AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Took notes about the types of connections readers make, (3) Brain Break: Clap Count-Say 21 & Win, (3) Introduced ‘double-entry journals”, (4) Reread the article “Excitement at the World Series” and make entries on the journal page, (5) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Finish reading and journal entries

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/28 ~ UM vs MSU: Wear your team’s colors!

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/2 ~ Be1 Antibullying Club Meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

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

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Brain Break: Thumb & Pinkie, (3) Watched a short film called SOAR and dicussed “grit” and “determination”, (4) Wrote about what has been successful thus far in ELA and what needs to be done to be more successful in the coming weeks, (5) Reviewed how to have a collaborative discussion & sentence stems that could be used to continue the conversation about girls playing on boys’ sports teams, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/28 ~ UM vs MSU: Wear your team’s colors!

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/2 ~ Be1 Antibullying Club Meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

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

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Brain Break: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Multiply!, (3) Due to some computer issues, students took the same test again today that most completed yesterday, (4) If test was completed before the end of the hour, students could either make corrections to their sentence [kinds of sentences/summative assignment] and/or worked on IXL skills, (5) Dismissal Countdown

***Today was an abbreviated schedule to allow time for the 1st card marking PBIS reward: Dodgeball or a movie. Ask your student how s/he participated. ***

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/28 ~ UM vs MSU: Wear your team’s colors!

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/2 ~ Be1 Antibullying Club Meeting 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

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

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Checked that IXL record sheet is filled in correctly, (3) Brain Break: quizzed one another using notes on argumentative elements, (4) Logged into iLearn to take test online, (5) If test was completed before the end of the hour, students could either make corrections to their sentence [kinds of sentences/summative assignment] and/or worked on IXL skills, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/21 ~ 1st card marking reward (Dodge ball tournament or movie) 1-3pm

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) quizzed one another using notes on argumentative elements, (3) Brain Break: Say 21 and Win!, (4) Discussed why & how of peer editing, (5) Selected a partner and edited one another’s papers using a checklist, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Review notes for argumentative elements test [6 questions / 20 summative points]

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/20 ~ Test on argumentative elements

10/20 ~ Last day to register your dodge ball team with Mr. V. or Mr. Haddad

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/19 ~ Roller skating party 6-8pm at Lincoln Park Skating Center/$6 at the door

10/21 ~ 1st card marking reward (Dodge ball tournament or movie) 1-3pm

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) quizzed one another using notes on argumentative elements, (3) Brain Break: Knee to Elbow stretch, (4) Discussed why people write, (5) Talked through 4 “would you rather…” scenarios then selected one topic to write about, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/20 ~ Test on argumentative elements

10/20 ~ Last day to register your dodge ball team with Mr. V. or Mr. Haddad

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/19 ~ Show that we’re all united against bullying! Wear ORANGE today!

10/19 ~ Roller skating party 6-8pm at Lincoln Park Skating Center/$6 at the door

10/21 ~ 1st card marking reward (Dodge ball tournament or movie) 1-3pm

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Wrote summary for notes on argumentative elements, (3) Brain Break: Number spots-Addition, (4) Reviewed how to write a concluding paragraph & added 7th grade expectation, (5) Wrote final paragraph, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: Complete 4 paragraphs about “Maria & Joan”, if not already completed in class

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/20 ~ Last day to register your dodge ball team with Mr. V. or Mr. Haddad

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/18 ~ DHS Choir performs for 7th & 8th grade classes @ 2pm

10/19 ~ Show that we’re all united against bullying! Wear ORANGE today!

10/19 ~ Roller skating party 6-8pm at Lincoln Park Skating Center/$6 at the door

10/21 ~ 1st card marking reward (Dodge ball tournament or movie) 1-3pm

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/31 ~ Happy Halloween! NO COSTUMES or FACE PAINT are permitted at school!

11/4 ~ Picture Retakes: You must bring your entire package with you.

11/9 ~ Student Council Meeting: 3-5pm / Activity bus is available.

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Enrolled in iLearn course for ELA, (3) Used Chromebooks to continue IXL practice and/or to check Student Connect, (4) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/14 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am

10/19 ~ Show that we’re all united against bullying! Wear ORANGE today!

10/19 ~ Roller skating party 6-8pm at Lincoln Park Skating Center/$6 at the door

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm *First chance to pick up 1st card marking report cards*

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

AGENDA: (1) SSR+, (2) Reread writing from yesterday and edited it for paragraphs, (3) Brain Break: Yeah, but can you do this?, (4) Reviewed the different types of leads, (5) Wrote a lead for the essay and then copied the claim, evidence, & commentary from yesterday’s draft, (6) Dismissal Countdown

HOMEWORK: none

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS: 

10/21 ~ Last day to register your team for Battle of the Books

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/13 ~ Final day of auditions for Stout Theatre Production of STAND & DELIVER

10/13 ~ PTO meeting

10/14 ~ Early Dismissal at 11:05am

10/19 ~ Show that we’re all united against bullying! Wear ORANGE today!

10/19 ~ Roller skating party 6-8pm at Lincoln Park Skating Center/$6 at the door

10/24 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

10/26 ~ Middle School Parent – Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

Dear Parents,

If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL.

Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.

Sincerely,

Technology Department