-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS FRIDAY AT LUNCH! YAY!
-ALL REDO WORK (GIVEN OUT ON MONDAY) IS DUE TUESDAY. STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT ON MONDAY WILL TURN THEIR WORK IN THE DAY AFTER THEY RETURN.
-WE FINISH OUR NOVEL, WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS, THIS WEEK! BE SURE TO TURN IN YOUR BOOK TO THE MEDIA CENTER WHEN WE GO UP TO TAKE THE ACCELERATED READER TEST ON THURSDAY!
-IF YOU RECEIVED "REDO" WORK TODAY IN CLASS, IT IS DUE TOMORROW. OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO HOMEWORK!
-BRING IN YOUR SIGNED 2ND QUARTER GRADE REPORT NOW! IT'S ALREADY A WEEK LATE!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
-NONE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
-NONE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
-IF YOU PLAN TO AUDITION FOR ONE OF THE THREE MAIN ROLES IN OUR UPCOMING PLAY, BE SURE TO PRACTICE READING YOUR LINES OUT LOUD! REMEMBER TO BRING BACK THE COPY OF THE SCRIPT THAT MRS. BROWN LOANED YOU. YOU'LL USE IT TO AUDITION TOMORROW. REMEMBER, NOBODY HAS TO MEMORIZE ANYTHING! WE DO AN INTERACTIVE READING OF THE PLAY!
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR TOMORROW'S READING/TESTING DAY!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
-NONE AGAIN. I THINK I OWED YOU THIS. WHAT A NICE WEEK! :)
-MISSING WORK NOTICES FOR LANGUAGE ARTS WERE GIVEN OUT ON MONDAY IN CLASS. STUDENTS HAVE UNTIL TUESDAY AT THE END OF CLASS TO GET THIS WORK TURNED IN IF THEY WANT IT TO SHOW AS COMPLETED ON THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORT WHICH GOES HOME ON FRIDAY. WE TOOK THE ENTIRE CLASS PERIOD MONDAY FOR MAKE-UP WORK AND WILL TAKE TIME AGAIN TOMORROW TO GET THIS IMPORTANT WORK DONE. BE SURE THAT ALL WORK GETS TURNED IN--WHETHER BY TUESDAY OR LATER. ZEROES REALLY ZAP GRADES.
-GRADE REPORTS GO HOME ON FRIDAY!
-YOUR FIRST ARP TEST FOR THIS QUARTER IS DUE TO BE TAKEN BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK! READ AND TEST, YOU GUYS!
-CHAPTER SUMMARY PUPPET SHOWS WILL BE PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY.
-FRIDAY IS FUN FRIDAY! GET THAT WORK TURNED IN!
-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK (SORRY, PEOPLE!).
-CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR MAKE-UP WORK IF YOU RECEIVED A LIST FROM MRS. BROWN. THIS WORK MUST BE TURNED IN TOMORROW IF YOU WANT IT GRADED AND SHOWN ON FRIDAY'S GRADE REPORT! STAPLE IT TO THE PIECE OF PAPER WHICH YOU WERE GIVEN.
-IF YOU WERE PART OF A CHAPTER SUMMARY PUPPET SHOW GROUP TODAY (BECAUSE YOU FINISHED OR DIDN'T HAVE MISSING WORK), REMEMBER THE HOMEWORK PASS OFFER! IF YOU BRING IN COPIES OF YOUR SCRIPT FOR YOUR 2-MINUTE CHAPTER PUPPET SHOW, EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP WILL RECEIVE A H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K P-A-S-S! BE SURE EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP GETS A COPY TO GET YOUR PASS! REMEMBER, SONGS/CHEERS/RAPS FOR YOUR GROUP WILL ADD EXTRA CREDIT POINTS TO THIS GRADE!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
-NO NEW WORK, JUST FINISH ANY MAKE UP WORK AND BE SURE YOU'VE CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR READING! PUPPET SHOW CHAPTER SUMMARIES WILL BE PRESENTED AFTER 20 MINUTES OF PRACTICE TIME TOMORROW.
-TEST ON YOUR ARP BOOK BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
-FINISH READING CHAPTERS 12 AND 13 IN WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS. WRITE THREE IMPORTANT EVENTS FROM EACH CHAPTER. THESE CHAPTERS ARE E-V-I-L, WITH BLOOD, GUTS, AND SOMEONE DYING!!! IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'LL LIKE THEM (HA! HA! HA!). YOU'LL HAVE AN OPEN NOTES POP QUIZ ON THESE CHAPTERS TOMORROW, BUT THAT'S JUST FOR YOU SCHOOLNOTES.COM KIDS TO KNOW ABOUT (YOU'RE WELCOME).
-TEST ON YOUR ARP BOOK BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
-FINISH CHAPTERS 14 AND 15 AND FILL OUT THE LOVELY STUDY GUIDE.
-TEST ON YOUR ARP BOOK BY MONDAY!
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR OUR ARP DAY TOMORROW.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
-TAKE THAT GRADE REPORT HOME! IT'S NOT DUE BACK SIGNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY. HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND!
-BE SURE TO TURN IN YOUR SIGNED AND STAPLED LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORT PACKET FOR QUARTER 1 THAT WENT HOME ON FRIDAY WITH YOUR 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARDS. THIS IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, AND PHONE CALLS WILL BE MADE TO PARENTS IF THE PACKET ISN'T RETURNED BY FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. E-E-E-E-K!
-BE SURE TO TURN IN YOUR PARENT SIGNED ARP CONTRACT FOR QUARTER 2! IT'S DUE WEDNESDAY AS WELL! REMEMBER TO KEEP THE GREEN SHEET AT HOME.
-THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THE FIRST HARRY POTTER MOVIE DURING OUR HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH! BE SURE TO BRING YOUR PASS!
-THERE'S NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY AS WE CELEBRATE VETERAN'S DAY.
-FINISH READING CHAPTERS 6-7 AND FILL OUT THE CORNELL NOTES FOR THESE CHAPTERS.
-WE HAVE A LITERARY TERMS QUIZ ON FRIDAY, SO BEGIN MEMORIZING TWO TERMS EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK.
-IF YOU'VE FALLEN BEHIND IN YOUR READING, USE TOMORROW TO CATCH UP!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
-FINISH READING CHAPTERS 8-9 AND CREATE A QUIZ FOR A FRIEND TO TAKE! WRITE FIVE QUESTIONS (FILL IN THE BLANK, TRUE/FALSE, MULTIPLE CHOICE, OR ANY COMBINATION) FOR EACH CHAPTER. YOUR QUIZ WILL BE 10 QUESTIONS LONG. BE SURE TO PUT THE ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER TO GET YOUR "A!"
-STUDY FOR THE LITERARY TERMS QUIZ FRIDAY!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
-FINISH CHAPTERS 10-11 AND THE CORNELL NOTES THAT GO WITH THEM. BE SURE TO FINISH THE OPEN NOTES/OPEN BOOK READING QUIZ FOR THESE CHAPTERS, TOO.
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR TOMORROW'S ARP DAY!
-REMEMBER TO STUDY FOR THE LITERARY TERMS QUIZ TOMORROW!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
-WELL, ANOTHER WEEK HAS COME AND GONE! I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, YOU GUYS.
-GRADE REPORTS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS QUARTER 1 WILL GO HOME ON FRIDAY ALONG WITH 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARDS. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL TAKE HOME THEIR UNIT-END POETRY TEST AND MEMORIZED POEM TESTS FOR PARENT SIGNATURE, AND WILL TAKE HOME THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SCRIPT FOR STUDENT-LEAD CONFERENCES. THIS WAY PARENTS CAN GET A GOOD IDEA OF HOW STUDENTS HAVE PEFORMED OVER THE FIRST QUARTER.
-ACCELERATED READING REQUIREMENTS THIS QUARTER ARE TWO BOOKS THAT YOU READ ON YOUR OWN, PLUS THE ONE THAT WE READ IN CLASS TOGETHER (A TOTAL OF 3!). REMEMBER, YOU MAY CHOOSE ONE BOOK ANY LEVEL AND THEN ONE BOOK WITHIN ONE GRADE LEVEL OF YOUR CURRENT GE. A CONTRACT WILL GO HOME ON FRIDAY SO THAT YOUR PARENTS CAN KEEP UP WITH TEST DATES--THEY KEEP THE GREEN COPY AND YOU BRING BACK THE WHITE ONE, SIGNED.
-THE HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY THIS WEEK AS WE ENJOY OUR MOVIE! BRING YOUR PASSES, GUYS!
-WE BEGIN OUR NOVEL UNIT ON WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS ON WEDNESDAY! KEEP YOUR NOVEL WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES, AND BRING IT TO CLASS EACH DAY. HINT: KEEP IT TUCKED SAFELY INSIDE YOUR NOTEBOOK SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET KNOCKED OFF YOUR DESK OR WHISKED AWAY!
-WOULD YOU LIKE 25 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT? SIMPLY COVER YOUR WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS BOOK SO THAT IT CLEARLY CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS YOURS AND BRING IT IN TO CLASS THIS WEEK! HOME-MADE COVERS ARE JUST FINE.
-BE SURE TO USE YOUR TIME IN ARC WISELY AND GET SOME OF YOUR READING DONE THERE! THE NOVEL WE READ IN CLASS IS ONE OF THE THREE REQUIRED THIS QUARTER.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
-FINISH CHAPTERS 1-3 IN WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS AND FILL OUT THE COMPREHENSION HANDOUT. REMEMBER TO USE LOVELY, COMPLETE SENTENCES!
-COVER YOUR NOVEL FOR 25 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT.
-YOU WILL HAVE A READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1-5 ON FRIDAY!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
-FINISH CHAPTERS 4-5 AND FILL OUT THE HANDOUT TO DRAW YOUR OWN COMIC STRIP OF WHAT HAPPENS TO BILLY IN THE TOWN OF TALEQUAH!
-THE ONLY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK IS TO READ AND BE SURE YOU HAVE TESTED ON YOUR TWO REQUIRED ARP BOOKS BY FRIDAY. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER, THIS IS 10% OF YOUR QUARTER GRADE, AND THE BOOKS ARE YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE NOT TESTED ON ANY BOOKS YET, USE TOMORROW DURING OUR ARP DAY OR YOUR ARC TIME IN THE AFTERNOON TO GET THIS DONE BY FRIDAY. (ALL STUDENTS KNOW HOW MANY TESTS THEY NEED TO TAKE BY FRIDAY AS THIS WAS SHARED IN CLASS TODAY.) AS ALWAYS, MY ROOM WILL BE OPEN TUESDAY-THURSDAY IF YOU NEED TO READ OR TEST.
-FRIDAY IS F-U-N F-R-I-D-A-Y! BE SURE YOU'VE TURNED IN ALL OF THE MAKE-UP WORK THAT I GAVE YOU LAST WEEK!
-YOUR UNIT-END POETRY TESTS WILL BE RETURNED NEXT WEEK!
THIS TEST WILL BE ON YOUR REPORT CARD, AND YOU WILL BE TAKING IT HOME FOR SIGNATURE.
-FRIDAY IS OUR HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR PASS IF YOU GO TO THE CAFETERIA.
-THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF THE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND VISITORS WHO ATTENDED OUR POETRY READING ON THE 24TH! THANKS, TOO, TO ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES WHO SENT IN TREATS TO HELP MAKE IT AN EVEN MORE SPECIAL EVENT!
****BIG, BIG EVENT! COME ONE, COME ALL! IT'S OUR POETRY READING ON FRIDAY THE 24TH! PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND ANY SPECIAL ADULTS ARE INVITED, AND INVITATIONS GO HOME TUESDAY! ASK YOUR CHILD WHICH PERIOD HE/SHE HAS LANGUAGE ARTS IN ORDER TO SEE WHEN YOU SHOULD PLAN TO BE HERE. TIMES WILL BE ON THE INVITATIONS, TOO!
*PLEASE SEND IN TREATS FOR THE POETRY READING. WE NEED FINGER FOODS--NOTHING THAT REQUIRES SILVERWARE, PLEASE. SEND IN JUICE BOXES OR INDIVIDUAL-SIZED CANS/BOTTLES OF DRINKS, PLEASE--NOT BIG 2 LITER DRINKS. THEY TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO POUR, AND OUR TIME IS GOING TO BE TIGHT WITH OUR SHORTER CLASS PERIODS THIS YEAR! BOUGHT OR HOME-MADE GOODIES ARE BOTH WONDERFUL AND TRULY APPRECIATED.
*TUESDAY IS THE MEMORIZED POEM TEST! BE SURE YOU CAN WRITE AND RECITE YOUR MEMORIZED POEM!
*WEDNESDAY IS THE UNIT-END POETRY TEST! CONTINUE TO FILL OUT AND S-T-U-D-Y THE 6 PAGE STUDY GUIDE I GAVE YOU. DON'T LOSE THIS--IT'S 20 POINTS OF WEDNESDAY'S TEST.
-DUE TO THE POETRY READING, THERE WILL NOT BE A HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETING FRIDAY (BOO HOO!).
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
-STUDY THAT MEMORIZED POEM FOR TOMORROW'S BIG TEST!
-BE ASKING YOUR FOLKS TO SEND IN TREATS FOR FRIDAY'S POETRY READING!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
-S-T-U-D-Y YOUR 6-PAGE STUDY GUIDE FOR THE UNIT-END POETRY TEST TOMORROW. KNOW THE STUFF ON THE GUIDE AND YOU'LL DO WELL! STUDY WITH A PARTNER IF YOU CAN! BRING THE GUIDE AND STAPLE THE VOCABULARY WORK FROM PAGES 5 AND 6 TO IT WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS TOMORROW. DON'T FORGET IT! THE STUDY GUIDE IS 20 POINTS OF YOUR TEST!
-TAKE HOME YOUR INVITATION AND CONTINUE TO BEG FOR GOODIES!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22
-W-H-E-W! NO MORE HOMEWORK THIS WEEK--YOU'VE EARNED A BREAK, TO SAY THE LEAST. JUST CONTINUE TO BRING IN GOODIES FOR THE BIG POETRY READING ON FRIDAY!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
-SAME AS WEDNESDAY!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
-THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND WONDERFUL CREATIVITY, YOU GUYS. I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME. ENJOY A WORK-FREE WEEKEND WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE! :) MRS. BROWN
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE ON TUESDAY'S HOMEWORK! THE HANDOUT IS "FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE," A REVIEW OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS ON MONDAY!
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WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-17
-MEMORIZED POEM TEST IS TUESDAY, 10/21! YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO MY ROOM AT LUNCH THIS WEEK FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TO WORK AND PRACTICE! REMEMBER: YOU MUST MEMORIZE THE ENTIRE POEM, AND NOT JUST A PART OF IT. PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION DO NOT COUNT, BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TITLE AND AUTHOR.
-UNIT-END POETRY TEST IS WEDNESDAY, 10/22. IF YOU FILL OUT AND KNOW EVERYTHING ON THE STUDY GUIDE THAT WE BEGIN FILLING OUT IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, YOU'LL DO BEAUTIFULLY. REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY COME AT LUNCH TO STUDY THIS WEEK (EXCEPT FOR FRIDAY!).
-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS FRIDAY! BRING YOUR PASSES!
-OUR BIG POETRY READING IS NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24! ON TUESDAY YOU'LL SIGN UP FOR WHICH POEM YOU CHOOSE TO READ, AND ALSO BEGIN SIGNING UP FOR WHAT GOODIES YOU THINK YOU CAN BRING. PLEASE INVITE YOUR PARENTS! INVITATIONS WILL GO HOME ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
-LRMS HAS A TIMED ESSAY PRACTICE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 10/16, OUR EARLY RELEASE DAY. DON'T WORRY! THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST DRAFT, AND NEXT QUARTER WE'LL BE LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A GOOD, 7TH GRADE ESSAY USING THIS DRAFT AS YOUR STARTING POINT!
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
-MEMORIZE THE FIRST 1/3 OF YOUR POEM BY TOMORROW. IF YOU ARE MEMORIZING MORE THAN REQUIRED, YOU MAY--OF COURSE--MEMORIZE LESS! EVERYONE SHOULD TRY TO MEMORIZE THE ENTIRE POEM BY FRIDAY (AGAIN, DEPENDING UPON THE LENGTH OF YOUR POEM CHOICE).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
-KNOW 1/2 OF YOUR POEM BY TOMORROW! (AGAIN, THIS DEPENDS UPON WHETHER YOU'RE MEMORIZING MORE THAN IS REQUIRED.)
-FILL OUT THE "FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE" PRACTICE HANDOUT. USE TODAY'S CLASS HANDOUT TO HELP YOU IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE.
-REMEMBER THAT THE POETRY READING EXTRA CREDIT ART IS DUE FRIDAY! USE PEN, NOT PENCIL, AND BE VERY NEAT!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
-KNOW 3/4 OF YOUR MEMORIZED POEM (UNLESS YOU'RE MEMORIZING MORE THAN REQUIRED).
-DO THE "VOCABULARY FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING" ASSIGNMENT ON PAGE 5 OF YOUR UNIT-END TEST STUDY GUIDE PACKET (WRITING WORDS 3X AND DEFINITIONS ONCE).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
-KNOW ALL OF YOUR POEM TOMORROW FOR A PRACTICE QUIZ!
-DO VOCABULARY ASSIGNMENT ON PAGE 6 OF THE UNIT-END STUDY GUIDE (WRITE EACH WORD/DEFINITION ONE TIME).
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR ARP DAY TOMORROW!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
-NO OFFICIAL HOMEWORK, BUT IF YOU'RE WORKING ON A LONG POEM AND YOU HAVEN'T MEMORIZED IT YET, YOU NEED TO DO IT OVER THE WEEKEND TO BE READY FOR TUESDAY'S TEST.
-REDO QUIZZES FOR THOSE WHO FAILED LAST WEEK'S COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS QUIZ WILL BE THURSDAY AT LUNCH. PLAN TO COME TO MY ROOM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO STUDY WITH A STUDY BUDDY! YOU'LL TAKE THE REDO QUIZ THURSDAY AT LUNCH.
-RATS! HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK! FRIDAY IS A TEACHER WORKDAY--LUCKY YOU!
-PARENT SIGNED GRADE REPORTS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY! KEEP THE GREEN STAR READING TEST FORM!
-USING YOUR "VOCABULARY FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING" HANDOUT, WRITE EACH WORD FIVE TIMES AND EACH DEFINITION ONE TIME. BE SURE TO NUMBER THE WORDS LIKE WE SAW ON THE BOARD TODAY.
-WRITE YOUR OWN EXTENDED METAPHOR POEM. LENGTH: 10 LINES. THE POEM MUST USE EXTENDED METAPHOR(S), USE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE, AND HAVE AT LEAST TWO LINES USING ALLITERATION. IT'S DUE THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK!
REMEMBER, AN EXTENDED METAPHOR COMPARES WITHOUT USING LIKE, AS, THAN. THEN IT EXPLAINS WHY. FOR EXAMPLE: I AM A TORNADO, TEARING THROUGH THE HOUSE, RAGING AND ROARING, TWISTING WITH ANGER . . . YOU MAY USE YOUR HANDOUT FROM LAST WEEK TO HELP YOU IF YOU NEED TO!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
-YOUR EXTENDED METAPHOR POEM IS DUE TOMORROW!
-IF YOU ARE TAKING THE REDO QUIZ, COME AT LUNCH TOMORROW!
-Students will be given a list of missing work on Wednesday of this week. It must be turned in on Thursday if you are going to attend FUN FRIDAY!
-Grade reports go home on Friday, along with your STAR Reading Test results!
-There's a Vocabulary Quiz this Thursday on the words we stapled together in class today (Commonly Misspelled Words E-L, plus the Commonly Misspelled Words M-T handout front & back). That's a total of 33 words! Fifteen are from last week, so review these and study the new ones.
-Harry Potter Lunch Bunch meets on Friday! Come by on Thursday to get your new laminated Lunch Bunch pass!
-Use the front and back of the Commonly Misspelled Words M-T handout and choose one of the following.
Option #1: create flash cards for all 18 words. For #10 and #11, write a sentence using the word on the back of the card instead of using a definition!
Option #2: write each of the 18 words 5 times, and write the definition once.
***Want to get 25 extra credit points FREE? Just have your parents/guardians write me a note saying they've seen this offer on Schoolnotes, and the extra credit is YOURS! This is due tomorrow, TUESDAY, and I won't take it aften then! Please don't go telling all of your friends about this special offer. It's my way of seeing just who is going to schoolnotes on a weekly basis! It's OUR secret.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
-Have a friend or family member help you practice the spelling and defining of last weeks's words, Commonly Misspelled Words E-L. Quiz is Thursday!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
-Write each of the 33 vocabulary words on the two stapled handouts ONE TIME and their definition ONE TIME. No definition? You don't do one! Sound out words as you write them and STUDY for the quiz tomorrow. Remember: break words down into syllables!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
-Bring your ARP book and a snack for tomorrow's ARP Reading/Testing day.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
-Be sure to get your Grade Report signed! It's due on Tuesday, but you get a 105 if you bring it in on Monday! Keep the green STAR Reading Test Result sheet at home.
-Choose one: Write each Commonly Misspelled Word E-L FIVE (5) times or create flash cards for each word. If you do flash cards, put the word on one side of the card and on the other side, write a sentence using the word with a BLANK where the word would be!
-Signed grade reports are due by THURSDAY!
Tuesday, September 23
-None tonight! We finish revising our poems in class tomorrow!
-Bring in signed grade report if you haven't already.
Wednesday, September 24
-Finish your revised poem. Your final copy, in perfect condition, is due tomorrow. Staple your final ON TOP OF your first drafts! Typing is great!
-OPEN HOUSE FOR YOUR FAMILY IS TUESDAY AT 6:00! HAVE YOUR FOLKS REPORT TO THE GYM, AND THEN THEY'LL FOLLOW YOUR SCHEDULE AND MEET YOUR TEACHERS! SEND YOUR FAMILY TO SCHOOL TONIGHT, GUYS!
-THE HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH BEGINS THIS FRIDAY! IT'S A BOOK CLUB THAT MEETS AT LUNCH, SITS ON THE FLOOR WITH PILLOWS, AND TALKS ABOUT THE BOOKS AND MOVIES! EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND! BE SURE TO GET A PASS FROM MRS. BROWN TO COME BACK FROM THE CAFETERIA IF YOU BUY YOUR LUNCH.
-WE HAVE A PEP RALLY FRIDAY DURING 6TH PERIOD! GO LIONS!
-REDO QUIZZES FROM LAST WEEK (FOR STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST TIME) WILL BE GIVEN THURSDAY AT LUNCH. YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME DURING LUNCH THIS WEEK TO STUDY AND PRACTICE YOUR VOCABULARY, BUT YOU MUST, MUST, MUST TAKE THE REDO QUIZ ON THURSDAY.
-ARP DAY WILL BE THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
-MAVERICKS TEAM INTERIMS GO HOME THURSDAY. YOU MUST GET THESE SIGNED AT HOME, REGARDLESS OF YOUR GRADE IN L.A. GETTING THE REPORT SIGNED IS A GRADE!
-NONE, BUT ALL REDO WORK AND MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE TOMORROW. IF YOU'RE IN 5TH PERIOD, REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO TURN IN THE QUIZ WORDS WRITTEN ONE TIME EACH FROM LAST WEEK IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. THIS ASSIGNMENT WASN'T ON THE SLIP OF PAPER I GAVE YOU THAT SHOWED MISSING WORK.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
-READ THE POEM "ME" AND ANSWER 1, 2, AND 3 USING BEAUTIFUL, COMPLETE SENTENCES. REMEMBER WHAT A SIMILE IS, FOLKS!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
-COMPLETE YOUR SIMILE/METAPHOR POEM AT HOME IF YOU DID NOT DO SO IN CLASS TODAY. LENGTH: 10 LINES MINIMUM. TYPING IS GREAT, IF YOU DOUBLE-SPACE! YOU MAY CERTAINLY WRITE A LONGER POEM IF YOU WISH.
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK TO CLASS TOMORROW FOR ARP DAY.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
-FINISH ARP LOG #1 IF YOU DID NOT DO SO IN CLASS. BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SENTENCES HAVE AT LEAST 9 WORDS IN THEM.
-SORRY THIS IS LATE COMING, FOLKS! MY COMPUTER CRASHED LAST NIGHT! BOO HOO!
-QUIZ THIS WEEK: TUESDAY (2ND, 3RD, 6TH PERIODS), AND WEDNESDAY FOR 5TH PERIOD. THIS IS ON THE WORDS FOUND ON YOUR STAPLED PAPERS ("CREMATION OF SAM McGEE VOCAB. WORDS AND COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS HANDOUT WITH DISCRIMINATION-EXHAUSTION").
-FOR 2ND, 3RD, AND 6TH PERIODS: STUDY THE VOCABULARY WORDS FOR TOMORROW'S QUIZ!
-FOR 5TH PERIOD: NONE!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
-FOR 2ND, 3RD, AND 6TH PERIODS: NONE!
-FOR 5TH PERIOD: WRITE EACH VOCABULARY WORD ONE TIME AND DEFINITIONS (IF WORDS HAVE THEM) ONE TIME, TOO. QUIZ IS TOMORROW!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
-WRITE A CREATIVE STORY OR POEM USING THE 9 VOCABULARY WORDS FOR EDGAR ALLAN POE! LENGTH: 7 TO 10 LINES. UNDERLINE OR HIGHLIGHT THE WORDS IN YOUR WORK.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW. NO BOOK = BEING ASSIGNED A SHORT STORY WITH QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN CLASS. YUCK!
ON TUESDAY, STUDENTS WILL BE GETTING BACK LAST WEEK'S VOCABULARY QUIZ MARKED "REDO" IF THE GRADE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FAILING ONE. STUDENTS RECEIVING "REDO" ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A LUNCH SESSION ON THURSDAY TO STUDY FOR THE REDO QUIZ, AND THE QUIZ ITSELF WILL BE TAKEN ON FRIDAY DURING THE ARP READING TIME. THE RETAKE QUIZ WILL BE SENT HOME FOR PARENT SIGNATURE.
THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK THAT COVERS VOCABULARY FROM TUESDAY (COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS D-E AND VOCABULARY FOR "SAM McGEE"), THE "DID SHE SAY MORE VOCABULARY" HANDOUT, AND THE TERMS POETRY, PROSE, AND SIMILE.
BRING YOUR ARP BOOK TO CLASS EVERY FRIDAY FOR ARP READING DAY. YOU MAY ALSO BRING IN A SNACK TO ENJOY WHILE YOU READ, AS LONG AS YOU BRING IN THE BOOK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN READING. EXCEPTIONS ALWAYS APPLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FINISHED THEIR BOOKS AND ARE MOVING ON TO A NEW ONE!
-CREATE FLASH CARDS (WORD ON ONE SIDE/DEFINITION ON THE OTHER) FOR THE "SAM McGEE" VOCABULARY WORDS (9) AND #2, #4, AND #5 OF YOUR COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS, D-E HANDOUT. NUMBER THE CARDS FOR A TOTAL OF 13. YOU DON'T NEED REAL INDEX CARDS--CREATE YOUR OWN OUT OF WHATEVER YOU HAVE. C-H-E-C-K YOUR SPELLING, FOLKS!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
-PRACTICE WRITING COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS D-E 5X EACH. WRITE THE DEFINITIONS FOR 2, 4, AND 5 ONE TIME EACH. STUDY THESE FOR TOMORROW'S QUIZ, AND BRING THEM IN TOMORROW.
-CREATE FLASH CARDS FOR THE 3 "DID SHE SAY MORE VOCABULARY" WORDS AND FOR SIMILE, POETRY, AND PROSE. THAT'S SIX MORE CARDS. NUMBER AND STAPLE THESE TO THE 13 FOR LAST NIGHT AND STUDY THEM FOR TOMORROW'S QUIZ.
BRING ALL 19 CARDS TO CLASS TOMORROW.
-IF YOU RECEIVED A "REDO" ON YOUR LAST QUIZ, COME THURSDAY AT LUNCH TO PRACTICE FOR YOUR RETAKE QUIZ ON FRIDAY. USE YOUR PASS TO LEAVE WITH MRS. BROWN'S CLASS AND BE FIRST IN LINE AT LUNCH SO THAT YOU CAN RETURN QUICKLY.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK TO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS FOR OUR READING DAY.
-RETAKE QUIZ FROM LAST WEEK IS TOMORROW, SO STUDY FOR THIS! YOUR PARENTS WILL BE SIGNING YOUR QUIZ!
-HAVE YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS SIGN ALL PAPERS IN YOUR BIG ENVELOPE! BE SURE THAT YOU READ AND SIGN THE PAPERS, TOO! BRING THESE BACK BY WEDNESDAY!
-THE LANGUAGE ARTS "EXPECTATIONS AND RULES" SHEET GOES IN THE FRONT OF YOUR LANGUAGE ARTS BINDER! DON'T GIVE THIS TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER!
-AS WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS TODAY (AND WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS WEEK) EVERY STUDENT NEEDS AN ARP (ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM) NOVEL TO READ BY FRIDAY! YOU CAN LOOK AT THE ARP BOOK LISTS IN ANY MAVERICKS CLASSROOM TO SEE WHAT BOOKS ARE ARP, OR THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. IF YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASK TO SEE THEIR ARP LIST. THIS CAN BE A CHANCE TO GET YOUR FOLKS TO BUY YOU A NEW BOOK AT A BOOKSTORE, TOO! BARNES & NOBLE AND MOST OTHER BOOKSTORES HAVE ARP LISTS FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU ASK THEM ABOUT IT.
EVERY STUDENT WHO HAS AN ARP BOOK TO READ BY FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK GETS A FREE HOMEWORK PASS TO USE IN L.A. THIS QUARTER ON ANY ASSIGNMENT! YAY! BRING IT IN BY WEDNESDAY TO GET AN ADDED TREAT!
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
-WRITE EACH COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORD 10 TIMES NEATLY AND THE DEFINITIONS FOR #10 AND #11 FIVE (5) TIMES EACH. BE NEAT! NUMBER YOUR WORDS LIKE WE DID IN CLASS.
-LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW, AND TURN IN ALL SIGNED FORMS TOMORROW, TOO.
-BRING AN ACCELERATED READER BOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY. IF YOU CAN'T GO TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BOOK AT HOME THAT YOU HAVEN'T TESTED ON FOR ARP, YOU CAN GET A BOOK FROM ME DURING HOMEROOM TIME. REMEMBER, ARP BOOKS ARE LISTED AT THE LIBRARY AND BOOKSTORES! HAVE YOUR BOOK BY FRIDAY TO GET YOUR FREE LANGUAGE ARTS HOMEWORK PASS! BRING IT TOMORROW FOR YOUR ADDED BONUS!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
--USING THE HANDOUT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN, WRITE YOUR "DEAR MRS. BROWN" LETTER. CHECK YOUR SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION, AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ON TOPIC AND CONCLUSION SENTENCES! :)
BRING AN ARP BOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY.
-PUT YOUR SIGNED L.A. EXPECTATIONS FORM IN YOUR L.A. NOTEBOOK (OR SECTION!).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
-REVIEW THE SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS FOR TOMORROW THAT ARE ON YOUR COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS HANDOUT.
OUR FIRST QUIZ IS TOMORROW!
-ARP BOOK IS DUE TOMORROW FOR A HOMEWORK PASS! IF YOU COME TO MY ROOM WITH YOUR ARP BOOK IN HAND, YOU CAN ALSO BRING IN A SNACK TO EAT/DRINK WHILE YOU READ. SERIOUSLY! JUST BRING IN YOUR BOOK AND PLAN TO SNUGGLE WITH A PILLOW, YOUR BOOK, AND YOUR SNACK. SIGH--FOOD, BOOKS, COMFORT . . . LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
HOMEWORK ON FRIDAY? I DON'T THINK SO! HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, MAVERICKS!
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