Entries from September 2008 ↓

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 6-10

-Journal # 16/ SSR

Current Events?

-Grammar Packet p. 27 & 28

Binder Self Check

Collect Chapter 1 Literature Circle Assignments- Share Pics and Vocab

Chapter 2 Bullets

-Read Chapter 3- Bullets

-Literature Circle Assignenments due Thursday

Group 2: Discussion Directors

Group3: Word Finder

Group 4: Correspondents

Group 1 Illustrators

-SS: Chapter Review pp 191-192, # 1-16

Planner

Homework:

Spelling Unit 7: Bookwork and 5X

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule:

 # 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 10/24

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

* Please bring a shoebox by Friday:)

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*SS TestFriday

*Spelling Test Friday

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 1-5 

Spelling Pre-test

Correct/5X

The Samurai’s Tale Literature Circle

-Read Chapter 2

Planner

Lab: Start Spelling Slides

Word, defination, used correctly in a sentence and picture

Homework:

-Spelling Unit 7: Bookwork and 5X

-Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

-Chapter 7 Online Practice Test:  You may take the test as many times as you’d like.  The questions are ridiculously like the test questions you will see Friday:)

Current Events Schedule:

# 1-8 due 10/17  

# 9-16 due 10/24

# 17-24 due 10/3  

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*SS C7 Test  Friday

*Spelling Test Friday

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 20

Correct ML

Check/Correct Spelling

Spelling Test

Current Events

Binder Check Monday- see wiki for list of items for each section:)

SS Quiz: Sections 2-4

Planner

Homework:

Spelling Unit 7: Bookwork and 5X due Friday

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule: 

 # 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 10/24

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*SS Test  next Friday: C7

*Spelling Test Friday, Unit 7 and Challenge words

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 16-19

-Journal # 15/ SSR

Current Events?

Grammar Packet #2, p. 26

 -Read “The Samurai’s Tale” pp. 1-9

-# 1-8 : Discussion Directors

-# 9-16 Word Finders

-# 17-24 :Connectors or Correspondents

-# 25-32:  Illustrators

Correct Assessments p.179 & p.186

Planner

Homework:

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule: 

 # 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

* Please bring a shoebox by Friday.  If you do not have a shoe box, see me today.  I will get one for you:)

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*SS Quiz Friday: C7, S2-4

*Spelling Test Friday

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 11-15

-Journal # 14/ SSR

Return Papers/Post to “My Space” poster

Current Events?

“To Be” verbs quiz

-Finish Grammar Rocks Video Notes

Literature Circle Groups (same as Current Events)

Literature Circle Assignments

 ”The Samurai’s Tale” class novel

Group 1: Discussion Directors

Group 2: Word Finders

Group 3: Connectors or Correspondents

Group 4: Illustrators

SS: Present Slides C7, S3 & 4

Correct Assessments p.179 & p.186 

Planner

Homework:

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule: 

 # 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

* Please bring a shoebox by Friday:)

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*SS Quiz Friday: C7, S2-4

*Spelling Test Friday

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 6-10

-Journal # 13/ SSR

Journal Check

Current Events?

Grammar Rocks Video

Consumer Documents Quiz

Begin “The Samurai’s Tale” class novel

SS: Present Slides C7, S2 & 3

Correct Assessment p. 179 , # 1-3

-Read pp 180-186

-Assessment p.186, # 1-4

Homework:

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule:

 # 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

* Please bring a shoebox by Friday:)

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

* “To Be” verbs quiz tomorrow

*SS Quiz Friday

*Spelling Test Friday

Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 1-5 

Journal # 12/ SSR

-Journal Check tomorrow

Current Events?

Spelling Pre-test

Correct/5X

SS:Correct pp. 175

-Read pp. 176-179

-Assessment p. 179, # 1-3

Planner

Lab: Finish SS Chapter 7 Slides

Homework:

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Current Events Schedule:

# 1-8 due 10/17  

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3  

# 25-32 due 10/10

Reminders:

*Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

*This week Mountain Language will be graded on accuracy.  You may use you previous ML papers, tag board handouts and any reference book to aide you.

* Please bring a shoebox by Friday:)

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

*There will be a Reading for Life test tomorrow… it’s on how to fill out the magazine sale order form:)

* “To Be” verbs quiz Wednesday

*SS Quiz Friday

*Spelling Test Friday

 Good Morning!

Mountain Language # 20

Correct Mountain Language

Correct Spelling/ Check 5x

Spelling Test

Current Events

Correct T.P. p. 489

-Read pp. 490-494

-T.P.  494

 SS Chapter 7:S1 Quiz

Fill in PlannerJ

Correct C7, S2 Monday:)

Lab: Finish PP slide

Homework:

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X (download form from the wiki)

Memorize the forms of the verb to be = quiz next week

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Reminders:

Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

There will be a Reading for Life test Tuesday of next week.

Current Events Schedule:

# 1-8 due 10/17

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

Great news!  I just got back from visiting Kate…at her house!  Yep, she’s out of the hospital and very glad to home surrounded by her loving family, and friends (two and four-legged).   She was super happy to get the bouquet of flowers that the class chipped in to get for her and excited to read her letters.  It sounds like she may still be out for awhile, but she’s one step closer to coming back to school.  Woo Hoo!

Good Morning!

Collect Letters for Kate 

-Mountain Language # 16-19

Journal #11/ SSR

Current Events ?

SS Chapter 7:

Check all vocabulary definitions and Cornell Notes ?

Meet w/ partner

Decide/Highlight slide info

Fill in Planner for next weekJ

Library

Lab:

- Cornell Notes ? PowerPoint slide w/ partner

-Comic Sans Font

-Get slide content checked before applying appropriate background

-Online quiz, C7,S1

Homework:

Spelling Unit 4: Bookwork and 5X due tomorrow.

Spelling Unit 5: Bookwork and 5X due 9/26

Memorize the forms of the verb to be. (copy from the side board).

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Reminders:

Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

There will be a Reading for Life test Tuesday of next week.

Current Events Schedule:

# 1-8 due 9/19

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

FYI …Since the scores were so low on the Grammar Quiz yesterday, I decided to curve the grades of the students who scored their quizzes correctly.  I’ll input them ASAP:)

Good Morning!

-Mountain Language # 11-15

Return last week’s work/ Post to “My Space” Poster

District Handouts

Current Events ?

Grammar Review

Grammar Quiz

Friendly Letter

-Get well letter for Kate

Homework:

Spelling Unit 4: Bookwork and 5X (download form from the wiki)

Memorize the forms of the verb to be: (Copy from the side board:)

Any unfinished class work…grammar, journal, rough drafts…

Reminders:

Turn in your spelling pre-test with your 5X on Friday or write ALL words 5X.

You will have a Social Studies Quiz Friday: C7, S1.

There will be a Reading for Life test Tuesday of next week.

Current Events Schedule:

# 1-8 due 9/19

# 9-16 due 9/26

# 17-24 due 10/3

# 25-32 due 10/10

YIPES!!!!  It was obvious when we did our grammar review ( I had planned on it taking 5 minutes, not 30:) that many students were not prepared for the quiz today.  In the future I suggest you use your completed/ corrected assignments as a study guide.  Review any problems you missed in class and come and see me if you do not understand.  I would be happy to help you.

Know that even after I wrote the forms of the verb to be on the board, left an example on the board and wrote the steps to find the answers on the board, many students did not pay attention to what I wrote.

I know you all want to do well and most of you are, but now that we’re assessing your learning you may have to increase your level of participation.

STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!   Use your notes…printed and handed out last week…and your C7, S1 to review.  Make flash cards, take the online quiz, re-read the section…..:)