Inspiration Tuesday!!!

Today you need:

• SCIENCE BOOK
• Silent Reading Book

• 6/7 -- REWARDS Book

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Welcome Back!!!!!

Today you need:

• EVERYONE NEEDS THEIR SCIENCE BOOK!!!!!
• Silent Reading Book

• 6/7 -- REWARDS Book

Enjoy Your Week Off!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Purple Reading Log

• 6/7 -- REWARDS Book
• 8 -- "Iguanadon" article

Happy Thursday!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Purple Reading Log

• 6th/7th -- REWARDS book

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Purple Reading Log

• 6/7 -- REWARDS book
• 8 -- Write-In Reader

Inspiration Tuesday!!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Purple Reading Log

6/7 -- REWARDS Book
8 -- Write-In Reader

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HAPPY MONDAY!!!

PINK READING LOG IS DUE!!!!!

6th/7th Grade --

• REWARDS book
• Reading Spiral

8th Grade --

• Write-In Reader
• Reading Spiral

Happy Friday!

Did you survive "Snowmageddon"?????

Today you need: 

• Silent Reading book and Reading log
• 6th and 7th -- REWARDS book
• 8th -- Write-In Reader

Happy Wednesday!!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Pink Reading Log

8th grade -- Write-In Reader

Happy Monday!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• 6th/7th grades -- Veterans Day article
• 8th grade -- Write-In Reader

Happy Friday!!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

READING LOG WITH QUALITY SUMMARY DUE AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY!!!

So this was my house yesterday morning...

STORY LINK

Inspiration Tuesday!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

  

 Video Link

Happy Monday!!

Everyone needs: Silent Reading Book 

6th and 7th grade --  "Device Helps Blind People See" article

8th grade -- "Heat, Energy, and Bicycling in NY" article

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

READING LOG IS DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD!!

Conferences

Tonight: 4-8

Thursday: 11:30-3 and 4-8

Inspiration Tuesday!!!

Today you need:

• Reading Log
• Silent Reading Book
• Lady Liberty or NY Bicycling article 

      Video Link

Happy Monday!!

Today you need: 

• Silent Reading Book 
• Reading Log 
• Reading Spiral

Today you need:

• Your Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log
• Reading Spiral

Happy Thursday!!!

Today you need:

• Your Reading Spiral Notebook
• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

Today (Wed. 10/22) in Class We:

6th and 7th grade classes: Learned a technique for determining Main Idea called paragraph shrink. If you were not in class, please see Miss Mickus for notes when you return.

8th grade classes: Observed and practiced the skill of Close Reading a difficult text. If you were not in class, please see Miss Mickus for notes/explanation when you return.

Homework:

• Period 1 -- Read for 15 minutes and record on log. ALSO: finish annotating the article "Teen Hospitalized after a 4-Day Video Game Binge"
• Periods 2, 3, 6, 7 -- Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
• Period 5 -- no homework

Happy Wednesday!!

Today you need:

• Reading Class Note Book
• Scissors
• Glue

• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

Inspiration Tuesday!!!

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log
• Reading Spiral

video link

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book

Today (Thur 10/16) in Class We:

DID THE CHARACTER AND CONFLICT FINAL PROJECT (Assessment).

IF YOU WERE NOT HERE, PLEASE ARRANGE WITH MISS MICKUS A DAY AFTER SCHOOL THAT YOU CAN STAY TO MAKE IT UP.

Happy Thursday!!!

CHARACTER AND CONFLICT 

FINAL PROJECT TODAY!!!!

Today (Wed. 10/15) in Class We:

• Analyzed "The Spider and the Fly" for plot line elements. See Miss Mickus for notes if you were absent.
• Silent Read -- filled out reading log
• Studied for Character and Conflict Test

TEST THURSDAY -- CHARACTER AND CONFLICT

Happy Wednesday!!!!!

Today you need:

Reading Log 

Silent Reading Book

Today (Tues 10/14) in Class We:

• Went over yesterday's Character and Conflict practice activity.
• Silent read for 20 minutes and recorded on Reading Log.

TEST THURSDAY -- on Character and Conflict in fiction

 Inspiration Tuesday!!

Today you need:

• Your Character/Conflict notes
• Silent Reading Book

Due: Your blue Character Analysis sheet

Happy Friday!!!!
(Even Though It's Actually Thursday!!!!)

Today you need:

• Silent Reading Book
• Last Week's Purple Reading Log
• This Week's Orange Reading Log

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today you need:

• Plot mountain/character notes packet
• Silent reading book

Today (Tues. 10/7) in class we:

• Completed a "character" activity for a grade -- DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 10/8
• LINK for Character Activity "Boy in Girls' Bathroom"

• Silent read and filled out reading log

Inspiration Tuesday!!!!!

Today you need:

• Your Character Notes Packet
• Silent Reading Book
• Reading Log

Video Link

Today (Mon 10/6) in class we:

• Took notes on and did practice activities for Characters in Fiction
• Link to Character Notes and Activities
• Link for "For the Birds" Video (to complete the activity)

• Got a new independent reading log

• HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes and fill out your new reading log

Today you need:

 Plot Mountain Notes

Silent Reading Book

Happy Monday!!!!!

Today (Friday, 10/3) in class we:

• Practiced creating adequate and accurate reading book summaries
• LINK for How to Write a Summary
• Summarized your silent reading book on your reading log

DUE TODAY: PURPLE READING LOG WITH SUMMARY

Today you need:

• Silent reading book
• Reading log

Happy Thursday!!

Today you need:

• Your planner
• Your silent reading book
• Your Plot Diagram Mountain notes

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today you need:

• Your Planner
• Silent Reading Book

Inspiration Tuesday!!!!

Today you need:

• Your silent reading book

Video Link

Happy Friday!

Today you need:

Your silent reading book

Today (Thur., Sept. 25) in all periods we:

• Did SRI reading testing

No homework for all periods

8th Graders -- 

• you need your silent reading book

6th and 7th Graders --

• Your reading passage questions are due at the start of class
• You need your silent reading book

Today (Wed 9/24) in Class We:

• Practiced using planners with lessons on prioritization
• Did Silent Reading

Homework:

• 6th and 7th graders -- read Science article passage and answer questions. PLEASE DO THIS WITHOUT ASKING FOR HELP.
• 8th graders -- none

Today you need:

• silent reading book
• your planner

Inspiration Tuesday!

Everyone needs: Silent Reading Book

8th graders need: Write-In Reader

Happy Monday!

• 6th and 7th graders -- you need your silent reading book and your Science book

 

• 8th graders -- you need your silent reading book and your Write-In Reader

Happy Thursday!!!

• Everyone needs: Silent Reading Book

• 6th and 7th Graders: Science Books

• 8th Graders: Write-In Readers

 

Today (Wed, Sept 17) in Class We:

• Continued analyzing the structure of the Science textbooks and discussing strategies for "attacking" the reading part of textbooks.
• Silent Read for 20 minutes

Happy Wednesday!

YOU NEED YOUR SCIENCE BOOK and your silent reading book

Today (Tues. Sept 16) in Class We:

• Silent read for 15 minutes. Record on green reading log (see Monday's post for a link to a copy of the reading log)
• Looked at the structure of our Science books -- outlined lesson that you are currently on. Complete the outline for your grade using your Science book.
• Links for Class Notes on Science Book Outline:
• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

Today you need:

• YOUR SCIENCE BOOK

• Silent Reading Book

• Green Reading Log

Today (Mon. Sept. 15) in Class We:

• Took the Text Features TEST -- please see Miss Mickus to schedule a make-up time for the test if you missed it.
• Silent read and received this week's Silent Reading Log Reading Log LINK

Happy Monday!!!

You need your silent reading book and a sharpened pencil

TEXT FEATURES TEST TODAY!!!!!!

Today (Fri. Sept 12) in Class We:

All Periods -- We reviewed for Monday's Text Features Test

HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR YOUR TEXT FEATURES TEST. Use your notes.

Wahoooooo! It's Friday!

Today you need:

• Your silent reading book
• Your Text Features study notes

DUE TODAY:
1st period -- task cards
2nd period -- foldable
3rd period -- scavenger hunt and foldable
5th period -- foldable
6th period -- task cards
7th period -- foldable

Have your work OR a Missed Deadline Form (filled out) ready when the bell rings!

Today in Class We (Thur. Sept. 11):

1st period -- worked on Text Features Task Cards. DUE FRIDAY!

2nd period -- worked on Text Features Foldable. DUE FRIDAY!

3rd period -- worked on Text Features Scavenger Hunt and Foldable. BOTH DUE FRIDAY!

5th period --  worked on Text Features Foldable. DUE FRIDAY!

6th period -- worked on Text Features Task Cards. DUE FRIDAY!

7th period -- worked on Text Features Foldable. DUE FRIDAY!

See yesterday's blog post for link to copies of the scavenger hunt and foldable

TEXT FEATURES TEST ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH!!!!!

Happy Thursday!!!


Please take out your Text Features Notes

1st PERIOD -- YOUR FOLDABLE IS DUE TODAY!

5th PERIOD -- YOUR SCAVENGER HUNT IS DUE TODAY!

Happy Wednesday!


Please take out your Text Features notes
If you have them, take out your Text Features Scavenger Hunt and Foldable

6th PERIOD -- YOUR Scavenger Hunt and your Foldable are DUE TODAY!!!

Today in Class We (Tuesday, September 9):

Period 1
Completed the Text Features Scavenger Hunt -- Due at the end of class
Began Review Foldable

Period 2 and 5
Finished Text Features Notes
Began Text Features Scavenger Hunt

Period 6
Worked on Text Features Scavenger Hunt -- DUE WEDNESDAY
Worked on Review Foldable -- DUE WEDNESDAY

Period 3 and 7
Finished Text Features Notes


Text Features Worksheet Links:

Review Foldable

Scavenger Hunt

Inspiration Tuesday!!

• 7th and 8th graders -- you need your Science book today!!!!!

• Please take out your Text Features Notes

Today in Class We (Monday, September 8):

Checked out a silent reading book. Please be sure to ALWAYS have a silent reading book with you for EVERY class.

Continued note study of Text Features.

YOU WILL HAVE A TEXT FEATURES TEST ON EITHER FRIDAY 9/12 OR MONDAY 9/15.

Monday, September 8

• Silent reading book check out today -- have your ID card ready

• If you have Text Features notes from last week, please take them out

• Pencil sharpened and in your seat when the bell rings :)

Today (Fri. Sept. 5) in Class We:

1st and 6th periods 

• began Text Features unit
• Notes you need: 

2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th 

• took a pretest on Text Features

 

We MADE IT!!!

• SYLLABUS SIGN-OFF SHEET DUE TODAY!!! 

• I will collect them as soon as class starts. If you do not have it, please get a Missed Deadline Form and have it filled out and ready.

• Please have your pencil sharpened and ready to go!

HAPPY THURSDAY!

• Seating Chart Today
• If you got a gold-colored Reading Lab Handbook yesterday, please take it out
• Have your pencils out and sharpened

 

• SYLLABUS SIGN-OFF SHEET DUE TOMORROW (FRIDAY)!!!!!