AGENDA:

1. Turned in IXL record sheet for the 3rd card marking
2. Listened to a poetry reading
3. Worked with partner or small group to analyze a poem for it’s type, meter, rhyme scheme, and poetic devices
4. Completed “Talking behind your back” writing activity
5. SSR
6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

1. {none}

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/29 ~ End of 3rd card marking

3/30 – 4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/17 ~ 7th Grade trip to Camp Tamarack

AGENDA:

1. Checked in homework question from reading assignment
2. Worked with a partner to review for root quiz
3. Root quiz
4. Read for SSR / Met with small groups to focus on comprehension strategies
5. Discussed previous reading assignment and how the Great Depression affected different individuals
6. Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn]
7. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total – Check using rubric!)

3/20 ~ Permission slip to Camp Tamarack due [Parent information sent via email & also available on Stout’s blog page]

3/22 ~ Final test on OUT OF THE DUST

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/30 – 4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/17 ~ 7th Grade trip to Camp Tamarack

AGENDA:

1. Checked in homework question from reading assignment
2. Worked with a partner to review for root quiz
3. Read for SSR / Met with small groups to focus on comprehension strategies
4. Discussed previous reading assignment and why Billie Jo’s was desperate to get home
5. Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn]
6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions
2. Review for root quiz

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/16 ~ Quiz on roots #31-45

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total)

3/20 ~ Permission slip to Camp Tamarack due [Parent information sent via email in the evening of 3/15 & also available on Stout’s blog page]

3/22 ~ Final test on OUT OF THE DUST

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/30 – 4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/17 ~ 7th Grade trip to Camp Tamarack

AGENDA:

1. Checked in homework questions
2. Read for SSR / Met with small groups to focus on comprehension strategies
3. Discussed previous reading assignment and Billie Jo’s relationship with her father
4. Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn]
5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions
2. Review for root quiz

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/16 ~ Quiz on roots #21-45

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/14 ~ Parent Meeting about Camp Tamarack at 6:30pm

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA:

(1) IXL work to practice classifying figures of speech [record sheet available on iLearn], (2) Wrote a journal entry about “something you love that you’d be devastated if you lost”, (3) Discussed previous reading assignment and reactions to Billie Jo’s love of the piano, (4) Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/16 ~ Quiz on roots #21-45

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA:

(1) Copied question from previous homework assignment to turn in, (2) Wrote down the meanings and example words for 5 new root words, (3) Took quiz on pages 1-59 of OUT OF THE DUST, (4) Discussed previous reading assignment and reactions to Ma’s accident, (5) Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (6) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/16 ~ Quiz on roots #21-45

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA: (1) Checked in homework, (2) Reviewed root words with a partner, (3) Took quiz on 10 root words, (4) Read for SSR, (5) Wrote 2nd journal entry – topic: Someone or something you didn’t give up on, (6) Discussed reading questions, (7) Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (8) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/16 ~ Quiz on roots #21-45

3/19 ~ OUT OF THE DUST journal (4 entries total)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA: (1) Checked in homework, (2) Read for SSR, (3) Worked on allusions on IXL [record sheet available on iLearn], (4) Discussed responses to questions, (5) Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (6) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Review for quiz, (2) Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/9 ~ Roots quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA: (1) Shopped/browsed at the Book Fair, (2) Wrote down meanings and example words for new root words, (3) Worked on personification on IXL [record sheet available on iLearn], (4) Continued with reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/9 ~ Roots quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/7 ~ Spring parent-teacher conferences 4-7pm {This is the ONLY night of conferences for the remainder of the year.}

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!

AGENDA: (1) Reviewed roots for quiz, (2) Took quiz on root words, (3) Discussed “beginnings” and how the main character writes about her beginning, (4) Wrote a journal entry about a student’s own beginning, (5) Previewed the reading schedule for OUT OF THE DUST [available on iLearn], (6) Started reading [link to online text available on iLearn] and began answering questions, (7) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: Complete reading assignment and corresponding questions

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

3/9 ~ Roots quiz

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/6 ~ Visit to Book Fair

3/7 ~ Spring parent-teacher conferences 4-7pm {This is the ONLY night of conferences for the remainder of the year.}

3/14 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

3/30-4/8 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break!