March 4 - March 8, 2019

Students need to bring their charged devices to every class.  We use technology every day.  If they aren't bringing technology, they should be bringing pens/pencils and paper.  They need to show that they are prepared to learn.

Spirit Week next week

Monday:  Wear white

Tuesday: Twin Day

Wednesday: Music Madness

Thursday: Super Fan Day

Friday: Lucky Charm Day

Monday

• Finish and submit Remix paragraphs - extension due to Friday's events
• Silent reading once complete - if you have your own book bring it in

Tuesday

• Winchester Mystery House - read the story together
• Work on debate research

Wednesday

• Summary Writing - Winchester Mystery House
• Work on debate research and planning

Thursday

• Finish summary writing - Winchester Mystery House
• Adverbs
• Final day for researching and planning for your debate

Friday

• Silent reading
• Scrabble fun!

Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Remix reading and paragraphs - due at the end of the week
• Start Fairy Tale assignment - persuasive writing graphic organizer

Tuesday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Grammar - Verbs/Adverbs

Wednesday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Finish Fairy Tale assignment

Thursday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Discuss how to run our class debates
• Take a look at the topics

Friday

• Final day to work on Remix and submit by the end of the class
• Work on debate topics

February 19 - 22, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Tuesday

• Correct red and green boxes from February Workspace 
• Continue with book report presentations
• Introduce how to cite properly
• Introduce how to use quotes properly

Wednesday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Continue how to cite properly
• Continue how to use quotes properly - work on Remix readings and paragraph writing

Thursday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Start Fairy Tale Debate/persuasive writing
• Continue with Remix readings and writing

Friday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Continue Fairy Tale Debate/persuasive writing
• Continue with Remix readings and writing

February 11 - 15, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Finished their Wakelet project
• Continued with their Remix readings

Tuesday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Continued with their Remix readings
• Start:  How to do research?

Wednesday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Continued with their Remix readings
• Finish:  How to do research?

Thursday

• Grammar: Adverbs

Friday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Start: Do the Research

February 4 - 8, 2019

February has arrived and so has a new Workspace (to be introduced on Monday).

Plans for this week:

Monday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Start a new assignment - Wakelet
• Presentations for their book report start tomorrow - random draw for placement.  Hopefully, we will get 5 done/day.  The presentations might take all month to complete.

Tuesday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Presentations begin 

Wednesday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Work on Wakelet assignment
• Presentations continue

Thursday

• Work on Wakelet assignment
• Presentations continue

Friday

• Visit the Learning Commons - perfect opportunity to work with their partner on the Wakelet assignment.

2nd Book Report Update

Due to the SECOND snow day in a row,

  independent book report presentations 

will now start on 

Tuesday, February 5

Book Report Update

Due to the snow day,

  independent book report presentations 

will now start on 

Monday, February 4