Nov
2016

MLA Format

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Discussed CCSS formal style requirement, (3) Brain Break: Handshake #2, (4) Walked through revising proposal to meet MLA format, (5) Worked on completing IXL skills & turned in record sheet, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Make sure proposal is copied into iLearn workshop assignment

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

NOW – 12/14 ~ Non-perishable food drive / Canned & boxed food is being collected in A/A to be donated to a local food pantry.

11/30 ~ Be1 Antibullying club meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/5-9 ~ Salvation Army Toy Drive / NEW toys can be donated during A/A

12/6 ~ Activity Day 3-4:30 / $1 admission fee [snacks & “pop shot” require additional money] – NO activity bus available.

12/8-20 ~ Candy Gram sale / Sold during lunch for $0.50 each [must know friend’s A/A teacher for delivery]

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Conclusion

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Reviewed how to craft a concluding paragraph, (3) Brain Break: Handshake #2, (4) Used Chromebooks to add concluding paragraph to existing draft of proposal, (5) Worked on completing IXL skills, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Finish typing proposal, (2) Complete IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

NOW – 12/14 ~ Non-perishable food drive / Canned & boxed food is being collected in A/A to be donated to a local food pantry.

11/29 ~ Student Council meeting 3-5 pm / Activity bus is available.

11/30 ~ Be1 Antibullying club meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Feasible Solution

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Did gallery walk of solution posters to determine a feasible solution, (3) Brain Break: Think It Through, (4) Used Chromebooks to add solution paragraph to existing draft of proposal, (5) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: (1) Finish typing solution paragraph, (2) Complete IXL skills

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/29 ~ Student Council meeting 3-5 pm / Activity bus is available.

11/30 ~ Be1 Antibullying club meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Letters of Gratitude

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Completed explanation/illustration of reading strategy, (3) Wrote summary for notes on correlative conjunctions, (4) Brain Break: Wave clapping pattern, (5) Briefly discussed being thankful and showing gratitude then students selected a school employee either here at Stout or at another building to write a thank you letter to [letters could be delivered for extra credit], (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Topic Journals

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Define and/or illustrate most helpful reading strategy for display, (3) Introduced “topic journals”, (4) Students selected topic, read previous entries and then wrote their own entry about that topic, (5) Did a gallery walk and talk to the text, using brainstormed solutions from Friday, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Brainstorming Feasible Solutions

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Brain Break: Bizz Buzz, (3) Redefined the term FEASIBLE, (4) Worked with small group to brainstorm feasible solutions to proposal problem, (5) Used Chromebooks to work towards mastering assigned IXL skills and/or to check assignments in Student Connect, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

12/1 ~ All missing work and/or work corrections for the 2nd card marking

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/2 ~ End of the 2nd card marking

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Correlative conjunctions & Proposals

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Cornell Notes: students wrote review questions for correlative conjunctions, (3) Logged into IXL to work on new skill, (4) Logged back into iLearn to review the rubrics and feedback from the peer review done on Tuesday, (5) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Correlative Conjunctions

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Cornell Notes: correlative conjunctions, (3) Wrote sample sentences for each conjunction pair, (4) Used notes to help answer questions on IXL, (5) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet (40 summative points)   [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Peer Evaluation Workshop in iLearn

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Brain Break: “Rock, paper, scissors, multiply!”, (3) Joined HiveSchool then logged into iLearn, (4) Used rubric to review and score own writing and the writing of 2 other students, (5) Worked on previous IXL skills, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/16 ~ Test out applications due to Mr. Tindall

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/16 ~ Pajama Day (sponsored by the Be1 Antibullying Club) / All pajamas must still meet dress code requirements.

11/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual.

11/23-25 ~ NO SCHOOL: Happy Thanksgiving!

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.

Nov
2016

Preparing for Workshop in iLearn

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Joined HiveSchool then opened proposal in Google Docs, (3) Used rubric to review own proposal and make revisions, (4) Copied and pasted proposal into iLearn workshop assignment, (5) Brain Break: Twisted Arms, (6) Reviewed “conjunctions” and then determined what “correlative conjunctions” are, (7) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Be sure your submission is in iLearn for tomorrow’s lesson

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

11/16 ~ Test out applications due to Mr. Tindall

11/30 ~ IXL record sheet [Log into iLearn to review assigned skills and to see the record sheet.]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

11/14 ~ Girls’ swimming try-outs: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

11/14 ~ Boys’ basketball try-outs: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

11/16 ~ Pajama Day (sponsored by the Be1 Antibullying Club) / All pajamas must still meet dress code requirements.

11/16 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later than usual.

12/16 ~ Dentists here providing free services; please contact Mr. Sabra [827-4618] for registration info.