Oct
15
2019

Reasoning

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Discussion question
  2. Worked on identifying best reasoning for the given claim and evidence on IXL [record sheet available on iLearn]
  3. Reviewed reasons to annotate during Talk to the Text
  4. Read and annotated “Maria and Joan” story
  5. Dismissal

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}
  2. Read SSR book and/or work on One-Pager

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
  • 12/18 ~ Late Start
  • 12/23-1/3 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/6 ~ School reopens
Oct
14
2019

Letter writing

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Vocab
  2. Read for SSR+
  3. Began typing letter to another class that is also participating in the Global Read Aloud (GRA)
  4. Dismissal

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}
  2. Read SSR book and/or work on One-Pager

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
  • 12/18 ~ Late Start
  • 12/23-1/3 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/6 ~ School reopens
Oct
11
2019

Progress Reports

First card marking progress reports were given to students prior to dismissal today. If your student’s progress report did not make it home, you may also check their current grades and assignment status by logging into Parent Connect. If you’d prefer the paper report, you may contact the office for another copy.

Oct
11
2019

Global Read Aloud

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Quiet Choices
  2. Continued reading novel for Global Read Aloud
  3. Read for SSR+
  4. Dismissal

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
  • 12/18 ~ Late Start
  • 12/23-1/3 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/6 ~ School reopens
Oct
10
2019

Scoring Using a Rubric

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Responding to a video prompt
  2. Using a rubric, scored own writing for REASONING
  3. Used same rubric to score the REASONING of two classmates
  4. Read for SSR+
  5. Global Read Aloud
  6. Dismissal

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct
09
2019

Writing Your REASONING

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Responding to a quote
  2. Discussed the word COHESION and what it means to “create cohesion between two concepts”
  3. Looked at the scoring rubric for the CER to identify the three elements to be included in the reasoning portion
  4. Working in small groups, wrote reasoning to explain why the evidence supports the claim
  5. Continued working on IXL
  6. Dismissal

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct
08
2019

Kinds of Sentences

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Discussion question
  2. Completed a tree map to take notes on the 4 different kinds of sentences: simple, compound, complex, & compound-complex
  3. Worked on skill on IXL
  4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct
04
2019

Writing a claim

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Quiet choices
  2. Worked in small groups on IXL skills
  3. Discussed the definition of CLAIM
  4. Watched a short video as a prompt to making a CLAIM
  5. Continued reading as part of the Global Read Aloud
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct
03
2019

What to share about our class

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Responded to a video prompt
  2. Discussed what we would tell visitors about our class and created a sheet for our QR codes
  3. Read for SSR+
  4. Discussed what ARGUMENT is
  5. Continued reading as part of the Global Read Aloud
  6. EXIT TICKET: How confident are you at identifying dependent & independent clauses?
  7. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct
02
2019

Stating a Claim

DAILY AGENDA:

  1. DO NOW: Discussed a quote
  2. Continued working on the three assigned IXL skills [see iLearn for record sheet]
  3. Discussed proper way to orally state a claim rather than give your opinion
  4. Chose a side and then stated the claim
  5. Started the Global Read Aloud
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Continue working on IXL {SmartScore of 100 required}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 10/29 ~ IXL record sheet for the first card marking [see iLearn if sheet is lost]
  • 10/30 ~ One-Pager for novel read during SSR+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 10/11 ~ Early Dismissal [Middle School dismisses at 11:05am]
  • 10/16 ~ Late Start
  • 11/5 ~ NO SCHOOL for students
  • 11/27-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!