Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Good Morning x-cited xray tetris!

Please take out your independent reading book. Kick back relax and read. 8th Grade make sure you are handing in your reading summary from Tuesday night. 


8:00-8:20 TA
8:20-8:45 AT
8:45-9:00 Expo Grade 8
8:40-9:00 7th grade with Humanities
9:00-10:30 Improbable Players
10:35-11:30 Core 2
11:30-11:50 Recess
11:50-12:25 Lit Pack
12:25-12:50 Lunch
12:50-2:05 Humanities extension and Core 3
2:05-2:45 OT


Humanities Extension: On your blog respond to the following questions:
Thinking about all of the scenes in the play, what character or characters had the most impact on you? Why?

What messages about substance abuse did you have before you saw the program? Did your ideas change? How? What messages would you put out now?


Homework: Read 30 minutes 
Work on research project

Good Morning x-cited xray tetris!

Please take out your independent reading book. Kick back relax and read. 8th Grade make sure you are handing in your reading summary from Tuesday night. 


8:00-8:20 TA
8:20-8:45 AT
8:45-9:00 Expo Grade 8
8:40-9:00 7th grade with Humanities
9:00-10:30 Improbable Players
10:35-11:30 Core 2
11:30-11:50 Recess
11:50-12:25 Lit Pack
12:25-12:50 Lunch
12:50-2:05 Humanities extension and Core 3
2:05-2:45 OT


Humanities Extension: Blogger on Improbable Players

Homework: Read 30 minutes 
Work on research project

Monday, November 14, 2016

Good Morning Wise Weimaraners!

Image result for weimaranerTake a moment to think about your ODWP piece today. Please go into your blogger and share one goal that you have for yourself. What are you going to do to plan before you write? What are two things that you are going to remember to do in your writing?


  • QOD 
  • CNN Student News 
  • Kahoot it! 
  • Independent Reading - you need a book when you do the ODWP
No Humanities Extension today:
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 
11:50-12:25 Core 3 
12:25-12:50 Lunch
12:50-2:05 ODWP 
2:05-2:45 Opprotunity Time 

Homework: Read 30 minutes

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Good Morning Valued Vizslas!

7th Grade: Open your email or document and read through my comments for you on your personal narratives. 

8th Grade: Please write the steps for a procedure to test between two brands of bubble gum for which one makes larger bubbles. I would like to see at least one hint for the reader and at least one diagram, data table or chart to help the reader complete your procedure.


Humanities Extension:
Please go to your blogger site and respond to the following: What are you thinking about doing for your creativity project? What do you hope to learn about as your complete this project? What is your plan for how to use OT this week to work on your project?

Homework:
7th Grade: Finish your personal narrative. Read for 20 minutes. 
8th Grade: Read for 20 minutes and write a summary about the book you are reading. Be ready to share tomorrow morning. 

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Good Morning Understanding Students

7th and 8th Grade: CNN Student News 



8th Grade:

  • 15 Minutes to fine tune your plank project 
  • Present Plank project 
Humanities Extension:
Please read the following article about Veterans day. What is something that you will do tomorrow to honor veterans?

Homework: All read 20 minutes 

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Good Morning Kind Students

7th Grade - Let's get right to work on our personal narratives 

8th Grade - Write the conclusion to a procedure about a test between two brands of marshmallow for which one creates a crispier crust when roasting it over a campfire.  


  • QOD 
  • 7th Grade - Work on Personal Narrative - Due tomorrow! 
  • 8th Grade:
    • Plank Project 
      •  Due Thursday- for presentations. Let's work on creating those speeches with facts. 

Humanities Extension:
7th - continue personal narrative work 
8th - continue on Plank project work 

Homework:
All: Read 20 Minutes 
7th: 20 minutes on personal narrative
8th: Work on Plank Project 

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Good Morning Tiny Tea Cup Poodles

7th Grade: Please write one example Metaphor or simile on a post it note and then put it on the daily target board. This should be a simile or metaphor from your personal narrative. Then jump right into your writing piece. 

8th Grade: What is the issue that your campaign is going to be working on? Summarize your

  • QOD
  • Plank Project 
    • What is your issue 
    • What is your stance on the issue 
      • What information and facts can you use to show competence?
      • Then write your pieces. 
Humanities Extension - Please write in blogger:
  • What is your academic goal? What have you done to work on your goals? Do you have any evidence of growth? If not, what is your plan for the next week or two to work on your plan?
  • If you have not completed your student led conference - what is your plan to complete it. 

Homework:
  • 7th Grade - work 20 minutes on your personal narrative 
  • 8th Grade - Plank project is due on Thursday!