AGENDA: (1) SSR+ / Book talk, (2) Checked in DEJ responses and discussed how to earn up to 50 formative extra credit points, (3) Brain Break: Behind your back, (4) Discussed yesterday’s reading, (5) Reviewed today’s reading assignment and focus then continued reading OUT OF THE DUST, (6) Dismissal Countdown

**Reading schedule and link to online novel are available on iLearn course.

HOMEWORK: Complete today’s reading assignment

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

5/17 ~Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

5/25 ~ 5th Card Marking Reward Day: Wheels Assembly

5/26-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day holiday

6/16 ~Last Day of School: Middle school students dismissed at 11:05am

AGENDA: (1) Following the list of historic event research topics, students finished presenting in the order that the topics will appear in the novel we will begin reading this week, (2) IXL: Figurative Language [7.SS.4 / 8.UU.4 / 9.DD.4 / 10. CC.4 / 11.DD.3 / 12.DD.3], (3) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

5/17 ~Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

5/26-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day holiday

6/16 ~Last Day of School: Middle school students dismissed at 11:05am

In May, we will take the Language Arts portion of the M-Step testing. As soon as I know our specific test dates, I will post them on the daily blog updates.

In the meantime, the Department of Education has put together some suggestions on how parents can help their students prepare for the test.

Click here for the link to the document.

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Following the list of historic event research topics, students presented in the order that the topics will appear in the novel we will begin reading this week, (3)  Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: [If not already completed..] Historic event research presentation

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

4/11 ~ Research presentation

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

5/17 ~Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

5/26-29 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day holiday

6/16 ~Last Day of School: Middle school students dismissed at 11:05am

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Reviewed how to use EASYBIB.COM or BIBME.ORG to create a “Works Cited” page, (3) Brain Break: Teach Us a Handshake, (4) Reviewed rubric for presentation [available on iLearn], (5) Continued research and presentation work, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Historic event research presentation

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

4/10 ~ Research presentation

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/31 ~ 4th card marking Reward Day

4/3-7 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

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AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Discussed difference between ILLUSION & ALLUSION then worked on defining ALLUSIONS used in given sentences, (3) Brain Break: Teach Us a Handshake, (4) Reviewed visual aids to incorporate into presentation for full points, (5) Continued research and presentation work, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: {none}

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/31 ~ 4th card marking Reward Day

4/3-7 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Previewed the presentation format and presentation rubric that are available on iLearn, (3) Brain Break: Make up a Handshake, (4) Started a Google Slides presentation, (5) Continued research and began creating presentation, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: {none}

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/31 ~ 4th card marking Reward Day

4/3-7 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Added to notes about historical research project, (3) Brain Break: Make up a Handshake, (4) Reviewed sheet for recording notes for research, (5) Wrote information question to be answered through research then began researching, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: {none}

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/31 ~ 4th card marking Reward Day

4/3-7 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Cost $27 / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips

AGENDA: (1) Completed questions started yesterday in class then read for SSR+, (2) Wrote a summary for notes about The Dust Bowl, (3) Wrote a sentence using personification to describe an aspect of the Dust Bowl, (4) Brain Break: Snowball Toss, (5) Took notes on vocabulary terms for the historical research project, (6) Dismissal Countdown

{Throughout the class, students were selecting their research topics in order according to their arrival time to class.}

HOMEWORK: {none}

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: {none}

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

3/31 ~ 4th card marking Reward Day

4/3-7 ~ NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

4/12 ~ Late Start: School begins 1 hour later.

4/13 ~ Tiger Game / Cost $27 / Permission slips + money must have been turned in previously

4/14 ~ NO SCHOOL: Good Friday

4/17 ~ First Day of Track Try-outs / See Coach Hool or Coach Crechiolo BEFORE this date for forms & permission slips