The first card marking ends on Friday, November 3, 2017.

As of today, all ELA scores for this card marking are in Student Connect.

Students not satisfied with their ELA grade may:

1. Complete any missing work and turn it in before Friday
2. Revise argumentative essay and share the revised version with me via Google Docs before Friday / Student MUST specify which areas of the rubric are to be rechecked!

As stated during Open House, there is generally no extra credit beyond what could have been earned on IXL. [Late work is not eligible for extra credit.]

If students have any concerns, please email me or speak with me in class so we can work together.

As always, if parents have any concerns, please email me or leave me a voicemail message so we can address those concerns promptly.

AGENDA: (1) Created flash cards for prefixes 16-20 & studied with a partner, (2) Read for SSR, (3) Read an article about empathy using the Talk to the Text (T2T) strategy, (4) Reviewed scores for the 1st card marking & for the argumentative essay, (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Revise essay if necessary, (2) Complete any missing work for the 1st card marking

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Turned in IXL record sheet, (2) Through iLearn, used M-Step rubric to score own essay and the essays of 3-4 other students, (3) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Read during SSR, (2) Introduced prefixes #16-20, (3) Opened essay document and put it into the workshop assignment on iLearn, (4) Continued working on IXL, (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: Complete IXL skills [see iLearn for record sheets]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Used flash cards to review prefixes with a partner, (2) Using iLearn, took prefix quiz online [students could use the entire class period to complete quiz if needed], (3) Continued to draft essay by adding the concluding paragraph [resources are available on iLearn to assist with paragraph creation], (4) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) FINISH essay, (2) Complete IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/30 ~ Argumentative Essay due

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

Although we don’t celebrate Halloween in school, there are some students who may have a little “Halloween spirit” that they’d like to show.  As a result, the administration has decided to allow costumes to be worn on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 under the following guidelines sent out by Mr. Oke:

AGENDA: (1) Shared “collect examples” of words using prefixes, (2) Read for SSR with the focus on continuing to identify example words using the prefixes, (3) Introduced the option to stand while working in class, (4) Reviewed use of transition words & provided next page for reference section, (5) Added transition words to body paragraphs in essay, (6) Introduced use of counter argument, (7) Used sentence stems to create 5th paragraph of essay, (8) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Continue drafting essay, (2) Complete IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/27 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-15 (review)

10/30 ~ Argumentative Essay due

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Shared “collect examples” of words using prefixes, (2) Read for SSR with the focus on continuing to identify example words using the prefixes, (3) Met with a peer to review one another’s leads, (4) Continued with drafting by completing the introductory paragraph and moving into the body paragraphs, (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: Work on completing IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/27 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-15 (review)

10/30 ~ Argumentative Essay due

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Played Kahoot to review prefixes 1-15, (2) Read for SSR with the focus of identifying example words using the prefixes, (3) Reviewed what a LEAD is in the introductory paragraph, (4) Created a new document in Google Docs and set it up according to MLA format, (5) Started drafting argumentative essay, (6) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: Work on completing IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/27 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-15 (review)

10/30 ~ Argumentative Essay due

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/23 ~ Cipriano Run

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday

AGENDA: (1) Reviewed prefix flash cards, (2) Took quiz on prefixes 1-15, (3) Used Chromebook to continue with research for data & facts to support claim, (4) Worked towards completing the 6 assigned IXL skills, (5) Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Finish research , (2) Work on completing IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

10/27 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-15 (review)

10/30 ~ Argumentative Essay due

10/31 ~ Final day to submit IXL record sheet

11/3 ~ Quiz on prefixes 1-20 (new content)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/23 ~ Cipriano Run

11/1 ~ Student Council meeting: 3-4:50 / Late bus is available.

11/3 ~ Picture retake day

11/6, 8, 9 ~ Vision Testing for 7th grade

11/7 ~ NO SCHOOL for students / Staff has professional development all day

11/9 ~ 7th grade girls’ swim try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/13 & 11/14 ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences / 4-7pm

11/15 ~ Late Start: School begins and bus schedules run 1 hour later than usual

11/15 ~ 7th grade boys’ basketball try-outs / 3-4:50pm / Activity bus is available

11/22-24 ~ NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday