Good Morning Zaney Zorses!

Read Independently!

• Finish speeches
• Candidate platforms on Chatterpix!
• Present!

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Yipping Yellow Mongoose!

Read Independently!

• Model paraphrasing candidates platforms
• Who is your audience - write for them!
• Candidate platforms on Chatterpix!

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Xerophytic X-Ray Tetras!

Argue: should school only be half day?

*hook + thesis + reasons
OR
Work on your weekly reading reflection if you did not finish last week!

• CNN Student News 
• Weekly Reading Reflection
• Immigration project reflection
• Candidate platforms on Chatterpix!

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Wobbly Walleye!

Argue: should students be given personal days?

*hook + thesis + reasons

• CNN Student News 
• Weekly Reading Reflection
• Immigration project reflection

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Friday schedule

8:00-8:05 Attendance

8:05-8:30 Town meeting

8:30-9:30 Get it Done

9:30-10:00 Goals Reflection - use this link for the prompts

10:00-10:30 Recess

10:30-11:30 Core ½

11:30-12:30 Core ¾

11:15-12:00 - Holiday Gift Shop

• 11:15 Griffin
• 11:30 Kelly
• 11:45 Bronner
• 12:00 Burns

Good Morning Voracious Vine Snakes!

Argue: Should we have year round school? Rather than long summer breaks, it would be nine weeks on three weeks off year round. The number of school days would be the same, we would just have more frequent breaks rather than one long one. You make the call!
hook + thesis + reasons = Introduction paragraph

• CNN Student News 
• CTW 
• Assess final projects
• Stump Speeches! 

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Ultra Unicorns!

Argue: Should every student be required to complete a physical activity every day? This would mean either gym class, sports practice or other physical activity every day? *THINK ABOUT THE VIDEO YESTERDAY: 
hook + thesis + reasons = Introduction paragraph

• CNN Student News 
• CTW 
• Weekly Word Quiz 
• Library 

Homework:

• WWW due Wednesday, January 6, 2016!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Tricky Tortoises!

Argue: Should kids be required to take expert classes? Before you respond, please watch THIS VIDEO on how to introduce your argument to a reader!

• Word Work Quiz tomorrow!
• Student News 
• Crossing the Wire
• Project presentations

Homework:

• WWW quiz tomorrow!
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Sleepy Head Snails

Argue: Should students be allowed to wear hats in school? Why or why not? Try to come up with two or more reasons. 

• Word Work Quiz Wednesday
• Student News 
• Crossing the Wire
• Weekly book blog and reading reflection
• Get ready to present project tomorrow in small groups

Homework: 

• WWW quiz next Wednesday (12/16)
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Radical Red Pandas!

7:55-8:00 Attendance

8:00-8:15 Cafeteria assembly

8:15-8:45 Town Meeting

8:45-9:45 Hour of Code

9:45-10:15 Recess

10:15-11:00 Get it done

11:00-12:15 Work Time (Math Review Quiz, Immigration Project, Science quiz)

12:15 - 12:30 Mix it Up! (wristbands)

Good Morning Quintessential Quail!

Argue for or against: Sugar in schools

• QOD
• No band this morning
• Student News
• CTW
• Project time

Homework: 

• WWW quiz next Wednesday (12/16)
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Prickly Pacas!

Put your timeline questions titled "TIMELINE QUESTIONS" into your Humanities 7 folder, and then... Write a poem about your favorite person.

• QOD
• Word LOG!
• Student News
• CTW
• Project time

Homework: 

• WWW quiz next Wednesday (12/16)
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Good Morning Obvious Ocelots!

Argue FOR or AGAINST: phones in school - yes or no? Please provide at least two reasons for your thinking.

• QOD
• Word Log due TOMORROW!
• Student News
• CTW
• Project time

Homework: 

• World log due TOMORROW
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

8-9:30  Humanities 

9:30-10:00 Recess

10:00-10:45 Core 3

10:45-11:30 Core 4

11:30-11:55 Lunch and Dismissal

Good Morning Napping Newts!

Argue FOR or AGAINST: money for good grades. Please provide at least two reasons for your thinking.

• QOD
• Word Log due Wednesday
• Student News
• CTW
• Minilesson: summary peer self-evaluation
• Project time

Homework: 

• World log due Wednesday
• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH

Reading Learning Scale

Good Morning Mysterious Musk Ox

Argue FOR or AGAINST and provide two reasons for your thinking: Homework!

Friday Schedule

8:00-8:05 - attendance/progress reports

8:05-8:45 - town meeting

• bullying/harassment
• wolf tracks
• kind monkey10:00-11:15

8:45-9:05 - graphic organizer in core

9:05-9:45 - PLP conference/get-it-done

9:45-10:15 - recess

10:15-11:20 - core ½

11:20-12:30 - core ¾

• QOD
• Word Work Quiz 
• Reading Reflection - Make sure you use the reflection prompts if needed. 
• Two homonyms on word log #7
• CNN Student News
• Crossing the Wire
• Work on your project
• Timeline
• Final Project Menu

Good Morning Leaky Ligers!

Argue FOR or AGAINST and provide two reasons for your thinking: School Uniforms

• QOD
• Quiz tomorrow!
• Two homonyms on word log #7
• CNN Student News
• Crossing the Wire
• Work on your project

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night Monday-Thursday
• WWW quiz tomorrow!

Good Morning Kind Kangaroos!

Please finish your timeline or write a narrative using the following words: snowflake, middle school, pizza, sweet and sour chicken and awesome. 

• QOD
• CNN Student News
• Crossing the Wire
• Library

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night Monday-Thursday
• WWW quiz Friday!

Good Morning Jocose Jerboas!

Finish your timelines OR write a story using the words: helicopter, jellyfish, mountain lion, reckless, and pickle. 

• CNN Student News
• Crossing the Wire
• Review final project and begin!

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night Monday-Thursday
• WWW quiz Friday!

Good Morning Ingenious Irukandji!

What was your most fun moment over break? Explain what happened. Use as many sensory details as possible!

• Word Log quiz Friday
• 2 homonyms on word log #7
• CNN Student News
• Crossing the Wire
• Minilesson: commas
• Edit your reflection for commas!
• Finish Timeline

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night Monday-Thursday
• WWW quiz Friday!

Good Morning Happy Humans!

Read independent book!

• QOD
• WWW Quiz Friday we get back!
• Student News
• CTW

Homework: have a wonderful break!

Good Morning Goofy Galahs!

Write about your funniest thanksgiving story!

• QOD
• Student News
• CTW
• Minilesson: commas
• Edit reflection for commas!
• Timeline & 2-column notes

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW Quiz TOMORROW!

Good Morning Fancy Felines

Go onto your blog and write your weekly reading reflection. Please select one of the reflection prompts. Make sure the title is the title of the book and that it is labeled humanities and book blog.

8:00-8:30 - attendance & thankfulness leaves

8:30-9:30 - core ½ (open wall)

9:30-10:30 - core ¾

10:30-11:15 - High Fives

11:15-11:45- outside

11:45-12:00 -  start bumper sticker!

12:00-12:30 - Town Meeting

• Food drive extension
• Thankful video!
• Wolf Tracks
• Kind Monkey

• QOD
• Student News
• CTW
• Griffin H2: show final project
• 2-column notes examples 
• Timeline & 2-column notes

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW Quiz TUESDAY!

Good Morning Eager Elk!

Pull the learning scale we shared with you into notability and assess where you are right now. Identify where you are on the scale and write an explanation of why you feel that is where you are.

• QOD
• CNN News
• CTW
• Media agreement
• Timeline & 2-column notes

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW Quiz TUESDAY!

Good Morning Dithering Defassa Waterbucks!

Wait in SILENCE.

• QOD
• Word Logs due (QUIZ TUESDAY!)
• CNN News
• CTW
• Library

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW Quiz TUESDAY!

Good Morning Cuddly Chow Chows

A child moves into a new house and finds out that the other
kids in town think it's haunted. She begins to invent ghost stories to tell at school in order to get attention. But the more stories she tells, the more frightened she becomes of the house...

Todays Schedule:

8:00-8:15 - Attendance/settle in

8:15-9:30 - ODWP - have them review their writing goal

9:30-10:00 - break!

10:00-11:15 - core ½     

11:15-12:30 - core ¾ 

• QOD
• Food Drive
• CTW
• CNN Student News
• Newsela: "Paris is stunned after a wave of terror attacks across the city"
• American Governors refusal to accept Syrian refugees
• What is the implication to the United States immigration and refugee resettlement?
• Brainstorm of questions 

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• Word Log due next Wednesday - have 2 homonyms! (11/18)

Good Morning Bedraggled Black-Backed Jackals!

You have an extra $100,000 to give away; you cannot spend it on yourself. What would you do with the money?

• QOD
• CNN Student News
• CTW
• clarify homonyms on WL
• PN reflection & writing goal
• reread your narrative
• reread your personal reflection
• read our feedback
• set writing goal
• Review ODWP planning sheet

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• Word Log due next Wednesday - have 2 homonyms! (11/18)

Good Morning Agitated Axolotl!

Please write your reading reflection for the week. Remember to use the list of reflection prompts!

• QOD
• CNN Student News
• minilesson: commas and revise RR
• CTW
• Webquest on iCivics - due at end of class!

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• Word Log due next Wednesday - have 2 homonyms! (11/18)

Friday Schedule

8:00-8:05 - attendance

8:05-8:20 - town meeting

• explain get-it-done (Burns/Bronner)
• no HAIR!
• Friendly food competition
• water bottles
• wolf tracks
• kind monkey

8:20-8:40 - reflection

8:40-9:20 - get-it-done

9:20-9:50 - recess

Good Morning Goofy Gazelles!

Please write a poem to humans from an extinct animal. OR Log your most recent book! 

• QOD
• Vision screening
• CNN Student News
• Revised Book Log
• WWW Quiz
• 2 Homonyms this week! - see resource
• CTW
• Webquest on iCivics - due at end of class!

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• Word Log due next Wednesday - have 2 homonyms! (11/11)

Good Morning Magnanimous Minks

Please write a poem about your classroom - OR - You can log a book on the 7th grade reading challenge. 

• Apples 
• QOD
• CNN Student News
• PQPA 
• Webquest on iCivics
• Today you need to complete section 5 using PQPA and evidence from the text to support your answers

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW quiz THURSDAY! (11/12/15)

Good Morning Bumbling Bush Dogs!

Writing Prompt: Pretend that you are in your 70's or 80's and make a top ten list of complaints about kids these days!

• Student News
• Quiz Wednesday
• CTW
• Immigration Webquest 

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW quiz Wednesday! (11/11/15)

Good Morning Rambunctious Roaches!

Writing Prompt: You walk out of the grocery store one day and discover that the streets are full of cows on bicycles. What’s even weirder is that you’re the only one who finds this odd. What is going on?

• Conference make-ups!
• Student News
• Reading reflection: show prompts
• Webquest (give them class code)

Homework:

• Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
• WWW quiz next Wednesday (11/11/15)

8:00-8:30 - climate survey

8:30-9:00 - Town Meeting

• wolf tracks
• kind monkey
• Citizenship
• appropriate iPad usage
• kindness
• hard time of year - The Dip

9:00-9:30 - Recess

9:30-11:00 - core ½

11:00 - 12:30 - core ¾