I'm skipping with joy cause it's Friiiiiiiiiiiiiday!

Smash Book: Write me a short letter convincing me that I should NOT give you homework this weekend...

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Made note cards for the last 5 "uni" words -- unify, unilateral, unique, unison, unit
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --  rBook pages 57, 58-59

Homework

• rBook pages 57-59

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• Complete rBook pages 57-59
• Make the last 5 "uni" vocab cards when you return

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did a 6 Traits of Writing (Oreo Cookie) lesson
• Made note cards for "uni" words -- unify, unilateral
• Took a pop quiz on subjects and predicates
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --rBook page 49 and began "helping" paragraph rough draft

Homework

• none

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Do rBook pages 49 and begin "helping" paragraph rough draft
• When you return, make note cards for unify and unilateral
• When you return, schedule a time to make up your subject/predicate pop quiz

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Almost Friday!

 Smash Book:  Something that recently irritated me is ____________.  Describe the situation.

    GET IT?????

Smash Book: What makes a good teacher? Why do you think that? Describe a teacher you've had that you thought was good. What did they do to make you think that?

Way. Too. Tired. For. School.

Smash Book: 

The person I trust most in the world is _____________.  I trust them because ______________. Give an example of a time they were there for you.

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Did subject/predicate review
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- began rough draft of "helping paragraph" from rBook pages 48-50

Homework

• subject/predicate worksheet 
• write the rough draft of your helping paragraph from rBook pages 48-50

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• write the rough draft for your helping paragraph
• get the subject/predicate worksheet from the homework crate and complete

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- did workshop 2 vocabulary review and completed rBook pages 46-47

Homework

• complete rBook pages 46-47

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Do rBook pages 46-47

       GO DUCKS!

Smash Book: Spend 5 minutes describing your time off.

 

Happy Friday!

and

Happy Thanksgiving!

Smash Book: Describe what Thanksgiving is like for you. Where do you go? What do you do? What do you eat? Who are you with?

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Took Election Final Test 
• Reviewed for Friday's Prefix Vocabulary Test
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- 48-49

Homework

• Study for Friday's prefix vocabulary review test

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• rBook pages 48-49
• Study for prefix vocab review test 
• When you return, schedule a time after school to take your election test

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- page 44-45

Homework

• Study for prefix vocab review test

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• rBook pages 44-45
• Study for Friday's prefix vocab review test

Happy Thursday, SuperSquirrel!

Smash Book: 

Who is your favorite super hero and why? If you could have one super power, which one would you choose and why?

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Did Election Final Test review
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- prefix vocabulary review

Homework

•  Spend 20 minutes studying for Thursday's election final test
• Spend 10 minutes reviewing for Friday's prefix vocabulary review test

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• study for election final test 
• Study for prefix vocab review test

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Studied/Reviewed for Friday's prefix review test 
• Took the election process final test
• Did Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- page 44-45

Homework

• Study 20 minutes for prefix vocab review test

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• rBook pages 44-45
• Study for your election process final test
• Schedule a time after school to retake your election test
• Study for Friday's prefix vocab review test
•  

Happy Wednesday!

Smash Book:

Date your Smash Book, then enter this:

Five ways I've changed since I was a little kid:

     1.

     2.

     3.

     4.

     5.

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Election Final Test review
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- rBook pages 44-45 

Homework
 Spend 20 minutes studying for Thursday's election final test

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• rBook page 44-45
• study for election final test review

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Studied/Reviewed for tomorrow's election final test
• Silent read for 20 minutes and filled out reading log

Homework

• Study for election final test tomorrow

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Study for election process final test

i realllllllllllllllly don't want to go to school today!




Smash Book:
Guess what I did this weekend???? What did you do? 
Write about it....

It's Friday!! It's Friiiiiiiiiday!

Smash Book: If I could buy anyone any gift, I would buy ____________________ for ________________ because ____________________.

Happy Thursday!

Smash Book:

If you looked under my bed right now, you'd find _________________.

It's Wednesday Late Start, and I'm sleepy. Very, very sleepy.

 

Smash Book: What is currently your favorite movie? Give a 4-6 sentence summary of the plot of the movie. Then describe why you like it so much.

Class/Home Work 11/6/12

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Election lesson/discussion
• CNN Student News
• Read 180

• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- rBook pages 42-43
• Editing/revising "It's In the Bag " Final Draft
   

Homework

• Yellow Election Journal
• page 22-23 -- complete your thoughts on campaign advertising
• page 24-25 -- write in the names of the new President and Vice President. Complete "My Thoughts" on the new Pres/Vice Pres
• page 26-27 -- use the link posted on the blog to fill in as much of this as you can before bed
• rBook pages 42-43

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• Revise and edit rough draft of "It's in the Bag" essay
• Complete all items under "Homework" listed above

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did election lesson and discussion
• Did Read 180
• silent reading
• small group -- rBook page 36

Homework

• Yellow Election Journal
• page 24-25 -- write in the names of the new President and Vice President. Complete "My Thoughts" on the new Pres/Vice Pres
• page 26-27 -- use the link posted on the blog to fill in as much of this as you can before bed
• rBook page 37

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Complete all items under "Homework" listed above

ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTING RESULTS MAP!!!

To complete your homework tonight (page 26-27 of your Election Journal), use this map to fill in as many states as you can by the time you go to bed. Look for the key at the bottom of the map. Just like your assignment,

                                                       BLUE = Obama
                                            RED = Romney

Click here for link: Politico.com Live Electoral College Results Map

In case the link doesn't work, here is the web address that you can copy and paste into the browser -- http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/

Happy Tuesday!

Smash Book prompt: Today is election day. Who would you like to see win and why?

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Electoral College lesson
• Silent read
• rBook page 39-41

Homework

• Electoral College worksheet
• Edit and revise "It's in the Bag" essay -- paragraphs 6-8 sentences long, check spelling and grammar

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log in your Reader's Journal
• Revise and edit rough draft of "It's in the Bag" essay
• Get Electoral College information/worksheet tomorrow

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did Read 180
• silent reading
• small group
• instructional software
• Work time for rough draft of "It's in the Bag"

 

Homework

• Finish rough draft of "It's in the Bag" essay
   

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Write rough draft of "It's in the Bag" essay

 

Oh crud. Monday again.

Smash Book: Tell about your weekend. Then decide -- if you could have a do-over, what would you do differently? What would it look like? Why do you want to do it over?

We're over the "moo"n that
 it's Friday!

Smash Book: If  you were allowed to invite anyone at all to come and talk to your class, whom would you invite and why?

Now that Halloween's over... It's mine... all mine!!!

Smash Book: Tell about Halloween night. Did you do anything? Describe it. If you didn't, detail your evening.