Dec
04
2018

Book Fair & Victorian England

AGENDA:

  1. Filled out a raffle slip for the book fair
  2. Shopped or browsed at the Book Fair
  3. Read for SSR
  4. Took notes while watching a video about child labor in Victorian England
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 12/10 ~ Yearbook orders [Forms were distributed in first hour classes on 11/27]
  • 12/14 ~ LWC test on prefixes 16-20

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 12/5-6 ~ Book Fair continues
  • 12/12 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
  • 12/24 – 1/4 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/18 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/21 ~ NO SCHOOL: MLK Holiday
  • 1/22 ~Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/23 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
Dec
03
2018

LWC, SSR, Pretest

AGENDA:

  1. Completed Friday’s assignment of providing evidence that Roger lived in poverty
  2. Introduced this week’s “Good Student”
  3. Recorded new information for prefixes 16-20
  4. Read for SSR
  5. Took a pretest to determine what students already know about the story A CHRISTMAS CAROL
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 12/10 ~ Yearbook orders [Forms were distributed in first hour classes on 11/27]
  • 12/14 ~ LWC test on prefixes 16-20

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 12/12 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
  • 12/24 – 1/4 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/18 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/21 ~ NO SCHOOL: MLK Holiday
  • 1/22 ~Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/23 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
Nov
29
2018

Theme

AGENDA:

  1. Quick Quiz: Define TONE as it relates to a story
  2. Read for SSR+
  3. What lesson was Mrs. Jones trying to teach Roger?
  4. What lesson can the reader learn from the story “Thank You, Ma’am”?
  5. Identify a possible theme for the story and provide 2 examples from the text that support the selection
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. revise essay

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/30 ~ Essay revisions shared via Google Docs
  • 11/30 ~ Final day for team registration for Battle of the Books
  • 12/10 ~ Yearbook orders [Forms were distributed in first hour classes on 11/27]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 12/10 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
  • 12/24 – 1/4 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/18 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/21 ~ NO SCHOOL: MLK Holiday
  • 1/22 ~Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/23 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
Nov
28
2018

Tone

AGENDA:

  1. Continued work online either on IXL or on essay revisions
  2. Read for SSR+
  3. Read a poem by Emily Dickinson and discussed how it relates to the short story read last week, “Thank You, Ma’am”
  4. Identified the tone of each piece
  5. Selected word(s) from the text that create that tone
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. revise essay

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/30 ~ Essay revisions shared via Google Docs
  • 11/30 ~ Final day for team registration for Battle of the Books
  • 12/10 ~ Yearbook orders [Forms were distributed in first hour classes on 11/27]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 12/10 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
  • 12/24 – 1/4 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/18 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/21 ~ NO SCHOOL: MLK Holiday
  • 1/22 ~Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/23 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
Nov
27
2018

Battle of the Books & Tone

AGENDA:

  1. Mrs. Acker (our media specialist) introduced the 5 books that will be used during this year’s Battle of the Books
  2. Revealed this week’s “Good Student” nominee
  3. Discussed identifying the TONE of a piece of writing [I didn’t say you stole my red hat.]
  4. Worked on identifying TONE on IXL [skills list & record sheet available on iLearn]
  5. Reviewed the two summative assignments required during SSR
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. revise essay

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/30 ~ Essay revisions shared via Google Docs
  • 11/30 ~ Final day for team registration for Battle of the Books
  • 12/10 ~ Yearbook orders [Forms were distributed in first hour classes on 11/27]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 12/10 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
  • 12/24 – 1/4 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
  • 1/18 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/21 ~ NO SCHOOL: MLK Holiday
  • 1/22 ~Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
  • 1/23 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school released at 11:05am
Nov
20
2018

Thank You, Ma’am!

AGENDA:

  1. Read aloud the story “Thank You, Ma’am” in the textbook
  2. Answered  comprehension questions about the story and focused on the possible theme
  3. Filled in new IXL skill on the record sheet [information available on iLearn]
  4. Used Chromebooks to work on IXL, reading short passages and identifying the possible theme
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. revise essay

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/30 ~ Essay revisions shared via Google Docs

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 11/21-23 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break
  • 12/10 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
Nov
19
2018

WOOP & iLearn

AGENDA:

  1. Discussed what is meant by the THEME of a story
  2. Watched a video on Flocabulary and took notes on determining the theme of a story
  3. Logged into ePortfolio to write a reflection on the WOOP (goal) for the 1st card marking
  4. Created a new page for the 2nd card marking goal then added the page to the ELA collection
  5. Logged into iLearn to check essay scores
  6. Had time to begin revising essay to raise summative score (if needed)
  7. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. revise essay

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/30 ~ Essay revisions shared via Google Docs

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 11/21-23 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break
  • 12/10 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual
Nov
15
2018

iLearn Workshop

AGENDA:

  1. Reviewed prefixes using flash cards in preparation for tomorrow’s test
  2. Read for SSR+
  3. Logged into iLearn to review own essay and the essays of 2-3 other students
  4. If done with the essays, worked towards completing the new IXL skill
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/16 ~ Test on prefixes 11-15

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 11/16 ~ PBIS Reward Day for the 1st card marking
  • 11/21-23 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break
Nov
14
2018

Submitting Essay & IXL

AGENDA:

  1. Completed reading and annotating article from yesterday
  2. Logged into iLearn to upload argumentative essay for scoring
  3. Introduced “analogies”
  4. Practiced analogy skill on IXL [2nd card marking record sheets & link available on iLearn]
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/16 ~ Test on prefixes 11-15

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 11/14 ~ Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
  • 11/21-23 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break
Nov
13
2018

Surveys & Essay Completion

AGENDA:

  1. Completed follow up survey regarding Anti-Bullying program
  2. Worked in small group to complete essay & work cited page
  3. Read and annotated article
  4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Complete typing of introduction, 3 body paragraphs, counter argument, and conclusion plus the Works Cited  [Log into iLearn for sample essays and a writing organizer.]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 11/14 ~ Argumentative Essay due
  • 11/16 ~ Test on prefixes 11-15

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 11/14 ~ Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
  • 11/21-23 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break