It's Friday! It's Christmas break! It's so exciting!



Smash Book: What do you hope you'll get to do over Christmas break?

Smash Book: If I could receive _________ for Christmas, I'd be the happiest kid ever!

We're marching right on toward Friday... and Christmas break!

 

...I didn't eat it. I swear!

Smash Book: Which do you prefer -- 

live Christmas trees or artificial?

Wait.... Do I have the right holiday????

Smash Book: What is your favorite "snow" memory?

Merry Monday!

Smash Book: Are you excited about Christmas break? 

Why or why not?

So glad it's Friday!

Smash Book: My favorite Christmas song is ____________.

Are you this happy that it's almost Friday?????

Smash Book: Which TV or movie character do you think you're most like? Explain why you think this.

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Took the mid-year lexile test
• Did Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --  rBook pages 100-101

Homework

• None

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 100-101

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --rBook page 96

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 page 96  (read the article, then do the Key Idea, Target Word, and React and Write)

Happy Wednesday!

 

In your Smash Book, please write and answer...

Today:

• The date is _____________
• I am wearing ____________
• I am feeling _____________
• I ate ___________________
• I watched _______________
• I listened to _____________
• I talked to ______________
• The weather is ___________
• I want _________________
• I'm looking forward to _________________

I'm very, very thirsty!

 

Smash Book: If you were given $500 but told that it all had to be used to help somebody else, for whom and for what purpose would you want the money used?

If I were given $500 to help someone, I would give it to ___________________ for ______________. I would do this because _____________________.

Look who came to live with me this weekend -- my new kitty Daisy!

Smash Book: How was your weekend?

Are you as happy as they are that it's Friday?

For Smash Book today, choose one. Write the complete sentence and your answer

I would rather travel    

     a) into space

     b) see a championship sports competition live

     c) be the president for a day

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Took "uni" prefix test
• Discussed ways to add detail to your writing -- practiced with a worksheet activity
• Did some "pre" activities for geography
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --  rBook pages 96

Homework

• Complete yellow details worksheet

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 96
• Get details worksheet when you return
• Schedule a time to take your "unit" quiz when you return
• Get geography "pre" activities when you return

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --rBook pages 54-55 and page 56

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 54-56

 

Smash Book: If I could put any drink I wanted into the water fountains here at school, I would choose ____________________.

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Uni Prefix Test review
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group -- 94-95

Homework

• Study for "uni" prefix 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
• Complete rBook pages 94-95
• Study for "uni" prefix test

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did 6 Traits -- Ideas and Details -- looked at scoring guide, practiced scoring sample papers
• Took "uni" prefix test
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --rBook page 54, plus book talks

Homework

•  None

 Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• rBook page 54
• Schedule a time with Miss Mickus to take your "uni" prefix test

 

Smash Book: What makes a good parent?

And you thought you were having a bad day....

Smash Book: Would you live in a natural disaster danger zone? Why or why not?

Core 1

Today in Class we:

• Debated whether or not people should be able to live in danger zones
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --  revised "helping" paragraph to make Ideas and Details a score of "4"

Homework

• Complete FINAL draft of "helping" paragraph

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 the final draft of "helping" paragraph

Core 2

Today in class we:

• Did 6 Traits -- Ideas and Details -- looked at scoring guide, practiced scoring sample papers
• Finished rBook page 52
• Read 180
• independent reading
• instructional software
• small group --scored "helping" paragraph for Ideas and Details, rewrote to make Ideas and Details a score of "4"

Homework

• Complete rough draft of "helping" paragraph
• Write nine sentences using the "uni" prefix words -- unit, unison, unique, unify, unilateral, unicellular, unicorn, unidirectional

Absent?

• Use today's prompt to write in your Smash Book
• Silent Read for 20 minutes and record in your reading log
• Complete the homework listed above

A new baby elephant was born at the Oregon Zoo on Friday...

Isn't she CUTE!

Smash Book: How was your weekend?