You were made to be AWESOME! ~ Kid President

Friday, September 27, 2013



Work time today for the Textbook Page Final Project.

Due Dates:

Tuesday, 10/1 -- Text Writing Final Draft
Thursday, 10/3 -- Textbook Page final, including sticky notes















Thursday, September 26, 2013



INSPIRATION THURSDAY!!!
http://youtu.be/IcZVGjG6LWM
REMEMBER:

1. Writing for textbook page due Tuesday 10/1.
2. Final textbook page due Thursday 10/3.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013



Inspiration Tuesday


You need:
  • Awesomeness Journal
  • Quick Write Spiral
  • Textbook Page Design Items
  • Glue
Let's Get Our Learn On! Woot!




Monday, September 23, 2013



I'm Too Tired for It to be Monday!





You need:
  • Awesomeness Book
  • Quick Write Spiral
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • A Positive Attitude!
 


Friday, September 20, 2013

It's Friiiiiiiiiidaaaaaay!!!

I Don't Care Friday

Today you need:
  • Class Awesomeness Book
  • Quick Write Spiral
  • Markers/Colored Pencils, etc.

Thursday, September 19, 2013



Happy Thursday!


  • "Un" vocab quiz today

  • You need your awesomeness journal



Wednesday, September 18, 2013



Hump Daaaaaaay!




Remember:"un" vocab test tomorrow!!!!

Today you need your Awesomeness Book.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Important Info:

All Periods -- "un" vocab test on Thursday!!!!

5th Period Homework -- Finish the last two sentences of the "Minerals" summary.
It's Tuesday.... Let's Laugh!

http://youtu.be/cX-Xd1pW6Ok

Today you need:
1. Your Awesomeness Journal
2. Quick Write Spiral





Monday, September 16, 2013


Today You Need:

1. Your Awesomeness Journal

2.  A Yellow and a Pink Highlighter

3. Your Best Smile and Attitude! :)






Friday, September 13, 2013

It's Friday, It's Friday...lalalala!

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Friday...lalala!

Today you need your Class Awesomeness Book and the "deer" textbook page you started designing yesterday.



Thursday, September 12, 2013

Deaf Boy Hears Dad


Inspiration Thursday!

Today you will need:

1. Your Class Awesomeness Journal
2. One Post-It note from the front table.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Geico Hump Day


It's Wednesday -- Hump Day!

 1. Please get your:
  • Text Features Assessment out
  • A Highlighter
  • Your Class Awesomeness journal




Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Class Agenda for 9/10/13

Today in class we:

1. Recorded today's vocab word -- uncommon (challenge word -- unrealistic)
2. Mini lesson on Text Features -- quick write, definition, group discussion

Absent?
1. When you return, please borrow a classmate's Class Awesomeness Journal and record today's vocab word
2. Check with Miss Mickus to see what you need for the lesson on Text Features


Maru the Cat Takes on Box



Happy Tuesday! 


Today you will need:

1. A new spiral notebook. If it's in your locker, please go get it.
2. Your Reading Lab Awesomeness Journal
3. Scissors, glue, markers/colored pencils
4. One of each of the papers on the small group table

Monday, September 9, 2013

Class Agenda for Monday, 9/9/13

Periods 1, 2, 4, 5, 6:

In class today we:
1. Class syllabus parent sign off sheet was due today.
2. Went over classroom deadlines and MDF policy.
3. Signed off on class handbook.
4. Took a pretest for vocab words starting with "un" and "dis"
5. Set up vocab section of the Class Awesomeness Journal
6. Began working on "un" vocabulary -- recorded "un" and ""uncertain"
       Link to "un" vocab pictures for journal

ABSENT?
When you return:
1. You will need to take the un/dis prefix vocab pretest
2. Make sure you turn in your parent sign off sheet
3. Catch up on the vocab in your journal
A thought for this wonderful Monday...



1. Please get your Reading Lab Awesomeness Journal from the storage crates.
2. Please take out your gold Reading Lab Handbook so we can discuss MDFs for this class.
3. If you have not turned in your Parent Sign Off Sheet, please get it out and get ready for me to collect it.

Friday, September 6, 2013

It's Friiiiiiiiiiiday!

http://www.hallmark.com/online/hoopsandyoyo/animations/manners/hyy-manners-raisinghand.aspx

Please go to the small group table at the front of the classroom and:

1. Choose ONE journal
2. Take THREE Post It Notes

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Can you relate???


Hello Students!



Please go to the small group table at the front of the room and take:

1. One highlighter
2. One gold "Reading Lab Handbook"

Remember: You were made to be AWESOME!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Truth spoken here.


Good Morning!

I will tell you where your assigned seat is today.

Please get a laptop and sign into www.nearpod.com 





Tuesday, September 3, 2013



Yippee! It's the first day of school! Woot!!

Please take a seat where ever you like. We'll do the seating chart after the bell rings. WELCOME TO CLASS!

IF YOU HAVE EAR PHONES IN YOUR LOCKER, PLEASE GO GET THEM NOW. Just bring the ear phones -- not the device that goes with it :)

Monday, September 2, 2013

2013/2014: Just a Little About Me...





My family...

Brother Pete, Mom, Dad, Sister Laurie, me.














My kitties...

Daisy May

Zoe

The only time they've EVER been next to each other.



My best friend...
Tammy and I were thinking about getting new bike helmets.   



















In my free time...
Sketching and water coloring

                            Paper crafting               

Reading

Hiking

Zumba!


Love me some coffee...

Seriously. This is the best mocha I've ever had in my LIFE.










But most important to me is...


My faith. Summer retreat at Champoeg Park.