Category Archives: Class News

Oct
10
2018

Reasoning

AGENDA:

  1. Checked in homework from yesterday
  2. Reviewed prefixes with a partner
  3. Revised and edited CLAIM and EVIDENCE portions on CER
  4. Reviewed terms: reasoning, elaboration, commentary
  5. Received reference sheet with sentence starters for writing the reasoning and closing analysis
  6. Wrote REASONING to connect the claim to the piece of evidence
  7. Wrote CLOSING ANALYSIS sentence
  8. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Complete ALL portions of CER on video games
  2. Review prefixes for Friday’s test [Access to Quizlet available on iLearn]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
09
2018

Reasoning

AGENDA:

  1. Checked in homework from yesterday
  2. Read for SSR
  3. Discussed terms: reasoning, elaboration, commentary
  4. Worked on IXL skill identifying well written reasoning
  5. Began to revise and edit claim and evidence on CER
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Revise & edit claim [C] and evidence [E]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
08
2018

SSR & CER

AGENDA:

  1. Reviewed word chunks with a partner
  2. Revealed this week’s “Good Student”
  3. Read for SSR
  4. Used CER organizer to copy direct quotes as evidence from the articles about video games
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Finish writing the claim [C] and copying two direct quotes as evidence [E]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
05
2018

SSR & CER

AGENDA:

  1. Wrote nominations for this week’s “Good Student”
  2. Used flash cards to review prefixes
  3. Read for SSR
  4. Used CER organizer to write claim and to begin to copy direct quote of evidence from the articles
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
04
2018

Review Questions & IXL

AGENDA:

  1. Completed step 2 of the Cornell Notes [CN] about the “Kinds of Sentences”
  2. Read for SSR
  3. Update IXL record sheet with new skill identifying different “Kinds of Sentences” [record sheet available on iLearn]
  4. Practiced skill on IXL
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/5 ~ Permission slip + $3 entry fee for participating in the annual Cipriano Run
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]
  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
03
2018

T2T & Kinds of Sentences

AGENDA:

  1. Completed the reading and annotating [T2T] of the pro video game article
  2. Held a pop-up discussion regarding the effects of video gaming on students
  3. Read pages R63 & R64 in the textbook for information about the different kinds of sentences [simple, compound, complex, & compound-complex]
  4. Took notes [CN] about the kinds of sentences
  5. Filled in IXL skill on record sheet in preparation for tomorrow’s class
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/5 ~ Permission slip + $3 entry fee for participating in the annual Cipriano Run
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]
  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
02
2018

LWC & Talk to the Text

AGENDA:

  1. Discussed “good students” and introduced the new seating option of 2 standing work stations
  2. Created flash cards for the 5 prefixes [LWC] and then quizzed a partner with the cards
  3. Read for SSR
  4. Continued to read and annotate second video game article using Talk to the Text [T2T]
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/5 ~ Permission slip for participating in the annual Cipriano Run
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]
  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/26 ~ Wiacek ELA participates in “Escape the Library” activity
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Oct
01
2018

Latin Word Chunks & T2T

AGENDA:

  1. Checked in homework from Friday
  2. Wrote review questions for notes about independent & dependent clauses
  3. Received work packet for Latin Word Chunks [LWC] and filled in the information for the first 5 prefixes
  4. Discussed annotations from video game article
  5. Began to read and annotate second video game article using Talk to the Text [T2T]
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]
  • 10/12 ~ LWC #1-5 quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/2 ~ Picture Day [Order forms distributed in social studies class; additional forms available in office]
  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Sep
28
2018

QR codes & T2T

AGENDA:

  1. Discussed what we appreciate in our classroom and what we’d hope others would notice when they visit
  2. Students affixed their QR codes to an introductory sheet
  3. Continued working on 3 previously assigned IXL skills [record sheet and link available on iLearn]
  4. Read and annotated video games article with a partner using T2T (Talk to the Text)
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Finish reading and annotating article

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/1 ~ Video games article with all annotations complete
  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/2 ~ Picture Day [Order forms distributed in social studies class; additional forms available in office]
  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]
Sep
27
2018

Talk to the Text

AGENDA:

  1. Discussed difference between DEPENDENT and INDEPENDENT
  2. Read portion of textbook and took notes about INDEPENDENT & DEPENDENT CLAUSES
  3. Worked on skill via IXL [record sheet and link available on iLearn]
  4. Continued with Newsela article about video games by working together to “Talk to the Text” (annotating)
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. None

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/5 ~ Application for participation in the Religious Journeys events
  • 10/15 ~ Registration forms for mobile dentist due [Free services provided on site]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/2 ~ Picture Day [Order forms distributed in social studies class; additional forms available in office]
  • 10/12 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am
  • 10/17 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 10/29 ~ Mobile dentist here [Authorization forms available in ELA class and/or in main office]