Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Good Morning Popular Porcupines!

Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavored chewing gum.

QOD
Soccer, cross-country, dance, extra curricular?
Obstacle course?
Log your books!
Next week you need to do sentences for you WWW quiz!
Narrative Work:
  • story boards! (no name and have them out)
  • minilesson: paragraphs & dialog
  • learning scale reflection
    • Go onto your learning scale and move the highlighting to where you are today 10/1
    • Take a screenshot and paste it onto your blogger titled learning scale reflection. Reflect on where you are now and set a goal for where you want to be at the end of the rough draft #narrative #humanities 
  • *storyboards out!
  • finish leads 
  • choose and draft on document named Personal Narrative!


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

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Good Morning Opulent Octopuses!

"I opened the zipper on my blue backpack, and it was missing - the Cheetos bandit had struck again!"


QOD
Student News
WWW Quiz
Narrative Work:
  • minilesson: paragraphs & dialog
  • finish leads
  • choose and draft!

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

8:00-8:45 Girls: read/WWW quiz/ Flyin Ryan i-movie/math & science homework
8:45-9:30 Boys
9:30-10:00 Blog reflection on information from officer Bjerke
10:00-10:30 Recess (T.A.?)
10:30-11:30 Cores 1/2
11:30-12:30 Core 3/4

Monday, September 28, 2015

Good Morning Needling Narwhals!

Think about a friend who has been an important part of your life. How did you become friends with this person? Think about when you met, what you did, and how your friendship grew. Write a story about this friendship. Give enough details to tell the reader about this friendship.


QOD
Missing work!
Make word log pictures smaller
WWW quiz TOMORROW!
Narrative Work:
  • explain storyboards
  • finish topic selection sheets, peer conferences and topic selection first!
  • work on storyboards

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

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Good Morning Moody Mandrills!

Imagine you are a mountain and you are sitting and watching the world. What do you see? Label your post Narratives.

QOD
*Word quiz Wednesday!
Student News
Narrative Work:
  • explain storyboards
  • finish topic selection sheets, peer conferences and topic selection first!
  • work on storyboards

Homework:
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz Wednesday - 9/30

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Good Morning Loppy Llamas!

Write a story that begins: "Help!" Label your post Narratives.

QOD
Art scholarship - NO!
Return quizzes
Narrative Work:
  • finish heart map
  • topic selection sheet
  • peer conference
  • final topic Monday!

Homework:
  • Narrative topics due tomorrow!
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz Wednesday - 9/30

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Good Morning Kreepy Koalas!

Write about a time when things didn't turn out as you expected. What did you expect? What happened instead? What did you do about it? How did you feel? Label your post Narratives.

QOD
swings! - use them wisely!
MAZE make-ups
Band Lessons: sheet is posted!
Word Log Check!
Library
Narrative Work:

  • finish heart map
  • narrow to 3
  • peer conference/family conference/teacher conference


Homework:
  • Narrative topics due tomorrow!
  • Read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • WWW quiz Wednesday - 9/30

Monday, September 21, 2015

Good Morning Jolly Jackalopes!

Please write a fictional story that starts: "The geese, the geese, look, Mom, the geese!" Focus on using sensory details (things you can... hear, smell, see, feel, and taste). Label your post Narratives. If you don't like the story starter - choose your own!

QOD
Band sheet
Plug in iPad when updating!
VFW scholarship
Missing quizzes - come in to take them!
Student News
Word log: don’t use the word in the definition
Narrative Work:

  • finish reading personal narratives 
  • read The Power of Reading: short piece with a big moment of awareness!
  • share our stories
  • heart map: share our examples & they do

Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word logs due tomorrow!

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Good Morning Impervious Iguanas!

Please write a story about a time when you didn't want to share something. Focus on using sensory details (things you can... hear, smell, see, feel, and taste). Label your post Narratives.



QOD
Clear the halls - 8:15
Student News
personal narrative stations
reflection
Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word logs dueWednesday - 9/23/15!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Good Morning Hangry Hyenas!

Please have a seat and write a story with the first line: "Breakfast was eggs and cold coffee again with a side of burnt hash browns..."

Do your writing on your portfolio blog. Come up with a creative title for the post, and label it Narratives.

QOD
Download app: stop, breathe, think!
Reread OO
  • assign categories
  • look for specific examples for your categories
  • write on a sticky
  • post them
  • share
  • reflection: which of these writing techniques do you think you need to improve on the most? Why? Any ideas for how to improve? (label humanities, narratives, growth mindset)
Independent reading and catch up!
Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word logs due next Wednesday - 9/23/15!

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Good Morning Grumbling Gremlins!

Please have a seat and write about a time when you were proud of yourself.

Do your writing on your portfolio blog. Come up with a creative title for the post and label it Narratives

QOD
Bring keyboards and charging cords to tech office @ TA!
WWW:

  • 100 spelling words
  • you need JRBs that can develop your vocabulary!
  • come to us with issues early!
  • book specific vs. words we will use
  • show example word logs!
  • quiz every other week! 

Reread OO
  • look for specific example for the categories
  • write on a sticky
  • post them
  • share
Narrative self-assessment

Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word logs due next Wednesday - 9/23/15!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Good Morning Fantastic Flounder!

Please have a seat and write a story with the following first line: "When the dust settled I could see the outline so much clearer."

Do your writing on your portfolio blog. Come up with a creative title for the post and label it Narratives


QOD
Photo Day!
Maze
Student News
Library (8:40/11:30)
WWW quiz
Reread OO

  • look for specific example for the categories
  • write on a sticky
  • post them
  • share

Narrative self-assessment

Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word work quiz next Wednesday - 9/23/15!

Monday, September 14, 2015

Good Morning Egregious Egrets!

Please have a seat and write a story about a time when you felt out of place.

Do your writing on your portfolio blog. Come up with a creative title for the post and label it Narratives


no chorus Friday!
mystery motivators
Student News
read aloud: be AWARE - what makes the writing strong?
quick write reflection
narrative self-assessment


Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word work quiz Tomorrow!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Good Morning Dawdling Dinosaurs!

Please have a seat and write a story with the first line:  "walking through the park I looked over and saw a man reading a newspaper when all of a sudden..."

Do your writing on your portfolio blog. Come up with a creative title for the post and label it Narratives


show word log examples
Student News
teacher jeopardy
model WWW quiz


Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word work - quiz Wednesday (9/16)!

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Good Morning Cuddly Crustaceans!

Please have a seat, log your books, and read silently for 10 minutes!

8:00-8:15- attendance etc.
8:15-8:45 - Town Meeting: theme/wolf tracks/kind monkey
8:45-9:45 - TA: theme work
9:45-10:15 Recess
10:15-10:45 - TA: present themes in cores (Bronner/Burns) & (Kelly/Griffin) - finalize 1-3 themes
10:45-11:15 - Town Meeting - present & vote on final theme
11:15 -11:45 - Nature Trail walk
11:45-12:30 - TA: safety for 5th graders/independent read/WWW/self correct math HW (put in homework folder)
2:00-2:45 - TA:Copy template of portfolio look at video under portfolio resources


Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word work - quiz next Wednesday (9/16)!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Good Morning Beautiful Butterflies!



Please have a seat and read silently for 10 minutes!
  • mystery motivators/cubes
  • book goal!
  • model word work practice method
  • Word quiz next Wednesday - we will model it!
  • Teacher jeopardy

Homework:
  • read 30 minutes each night M-TH
  • word work - quiz next Wednesday (9/16)!

Good Morning Amazing Alligators!

Please take 10 minutes to silently read your independent book!

  • QOD
  • lit ladders start today!
  • theme questions due tomorrow!
  • student news
  • word work
    • learning target
    • collect 5 words this week

  • library (8:40/11:10)

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Good Morning Lazy Lemurs!

8:00-8:45 - TA
  • QOD
  • collect permission slips
  • work time:
    • media log
    • silent Reading
    • finish Bronner work
    • iPad checkout
  • lockers 8:45am
8:45-9:15 - Town Meeting
  • wolf tracks
  • kind monkey
  • video of digital citizenship
9:15-10:00 Core 1
10:00-10:45 Core 2
10:45-11:15 Recess
11:15-11:55 Core 3
11:55-12:30 Core 4

Humanities
  • website & blog on desktop
  • teacher jeopardy
  • set book challenge
  • Balance
    • graph tech use: digitally & paper
    • reflect in writing or in a video
    • share

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Good Morning Bodacious Broncos!


QOD
8:00-8:15 - TA attendance
8:15-9:00 - Town Meeting
9:00-9:30 - walk
9:30-12:30 - digital citizenship rotations (end with home team)
  • 9:30-10:15 - 1
  • 10:15-11:00 - 2
  • 11:00-11:45 - 3
  • 11:45-12:30 - 4
12:30-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-2:00 - Expo
2:00-2:45 - Town meeting: theme work
  • Pick something to represent you
  • Inside the object : What questions or concerns do you have about yourself?
  • Outside: What questions or concerns do you have about the world?
  • Take it home and think/talk about it. We will remind you on Wed. 9/9, and it is due 9/10