Friday, October 30, 2015

Good Morning Magical Moose!

Start your story for the day with this line: Alice tried and tried but could not remember who had given her this key. 
-OR- You can log one of your books on the 7th grade reading challenge.


  • QOD
  • Medications to nurse!
  • Green sheets and work completion before dance!
  • CNN Student News
  • Crossing the Wire
  • Immigration Myths Truths 
  • Blog Reflection on Immigration Truths

Homework:

  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday (11/4)


Thursday, October 29, 2015

Good Morning Lavish Leopards!

Try and start today by writing the spookiest story that you can using the words: unicorn, cupcake, sparkle, kind and happiness. You can also log your reading on the reading challenge!


8:00 –8:05 Attendance
8:05-8:35 Town meeting/iPad check-in/kind monkey/wolf tracks/community gathering
8:35-9:00 Goal reflection/get it done
9:00-9:30 -go outside
9:30-11:00 core ½

11:00-12:30 core ¾

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Community Gathering 
  • Student News 
  • Finish Immigration Myths Gallery Walk 
  • Crossing the Wire 

Homework:

  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday (11/4)

Good Morning Kindhearted Kangaroos!

Please write a Halloween story 
Portrait of one chilled out Kangaroousing the following words: zombie, vampire, ghost, pumpkin, brains and "trick or treat smell my feet give me something good to eat!" -OR- you can also use this time to log books on the 7th grade reading challenge!
  • QOD
  • Revise personal narrative if you would like to improve your grade
  • Community Gathering Volunteers
  • CTW
  • Student News
  • How do single stories or stereotypes begin? Why do people perpetuate stereotypes or single stories? Title post: Stereotype and Label: Immigration
  • Immigration Myths gallery walk
Homework:

  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday (11/4)

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Good Morning Hilarious Horses!



Please write a story using the following words: 5th grade, basketball, Lego's, unicorn and Halloween
-OR- you can log one of your books
  • QOD
  • revise essays for additional credit!
  • Community gathering: readers, drawers & relayers
  • Library
  • WWQ
  • Student News
  • CTW

Homework:

  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log Quiz Wednesday (10/28)

Good Morning Jubilant Jackalopes!

Use this phrase in a story: "Never forget this moment, my child," the old man said... or finish writing a blog post summarizing your reading that you have done over the past week. Then reflect and react about what you have read and what you think is going to happen next.  Label #humanities #bookblog
  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Narrative feedback
  • WWW Quiz Tomorrow/Return WWW Quiz!
  • Bill Slocum (11:30-12:30 & after 1)
  • Bathroom Sign Out
  • Reading Reflections on Friday
  • Student News
  • Finish and Debrief Single Story Reflection
  • CTW
H2
  • Watch and debrief The Danger of a Single Story
  • Respond to the following on your blog titled The Danger of a Single Story and labeled Humanities and Immigration:
    • What does Chimamanda mean when she says: "single story"?
    • Have you ever been in a situation where you witnessed a single story in action? Either someone made an assumption about you based on a single story or you made an assumption about someone else? 
    • What is the danger of a single story?


Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log Quiz Wednesday (10/28)

Monday, October 26, 2015

Good Morning Icky Indian Palm Squirrel

Indian Palm SquirrelWrite a blog post summarizing your reading that you have done over the past week. Then reflect and react about what you have read and what you think is going to happen next.  Label #humanities #bookblog

  • QOD
  • Bill Slocum (11:30-12:30 & after 1)
  • Finish Reflecting on the following questions in your blog:
    • Three things I learned from the map
    • Two things that surprised me
    • One question I have now
  • Debrief questions from Friday and Immigration Map 
  • Watch and debrief The Danger of a Single Story
  • Respond to the following on your blog titled The Danger of a Single Story and labeled Humanities and Immigration:
    • What does Chimamanda mean when she says: "single story"?
    • Have you ever been in a situation where you witnessed a single story in action? Either someone made an assumption about you based on a single story or you made an assumption about someone else? 
    • What is the danger of a single story?


Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log Quiz Wednesday (10/28)

Monday, October 19, 2015

Good Morning Grumbling Griffins!

Write a story using the following words: hamster, soccer ball, waffles and Florida.

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Student News
  • Merriam Webster example sentences

  • What does it mean to write a strong reflection about your writing?
  • Reading reflection example
  • Independent work time 

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday (10/21)

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Good Morning Creepy Capuchins!

Write a story using the following words: grapefruit, hammer, laser beam, mother, and solar eclipse.
  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Student News
  • What is summarizing?
  • Write summaries

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday (10/21)

Friday, October 16, 2015

Good Morning Bumbling Bull Seals!

Write a letter thanking someone who helped you out recently.

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Student News
  • H2 storyboards! 
  • Catch-up! (progress reports!)
    • finish narratives
    • finish reflection from yesterday
    • make up missing portfolio items!
    • make up missing humanities work
    • make up other missing work
    • read quietly & work on word log

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due next Wednesday (10/21)
Friday schedule:
8:00-8:05 Attendance
8:05-8:30 Team meeting- SLC prep
8:30-9:30 Goal work/keynote in TA/progress report
9:30-10:00 Recess
10:00-11:15 core 1/2
11:15-12:30 core 3/4

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Good Morning Acrid Aardvarks!

Write a story that includes the following words: boiled eggs, perfect, Captain Crunch, record player, and run.

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Student News
  • H2 storyboards!
  • Model learning scale annotation
  • Write learning scale annotation

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due next Wednesday (10/21)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Good Morning Zealous Zonkeys!

Write a story that includes the following words: giggled, murderer, brains, puppy, and cheese!

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • Bonus word
  • Student News
  • Quiz
  • Tie up loose ends
  • Library

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due next Wednesday (10/21)

Good Morning Yellow-Bellied Yaks!

Alexander leaped from the edge of the building knowing he would land safely in the sand below. The jumping wasn't the problem - the problem was what awaited him...

  • QOD
  • Apples
  • WWW quiz tomorrow!
  • Student News
  • Mini-lesson: strong conclusions
  • Revise!

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz Tomorrow!!

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Good Morning Wacky Walruses!

Today is "Columbus Day" in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus. Describe an area of Earth that you would like to explore and explain your reasons for wanting to explore that specific area.

  • QOD
  • Student News
  • Mini-lesson: strong words!
  • Revise!
  • Peer edit: make comments and highlight words
  • Revise Again

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz Wednesday 10/14!

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Good Morning Vivacious Volvox!

On this day in 1876, the first two-way telephone conversation took place.  If you could call anyone, who would it be and why?

  • QOD
  • Student News
  • Mini-lesson: figurative language (similes & metaphors)
  • Figurative language revision

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz next Wednesday!
8:00-8:05 Attendance
8:05-8:30 Team meeting- bee expectations
8:30-9:30 Goal work in TA
9:30-10:00 Recess
10:00-11:00 Spelling Bee
11:00-11:45 Core ½
11:45-12:30 Core ¾

Good Morning Unbelievable Uakaris!

J. Frank Duryea, who was born on this day in 1869, with his brother Charles, built and operated the first automobile in the US. He also won America's first automobile race.  If you could participate in any type of race what would it be and why?  Would it be on land, in the water, in the air?

QOD
Apples
Student News
Minilesson: conclusions
Conclusion work time
Sensory details
Sensory detail work time

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz next Wednesday!

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Good Morning Tremendous T-Rexes!

In 1986, the rose became the U.S. National Flower.  Do you think this was a good choice for our country?  Would you have picked a different flower?  Why?

QOD
Apples
Library
Student News
Finish your draft (focus on dialog)
Finish Word Logs
Read Independently

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz next Wednesday!

Monday, October 5, 2015

Good Morning Slippery Salamanders!

On this day in 1889, Thomas Edison showed the 1st motion picture using a Kinetoscope he had invented. Some people may argue that this was one of the most important inventions in history. What do you think was the most important invention ever and why?

QOD

Wellness - Shaun Noonan's classroom
Student Leadership - Stephanie Zuccarello's classroom
MindWorks - Learning Lab
Apples
Return spelling tests
Student News
Narrative Work: 

  • today's target
  • minilesson: punctuating dialog
  • finish rough draft!


Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due tomorrow!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Good Morning Radical Rhinoceroses!

The founder of McDonald's was born on this day in 1902. There is always a lot of discussion surrounding the unhealthy aspects of fast food restaurants. Write a paragraph persuading someone not to eat fast food.

QOD
WWW:

  • form of word should match definition
  • write clearly!
  • still seeing book specific words!

Spelling bee
Student News
Narrative Work: finish rough draft!

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due Wednesday! (10/7)

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Good Morning Quibbling Quahogs!

Comic Strip - do on paper!

QOD
Student News
Narrative Work:
  • story boards! - have them out!
  • finish leads 
  • choose a lead and write your story!
Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • Word Log due next Wednesday! (10/7)
8:00-8:10 Attendance
8:10-8:40 Spelling Bee
8:40-9:00 Town Meeting
9:00-10:00 Core 1/2
11:00 Core 3/4
11:00-12:30 Core Olympics