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/6-13 ~ Valentine Candy Gram Sale / 50 cents each / Sold during lunch / Need to know recipients 1/2 period class

2/7 ~ PTA Skate Night at Lincoln Park Skating Center

2/10 ~ PTA Pizza Dough fundraiser orders due

2/17 ~ 3rd card marking Reward Day: Staff vs. students basketball game or Movie

AGENDA: (1) Assigned new seats, (2) Reviewed and discussed class norms then made revisions if necessary, (3) Organized binders, (4) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 4th card marking & 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/2 ~ 7th grade boys’ swim try-outs / 3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/6-13 ~ Valentine Candy Gram Sale / 50 cents each / Sold during lunch / Need to know recipients 1/2 period class

2/17 ~ 3rd card marking Reward Day: Staff vs. students basketball game or Movie

AGENDA: (1) A few students worked on completing their NWEA testing, (2) Students done with testing had time to complete IXL skill practice, revise essays, and/or complete any other missing work, (3) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 4th card marking & 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/2 ~ 7th grade boys’ swim try-outs / 3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/6-13 ~ Valentine Candy Gram Sale / 50 cents each / Sold during lunch / Need to know recipients 1/2 period class

2/17 ~ 3rd card marking Reward Day: Staff vs. students basketball game or Movie

Read below for more information about the contest. If you have questions, please ask me and I will seek the answer(s) for you.

Dear Students, Teachers and Optimist Friends,

The Optimist Club of Dearborn would like to invite any Dearborn student under the age of 18 as of October 1^st 2016 to participate in our Oratorical Optimist contest.  Cash prizes are awarded to the top three (3) boys and the top (3) girls who participate in the contest.  The Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak on their thoughts of the future.  The topic is “What the World Gains from Optimism.”  Students should contact the assigned teachers for the official contest application submission.  The prize money to be awarded for 1^st place will be $500.00, 2^nd place pays $250.00, and 3^rd place receives $150.00.  The contest is February 22^nd, 2017.  We are hosting the event at the Auditorium at the Dearborn Library from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  On March 8th we will award the Prize money at our Optimist luncheon.

AGENDA: (1) Continued with NWEA reading test, (2) Students done with the reading test moved on to the Language Usage test, (3) Students had other work to complete if done testing, (4) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Complete IXL skills, (2) Revise essay {if necessary}, (3) Complete any 3rd card marking work

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

1/25-27 ~ NWEA testing in ELA

1/27 ~ IXL skills sheet for 3rd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/27 ~ Early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / End of 3rd card marking & end of 1st semester

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 4th card marking & 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/2 ~ 7th grade boys’ swim try-outs / 3-5pm / Activity bus is available

2/6-13 ~ Valentine Candy Gram Sale / 50 cents each / Sold during lunch / Need to know recipients 1/2 period class

AGENDA: (1) Reviewed essay scores in iLearn (Students may make revisions and submit BEFORE Friday.), (2) Logged in to begin NWEA reading test [Students who completed the reading test also started the language usage test.], (3) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Revise essay {if necessary}, (2) Complete any 3rd card marking work

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

1/24-27 ~ NWEA testing in ELA

1/25 ~ IXL skills sheet for 3rd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/27 ~ Early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / End of 3rd card marking & end of 1st semester

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

GENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Reviewed elements to include in a concluding paragraph, (3) BRAIN BREAK: Say 21 & Win, (4) Typed/revised conclusion, (5) Formatted essay to meet MLA Guidelines, (6) Reviewed essay using the scoring rubric, (7) Copy/paste essay into iLearn workshop for scoring, (8) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Finish essay and put it into workshop assignment in iLearn

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

1/23-27 ~ NWEA testing in ELA

1/25 ~ IXL skills sheet for 3rd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/27 ~ Early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / End of 3rd card marking & end of 1st semester

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Wrote the summary for Cornell Notes about sentence types, (3) BRAIN BREAK: X Wave & Move, (4) Used DEJ to type the 2nd body paragraph, (5) If time allowed, typed conclusion, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Finish typing second body paragraph

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

1/23-27 ~ NWEA testing in ELA

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

1/27 ~ Early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / End of 3rd card marking & end of 1st semester

1/30 ~ Secondary ONLY early dismissal: Middle school dismissed at 11:05am / Start of 2nd semester

2/1 ~ 7th grade girls’ volleyball try outs /3-5pm / Activity bus is available