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Monday, September 14, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
And The Award Goes To...
Congratulations Taylor and Lindsay!!!! I'm so proud of both of you! You exemplify "In this class we don't do easy; we make easy happen through hard work." You two ROCK!!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/09/15
AGENDA
1.) Reading Check #4 adding the following questions to the bottom: 8.) How did Melinda choose to warn Rachel/Rachelle about Andy Evans? 9.) How did Rachel/Rachelle find out what happened to Melinda at the party over the summer? Describe her reaction. 10.) Why did Anderson choose to have Melinda pick the word tree as her art project? What's the metaphor there?
2.) Our last discussion about Speak - What are your takeaways?
3.) Theme Song Activity
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Continue to work on your theme song activity
2.) Make sure your Student-Led Conference materials (tri-fold board and 1/2 inch binder) are in school!!!!!
1.) Reading Check #4 adding the following questions to the bottom: 8.) How did Melinda choose to warn Rachel/Rachelle about Andy Evans? 9.) How did Rachel/Rachelle find out what happened to Melinda at the party over the summer? Describe her reaction. 10.) Why did Anderson choose to have Melinda pick the word tree as her art project? What's the metaphor there?
2.) Our last discussion about Speak - What are your takeaways?
3.) Theme Song Activity
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Continue to work on your theme song activity
2.) Make sure your Student-Led Conference materials (tri-fold board and 1/2 inch binder) are in school!!!!!
Monday, June 8, 2015
PARENT INFO. - Reminder
Hi Parents/Families of Silver Soaring Stars Students,
Friday is our student-led conferences and we're very much looking forward to this event. Please make sure to RSVP (either by cutting off the bottom of the letter that went home/was emailed or via email) to one of your child's teachers ASAP so we can plan accordingly. We can't wait to share in your child's successes this year with you!
Sincerely Yours,
Katie Leahy
Shelby Gauvin
Caroline Myers
April Eringis
Allison Moss
If you need another copy of the letter, please check this link out!
Friday is our student-led conferences and we're very much looking forward to this event. Please make sure to RSVP (either by cutting off the bottom of the letter that went home/was emailed or via email) to one of your child's teachers ASAP so we can plan accordingly. We can't wait to share in your child's successes this year with you!
Sincerely Yours,
Katie Leahy
Shelby Gauvin
Caroline Myers
April Eringis
Allison Moss
If you need another copy of the letter, please check this link out!
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/08/15
AGENDA
1.) Warm-Up: TWO PART JOURNAL ENTRY - What is your theme song? Why did you choose that and explain your thinking. Choose two characters from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. What are their theme songs? Explain your thinking.
2.) Finish reading Speak together
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) If we didn't finish Speak in your class, please finish it tonight. Also, make sure to read the Platinum Edition Bonus Material. Make sure you jot down some questions to ask to the group tomorrow!
2.) Since we're finishing up the book, your Word Attack assignment is due tomorrow in class.
3.) Get the lyrics to your theme song (print them out or write them down) and bring them to class tomorrow.
1.) Warm-Up: TWO PART JOURNAL ENTRY - What is your theme song? Why did you choose that and explain your thinking. Choose two characters from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. What are their theme songs? Explain your thinking.
2.) Finish reading Speak together
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) If we didn't finish Speak in your class, please finish it tonight. Also, make sure to read the Platinum Edition Bonus Material. Make sure you jot down some questions to ask to the group tomorrow!
2.) Since we're finishing up the book, your Word Attack assignment is due tomorrow in class.
3.) Get the lyrics to your theme song (print them out or write them down) and bring them to class tomorrow.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/04/15
TODAY'S AGENDA
1.) Warm-Up: Reading Check #3
2.) Deep Thinking Question Creation Station
3.) Discussion - Questions from a hat
4.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
1.) Read up through page 176 (stop at Prom Preparation) for Monday, 06/08/15 - making sure to add to your Word Attack Assignment!
2.) Responding to Art assignment due on Friday
1.) Warm-Up: Reading Check #3
2.) Deep Thinking Question Creation Station
3.) Discussion - Questions from a hat
4.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
1.) Read up through page 176 (stop at Prom Preparation) for Monday, 06/08/15 - making sure to add to your Word Attack Assignment!
2.) Responding to Art assignment due on Friday
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/03/15
Early Release Day Today!
AGENDA
1.) Work on your art response
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish reading assignment (all of Third Marking Period - page 137) for tomorrow
2.) Completed Responding To Art Assignment due on FRIDAY, 6/5/15
2.) Completed Responding To Art Assignment due on FRIDAY, 6/5/15
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
PARENT INFO. - 06/02/15
Here is a link to a letter from your child's team of teachers regarding an event we have planned on Friday, June 12, 2015 from 1:00-2:00pm. It has also been sent home with them. The letter outlines what we will be doing and why, along with the supplies the students will need. Please respond to us via email or by detaching off the bottom portion of the letter and sending that in with your child.
Sincerely Yours,
Katie Leahy
Caroline Myers
Shelby Gauvin
April Eringis
Allison Moss
Sincerely Yours,
Katie Leahy
Caroline Myers
Shelby Gauvin
April Eringis
Allison Moss
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/02/15
AGENDA
1.) Table Talk Warm-Up: Share your vocabulary paragraphs with your group.
2.) Turn in vocab paragraphs
3.) Art Response Assignment (see below)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish your art recreation and your descriptive words (you MUST have a ton of SPARKLE words/phrases)
2.) Continue reading up to the end of the third marking period (pg. 137) in Speak
ART RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT
Supplies Needed:
~ Your printed painting (last night's homework)
~ A piece of blank white drawing paper
~ Blank lined paper from journal section of binder
~ Coloring supplies
Assignment Procedure:
~ Using the picture as a reference point, recreate it to your best ability on the blank white piece of paper.
~ Next, label your picture using descriptive words and phrases (colors, textures, etc.). I want to see SPARKLE words and phrases, so labels like "good use of color" or "kinda bumpy" aren't going to work. If you need to consult the thesaurus, you may do so (either text form or online form - with permission)
~ Using your list of descriptive words and phrases, write a 300 word (minimum) to 600 word (maximum) describing the art work you selected. Spend some time addressing what the artist may have been feeling and/or why they painted this in this manner. What is the painter trying to say? Make sure you include the artist AND the title of the artwork in the topic sentence.
1.) Table Talk Warm-Up: Share your vocabulary paragraphs with your group.
2.) Turn in vocab paragraphs
3.) Art Response Assignment (see below)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish your art recreation and your descriptive words (you MUST have a ton of SPARKLE words/phrases)
2.) Continue reading up to the end of the third marking period (pg. 137) in Speak
ART RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT
Supplies Needed:
~ Your printed painting (last night's homework)
~ A piece of blank white drawing paper
~ Blank lined paper from journal section of binder
~ Coloring supplies
Assignment Procedure:
~ Using the picture as a reference point, recreate it to your best ability on the blank white piece of paper.
~ Next, label your picture using descriptive words and phrases (colors, textures, etc.). I want to see SPARKLE words and phrases, so labels like "good use of color" or "kinda bumpy" aren't going to work. If you need to consult the thesaurus, you may do so (either text form or online form - with permission)
~ Using your list of descriptive words and phrases, write a 300 word (minimum) to 600 word (maximum) describing the art work you selected. Spend some time addressing what the artist may have been feeling and/or why they painted this in this manner. What is the painter trying to say? Make sure you include the artist AND the title of the artwork in the topic sentence.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 06/01/15
AGENDA
1.) Warm-Up: Reading Check Worksheet 1 and Reading Check Worksheet 2
2.) Discuss up to the end of the second marking period
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Are all of your word work for the ten teacher directed words completed? If not, make sure they are! We WILL be finishing the book this week and those need to be done...
2.) Vocabulary Paragraph (see directions below)
3.) Painting (see directions below) and bring coloring supplies to class
4.) Read all of the third marking period in Speak by Thursday, 06/04/15
VOCABULARY PARAGRAPH
Using your ten (10) teacher directed words from the Word Attack assignment, please write a paragraph. This paragraph must use all of the words in context (without directly saying what the words mean), and all of the words must be underlined. This assignment can be on whatever topic you want (it doesn't have to be related to the book) and it can take the form of a journal entry, a newspaper article, a diary entry, etc. Use your imagination for that!
PAINTING ASSIGNMENT
1.) Choose an artist that you are interested in (some may include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollack, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, etc.)
2.) Look up some of their famous pieces and choose the one that stands out the most to you
3.) PRINT THAT IMAGE OUT! (either at home or in school DURING HOMEROOM)
1.) Warm-Up: Reading Check Worksheet 1 and Reading Check Worksheet 2
2.) Discuss up to the end of the second marking period
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Are all of your word work for the ten teacher directed words completed? If not, make sure they are! We WILL be finishing the book this week and those need to be done...
2.) Vocabulary Paragraph (see directions below)
3.) Painting (see directions below) and bring coloring supplies to class
4.) Read all of the third marking period in Speak by Thursday, 06/04/15
VOCABULARY PARAGRAPH
Using your ten (10) teacher directed words from the Word Attack assignment, please write a paragraph. This paragraph must use all of the words in context (without directly saying what the words mean), and all of the words must be underlined. This assignment can be on whatever topic you want (it doesn't have to be related to the book) and it can take the form of a journal entry, a newspaper article, a diary entry, etc. Use your imagination for that!
PAINTING ASSIGNMENT
1.) Choose an artist that you are interested in (some may include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollack, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, etc.)
2.) Look up some of their famous pieces and choose the one that stands out the most to you
3.) PRINT THAT IMAGE OUT! (either at home or in school DURING HOMEROOM)
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