Good Morning Humble Hovawarts!

10/19 Wednesday Upper House

8:00 - 8:30 - Town Meeting- Ms. Bronner's room we will be voting on our THEME!!

8:30 - 9:15 - Community Gathering in Gym

9:15 - 10:45 - On Team in TA

• 9:15-9:45 Finishing Touches on Conference
• 9:45-10:15 Share with a partner with the script
• 10:15-10:45 Portfolio edits from partner feedback (Bronner)  
• theme project brainstorm (Kelly)

10:45 - 11:30 - B.A.S.I.C.S Presentation in Auditorium

11:30 - 11:55 - Lunch

11:55 - Dismissal

Good Morning Giggling Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen

7th - Please come right in and take out your Venn Diagram!

8th Grade: Please come in and take out the learning scales reflection that you were working on yesterday.

• QOD 
• Post learning scale to blog as a reflection on our reading key idea proficiency
• What is the Electoral College?

Humanities Extension:

• Mercier - Finish the Giver 
• Kelly - CNN Student News 
• Bronner - CNN Student News

Homework:

7th Grade - Work on Final Venn Diagram 

8th Grade - Work on Final Venn Diagram 

All; Read 20 Minutes and prepare for the student led conference

Good Morning Fancy Fox Terriers!

7th Grade - Please come right in and take out your venn diagram - we are going to continue to make analyze connections between the text version of The Giver and the movie version. Please be keeping track of text evidence to support your analysis.

8th Grade - Come in and find your table we are going to start with Kahoot!

• QOD 
• Learning Scale Analysis

Humanities Extension: 

Mercier - Library 

Bronner - CNN Student News 

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Homework: 

Read 20 minutes 

Finish Academic Successes Presentation for Student Led Conference 

Good Morning Eloquent Eurasiers!

Here is our schedule for this wonderful FLEXIBLE FRIDAY!

8:20-8:45- Finish our self and world question commonalities

9:40- 10:10 Core 1

10:10-10:40 Core 2

10:40-11:10 Core 3

11:10-11:30 Recess

11:30-12:25 Meet in Mrs. Bronner's Room about negotiated Curriculum work time - Look at the commonalities to inspire a theme

12:50-1:15 Finalize small group presentation around theme idea

1:15-1:45 Go on Walk on Nature Trail

1:45-2:05 Opportunity Time - Work on portfolio and missing assignments


7th Grade - Come right in. We are going to be working on doing an analysis of the connections between the text and the movie version of The Giver and use textual evidence to support this analysis.

8th Grade - Voting Rights

Please come in and get into your voting rights groups. Today we are going to finish building our foundational understanding of voting rights in the United States.

Homework:
8th grade - Finish Venn Diagram if not completed
7th grade - Read 30 minutes in a just right book and be ready to share about it on Monday

Good Morning Delightful Dachshunds!

7th Grade - Come right in and get to work on finishing those comprehension questions from
yesterday.

• QOD
• "Ambiguous Ending" of The Giver
• Write a letter to Mrs. Lowry addressing the ending of the book

Dear Ms. Lowry,

I would like to make a suggestion for the ending of your book The Giver, because the ending you wrote doesn’t answer a lot of questions for my classmates and me.

8th Grade: CNN Student News

• QOD
• Voting Rights - continue the work you started yesterday
• Kahoot.it "Know your voting rights!"

Humanities Extension:

Go to TA to find commonalities between self and world questions

Homework:

7th - Return permission slip for The Giver Movie

8th - Complete your Venn Diagram

Good Morning Curious Cattle Dogs!

7th Grade - Jump right into schoology questions.

8th Grade - KWL - Please brainstorm a list of the questions that you have about this election. What do you want to learn? What about the candidates, election process or political process are you interested in learning more about?

• QOD 

7th Grade

• Work with groups to answer comprehension questions in Schoology 

8th Grade 

• Voting Rights 
• TedEd video 
• Rock the Vote
• Work within your group to answer the following questions based on the slideshow about the voting rights within the US 

Humanities Extension:

Mercier - Read the Giver 

Bronner - Library

Kelly - CNN Student News

Homework - 7th Grade Finish chapters 22 and 23 

8th - Work on Venn Diagram

Good Morning Beautiful Bulldogs!

7th grade - Place your bags at your social summary groups. Then we will celebrate our mystery
motivator with 15 minutes of SPUD!

8th grade - There was the second presidential debate last night. Let's check out the story.

• QOD 
• 7th - complete the social summary
• Then read aloud 
• 8th - Work on Venn Diagram Final Project. It is due by Friday and today is the only in class day to work on it. 

Humanities Extension:

Mercier - Library 

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Bronner - Work on Venn Diagram

Homework:
8th - read 30 minutes in independent reading book - be prepared to tell us about your reading tomorrow morning.

7th grade - Read chapter 20 and 21

Good Morning Adorable Airedale Terriers

Here is the schedule for the day:

Friday, 10/7/16

8:00 - 8:45	Extended TA
8:45 - 9:40	GIRLS: Bjerke in Bronner BOYS: Expos US: Meet!
9:40 - 10:35	GIRLS:Team Walk BOYS: Bjerke in Bronner US: Girl Time!
10:35 - 11:30	Core 2 as usual!
11:30 - 11:50	Recess
11:50 - 12:25	8th: Kelly for The Giver (Mercier help supervise if need) 7th: Bronner for silent read
12:25 - 12:50	Lunch
12:50 - 1:10	8th: Kelly for The Giver (Bronner/Cole help as needed) 7th: Mercier for CNN Student News
1:10 - 2:05	8th: Kelly for The Giver 7th: Mercier for math (as usual)
2:05 - 2:45	Opp time in TA

8th Grade Core 2: What did you think of the end of The Giver? Have a 5 minute table talk. 

• Send an email to Mrs. Lowry. Please start by using the following prompt:

Dear Ms. Lowry,  

I would like to make a suggestion for the ending of your book The Giver, because the ending you wrote doesn’t answer a lot of questions for my classmates and me.

1. Begin your letter with the prompt.
2. Pick up where the book left off.
3. Write a response that explains how you would wrap up this story to your satisfaction.
4. Please:

- be detailed

- use correct grammar, spelling, and capitalization rules.

When you feel your letter is ready please submit to to the author at her website.

Good Morning Zany Zachariah!

Grade 7 - Please find your seat. If you did not complete your triple entry journal yesterday, please find someone to fill out your reaction. 

Grade 8 - On Tuesday night there was a Vice Presidential debate. Over the next few weeks we are going to be focusing on the election and the laws that govern how our national leaders are elected. Please read the article about the election from Newsela. You have 12 minutes to read and then we will discuss. 

• QOD
•  7th - Group summary of reading last night 
• Lois Lowry's Newbery Acceptance Speech and group discussion
• Finish the Giver 

Humanities Extension 

Bronzer - Library 

Mercier - Reading the Giver 

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Homework:

7 - Read chapters 18 and 19

8- Finish the book

Good Morning Youthful Yaks!

Grade 7 - Triple Entry Journal partner share preparation 
Grade 8 - Head over to the Schoology discussion thread.

• QOD
• Chapter 17 and 18 discussion questions round table discussion 

Humanities Extension: 

Mercier: Start on The Giver homework

Kelly: Library 

Bronner: CNN Student News 

Homework:

7 - Chapter 16 and 17 

8 - Chapters 19 and 20 

Good Morning Exuberant Xerus

Grade 7: Please take 10 minutes to finish finding evidence from the text to support analysis.
Grade 8: please login to Schoology and respond to the discussion question.  

• QOD
• If you like The Giver check out the books at the front of the classroom
• 7th grade - Triple Entry Journal and work time 
• 8th grade - Denmark and the Baby Naming Policy
• What is in common - how is this different?
• Questions on last night's reading 

Humanities Extension: Town Meeting s

Homework:

7th - Read chapters 14 and 15 

8th - Read chapters 17 and 18

Good Morning Wise Water Buffalos

Please jump onto Schoology - there is a discussion question waiting for you there. Please respond to
the prompt.

• QOD
• 7th grade - What makes for a strong piece of evidence 
• 8th - Denmark Baby Naming - article reflection.

Humanities Extension:

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Mercier - Library  

Bronner -  Start Giver Homework

Homework:
7 - Chapters 12 and 13
8 - Chapters 15 and 16

Good Morning Valued Vizslas

Please come in and take out your copy of the Giver, a pencil and your iPad. 

• Grade 7 - Open your summary from yesterday.
• Group read with discussion questions.
• Grade 8 
• QOD 
• Please read the article on Schoology and respond to the following prompt:
• Denmark’s baby naming issue reveals values that the society decided were important enough to enforce through laws.  Explain why Denmark feels this is important.   Compare Denmark’s decision of the baby naming process to Jonas’s community in The Giver.  How are these societies connected? How are they different? How is this an example of a societal structure promoting or limit freedom, choice and desire. Construct your answer in a detailed paragraph using textual evidence to support your claims.

Humanities Extension: 

Kelly - Library 

Mercier - CNN Student News

Bronner - CNN Student News 

Homework:

8th - Please read chapters 13 and 14 

7th - Please read chapters 11 and 12

Good Morning Unique Unicorns!

Please log right onto schoology. There is a media album where you are being asked to place a photo of another novel that is an example of dystopian literature. I can help you figure out how to do this! 

• QOD 
• Summary of your reading last night. What makes a strong summary again? 
• Group discussion about last night's reading. 

Humanities Extension:

Kelly: CNN Student News 

Bronner: Library for book fair 

Mercier: CNN Student News 

Homework:

Please come and join us for Open House! 

Good Morning Tenacious Termites!

7th grade - please take a sequence graphic organizer and turn last night's chapter into a comic strip! 
8th - Please settle into your seat as we are going to break off into triple entry journal partner's right away. 

• QOD 
• 7th grade 
• Create and share comic strip summary of chapter 7 
• Meet in circle for read aloud and discussion 
• 8th 
• a.m. Discussion questions 
• p.m. Triple Entry Journal - partner reaction and group discussion of chapters 9 and 10

Humanities Extension:

• Kelly - CNN Student News 
• Bronner - work on Giver homework 
• Mercier - Library for Book Fair 

Homework:

• 7th grade: Read chapters 8 + 9
• 8th grade: Read chapters 11 and 12 tonight

Good Morning Sleepy Sloths!

Please take 12 minutes to finish up your work from last night. Please make sure to document your homework! 

• QOD
• 8th Grade: Triple Entry Journal 
• 7th Grade: Group Summary - what is happening in the book?
• What makes a strong piece of evidence?

Humanities Extension: Team meeting in Mrs. Bronner's room 

Homework:

7th - Please read chapter 7 and 8. In your reading please complete the quote analysis. You are to pick ONE additional quote for your double entry journal. 

8th - Please read chapters 9 and 10. I would like you to come in with FIVE discussion questions and be prepared to discuss. 

Good Morning Quintessential Quahogs!

 Please take out your copy of The Giver, your iPad and a pencil. Please take this Venn Diagram and compare and contrast Jonas' Community to Morrisville, Vermont. You have 7 minutes! 

• QOD
• Share Utopia Presentations with Maura.Kelly@lssuvt.org
• CNN Student News (by request) 
• 7th Grade - Summary assessment in Schoology
• 8th Grade - group read of chapter 7! 

Humanities Extension: Independent Reading 

Homework:

Catch up with The Giver

Enjoy the weekend! 

Good Morning Positive Plankton

Please write down your homework and take out your copy of The Giver. 8th grade is starting with the MAZE so you are going to need a pencil. Login to Schoology and respond to the summary prompt in The Giver folder.

• QOD
• Characteristics of a Utopia vs. Dystopia
• SEND ME YOUR UTOPIA PROJECT

8th Grade:

• Dialectic notes for chapters 4 and 5

7th Grade:

• Discuss questions about The Giver

Humanities Extension:

• Mercier - Write a KBAR summary and reflection about your independent reading book in schoology. 
• Kelly - Work on
  Dialectic notes
• Bronner: Go to the library to check out independent reading books 

Homework:

7th grade: Read chapters 3 and 4 creating a minimum of FIVE active reading strategy notes. 

8th Grade: Read chapters 5 and 6 taking dialectic notes. I am looking for a minimum of four quotes or pieces of evidence with your analysis. 

Good Morning Opalescent Octopi

Please log into Schoology and respond to the discussion prompt that is in your humanities course. I will help you to find it. 

• 9:45 Lockdown Drill
• QOD
• Folders in Drive?
• Announce "winners" of the Utopia Project
• Everyday Emerald
• Alijograni
• Verida and Omanzkstan - TIE! (no kidding)
• Scholarship Opportunities - Patriots Pen
• Feedback on schoology - should we do morning warm ups here or on blogger??
• Grade 8 - Maze Assessment 
• Discuss chapters 1+2 
• Gallery walk of reading
• Grade 7 - 
• Read chapter 1 of the Giver using active reading strategies 
• Please keep track of the following on sticky notes being sure to put the page number on the note. 

*Active Reading:

• Circle a word or phrase with which you are unfamiliar.
  Underline sections where you may have a question.
  Ask the author a question.
  Make a connection to another text, to yourself, to world.
  Identify a new character or learned character information
  Asteric (*) a section you think has significance.
  Note setting (location, season, environment, etc.)
  Other…

Humanities Extension:

Mercier: The Giver Reading chapter 2 with 5 active reading sticky notes

Kelly: Library to check out books

Bronner: Please write a summary of your independent reading book. There will be an assignment in Schoology where I would like you to turn this in.

Homework:

Grade 7 - Please finish reading chapters 1 + 2. You are to have 5 active reading strategies notes.

Grade 8 - Please read chapters 3 + 4 with active reading notes and be ready to discuss.

Good Morning Nerdy Narwhals

Please come right in and take a rubric. We are starting right off with the finals of the Utopia Project! Please join me in a semi circle around the smart board.

• Everyday Emerald V. Utopia City 
• Alijograni vs. Los Malahama 
• Omanzkstan vs. Verita 

MAZE Assessment

Blog Post:

• The theme of the next focus in our class is: societal structure has the power to promote or limit freedom, choice, and desire.What do you think this means? Do you have any examples of this in society and the world right now?

Homework: Read chapter 1 and 2 of the Giver using the active reading strategies using sticky notes to track your thinking. 

• If you need to you can use audio and listen along while you read. You are still expected to have five sticky notes with page numbers included. 

*Active Reading:

Circle a word or phrase with which you are unfamiliar.

Underline sections where you may have a question.

Ask the author a question.

Make a connection to another text, to yourself, to world.

Identify a new character or learned character information

Asteric (*) a section you think has significance.

Note setting (location, season, environment, etc.)

Other…