February 3rd- February 7th

I hope that everyone has found a way to stay warm over this cold week!  Here is a look at next week's agenda!

*Reading: Due to the cold weather days, we are reading the Readers Theater plays from last week "The Alien" and "Falling Asleep".  We will finish the week learning about literature circles and the roles that students have while participating in them.  We will be starting our own literature circle the following week.
*RtI Reading:  We are continuing to work on Comparing and Contrasting this week.  We will be reading the stories "Kid Inventors" and "Adam and Kevin" and answering comprehension questions.
*Language Arts:  Students will be finishing up their short stories and sharing them with the class next week.  Afterwards, we will be starting our homonyms/homophones unit.
*Social Studies (7th and 8th grade only):  We are continuing our Native American unit.  We will be discussing the Southwestern and Northwestern Native Americans tribes.

*Reminders*
-Tuesday, February 4th-Early Dismissal Day
-Wednesday, February 5th- Spirit Day: Sports Day
-Thursday, February 6th- 80s Day
          -8th Grade Cap and Gown Measuring 8:30-11:00am
-Friday, February 7th- Pajama Day

I hope everyone has a great Super Bowl weekend!

January 27th-January 31st

Here is a look at our activities for next week!

*Math: Students will continue to work in their individualized packets again this week.
*Reading: We are reading Readers Theater plays this week!  Students will be divided into groups, reading either "The Alien" or "Falling Asleep".  After practicing all week and completing fluency and comprehension activities, students will be presenting their plays to the class.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is Comparing and Contrasting.  We will be comparing house cats and tigers, inventions, and personalities using various stories and articles.
*Language Arts:  We have finished up the verb unit and are spending the next week writing short stories.  We will review the components of a short story and begin independent writing from there!
*Social Studies (7/8 only):  We are continuing the Native American unit.  We will be viewing a video on recent discoveries about who the first Americans may have been and discussing the impact that this may have on our understanding of the original Native Americans.


Stay warm this weekend!

January 20th-January 24th

I hope that everyone had a great week and are looking forward to a three-day weekend!

Here are the activities for next week.

*Language Arts: On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we will be devoting Language Arts time to discussing/learning about Martin Luther King Jr.  In addition to watching the video, "Our Friend Martin", we will be having class led discussions about his achievement and the impact he had on our current society.  The remainder of the week will be spent finishing up our verb unit.  There will be a short quiz on Friday.
*Reading: Students will be finishing up their novels this week and working on a project on a character of their choice from the book.
*Math: Students will continue to work on their current math units.
*RtI Reading: We will continue to work on inferencing this week. Using stories such as Monopoly-Atlantic City and The Mystery of the Great Stones, students will use this skill to answer questions and complete additional activities.
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): After finishing up Jamestown last week, we begin our unit on Native Americans this week.  We will begin with learning about Native American migration to America and discussing the Northeast Woodland Indian tribes.

*Reminders*
-No School Monday, January 20th
-Encore switch Wednesday, January 22nd
-8th grade graduation pictures Thursday, January 23rd

Have a great 3 day weekend!