Week 6

Well this week is the end of the first six weeks. Boy has time flown by! Our football teams and our girls volleyball are working super hard. Be sure to check them out. UIL sign ups are still going on - don't forget that if you make a UIL team you will get to go to the Plex in Wichita Falls!!! Last year the students said that it was a blast. I will be gone Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday I am going with Mrs. Meacham to a training and Thursday I will be going to Wichita Falls for TEKS training. I hope everyone has a productive week!!!

Reading

Monday - Level Set Test for Teen Biz

More Robin Hood packets

Don't forget two book reports are due by Friday.

Don't forget to get on quizlet.com to study for your vocabulary test on Friday!

Tuesday - Ms. Hale gone

First Teen Biz then Lexia

Wednesday - Cause and Effect Assessment

Review vocabulary words on quizlet.com

Thursday - Ms. Hale gone

First Teen Biz then Lexia

Friday - Begin work on Details

Vocabulary Test over Robin Hood packet

Robin Hood packet due

Last day to turn in book reports

Last day for grades - make sure all your work is turned in!!!

Language Arts

Monday - Pronouns Review

Students will receive new spelling packets - they are due Friday!

Tuesday - Ms. Hale gone

Parts of Speech on Teen Biz

Wednesday - Begin Special Words

keep working on your spelling packets!

don't forget they are due Friday

Thursday - Ms. Hale gone

Punctuation - Teen Biz

Friday - Spelling packets due

Spelling Test

Special Words Assessment

Last day for grades!!!

Have a good weekend!!!

Some pictures from class.

Here are some pictures from our classes.

This is Week #4!!!

Time is just flying by!!! Monday September 14, 2009 is the beginning of week #4. This week we have a volleyball game Monday. Back to school night where the parents can learn about the parent portal is on Tuesday. We have a football game Thursday and the Bobcats play football on Friday. Many teachers have their sign-up sheets for UIL contests. I am coaching 6th, 7th and 8th grade Maps, Graphs and Charts. Don't forget that if you are on a UIL team, you will get to go to the Plex in Wichita Falls!!! Last year the students had a BLAST!!! So be sure to sign up!!!

Have a great week and don't forget about the bel schedule changing - CAT time is now at 8:00 - 8:25 in the morning!!

Reading

Monday - Bell work, Begin new stories, Robin Hood for 4th and 8th periods. White Fang for 5th period, CEI. Remind students that we will be starting book reports and that two book reports will be due by the end of the six weeks.

Tuesday - Bell work, Same as Monday, students will also go to CEI

Wednesday - Bell work, Context clues, Context clues quiz, practice vocabulary words on Quizlet.com, students will also go to CEI

Thursday - Same as Wednesday, students will also go to CEI

Friday -Bell work, Cause and Effect, Quiz over comprehension and vocabulary - 4th and 8th - Robin Hood, 5th - White Fang

Language Arts

Monday - Bell work, Nouns, spelling

Tuesday - Bell work, Writing using Graphic Organizers

Wednesday - Bell work, Proper Nouns, spelling activity

Thursday - Bell work, Writing, if time log onto Teen Biz and review writing exercises

Friday - I will be in ARD's all day, Mrs. Motenboker will be substituting for me. Students will have time to study for spelling quiz, Quiz over nouns, writing with word wall words.

Week 3

Monday was a holiday, so Week 3 has started on Tuesday. We will be taking reading placement tests, learning about nouns, writing, and lots of other things. I hope everyone is excited about the Pep Rally that will be on Thursday. Don't forget to wear your spirit shirt!!

Also don't forget we will have a quiz over Sadako on Thursday and Friday depending which CEI section you are in.

Have a great week!

Reading

Tuesday - Context Clues, Homonyms, CEI, review for quiz, color kimonos

Wednesday - Context Clues, CEI, Finding word meanings in paragraphs

Thursday - Context Clues, CEI, Finding word meanings in paragraphs, Quiz

Friday - Context Clues, CEI, Homonyms, Quiz

Language Arts

Tuesday - Writing with Graphic Organizers, Idea Inventory

Wednesday - Nouns, Want Ads activity

Thursday - Reading Plus placement test, Nouns,

Friday - Nouns, singular and plural

Week 2 has started!!!

Week one of school was great. Now we have begun week two. This week we have started in CEI computer lab working on Lexia. We are continuing with Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and we are working on context clues such as antonyms and synonyms. Here is our schedule for this week. Don't forget we will not have a vocabulary and comprehension quiz until September 9, 2009. I encourage everyone to go watch a volleyball game or a football game or get involved in something school related. I promise, you'll be glad you did!

Reading

Monday

Context Clues - Suffix and Prefix

Sadako Chapter 5

Comprehension Sequence - Chapter 4

Tuesday Same as Monday

Wednesday

Context Clues - Synonyms and Antonyms

Sadako Chapter 6

Word Study - Contractions

Thursday - Same as Wednesday

Friday

Context Clues - Synonym/Antonym

Sadako Chapter 7

Word Study - Opposites

Language Arts

Monday

Sentences - Different types of Sentences

Types of Sentences Activity

Small Group Activity - Finding Sentences

Tuesday

Writing Main Ideas

Topic Sentences - Guided Practice

Topic Sentences - Independent Practice

Wednesday

Sentences Review

Sorting Sentences Activity

Thursday

Idea Inventory - Pizza Idea

Topic Sentences - Guided Practice

Topic Sentences - Independent Practice

Fill in the Organizer #1

Friday

Sentences - Review Types as well as Subject and Verbs

Complete Reflect and Review

Sentence Assessment #1 and #2

Have a great weekend!!!