Good Morning Sleepy Salamanders!

8:00-8:45 - TA/AT

8:45-9:40 8th Expos - 7th Grade with Ms. Kelly

9:40-10:35 7th Grade Expos. 8th Math/Science work on Climate Change Books!!

10:35-11:30 Math Activity in TA

11:30 -11:50 Recess

11:50 -12:25 Silent Read in TA

12:25 -12:50 Lunch

12:50 -2:05 Outdoor Winter Recreation

• Snowshoe
• Sledding
• Snow Sculpture Competition

2:05 -2:45 OT

Good Morning Respectful Reindeer!

Random Acts of Kindness: Today is random acts of kindness day. Why does the world need kindness? What is an act of kindness that you have either done for someone else, or that you have received? How did that change your perspective?

• QOD
• 7th Grade 
• What are the causes of WWI? 
• 8th Grade 
• Comprehension questions on Schoology 
• Private Peaceful discussion question for Twenty to Eleven 
• Finish your Causes of WWI projects and submit to schoology

Humanities Extension:

7th Grade: Mrs. Mercier will read Private Peaceful. Be thinking about Charlie and Thomas' relationship. 

8th Grade: Read "Nearly Quarter Past Eleven"

Homework:

7th Grade: Read 30 Minutes and complete a Reading Reflection

8th Grade: Read Ten to Midnight

Good Morning Quick Quail!

Creative writing prompt:
Balloons. Write a story or poem based on this photo (by Josie Elderslie, Creative Commons license) 
Alternate: Laughter. “I knew I shouldn’t laugh, but …” Finish the story.


7th Grade:

• Please finish the reading and questions that we have been working on. This is to be handed in at the end of class. If you have started the causes of WWI graphic organizer, please continue this work. If you finish your questions, please move onto the causes of WWI sheet and brainstorm how each of the causes: nationalism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism led to WWI. 
• Please use this site to help with the causes of WWI graphic organizer. 

8th Grade

• Private Peaceful comprehension check
• Work on your Causes of WWI project. 

Humanities Extension:

7th Grade: Ms. Mercier will be reading Private Peaceful

8th Grade: Read Private Peaceful until page 31

Good Morning Peaceful Penguins!

Reflection Prompt: Everyone is creative, how are you creative? What does creativity mean to you? 

• QOD
• 7th Grade 
• Hand in WWI map to schoology
• Reading Reflection this week
• Challenge questions 
• 8th Grade - Causes of WWI presentations
• Private Peaceful 

Humanities Extension:

What is your plan for OT this week? What have you learned so far from your project? What is something you want your teachers to know about your project and how to support you? **How is your project connected to our creativity theme? ** If you are unsure, let's do some work to make a connection to the theme. 

Homework: 

8th Grade: Private Peaceful - Read chapter 1 to page 13 

7th Grade: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes

Good Morning Opulent Octopi!

Good morning! Today we are going to start with a creative writing piece. Please take the image below and use it to write a poem or narrative. 

8:00-8:45 Extended TA

8:45-9:40 EXPOs

9:40-10:00 Town Meeting in Ms. Bronner's Room

10:00-10:40 Core 1

10:40-11:20 Core 2

11:20-11:45 Recess*-We may need indoor activities

11:45-12:25 Core 3

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50-1:10 =

1:10 - 1:30 Team Read in TA

1:30 - 2:05 Finish Persistence Habits of Work activity

Survey for Day of Giving

2:05-2:45 Opportunity Time

• QOD
• 7th Grade - Pick you challenge! Finish reading and work on responding to the questions.
• Did you pick the right challenge yesterday?
• Underlining the questions
• 8th Grade - Causes of WWI creativity project

Homework: Read 30 minutes

Good Morning Nerdy Newts!

Please submit your reading reflection to schoology. Write a story or poem (narrative) inspired by the image below.  Please include dialogue and sensory details in your writing. 

• QOD 
• 7th Grade Read the Road to WWI 
• Green - Read the Causes of WWI packet and answer the questions
• Yellow - Read the packet in a group and answer questions...
• Red - Read the chapter and answer all of the questions
• 8am
• Read the Road to WWI and answer the comprehension questions 
•  8pm Hand in the Road to WWI questions and work on the causes of WWI 
• Causes of WWI

Humanities Extension: Introduce Private Peaceful 

Homework: Read 30 minutes out of your independent reading book 

Finish Map or vocabulary 

Finish reading comprehension questions

Good Morning Muddy Moose

Please read independently. We are going to have a reading reflection for homework tonight. Make sure that your map is handed in. 

• QOD 
• 7th Grade
• Hand in your colored Map 
• Vocabulary work 
• Word Central 
• 8th Grade 
• Core 1 - Vocabulary 
• Core 2 - Road to WWI Part 1 questions 

Humanities Extension 
 It. Write a story or poem that begins or ends with the phrase, “It changed everything …” Alternate: Me. What is one thing that people might be surprised to learn about you? Tell the story with plenty of details! 

Homework:

Reading Reflection tonight 

Maps and vocabulary need to be in schoology 

Core 3- Road to WWI part 1 questions need to be completed

Good Morning Ludacris Lemurs!

In your table groups you are going to be trying to organize a chain reaction of WWI activity. Please take a photo of your tables solution and put it in the media gallery on Schoology.

• QOD
• 7th Grade 
• Label/ Color your maps (this is to be finished at the end of class today)
• 8th Grade 
• Hand in your map to schoology
• The Road to WWI - Definitions 

Humanities Extension

Homework:

Read 30 Minutes 

Finish your Maps 

Finish the definitions 

Good Morning Kind-hearted Kangaroos!

When thinking about WWI and the movie that we watched last week, what is one thing that surprised you about this conflict? What about it was surprising?

• QOD
• The Road to WWI Reading (part 1)
• What did Europe look like in 1914?
• Label Maps 
• Labels you should have

Humanities Extension: On your blog make your plan for the week for OT. What do you hope to accomplish? What is a attainable goal for just this week?

Homework: Finish labeling your maps

Good Morning Jubilant Jaguars!

Make sure that you post your reading reflection to the schoology folder. We will start with CNN Student News today.

• QOD
• Finish WWI in Living Colour 

Humanities Extension: What evidence do you have from your OT time? When have you used persistence over the past week?

Homework:

Finish your triangle circle square activity.

Read 30 minutes 

Good Morning Ingenious Iguanas!

Look at the image below. It is by the artist Ludwig Meidner (1844-1966).  Please write a piece
inspired by the image. This can be a response to the piece, a poem or piece of realistic fiction. What emotions come through to you? What details can you use to describe this piece? 

• QOD
• WWI  in Living Color 
• Debrief Questions 

Humanities Extension: CNN Student News - Pearl Harbor 

Homework: 

Read 30 Minutes 

Reading Reflection - due in the reading reflection folder of schoology

Good Morning Haphazard Hippos!

8:00- 8:15 TA

8:15-8:55 Core 1

8:55-9:35- Core 2

9:35-10:15 Core 3

10:15-11:00 Community Gathering - I need two students for a Kahoot and one for the 3 R game

11:00-11:30 Recess

11:30-11:55 Lunch in our rooms

• QOD
• History of America - according to Peoples Academy
• Triangle Circle Square Reflection

Homework:

Read 30 minutes

Good Morning Gracious Geese

You bump into a genie and she offers to grant you three wishes. What are your wishes and why?

• QOD
• CNN Student News 
• Finish writing your argumentative writing response. State your position and justify your claims with evidence from the text

Humanities extension: On your blog please share with me what your plan for the week is with your Opportunity Time? What is an outcome that you hope to accomplish? Make a schedule for yourself. Your TA teachers will be checking it and helping you accomplish your goals for the week. 

Homework: Read 30 Minutes  

Good Morning Fantastic Falcons

Morning warm up: Place your movie in the shared folder then CNN Student News 

8:00-8:45 Extended TA

8:45-9:40 EXPOs/ Meeting

9:40-10:00 Town Meeting in Ms. Bronner's Room

10:00-10:40 Core 1

10:40-11:05 Recess

11:00-11:45 Core 2

11:45-12:25 Core 3

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50-1:10 Core Olympics-gym

1:10 - 1:30 Team Read in TA

1:30 - 2:05 Persistence - Habits of Work activity

• QOD 
• Upfront Articles 
• Page 1 
• Page 2 
• argumentative piece
• What is your stance 
• What is some evidence from the text you can use
• Post your writing piece on your blog 

Humanities Homework: Finish your video clip by Sunday