Friday, October 30th, 2015

Homeroom

Planner reminder:  Draw your favorite Halloween candy: _?????___


Plan for today:

1. Attendance/announcements
2. WAMS Halloween Special!!















INC
           (we will type essays on MONDAY)

1. CNN news -- Halloween special??

2. Freaky Friday discussion FISHBOWL














Language Arts:  GREEK ROOTS Handout is DUE

Planner reminder: Last weekend to read IR book - you must be finished by next THURS (Nov. 5th)

Plan for today:

1. Due dates for next week2. Writer's workshop
         - Finish story     -- OR --   read IR book (we will REVISE together on Monday)
3. Greek Roots





DUE Dates for next week:

- Nov. 5th (Thursday)
       1. Finished IR book (you will use it Friday - don't return to the library)

- Nov. 6th (Friday)
      1. Typed story : writer's workshop 
              - (we will type in the computer lab next Tues/Wed)
        -30 points
     2. Test on Plot line elements 
             - (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) 
           - 30 points
           - IR book will be used.

Thursday, 29th of October, 2015

Homeroom

Planner reminder: Practice self-care: write down one personality trait you love about yourself: ??????

Plan for today:   

1. Attendance / announcements
2. STUDY HALL:

        Prioritize (list from most important to least important) your jobs:
        1. Homework due TODAY
             2. Any homework that is PAST DUE
          3. Independent Reading
4. Organize binder or planner
5. Draw or do Language Arts extra credit!!














INC:

1. Finish rough draft of Social Action project
2. Listen to Tedtalk Radio hour

Language Arts:

Planner reminder: Finish Roots handout

Plan for today:    Writer's workshop
1. Choose Daily writing prompt
2. Plot the story

3. Start writing !!


Tomorrow:

We will REVISE and IMPROVE them

Next week: 

We will TYPE our FINISHED PIECES 
to turn in (30 point assignment) DUE next Friday!

Wednesday, 28th October, 2015

Homeroom


Planner reminder: Practice gratitude.  write down one thing you are thankful for:  ???????

Plan for today:
1. Attendance/ Announcements

2. Library visit  

*****We must walk QUIETLY down the halls**********




















INC:

1. Essay rough draft work time

2. CNN student news roll call sign-up!!























Language Arts

Planner reminder: Finish Greek Roots handout if you don't finish it in class - DUE FRIDAY.

Plan for today:
1. Finish Grimm's Plot line practice - Already finished? You may read IR book.

2. Turn in plot lines
3. Review IR handout #2
4. Greek/Latin Roots

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

Homeroom:

Planner reminder: Friday is AMS Halloween! Wear your costume!

Plan for today:

1. Attendance / announcements
2. Computer lab for Power school check-in!











INC - 

Plan for today:

1. Continue Essay
2. Last 15 minutes: CNN News!

Language Arts

Planner reminder: Read IR book for 20 minutes

Plan for today:
1. Hand back papers

2. Grimm Fairy tales plot line practice
3. Last 15 minutes - Greek/Latin roots!

Monday, 26th October, 2015

Homeroom:

Planner reminder: Give to parent/guardian "Conference Goals" handout

Plan for today:
1. Attendance/announcements
2. "Welcome back" - how was your 5-day weekend??
3. Conference reflection / goals








Conference reflection card:
1. Name - Homeroom teacher 
2. What is your immediate goal for now until Thanksgiving break?
3. What is your longlasting goal for the rest of the year?
4. How was your conference? good? bad? so-so? anything I need to know?









INC: 

Plan for today:
1. What's your Social Action project?
2. SA essay handout explanation
3. Start on Rough Draft (not homework!)

Language Arts:
                            IR handout #2 is DUE -- Please place yours in the "Turn-in Tray"

Planner reminder: Read IR book - 20 minutes 

Plan for today:

1. Daily Writing
2. Grimm Fairy tale Plot line
3. Greek/Latin roots














Daily Writing: 6 lines at least, please.....

What was the best part of your 5-day weekend? Describe it using the 5 senses:

Fall conferences

Welcome parents and students! :)

Powerschool?

Common Core State Standards?

Sharepoint?

Planner? 

Homework & Reading?

Goals?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Green Day:

Homeroom:

Planner reminder: Don't procrastinate on doing homework over 5-day break!

Plan for today:  
  8:40 - 9:50 
1. Attendance / announcements
2. Conference questionnaire
3. Hand art


















Language Arts:

Planner reminder: Read IR book for 20 minutes 3 times before Monday!!
Fill out IR Handout # 2

Plan for today:

1. IR book plot line 
2. Greek Roots introduction

Monday, October 19th, 2015

Happy Monday!

Planner reminder: Tomorrow is a Green day -- different schedule. You will have both PCATS (blue and gold) so bring everything you need - instruments? P.E. stuff?

Plan for today:

1. attendance / announcements
2. Green day schedule
3. WAMS / CNN news


















INC

Plan for today: 
1. Flag article overview

2. Social Action project proposal
3. SA Project time-outline creation










Language Arts

IR handout #1 is DUE: Have displayed on table so I can come round and check.

Planner reminder: Read IR book 20 minutes every night.

Plan for today:

1. Daily writing

2. All Summer in a Day wrap-up
4. IR handout #1 share-out
3. IR storyline - Introduction / Setting / POV














Daily Writing:

Your story must include this sentence:

"With her/his whole body quivering in shock, she/he dropped the phone and ran." 

At least 8 lines, please....

Thursday, October 14th, 2015

Good Morning!


Planner reminder: Tomorrow is our field trip to Hobart Bluff!

 Tonight you need to make sure you bring: 
    - hiking shoes (sturdy tennis shoes or outdoor shoes meant for hiking)
     - something for warmth  --Thin coat or zip-up heavy fleece or jacket    
    - water bottle
   - Lunch (unless you are getting one from school)
  - Sunscreen or hat with a rim to shade your face (baseball cap? cowboy hat?)
  - Camera? (optional)
  - backpack to carry sunscreen, jacket, and lunch.

Plan for today:
- Checkers / Chess / Drawing / Homework  -  you choose










INC

Plan for today:
1. Finish article notes - share out
2. INC project? Roll Call? Letter to the editor? 
3. CNN news / Ted talks!
































Language Arts

Planner reminder: Fill out IR book handout #1

Plan for today:

1. Binder readjustment
2. Hand back graded papers (Lit wheels will be graded this weekend!)
3. All Summer in a Day
4. Check out books 

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

Good Morning! 

In your planner: Remind parents about Hobart Bluff field trip on Friday.
*HEY* This Saturday is Teen Game Day at the Ashland public library - I have flyers next to the Turn-in Tray : 0 )

Plan for today:

1. Attendance / Announcements
2. Library

















INC

Plan for today:
1. Muslims in American article / Handout
2. Debate
3. CNN News (last night was the Democratic debate!)










Language Arts

In your planner:  Find out ONE FASCINATING FACT about Ray Bradbury.

*HEY* This Saturday is Teen Game Day at the Ashland public library - I have flyers next to the Turn-in Tray : 0 )

Plan for today:
1. Attendance
2. Book talks in the library with Mr. Pryor. Bring any books (IR BOOK!!) to return / renew.

Tuesday, 13th of October, 2015

Good morning!


Planner reminder: Dessert /// Desert  draw a symbol next to each one to show what they mean!

Plan for today:
1. Attendance / announcements
2. Computer lab to check power school














INC

Plan for today:

1. Read magazine article together
2. fill out handouts
3. Debate!









Language Arts:

Planner reminder: Book talk in the library tomorrow with Mr. Pryor.

Plan for today:
1. attendance
2. Six word story continuation
3. Short story

Monday, October 12th, 2015

Good Morning


Planner reminder: Ask parents for conference forms, please.

Plan for today:
1. Attendance/announcements
2. Independent work time. Maps for Social Studies? Finishing touches on Lit wheels? Reading? Drawing.... quietly, please.










INC

Good Morning

Plan for today:

1. CNN News game show
2. Sports debate article











Language Arts

Planner reminder: Book return tomorrow. Bring any library books to class -- especially your IR book.

Plan for today:

1. Literature Wheel positive feedback, self grading, and Gallery creation.
2. Daily writing workshop

Friday, October 9th, 2015

TGIF! (Thank Gandalf it's Friday!)

Planner reminder: Practice Gratitude. 
Write down one school activity you enjoyed doing this week:
______________________________________________________________


Plan for today:
1. CNN news
2. Individual study/read/draw time. 









INC
Plan for today:
1. CNN notes competition

2. Junior Scholastic browsing time or Fishbowl Friday - you VOTE









Language Arts

TGIF (Thank Gandalf It's Friday!)

Planner reminder:  Complete Literature Wheel Final Draft

Plan for today:
 Lit Wheel supplies instructions AND work time

Thursday, 8th of October, 2015

 Homeroom:

In your planner: Remind your parents to return conference form.

Plan for today:

1. Announcements / attendance
2. Locker clean out! 
3. Silent study / reading / drawing time.
















INC 

1. Finish annotation article

2. CNN "taking notes" practice
















Language Arts:

Planner reminder: Final step in Literature wheel rough draft: Ask a good speller you know (mom?Dad? Friend?) to read and spellcheck your sections!
Start on final draft - label each section IN PENCIL. (you will go over it later in pen).


Plan for today:

1. Correct spelling pretest #4
2. Explain Lit Wheel final draft
3. Lit wheel final draft work time

Wednesday, 7th of October

Salut, mes eleves!

Planner reminder: Practice kindness: Hold the door open for someone today.

Plan for today:

1. Announcements/ Attendance
2. Walk past library to bus drill at the bus ramp! Drop off any overdue books on the way






INC

1. Annotation practice

2. CNN - taking notes practice ; 0 )












Language Arts

Hey duuuudes!

Planner reminder: complete Literature wheel rough draft: Book Review, Conflict, all illustration sketches

Plan for today:
1. correct spelling pre-test #3
2. Literature wheel Book Review
3. Final Draft materials set-up 

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Bonjour Les Etudiants!

Planner reminder: tomorrow is library day! any overdue books at home?

Plan for today:

1. Announcements/
attendance
2. To lab 37 for Powerschool check-in!










INC

Plan for today:

1. CNN news?
2. Annotation practice :) 









Language Arts:

Planner reminder: 
Finesse main events 1, 2, and 3 and Conflict on literature wheel rough draft

1. Literature wheel rubric 
2. Spelling pre-test #3

Happy Monday

Planner reminder: Tuesday we check powerschool. 

Plan for today:
1. Announcements/attendance
2. We go to computer lab 18 to do a nationwide poll : 0 )
















INC

plan for today:
1. CNN news
2. finish partner debate practice!




Language Arts

Happy Monday

Please have your Literature Wheel rough draft out for me to come by and check.

Planner reminder: complete literature wheel rough draft due Thursday. TONIGHT: finesse main character section

Plan for today:

1. Daily writing
2. Essays will be returned - used for activity










You've had a rough day at school. You head home and go straight to bed, mumbling, "I wish I'd wake up tomorrow and be anyone but me, " before dozing off. When you wake up in the morning, your dream has come true -- you are someone else..
      continue this story..... you can wake up as a friend? Famous musician? Your dog? .... you choose.
at least 6 lines, please.

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Good Morning Homies!

Planner reminder: Stop and smell the roses! 

Plan for today:
1. Surprise video
2. Weekend plans?


















INC ~~~ 

Plan for today:
1. CNN news
2. Fishbowl Friday!
















Language Arts

Planner reminder: Complete half of your Literature Wheel rough draft

Plan for today:
1. Daily Writing
2. Spelling pre-test #2

At least 6 lines, please! Continue writing the WHOLE time.