-UNIT-END VOCABULARY AND "HALLUCINATION" SHORT STORY TEST IS THURSDAY FOR ALL CLASSES! STUDY THOSE 12 WORDS YOU WERE QUIZZED ON LAST WEEK, AND LOOK OVER YOUR HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK AND YOUR CLASS NOTES FOR WEDNESDAY!
-AH,YES, IT'S THAT TIME ONCE AGAIN! WANT 25 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS? GET YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS TO SIGN A NOTE SAYING THEY SAW THIS OFFER ON SCHOOLNOTES.COM, AND THAT 25 FREE POINTS IS YOURS! THIS IS DUE TUESDAY--NO EXCEPTIONS!
-CREATE YOUR OWN TEST FOR THE STORY "HALLUCINATION!" COME UP WITH TEN QUESTIONS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE GOOD ONES. THEY MAY BE FILL-IN-THE-BLANK, MULTIPLE CHOICE, OR TRUE/FALSE. BE VERY, VERY SURE TO PUT THE ANSWER WITH YOUR QUESTION! PLAN TO SHARE THIS TOMORROW IN CLASS.
-PRACTICE THAT VOCABULARY FROM LAST FRIDAY'S QUIZ!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
-REVIEW YOUR TEST QUESTIONS AND YOUR VOCABULARY FOR TOMORROW'S "HALLUCINATION" AND VOCABULARY TEST!
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
-NONE!
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
-NONE, NATURALLY! HAPPY WEEKEND! THREE MORE DAYS! :)
-YEP! IT'S EOG WEEK! TUESDAY IS READING, WEDNESDAY IS MATH WITH CALCULATORS, AND THURSDAY IS MATH WITHOUT CALCULATORS!
-PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTRIBUTE SNACKS SO THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE A TREAT AFTER EACH DAY OF THE EOG TESTS! INDIVIDUALLY-WRAPPED SNACKS (SMALL BAGS OF CHIPS & CHEETOS, COOKIES, ETC.) AND INDIVIDUAL-SIZED JUICE BOXES AND/OR SODAS ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. REMEMBER: BUY THAT BIG BAG OF CHEETOS AND POUR THEM INTO BAGGIES YOURSELF--IT'S A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAT WAY! HOME-MADE GOODIES ARE GREAT AS LONG AS THEY ARE FINGER FOODS AND ARE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED OR PUT IN BAGGIES.
-THE ONLY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK IS TO READ THAT ARP BOOK AND TEST ON IT BY FRIDAY. REMEMBER, WE'LL HAVE TIME IN CLASS AFTER EACH DAY OF EOG'S FOR SILENT, SUSTAINED READING/TESTING! YOUR BOOK MUST BE YOUR GE OR HIGHER THIS QUARTER! MAKE V-E-R-Y SURE THAT YOU ACTUALLY F-I-N-I-S-H YOUR BOOK BEFORE YOU TEST. GOOD LUCK!
-NEXT WEEK IS EOG WEEK! BE SURE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK PRACTICE, GET PLENTY OF REST, AND COME READY NEXT TUESDAY TO DO A KILLER JOB ON YOUR READING TEST! MATH TESTS ARE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
-ONCE AGAIN WE WILL BE SENDING HOME A NOTE ASKING FOR FAMILIES TO CONTRIBUTE SNACKS FOR AFTER ALL THREE DAYS OF THE EOG TESTS! THIS NOTE WILL GO HOME ON WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK, SO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD BRING! INDIVIDUALLY-WRAPPED SNACKS (SMALL BAGS OF CHIPS & CHEETOS, COOKIES, ETC.) AND INDIVIDUAL-SIZED JUICE BOXES AND/OR SODAS ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. REMEMBER: BUY THAT BIG BAG OF CHEETOS AND POUR THEM INTO BAGGIES YOURSELF--IT'S A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAT WAY! HOME-MADE GOODIES ARE GREAT AS LONG AS THEY ARE FINGER FOODS AND ARE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED OR PUT IN BAGGIES.
-4TH QUARTER ARP TESTS ARE DUE 5/20! BE SURE TO BE READING YOUR REQUIRED BOOK. TAKE NOTES ON CHAPTERS IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING EVENTS.
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MONDAY, MAY 11
-READ OVER AND FILL OUT QUESTIONS FOR EOG PRACTICE "THE GARDEN."
-BRING YOUR LEMUR FOLDER ON WEDNESDAY!
TUESDAY, MAY 12
-HOMEWORK IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHOSE CLASSES WERE ASSIGNED WORK BY THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER TODAY. IF YOUR CLASS WAS ASSIGNED WORK, READ AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR "I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD."
-BRING YOUR LEMUR FOLDER TOMORROW FOR THE LEMUR FOLDER QUIZ!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
-READ AND ANSWER EOG PRACTICE PACKET "WOUNDED WOLF."
-TAKE HOME THE GOODIES HANDOUT AND START BRINGING IN YUMMY STUFF FOR AFTER THE EOG TESTS!
THURSDAY, MAY 14
-NO HOMEWORK. (DID I JUST SAY THAT???)
FRIDAY, MAY 15
-REST UP, FOLKS! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK FOR THOSE E-O-G'S!
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WEEK OF MAY 4-8
-FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK!
-BE SURE TO BRING YOUR SIGNED LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORTS BY WEDNESDAY! ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE BY FRIDAY.
-REMEMBER THAT YOUR REQUIRED ARP BOOK TEST IS DUE TO BE TAKEN BY MAY 20! BE VERY, VERY SURE THAT YOU HAVE A BOOK AND ARE READING! REMEMBER, YOU MAY USE MY BOOKSHELF OR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE MEDIA CENTER.
-END-OF-GRADE TESTS WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 18-22! THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL BE SPENT REVIEWING TEST-TAKING SKILLS AND PRACTICING FOR THE BIG TEST!
-THANKS SO MUCH TO THE MANY FAMILIES WHO SENT IN EXTRA DONATIONS TO HELP PAY FOR THE LEMUR CENTER FIELD TRIP. THE FUNDS WERE GREATLY NEEDED. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU!
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MONDAY, MAY 4
-READ AND ANSWER BOTH SIDES OF THE "READING COMPREHENSION: INFERENCES" EOG PRACTICE HANDOUT!
-BRING YOUR SIGNED GRADE REPORT IN IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!
-MAKE UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY!
TUESDAY, MAY 5
-READ THE "TOM SAWYER" EOG PRACTICE PACKET AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. THIS IS H-A-R-D, SO TAKE YOUR TIME. REMEMBER TO USE THE STRATEGY OF MARKING OUT ANSWERS THAT DON'T WORK SO THAT YOU CAN NARROW DOWN YOUR CHOICES!
-GRADE REPORTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
-READ AND ANSWER THE "BLADER BOB" EOG PACKET! USE THE STRATEGY OF MARKING OUT INCORRECT ANSWERS AGAIN TODAY.
THURSDAY, MAY 7
-READ AND ANSWER THE EOG PRACTICE "THE COMING OF THE COLD" HANDOUT. USE THE STRATEGY OF READING THE QUESTIONS BEFORE READING THE SELECTION ON THIS ONE!
-ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE TOMORROW!
FRIDAY, MAY 8
-NONE, NATURALLY! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! DO SOMETHING KIND FOR YOUR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY!
-Mavericks Team grade reports go home today! Language Arts grade reports have stapled to them the handouts that students need in order to turn in missing work! Please do these over the weekend! See instructions from last week for the Lemur Picture Page! Grade reports are due signed by Wednesday, but if they're turned in Monday, it's extra credit!
-Students have the option of TYPING their Lemur Research Paper at home this weekend for extra credit. We have run late with these due to the field trips yesterday and Wednesday. Type it double-spaced using Arial 14! All students will finish their final copy in class Monday if they don't type it at home this weekend. Students who do the typing this weekend will have game time on Monday.
-YOUR 3-D LEMUR PROJECT IS DUE TUESDAY! IT IS 10 POINTS OFF FOR EVERY DAY LATE, AND YOU HAVE TO PHONE HOME ON FRIDAY IF IT'S NOT IN. IN OTHER WORDS, DO IT ON TIME AND HAVE IT ON TUESDAY! REMEMBER THE 50+ SAMPLES YOU'VE SEEN IN MY ROOM.
-YOUR FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR LEMUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, SO USING YOUR ARP LOGS AND YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER SHOWING HOW TO WRITE YOUR PAPER, FILL IT ALL IN! IF YOU EMAILED YOURSELF WHAT YOU BEGAN HERE IN SCHOOL, JUST FINISH IT. WE WILL DO OUR PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY!
-BE SURE TO BRING $$ FOR LUNCH AT BURGER KING (AND THE COOL GIFT SHOP, IF YOU WISH) ON THE DAY YOU GO TO THE FIELD TRIP! MS. BROWN'S/MR.GRETHER'S 2ND PERIOD CLASSES GO WEDNESDAY! MR. SMITH/MS. RAFFY'S 2ND PERIOD CLASSES GO THURSDAY!
-PARENT CHAPERONES FOR THE LEMUR CENTER! BE SURE TO BE AT SCHOOL AT 9:00 ON THE DAY THAT YOU GO! BRING YOUR INFO SHEET THAT I SENT YOU SO THAT YOU HAVE DIRECTIONS!
-PARENTS WHO MEET US AT BURGER KING! DON'T WORRY IF THAT BUS DOESN'T PULL UP RIGHT AT NOON. SOMETIMES WE ARE UP TO 10 MINUTES LATE. HINT: HAVE YOUR AND YOUR CHILD'S FOOD ORDERED BEFORE THE L-O-N-G LINE HITS! LOTS OF PARENTS WAIT UNTIL THEY SEE THE BUS AND THEN GET IN LINE IMMEDIATELY!
-YOUR 3-D LEMUR PROJECT IS DUE TOMORROW! YOU MAY MAKE A "CHEAT SHEET" CARD WITH 10 FACTS ON IT TO HELP WITH YOUR PRESENTATION IF YOU WISH.
-THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR LEMUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY. THE FINAL COPY OF YOUR LEMUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE FRIDAY. WE WILL BE WORKING ON WRITING IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!
TUESDAY, APRIL 28
-THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR LEMUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE TOMORROW! DON'T WORRY ABOUT PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION--WE DO THIS TOGETHER IN CLASS.
-IF YOU ARE GOING ON THE FIELD TRIP TOMORROW, BRING $$ FOR BURGER KING AND THE GIFT SHOP!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
-THE FINAL COPY OF YOUR LEMUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE FRIDAY! IF YOU TYPE IT FOR HOMEWORK, IT'S FIVE POINTS ADDED TO YOUR SCORE!
-IF YOU ARE GOING ON THE FIELD TRIP TOMORROW, BRING $$ FOR BURGER KING AND THE GIFT SHOP!
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
-THE FINAL COPY OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE TOMORROW. BE SURE YOU HAVE USED PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR NUMBERS AND MONTHS!
FRIDAY, MAY 1
-HOMEWORK OVER THE WEEKEND? NOPE! HAVE A GOOD ONE!
:)
-TURN IN YOUR 3-D LEMUR PROJECT BEFORE THE APRIL 28 DEADLINE AND GET EXTRA CREDIT! LOOK OVER THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN ALREADY TO GET IDEAS FOR HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN!
-TURN IN LEMUR CENTER FIELD TRIP FORMS/$11 TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER BY APRIL 27. NO LATE FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
-LUNCH BUNCH MOVIE MADNESS CONTINUES! YOU MUST HAVE HAD AN INVITATION AND FORM TO BE SIGNED BY YOUR PARENTS TO ATTEND! WE MEET MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY!
-PICTURE PAGES AND EXTRA CREDIT DECORATED LEMUR FOLDERS ARE DUE THIS WEEK. STUDENTS WITHOUT PRINTERS/COMPUTERS AT HOME WILL HAVE TIME IN THE MEDIA CENTER MONDAY/TUESDAY TO PRINT OUT PICTURES IN BLACK & WHITE, WHICH ARE FINE! DRAW PICTURES OF YOUR OWN, TOO, IF YOU LIKE ART!
-ONLY ONE ARP BOOK IS REQUIRED THIS QUARTER, AND MUST BE TESTED UPON BY MAY 20! REMEMBER: THIS MUST BE YOUR GE OR HIGHER.
-TURN IN YOUR PARENT-SIGNED 4TH QUARTER ARP CONTRACT THAT WAS SENT HOME ON THURSDAY! IT'S DUE TOMORROW!
-CREATE A LEMUR PICTURE PAGE WITH PICTURES OF ALL TYPES OF LEMURS BY FRIDAY! BE SURE TO LABEL EACH LEMUR TYPE. EXTRA WORK = EXTRA CREDIT! MAKE IT LOOK GOOD!
-DECORATE YOUR LEMUR FOLDER WITH PICTURES OF YOUR LEMUR BY THURSDAY FOR 20 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT!
-WORK ON YOUR 3-D LEMUR! IT'S DUE TUESDAY, APRIL 28!
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
-SAME AS ABOVE!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
-SAME AS ABOVE! DECORATED FOLDER IS DUE TOMORROW!
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
-SAME AS ABOVE! YOUR PICTURE PAGE IS DUE TOMORROW!
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
-BE SMART AND DO YOUR LEMUR PROJECT THIS WEEKEND! ALLOW SEVERAL HOURS FOR THIS BIG, 10%-OF-YOUR-QUARTER PROJECT! REMEMBER THE RECIPES FOR HOME-MADE DOUGH THAT ARE ON THE BACK OF THE PROJECT PAGE SENT HOME LAST WEEK! PROJECTS ARE DUE TUESDAY.
REPORT CARDS, LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORTS AND ARP READING REPORTS FOR 3RD QUARTER, AND THE NEW 4TH QUARTER ARP CONTRACT FORM ALL GO HOME TOMORROW, THURSDAY, INSTEAD OF FRIDAY!
THANKS, TOO, TO THE MANY PARENTS WHO ARE SENDING IN EXTRA $ TO HELP SUBSIDIZE THE FIELD TRIP FOR OUR KIDS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING FROM THE BAD ECONOMY. YOU ARE APPRECIATED MORE THAN YOU KNOW!
-REPORT CARDS AND LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORTS, ARP QUARTER 3 REPORTS, AND QUARTER 4 READING CONTRACTS ALL GO HOME ON FRIDAY!
-IF YOU WERE OUT LAST WEEK, BE SURE TO GET THE TWO ARP LOGS AND FILL THOSE OUT! THEY'RE DUE MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
-WE START OUR LEMUR RESEARCH UNIT THIS WEEK! PLEASE NOTE THESE DUE DATES:
-LEMUR FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM/$11: 4/27
-LEMUR PROJECT (PARENT INFO SENT HOME 4/14): 4/28
-FIELD TRIP TO DUKE LEMUR CENTER: 4/29 (BROWN/GRETHER 2ND PERIOD CLASSES) AND 4/30 (SMITH/RAFFY 2ND PERIOD CLASSES).
-READ "LEMUR HEAVEN" TYPED ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ATTACHED!
-TAKE HOME THE FIELD TRIP LETTER/FORM AND PROJECT INFORMATION HANDOUT. BE SURE TO KEEP THE PROJECT INFO AT HOME, BUT TURN IN THE FIELD TRIP INFO TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
-LOOK FOR PICTURES OF YOUR LEMUR ON THE INTERNET OR IN MAGAZINES! HAND DRAW OR PRINT OUT SOME PICTURES--YOU'LL NEED THEM NEXT WEEK FOR A PICTURE PAGE!
-TURN IN FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM & $11.00 BY 4/27.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
-BE THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU WILL WANT TO DO YOUR LEMUR PROJECT. WHAT SUPPLIES WILL YOU NEED? TALK OVER WITH YOUR PARENTS WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IT! IF YOU CREATE YOUR LEMUR EARLY, YOU GET EXTRA CREDIT, AND THE WEEKEND IS COMING!
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
-NONE, BUT OF COURSE S-M-A-R-T STUDENTS WILL NO DOUBT BE WORKING ON THEIR LEMUR PROJECT! TURN IT IN EARLY FOR EXTRA CREDIT! SPEND TIME--ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS--ON THIS MAJOR PROJECT! LOOK BACK OVER THE PROJECT HANDOUT THAT WENT HOME ON TUESDAY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, AND THINK ABOUT THE SAMPLES IN MY ROOM!
-BE SURE TO TEST ON YOUR FINAL ARP BOOK BY APRIL 7TH!
-MANY STUDENTS HAVE PLANS TO BE OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEK FOR OUR TWO SNOW MAKE-UP DAYS. IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE, JUST GET YOUR LANGUAGE ARTS WORK FRIDAY! WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE LEARNING ANYTHING NEW AS WE ESTIMATE THAT 40% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK.
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS FRIDAY! AT LAST!
-READ YOUR ARP BOOK AND BE SURE TO HAVE TESTED BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR SPRING BREAK!
-TURN IN ALL MISSING WORK BY WEDNESDAY IF YOU WANT IT SHOWN ON YOUR 3RD QUARTER LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE!
-GET YOUR PARENTS TO SIGN A PIECE OF PAPER SAYING THEY'VE SEEN THIS PAGE, AND YOU GET 25 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT! WHOOO HOOOO! REMEMBER--DO NOT TELL YOUR FRIENDS. THIS IS FOR LOYAL SCHOOLNOTES VISITORS ONLY!
IT'S DUE TOMORROW.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
-READ YOUR ARP BOOK AND TEST BEFORE SPRING BREAK!
-TURN IN MISSING WORK TOMORROW OR IT WON'T BE PART OF YOUR 3RD QUARTER L.A. GRADE.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
-READ YOUR BOOK AND TEST BEFORE SPRING BREAK!
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
-READ YOUR BOOK AND TEST BEFORE SPRING BREAK!
-REMEMBER TO GET NEXT WEEK'S WORK FROM L.A. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT!
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
-HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND BE WONDERFUL FOR THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER NEXT WEEK! I HOPE YOUR SPRING BREAK IS PERFECT! :)
-EEEEK! MRS. BROWN HAS ACUTE BRONCHITIS AND A SINUS INFECTION! YUCK! SORRY THIS IS LATE IN COMING, FOLKS!
-THANKS TO THE MANY, MANY FAMILIES WHO SENT IN GOODIES FOR OUR WRITING TEST CELEBRATION! IT TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS, AND WE APPRECIATE IT!
-CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE FANTASTIC GROUPS WHO PERFORMED AT OUR WRITING RALLY FINALE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. YOU GUYS WERE A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK EVERY DAY THIS WEEK! I OWE YOU THREE DAYS OF READING TO GET YOU READY FOR THE FINAL TEST THIS QUARTER (WHICH IS DUE BY 4/7).
-FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH SHOULD MEET FRIDAY (IF MRS. BROWN IS BACK BY THEN).
ATTENTION PARENTS & GUARDIANS! IF YOUR CHILD IS PERFORMING IN MONDAY AFTERNOON'S WRITING RALLY, 3/23, YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!
THE RALLY WILL BEGIN AT 1:15 AND WILL END AROUND 2:50. CHAIRS WILL BE SET UP IN THE MAVERICKS TEAM AREA FOR YOU, SO COME ON IN AND WATCH YOUR CHILD SING, DANCE, RAP, AND CHEER ABOUT GOOD WRITING!
BE SURE TO CHECK IN AT THE FRONT OFFICE.
PS--DON'T FORGET TO SEND IN THOSE GOODIES FOR TUESDAY'S WRITING TEST CELEBRATION!
-LANGUAGE ARTS INTERIM GRADE REPORTS GO HOME ON FRIDAY! GET THESE SIGNED & BACK ON MONDAY FOR A GRADE OF 105. THEY'RE DUE BY THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK, OR YOU'LL NEED TO PHONE HOME.
-THE LAST REQUIRED ARP TEST FOR 3RD QUARTER IS DUE BY APRIL 7TH! BE SURE TO READ EACH NIGHT FOR 20 MINUTES IN ORDER TO FINISH YOUR BOOK AND TEST ON TIME. REMEMBER THAT THE CLASS WITH THE MOST IMPROVEMENT IN READING LEVEL WILL GET TO CHOOSE THEIR REWARD THIS QUARTER!
-SAMPLE PROMPTS AND BI-FOLD ORGANIZERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED PRACTICE TO GET READY FOR THE WRITING TEST ON 4/24. THESE ARE IN MRS. BROWN'S CLASSROOM AND WILL BE OFFERED TO STUDENTS EACH DAY AS EXTRA CREDIT WORK.
-THIS IS OUR WRITING RALLY WEEK, SO THERE IS NO HOMEWORK OTHER THAN TO WRITE AND MEMORIZE YOUR SCRIPT! WE VIDEOTAPE ON FRIDAY, AND THE TEAM WRITING RALLY TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, 3/23! PARENTS/VISITORS ARE INVITED TO MONDAY'S WRITING RALLY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE DURING 6TH PERIOD (2:00-2:55).
-RALLY GROUPS MAY COME AT LUNCH TO PRACTICE AS LONG AS ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND YOU HAVE A PASS FROM ME. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE REQUIRED LUNCH TIME WITH ANOTHER TEACHER.
-THE MAVERICKS TEAM WANTS TO REWARD STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AFTER THE 3/24 TIMED ESSAY TEST BY HAVING A WRITING CELEBRATION. TAKE HOME YOUR REQUEST FOR GOODIES ON TUESDAY, AND START BRINGING THOSE TREATS ANY TIME. REMEMBER--INDIVIDUAL SIZED DRINKS AND CHIPS/COOKIES ONLY! NO 2-LITER DRINKS OR BIG BAGS--WE DON'T HAVE CUPS OR PLATES, AND THEY TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO USE ANYWAY!
-THE A/B HONOR ROLL CELEBRATION PICNIC IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 27! NOTICES WILL BE SENT HOME THE WEEK OF 3/23. WEATHER WILL DETERMINE THE ACTUAL DATE!
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH IS CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK (RATS!). WE'LL MAKE IT UP WHEN WE WATCH THAT MOVIE, THOUGH, SO TEST ON A TOLKIEN BOOK BY 4/7 TO GET YOUR MOVIE PASS!
-YOUR GROUP'S SCRIPT WITH COPIES FOR EVERYONE IS DUE TOMORROW. BE SURE THAT YOU INCLUDE AT LEAST TEN WRITING TIPS, AND THE MORE, THE BETTER! THIS SCRIPT MUST BE MEMORIZED BY FRIDAY, SO KEEP INDIVIDUAL ROLES SIMPLE.
-READ FOR 20 MINUTES AND TEST BY 4/7.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
-TAKE HOME THE REQUEST FOR GOODIES AND START BRINGING IN THOSE TREATS FOR AFTER THE BIG WRITING TEST NEXT TUESDAY!
-PRACTICE YOUR LINES AND THINK ABOUT WHAT PROPS YOU NEED FOR YOUR WRITING RALLY SKIT. YOU MAY BRING IN SOMETHING TO PLAY MUSIC FOR YOUR GROUP, BUT IT MUST BE STORED IN MRS. BROWN'S ROOM AND NOT KEPT IN YOUR LOCKER OR CARRIED WITH YOU FROM CLASS TO CLASS.
-READ FOR 20 MINUTES AND TEST BY 4/7.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
-PRACTICE YOUR LINES/BRING IN PROPS & COSTUMES FOR TOMORROW'S GRADED REHEARSAL. KNOWING YOUR LINES IS A QUIZ GRADE.
-READ FOR 20 MINUTES AND TEST BY 4/7.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
-PRACTICE YOUR LINES AND BRING ANY NEEDED PROPS.
-REMEMBER THAT SICK OR WELL, DEAD OR ALIVE, YOU NEED TO BE HERE FOR YOUR GROUP TOMORROW. EVERY GROUP MUST BE VIDEOTAPED, SO IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL, JUST COME FOR THE SHORT TIME IT TAKES TO DO YOUR PART AND THEN GO HOME. EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HERE TOMORROW. THIS IS 10% OF YOUR GRADE FOR THE QUARTER.
-READ FOR 20 MINUTES AND TEST BY 4/7.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
-GET YOUR L.A.(AND OTHER MAVERICKS CLASSES) INTERIM REPORTS SIGNED BY MONDAY FOR A 105! THEY ARE DUE TUESDAY, AND MUST BE TURNED IN BY THURSDAY OR YOU'LL NEED TO PHONE HOME.
-ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND, AND GET READY FOR MONDAY'S BIG EVENT--THE WRITING RALLY! :)
LANGUAGE ARTS NOTICE! THE SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING TEST HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 24, SO THIS WEEK'S PLANS HAVE CHANGED! TO GET READY FOR THE TEST, WE'RE CHANGING THIS WEEK'S FOCUS FROM READING TO WRITING, AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL BEGIN OUR WRITING RALLY! HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK CHANGES:
-CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 14 STUDENTS WHO MADE STRAIGHT A'S FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER! WE'RE GOING TO CRABTREE VALLEY MALL FOR LUNCH FRIDAY! DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN THOSE PERMISSION SLIPS, KIDS.
-FOR OUR A/B HONOR ROLL KIDS, DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT! WE'LL BE HAVING A SPECIAL PICNIC HERE AT SCHOOL WITH YOU FOLKS SOON, AND NOTICES FOR THAT WILL BE SENT OUT NEXT WEEK!
-FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS WEDNESDAY (YES, THAT'S WEDNESDAY!). BRING THOSE COOL PASSES.
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK ALL THIS WEEK AS IN CLASS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME FOR READING EACH DAY.
-THE NEXT SCHEDULED ARP TEST MUST BE TAKEN BY APRIL 7TH! READ, READ, READ! REMEMBER, ONE BOOK THIS QUARTER MUST BE WITHIN ONE GRADE LEVEL OF YOUR CURRENT GE.
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH IS CANCELLED THIS WEEK SINCE MRS. BROWN'S POOR SON GETS ORAL SURGERY THURSDAY! YUCK! DON'T WORRY--WE'LL MEET NEXT WEEK.
-CAREER FAIR IS THURSDAY, WHICH IS ALSO AN EARLY RELEASE DAY! ENJOY!
-OUR MAKE-UP DAY FOR TYPING OUR LETTERS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA IS NEXT MONDAY! BE HERE, SINCE TYPING IT ALL UP ADDS FIVE POINTS TO YOUR GRADE!
-WE FINISH OUR LETTER RECOMMENDING A BOOK TO A FRIEND THIS WEEK! IT'S DUE FRIDAY, SO THERE'S NO ARP DAY UNTIL NEXT WEEK (SORRY, GUYS).
-TAKE HOME YOUR "STUDENT RECORD REPORT" SHOWING YOUR ARP TEST GRADE AND THE STRATEGIES YOU PLAN TO USE TO HELP YOUR READING COMPREHENSION! GET THIS SIGNED AND TURN IT IN BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
-NONE!
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
-IF YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR FINAL COPY OF THE LETTER RECOMMENDING A BOOK TO A FRIEND, DO IT OVER THE WEEKEND AND SNEAK IT IN MY MAKE-UP BOX. I WON'T COUNT IT LATE IF YOUR TURN IT IN WITHOUT MY ASKING! ;)
-THE FIRST REQUIRED ARP TEST NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK! LATE TESTS WILL HAVE POINTS TAKEN OFF!
-SIGNED LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORTS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY!
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK! BRING THOSE COOL NEW PASSES!
-WRITING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD DURING LUNCH IN MRS. BROWN'S ROOM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO REWRITE THEIR LETTERS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA BEFORE THEY GO UP TO TYPE ON MARCH 2!
-WE WILL WORK ON OUR ARGUMENTATIVE EVALUATION RECOMMENDING A BOOK TO A FRIEND ALL THIS WEEK IN CLASS.
-THE FIRST ARP TEST FOR THIS QUARTER MUST BE TAKEN BY FEBRUARY 27. MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT LATE, AS POINTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF.
-MANY THANKS TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PARENTS WHO SENT IN EXTRA CREDIT TISSUES, HAND SANITIZER, AND WIPES! I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT MY STUDENTS' NOSES AND THE CLEANLINESS OF THEIR HANDS (BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS)!
-MAVERICKS' CLASSES SEND HOME GRADE REPORTS ON FRIDAY!
-ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE TUESDAY A.M., PEOPLE!
-YOU'LL HAVE A POP QUIZ ON ESSAY TERMS THIS WEEK, SO STUDY THE DEFINITIONS ON YOUR "ARGUMENTATIVE EVALUATION: LETTER RECOMMENDING A BOOK TO A FRIEND" HANDOUT!
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS FRIDAY! BRING YOUR BOOKS!
-READ OVER THE INTRO/CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH HANDOUT AND THEN WRITE YOUR OWN PERFECT CONCLUSION. REMEMBER THE FORMULA TO FOLLOW? GO BACK TO THE HOOK (TAKE THAT READER F-U-L-L C-I-R-C-L-E), RE-STATE THE PROBLEM (WHAT YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT--SO IN THIS CASE, THE BOOK YOU'RE RECOMMENDING), AND SMACK 'EM WITH A THESIS!
-ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE TUESDAY DURING HOMEROOM!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
-LOOK OVER THE "ARGUMENTATIVE EVALUATION: LETTER RECOMMENDING A BOOK TO A FRIEND" HANDOUT TO GET READY FOR THIS WEEK'S POP QUIZ AND CREATE FLASH CARDS TO HELP YOU STUDY. HOME-MADE CARDS ARE FINE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE EVERYTHING FOR EACH CARD--JUST PUT WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED TO REMEMBER!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
-NONE!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
-5TH/6TH PERIODS: BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND SNACKS TO CLASS FOR OUR ARP DAY. FRIDAY IS A CLASS MAKE-UP DAY FOR 2ND/3RD PERIODS SINCE YOU'LL HAVE HAD YOUR ARP DAY ON TUESDAY.
-EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY! BRING IN A BOX OF TISSUE, 8 OZ. OR LARGER HAND SANITIZER, OR HAND WIPES! YOU'LL GET TEN POINTS EXTRA CREDIT FOR EVERY ITEM YOU BRING IN!
-THE SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING TEST INITIALLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY HAS BEEN MOVED TO MARCH! YAY!
-THURSDAY IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY--AND I'M JEALOUS!
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS ON FRIDAY! GET A PASS AND BRING YOUR TOLKIEN BOOK!
-THE SCHOOL DANCE IS FRIDAY. TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT LUNCH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GO!
-USING YOUR "GEST" HANDOUT, READ OVER THE PROMPT AND PARAGRAPH AND LABEL THE SENTENCES IN THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE G, E, S, AND T. DO IT JUST THE WAY WE DID IN CLASS TODAY!
-BRING IN EXTRA CREDIT ITEMS THIS WEEK FOR 10 POINTS EACH!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
-FILL OUT THE "GOOD BOOK" HANDOUT. BE CAREFUL TO CHOOSE A BOOK THAT YOU CAN WRITE YOUR ARGUMENTATIVE EVALUATION ESSAY ABOUT--IN OTHER WORDS, DO YOU REMEMBER ENOUGH TO WRITE TWO KILLER BODY PARAGRAPHS THAT ARE EACH 10 SENTENCES LONG? YOU MAY WANT TO CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT ARP BOOK FOR THIS ESSAY!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
-SPEAKING OF ARP BOOKS, BRING YOURS ON THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY FOR OUR USUAL ARP DAY. NO SNACKS TOMORROW, GUYS. ONLY ON FRIDAY!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
-BRING A SNACK AND YOUR ARP BOOK FOR ARP DAY!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
-FRIDAY THE 13TH? BAD LUCK? NOT FOR YOU! NO HOMEWORK, NATURALLY! HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. :)
-MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THREE PAPERS SIGNED AND TURNED IN TUESDAY! MONDAY WAS THE LAST DAY TO GET THOSE 5 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT FOR TURNING THEM IN EARLY. WHAT WERE THEY? YOUR LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORT FOR 2ND QUARTER, YOUR 2ND QUARTER ARP REPORT, AND YOUR 3RD QUARTER ARP CONTRACT SHOWING TEST DATES!
-REPORT CARD ENVELOPES NEED TO BE RETURNED TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER THIS WEEK!
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH MEETS ON FRIDAY! REMEMBER, YOU CAN CHECK OUT A COPY OF THE HOBBIT FROM ME, OR YOU CAN READ ANY OF THE TOLKIEN BOOKS. TESTING ON ONE TOLKIEN BOOK (AND PASSING THAT TEST, NATURALLY) BY THE END OF THE QUARTER IS YOUR MOVIE PASS TO WATCH THE FIRST OF THE GREAT LOTR MOVIES--THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING! REMEMBER THAT THIS CAN COUNT AS YOUR FREE CHOICE ARP BOOK FOR 3RD QUARTER!
-FINISH YOUR 2ND DRAFT OF YOUR LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA IF YOU DID NOT DO SO DURING CLASS TODAY. IF YOU'RE IN 5TH OR 6TH PERIOD, YOU'RE INVITED TO COME BACK TO MY ROOM AT LUNCH TOMORROW TO WORK ON THIS! JUST BE SURE TO GET A PASS, SIGNED BY ME.
-BRING AN ARP BOOK TOMORROW IN CASE YOU FINISH YOUR FINAL COPY OF YOUR OBAMA LETTER EARLY!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
-NO HOMEWORK, UNLESS YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR FINAL COPY OF THE LETTER TO OBAMA. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, FINISH IT TONIGHT AND D-O-N'T L-O-S-E IT!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
-USING THE G-E-S-T HANDOUT, LABEL EACH PART OF THE SAMPLE PARAGRAPH WITH THE APPROPRIATE LETTER. SHOW ME WHERE THE WRITER USED THE G, THE E, THE S, AND THE T!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
-NONE TONIGHT! BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR TOMORROW'S READING DAY!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
-HAVE A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND, MAVERICKS! :)
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WEEK OF JANUARY 27-30
-WELCOME TO THE THIRD QUARTER, MAVERICKS!
-LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE REPORTS SHOWING 2ND QUARTER'S WORK GO HOME WEDNESDAY FOR SIGNATURE.
-SECOND QUARTER ACCELERATED READER REPORTS GO HOME FOR SIGNATURE WEDNESDAY. THESE SHOW THE BOOKS YOU'VE READ, THEIR READING LEVEL, AND YOUR CURRENT GRADE EQUIVALENT (GE). REMEMBER, YOUR GE SHOWS THE LEVEL OF BOOKS YOU ARE ABLE TO COMPREHEND. BE SURE TO READ MORE CHALLENGING BOOKS THIS QUARTER!
-THIRD QUARTER ACCELERATED READER REQUIREMENT CONTRACTS GO HOME WEDNESDAY FOR SIGNATURE. KEEP THE GREEN COPY AT HOME SO THAT YOU AND YOUR FOLKS CAN KEEP UP WITH THE TESTING DEADLINES.
-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING LUNCH BUNCH BEGINS ON FRIDAY! GET A PASS IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND! BRING LORD OF THE RINGS PICTURES SO THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN LUNCH PASSES TO USE THIS QUARTER!
-USING THE "SCHOOL RULES" PROMPT, SHOW THE THREE STEPS WHEN READING A PROMPT. NEXT, WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY AND A CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH. USE YOUR HANDOUT THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO WRITE THESE IF YOU NEED HELP!
-WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO START OFF THE NEW QUARTER WITH INSTANT EXTRA CREDIT? JUST HAVE YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS WRITE ME A NOTE SAYING THEY'VE SEEN THIS SCHOOLNOTES PAGE, AND YOU GET AN INSTANT 25 POINTS! WHOO HOO! P.S.--DON'T TELL THOSE LAZY BUM FRIENDS OF YOURS! THIS IS MY WAY OF SEEING WHO REALLY, HONESTLY GOES TO SCHOOLNOTES EACH WEEK.
THE SIGNED NOTE IS DUE TOMORROW--I WON'T TAKE IT LATE!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
-GET YOUR PARENTS TO SIGN THE FOLLOWING PAPERS AND RETURN THEM TO MRS. BROWN BY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
*LANGUAGE ARTS 2ND QUARTER GRADE REPORT
*ACCELERATED READER CONTRACT FOR 3RD QUARTER
*SECOND QUARTER ACCELERATED READER REPORT
EACH ONE COUNTS AS A GRADE TO GET SIGNED, SO DO IT! REMEMBER THAT PAPERS TURNED IN EARLY WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF 105! KEEP THE GREEN PAPER AT HOME!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
-BRING YOUR ARP BOOK AND A SNACK FOR TOMORROW'S ARP READING DAY!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
-ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND, MY YOUNG WRITERS! I'M PROUD OF ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING IN CLASS. :)
-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK!
-YOUR "WHAT SCROOGE LEARNED" CRITICAL RESPONSE TO LITERATURE IS DUE TUESDAY IF YOU DIDN'T ALREADY TURN IT IN! YOU SHOULD GET THESE BACK GRADED WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
-WE BEGIN OUR ESSAY UNIT THIS WEEK! HOMEWORK DURING ESSAY UNITS TENDS TO BE LIGHT AS I EXPECT H-A-R-D WORK IN CLASS! REMEMBER, WHAT ISN'T DONE IS CLASS IS HOMEWORK, SO FOCUS IN, PEOPLE!
-Bring an ARP book to class every day this week. Test on your book by 1/16!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6
-Finish your first draft of your Critical Response to Literature if you did not do so in class. Bring your ARP book every day and test on the book by 1/16.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7
-Take home your stapled Vocabulary Quiz and ARP Test Reminder for parent signature! This is a grade! Test on ARP book by 1/16.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8
-Bring your ARP book and a snack for our AR Reading/Testing Day tomorrow! Test by 1/16.
-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS THURSDAY! BRING YOUR PASS OR YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE CAFETERIA.
-GRADE REPORTS ARE DUE BACK SIGNED BY WEDNESDAY!
-REMEMBER, MY ROOM IS OPEN AT LUNCH IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE YOUR LINES FOR THE PLAY! PLEASE COME ONLY IF MRS. BROWN HAS TOLD YOU THAT YOU WILL BE READING NEXT!
BE SURE TO GET A PASS OR YOU WON'T BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CAFETERIA.
-PRACTICE YOUR LINES USING THE COPY OF THE SCRIPT THAT YOU SIGN OUT! BE SURE TO BRING THE SCRIPT BACK THE NEXT DAY SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE IT! TURN THIS IN BEFORE YOU GO OFF TO 1ST PERIOD.
-GET YOUR READING PRACTICE SHEET SIGNED BY YOUR PARENTS! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! TURN THIS IN ON THE DAY THAT YOU READ.
-YOUR SIGNED L.A. GRADE REPORT IS DUE WEDNESDAY!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
-HAVE A LOVELY HOLIDAY VACATION WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOU GUYS! IF SANTA VISITS YOU, MAY YOUR STOCKINGS BE PONDEROUS!
-HARRY POTTER LUNCH BUNCH MEETS FRIDAY! BRING YOUR PASS OR YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE CAFETERIA.
-GRADE REPORTS GO HOME ON FRIDAY! GET THESE SIGNED BY YOUR FOLKS AND BRING THEM BACK BY WEDNESDAY!
-WE DRAW ROLES FOR THE PLAY ON TUESDAY! BE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR LINES SO THAT YOU SOUND GOOD WHEN WE DO OUR INTERACTIVE READING! REMEMBER, READING YOUR ROLE IS A GRADE, SO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
-WRITE EACH OF YOUR DICKENS VOCABULARY WORDS FIVE TIMES AND EACH DEFINITION ONCE. WE HAVE A QUIZ ON THESE WORDS FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
-USE EACH VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 11 SENTENCES, GUYS!
-PRACTICE YOUR LINES IF MRS. BROWN TOLD YOU YOU'D BE READING TOMORROW! TURN IN YOUR PARENT-SIGNED PRACTICE SHEET ON THE DAY THAT YOU READ.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
-REVIEW YOUR VOCABULARY WORDS FOR FRIDAY'S QUIZ.
-TURN IN YOUR SIGNED PRACTICE SHEET ON THE DAY YOU READ.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
-PRACTICE QUIZ WORDS WITH A FRIEND, PARENT, OR ANYBODY ELSE AND FILL OUT THE "HOW I PRACTICED" FORM ON THE BACK OF YOUR DICKENS VOCABULARY WORD HANDOUT. TURN THIS IN TOMORROW BEFORE YOU TAKE THE QUIZ!
-NO SNACKS/ARP READING TOMORROW! WE CONTINUE THE PLAY!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
-HAPPY WEEKEND, FOLKS! TAKE THOSE GRADE REPORTS HOME AND BRING THEM IN BY WEDNESDAY. EARLY TURN-IN = EXTRA CREDIT! :)
-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.
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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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