May
10
2018

IXL & Lit Circle Quiz

AGENDA:

  1. Worked on fifth IXL skill for this card marking [record sheets available on iLearn]
  2. Students combined with Ms. Wooton’s class for their Literature Circles
  3. Each Lit Circle had a 1-question quizzer and students turned in their 4-square response sheets
  4. Lit Circles met to continue with reading and responses
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Follow Literature Group reading schedule
  2. Complete 5 IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/10 ~ PBIS Reward day from the 3rd card marking in PM
  • 5/14 ~ First day to turn in Cedar Point permission slip and money [exact cash $65]; seats are filled on a first come, first served basis
  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/8 ~ Annual “Wheels Assembly” [7th & 8th to attend in the PM]
  • 6/11 ~ Annual Cedar Point trip [Interested 7th & 8th graders to receive permission slips on 5/10; cost is $65 per student for park ticket + bus]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
09
2018

Group Work at Your Own Pace

AGENDA:

  1. Discussed supports that may be needed while reading the novel in the Literature Groups
  2. Students had the remainder of the class period to continue with reading and/or to complete the 4-square paper
  3. If reading was complete, students could continue working on the previously assigned IXL skills
  4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Follow Literature Group reading schedule

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/10 ~ PBIS Reward day from the 3rd card marking in PM
  • 5/14 ~ First day to turn in Cedar Point permission slip and money [exact cash $65]; seats are filled on a first come, first served basis
  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/8 ~ Annual “Wheels Assembly” [7th & 8th to attend in the PM]
  • 6/11 ~ Annual Cedar Point trip [Interested 7th & 8th graders to receive permission slips on 5/10; cost is $65 per student for park ticket + bus]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
08
2018

Combined Literature Circles

AGENDA:

  1. Students reading  THE DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC, MONSTER, and THE WESTING GAME met with me. [The other novels met with Ms. Wooton.]
  2. Introduced bookmark with quiz dates and chapters to be covered.
  3. Introduced 4-square reading response sheet
  4. Students continued reading and working on 4-square sheet either independently or with a group
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Follow Literature Group reading schedule

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/11 ~ PBIS Reward day from the 3rd card marking in PM
  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
07
2018

IXL & Literature Group Assignments

AGENDA:

  1. Worked on 4th IXL skill: pronoun & antecedents [record sheets available on iLearn]
  2. Switched classes with Ms. Wooton’s class depending upon novel for Literature Group
  3. Received own copy of novel to borrow [lost copies must be replaced or the $5 fine paid at the end of the year]
  4. Received a copy of the reading schedule the students created on Friday
  5. Had time to begin reading
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Follow Literature Group reading schedule

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
04
2018

Introduction to Literature Circles

AGENDA:

  1. Read off names of students within each group
  2. Combined our class with students from Ms. Wooton’s class
  3. Worked in groups to determine a reading schedule based upon the length of the book and the needs of the group members
  4. Wrote out reading schedule for next 4 weeks [Students will receive a copy of the schedule and a copy of their novel on Monday.]
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Complete all missing work!

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
03
2018

“Ketchup” Day

AGENDA:

  1. Review student connect for any missing work in ELA
  2. Complete missing work [4th card marking progress reports to be mailed home next week!]
  3. Complete missing work for any other class
  4. Continue working on the 3 assigned IXL skills
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Complete all missing work!

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
02
2018

Book Trailers & Novel Selection

AGENDA:

  1. Introduced the 6 novels from the 7th grade reading list
  2. Watched a book trailer for each book
  3. Rated each book on a scale of 1 to 5
  4. Selected the top 3 books that the student would most like to read [Groups will be assigned on Friday]
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
May
01
2018

M-Step / Reading Practice

AGENDA:

  1. Students completed the ELA portion of M-Step testing during 1st through 3rd hours
  2. Students in 4th through 6th hours completed the following:
  3. Read a text selection
  4. Completed the corresponding comprehension questions
  5. If time remained, worked on previously assigned IXL skills [record sheet available on iLearn]
  6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Tentative annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May pending trip approval]
  • 6/12 ~ 7th grade honors assembly
  • 6/13 ~ 7th grade Reward Day
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
Apr
25
2018

Finishing Memoir

AGENDA:

  1. Reviewed suffixes #46-55
  2. Continued typing memoir using the organizer, thinking map, and mentor text
  3. Worked on IXL to review adjectives
  4. SSR
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Write / type memoir
  2. Review suffixes #46-55

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 4/26 ~ Memoir poem due
  • 4/27 ~ Suffix test (#46-55)
  • 4/30 & 5/1 ~ 7th grade M-Step testing [Your attendance on these days is important!]
  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May]
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am
Apr
24
2018

Continue with Memoir Drafting

AGENDA:

  1. Reviewed suffixes #46-55
  2. Continued with drafting memoir using the organizer, thinking map, and mentor text
  3. For those who were ready, started typing memoir in Google Docs
  4. SSR
  5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

  1. Write / type memoir

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

  • 4/27 ~ Suffix test (#46-55)
  • 4/30 & 5/1 ~ 7th grade M-Step testing [Your attendance on these days is important!]
  • 5/14 ~ Begin NWEA Reading test
  • 5/29 ~ Begin NWEA Language Usage test

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

  • 5/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
  • 5/25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 5/28 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
  • 6/11 ~ Annual Cedar Point trip [information to be available in early May]
  • 6/14 ~ LAST DAY! Early dismissal at 11:05am