Good Morning Mundane Monkfish

8:00-8:45 TA

• 8:45-9:40 EXPO     

9:40-10:00 Town Meeting

10:00-10:45 AWOD

10:45-11:05 Recess

11:05-11:40- Core 1

11:40-12:25 Core 2

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50-1:25 Portfolio Reflection/Project

1:25-2:05 Core 3

2:05 - 2:45 OT

• 7th Grade:
• What Crashed? Article and questions

8th Grade:

• Project topic is DUE today by the end of class
• Independent research time
• Be sure to: include a context for your audience about your topic!

Portfolio Reflection:

1. What evidence do you have of growth on your goals this week? What have you completed? What are your next steps?

2. Where in your week have you use persistence? Where did you get "stuck"?

3. What are some action steps for your goals that you are gong to work on next week?

Homework:

Read 30 minutes

Make up work and late work

Good Morning Lovely Leeches!

Creative writing day! Please choose one of the following:
1. Write a story or poem set in the Great Depression 
2. Perfect. Write about something that works out perfectly, real or imagined.
3. Free write! 


7th Grade: 

• Photograph share out 
• A History of Us video 

• What crashed? article 

8th Grade: 

• Learning Scale Feedback 
• Topic Selection and resources 
• Research question development

Humanities Extension:

7th: Work on reading and questions 

8th: Independent Reading 

Homework:

Make sure the personal narrative and persuasive essays are submitted to schoology.

Good Morning Kindhearted Koi

7th Grade - Take out your observation paper - are there any additional reflections, questions of observations you would like to make? Make sure you have observed three images.


8th Grade - Please make sure to submit your questions "Getting Rich Quick and your personal narrative are submitted to schoology. Next please respond to the following questions: 
1. From our learning about the Great Depression and the New Deal what has surprised you the most? Why? 
2. What is the New Deal? What was the intent of the New Deal?


7th Grade 

• Finish your observations 
• Next, we are going to dig a little deeper - What are these pictures of? 
• Pick one of the photos that you looked at and you are going to present what they photo is actually of to the class.
• You may want to make a few slides
• What does this tell you about people's experience during this timeframe?

8th 

• Look at the project outline to refocus our work 
• Learning Scale - any feedback? Anything we should change?
• Continue to do research about the projects that were completed then pick five and rank them 1 - the most 5 - the least you would want to do for your project. Start with this link.

Humanities Extension:

Independent Reading 

Homework:

Make sure all assignments, revisions, and redos are in schoology. Read 30 minutes.

Good Morning Jazzy Jellynoses!

7th Grade: I left comments for all of the letters that were placed in the folder - please take 15 minutes to make corrections and clear all comments. 

8th Grade: Please take 10 minutes to put finishing touches on your questions really focusing on the graphic representation of what the impact was of the stock market crash. 


7th

• Know: What do you know about the Great Depression?
• When in history did this happen?
• Who was impacted?
• What was life like at this time?
• What caused this?
• What is a primary source?
• Photo Observation

8th:

• Finish your graphic representation - either of the causes of the Great Depression or the Impact of the Great Depression 
• The Stock Market Crashed...what happened next? 
• We are going to watch the History of US documentary about the response of President Hoover and President Roosevelt

For tomorrow - be thinking about where else do you think the CCC had an impact on Vermont - what landscapes? Projects? Places? Towns?

Humanities Extension:
7 - Photograph observation 
8 - Do a quick research and answer the following question in a blog post: where else do you think the CCC had an impact on Vermont - what landscapes? Projects? Places? Towns?

Homework:

7- Make sure your final persuasive essay is submitted to schoology and that your pen pal letter is in the folder. Read 30 minutes. 

8 - Make sure your final personal narrative is in the folder and that you have completed all questions from the reading and the video. 

Good Morning Iridescent Icefish

7th Grade 

• Finalize your peer edit of your pen pal letter 
• Make sure it is in the Pen Pal Letter folder - I will show you how to do this. 

8th Grade 

• Free Write - What were the causes of the Great Depression?
• How do you think the Great Depression impacted individuals living in Morrisville, Elmore and Wolcott, Vermont?
• Great Depression Reading

Good Morning Harmonious Haddock

Here is our schedule for the day!

8:00-8:15 TA

8:15-9:00 Community Gathering

9:00-9:30 Expos

9:30-10:05 8th graders in Leah’s rm

9:30-10:05 7th graders with Ms. Kelly and Ms. Mercier getting ready for the showcase

10:10-10:40 Team Apollo shares their portfolios

10:40-11:10 Team United shares their portfolio

11:10-11:30 TA to process showcase

11:30-11:55 Lunch in rooms

11:55 Excused

Good Morning Gregarious Glowlight Danios!

The focus for us today is to be prepared for our portfolio share out

on Thursday. 

• Go through and make sure you have evidence of your learning for each of your classes with reflections 
• Each of your core teachers placed the expected learning evidence on their schoology page 
• You have many of the reflections already completed on your blog - you can copy and paste the link or the whole writing piece. 
• Be clear to share out your project/ personal goal and how you are using OT 

Use this checklist to make sure you are prepared 

Humanities Extension - Team meeting talking about what tomorrow is going to be like 

Homework:

• Continue to work on your portfolio to be ready for the showcase and your SLC

Good Morning Felicitous Firefish!

Today is day 2 of spring! Please write a poem, story or free write about this season full of beauty and
hope! Try to write the whole time!

7th Grade

• Pen Pal Letter Writing 
• Peer Edit Feedback 
• Read your letter aloud 

8th Grade 

• Portfolio work time 
• Use this checklist to make sure you are prepared 
• Push your reflections to respond to prompts - utilize a variety of reflection techniques - video, interview, chatter pix, etc. 

Humanities Extension 

Portfolio Work Time 

Homework: 

Make sure you have your persuasive and personal narratives submitted to schoology. 

Read 30 minutes 

Good Morning Encouraging Eels!

Creative writing prompts: Attic. In the attic of your grandmother's house, you find a box labeled with your name. What’s inside? Do you tell anyone else about it or keep it a secret? Is it surprising, shocking, heart-warming, disturbing? Does it change your opinion about your grandmother or someone else in the family? Alternate: Invention. Create something outrageously wacky that makes life so much more fun! Let your imagination run wild!

7th

8:00-8:20 TA

8:20-8:45 AT

8:45-9:40 EXPO

9:40-10:35 Core 1

10:35-11:30 Core 2

11:30-11:50 Recess with Leah

11:50-12:25 Read/GIT

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50-2:05 Core 3

2:05- 2:45 OT

8th

8:00-8:20 TA

8:20-8:45 AT

8:45-9:40 EXPO

9:40-10:35  Core 1 --Humanities in both?

10:35-12:05 ODWP for 8th

12:05-12:25 Recess with Kelly/Mercier

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50-2:05 Core 3

2:05- 2:45 OT

7th Grade 

• Finish your rough draft of your pen pal letter. Be sure to respond to all the questions that they asked and leave them with some questions to respond to. 
• If you have finished - we can schedule a writing conference. 

8th Grade 

• What are some of the reasons that lead to the great depression?
• Brainstorm your questions about the time period

Humanities Extention: 

Portfolio Reflection Writing Time - please use the link to these questions to reflect on your evidence on your portfolio. 

Please place your Personal Narrative or Persuasive Essay onto your site with a reflection. 

Here are some questions to respond to:

For each of these pieces of work please respond to the following:

How do you feel about this piece of work?

What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why?

What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work?

What was especially satisfying to you about either the process or the finished product?

What did/do you find frustrating about it?

What were your goals for meeting this piece of work? Did your goals change as you worked on it? Did you meet your goals?

What does this piece reveal about you as a learner?

What did you learn about yourself as you worked on this piece?

Have you changed any ideas you used to have on this subject?

Find another piece of work that you did at the beginning of the year to compare and contrast with this what changes can you see?

How did those changes come about?

Homework: 

Read 30 minutes

Good Morning Delightful Dolphins!

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

10:40-11:20 Core 2

11:20-11:45 Recess

11:45-12:25 Core 3

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50- 2:05 Portfolio work time

2:05-2:45 Opportunity Time



7th Grade:

• Pen Pal Letters from Israel

8th Grade:

• Great Depression Reading
• Gallery Walk of Questions
• What question do you have?

Good Morning Cuddly Carp!

Welcome back after TWO SNOW DAYS! We a lot to do today! 

7th Grade Schedule 
8:00-8:20 TA
8:20-8:45 AT
8:45-9:40 Humanities
9:40-10:35 Expo
10:35-12:05 ODWP
12:05-12:25 Recess
12:25-12:50 Lunch
12:50-1:15 Mrs. Bronner
1:15-2:05 Math
2:05-2:45 OT


7th Grade:

• Final Touches on your persuasive essays 
• Do a final read aloud and polish 
• Submit your final draft to schoology

8th Grade:

• Vermont and the Great Depression Project Overview 
• The Great Depression reading 
• Stowe Field trip reflection and discussion

Homework:

Read 30 Minutes 

8th Grade - Stowe Field Trip Reflection

Good Morning Beguiled Bluefish!

7 - Write a counterargument and rebuttal paragraph for a persuasive essay arguing that schools should not give homework. 

8 - Write about a time that you tried something for the first time - a new type of food, a sport, a new ski trail, a new book that you loved, etc. 

The goal for today - I can use a variety of strategies (peer edit, read aloud, writing conference, read comments) to edit and publish my final draft of my ODWP essay. 

7 - 

• Read through your comments 
• Sign up for writing conference 
• Submit your final draft to schoology 

8 - 

• Read through your comment - please send me your draft in class if you want a writing conference 
• Make edits and submit your final draft to schoology 

Humanities Extension:

7: Polish your writing piece  

8: Viewing team United's great depression projects.

Homework :

7: Read 30 minutes 

8: Read clouds on the horizon as a way to get ready for our trip to Stowe. Get your permission slips signed.

Good Morning Cantankerous Carp

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

10:40-11:20 Core 2

11:20-11:45 Recess

11:45-12:25 Core 3

12:25-12:50 Lunch

12:50- 2:05 Portfolio Partners

2:05-2:45 Opportunity Time


7th Grade:

• Corners of the room
• Self-assessment and self-edit with writing conferences
• Submit your work to schoology

8th Grade

AM:

• Corners of the room
• Self-assessment and self-edit
• Submit your work to schoology

8th Grade PM:

• Corners of the room
• Self-assessment and self-edit
• Submit your work to schoology

Homework:

Finish your persuasive essay if it is not complete and place it in the folder in schoology!

Good Morning Bulbous Beluga whales!

Today you are going to be using the whole class to work on your rough draft of your essay. Please be sure to:

• Have your graphic organizer out near you when writing and consult it often. 
• Ensure that the classroom environment allows all learner the focus they need. 
• Check the resources in schoology when you think you are done (rubric, learning scale, checklist, etc.) 
• Peer edit as a last resort. 

Please submit the essay to schoology when complete. 

Humanities Extension 

7 - finish essay and peer edit 

8 - work on stock market 

Good Morning Adaptable Angelfish

Please come in and put your stuff on your seat. We are going to be starting with a cooperative challenge to get back into the learning mindset.

7th Grade:

• Please take out your persuasive writing graphic organizer and open your rough draft. Take five minutes to re-read your writing.
• Counter argument and rebuttal - Why do we need these?
• Please finish your rough draft and place your draft in this folder! 

8th Grade: PRIVATE PEACEFUL! 

• Please take out your graphic organizer planning sheet and re-read your personal reflective narrative. 
• Double check the personal narrative checklist
• Take time to complete your rough draft of your essay. Please place here:
• Morning class use this folder.
• After lunch class use this folder.

Humanities Extension:

7 - Please use this time to finish drafting your persuasive essay. If you have already completed your essay, please independent read. 

8 - Stock Market work - How did you do over break? We are going to be finishing Friday - are there any additional trade you would like to make? 

Homework: Please finish your rough draft of your personal narrative and persuasive essays. 

Read 30 minutes.