Have a safe and happy Halloween weekend!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Our Skeletal System
In Science on Thursday, we studied our skeletal system. We finished class with a scavenger hunt for "skeletal bones" and pieced them all together!
Have a safe and happy Halloween weekend!
Have a safe and happy Halloween weekend!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Solving for X
Last week, students learned how to solve for x in equations. They had so much fun and did such a great job!!
Eating Like the Survivors
As we begin reading our second novel in the three-part series, Island Book Two: Survival, the students had the opportunity to try to open and eat a coconut. It was a great experience and gave the students an idea of what it would be like for the kids in our novel to open and eat coconuts on the island!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Monday, August 25, 2014
Welcome Back! 2014-2015
I hope that everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer! It was definitely a busy summer in the Nino household!
There are many exciting changes ahead for this school year! All 7th graders will be receiving ChromeBooks to use at both home and school and it will be a wonderful opportunity to incorporate more technology into all lessons and assignments. We will also be using Google Classroom on a weekly basis to update students and post assignments online. This will allow for students to access assignments, rubrics, etc. from anywhere and download assignments again if they are needed More details will follow this week, as well as, at curriculum night.
I will continue to post weekly blogs to update everyone on what is occurring in each class.
I am happy to be working with all students and parents again this year and can't wait to see what this year holds.
I will continue to post weekly blogs to update everyone on what is occurring in each class.
I am happy to be working with all students and parents again this year and can't wait to see what this year holds.
Friday, March 7, 2014
March 10th-14th
Here is a look at our week ahead!
*Math: Students will continue to work on their individual concept areas: money, place value, or division.
*Reading: We are beginning our Persuasive Unit this week! Monday, we will spend time defining what it means to persuade someone and take a look at both commercial and magazine advertisements for a variety of products/places. We will view a short video titled, "Media Wise" on Tuesday and the finish the week analyzing a few stories, such as the True Story of the Three Little Pigs, to determine the types of persuasion being used to appeal to its readers/viewers.
*RtI Reading: Tying in with our Persuasive Unit, the practice skill for RtI Reading will be Fact and Opinion. We will begin the week taking a closer look at some advertisements and identifying facts and opinions within them. We will finish the week having a debate on our "Favorite French Fries". Students will need to research two facts about their favorite fries and then form one to two personal opinion. We will share/debate this in class.
*Language Arts: Nouns, verbs, and adjectives will be reviewed this week. We will spend one day reviewing each of these parts of speech and then play a review game at the end of the week.
*Social Studies (7/8 grade only): This week, we will continue to discuss the environment and lifestyles of those colonists living in the 13 colonies. We will talk about how the Revolutionary War affected the lives of the colonists and the first steps taken to write the Declaration of Independence and, eventually, the Constitution.
Have a wonderful week!!
*Math: Students will continue to work on their individual concept areas: money, place value, or division.
*Reading: We are beginning our Persuasive Unit this week! Monday, we will spend time defining what it means to persuade someone and take a look at both commercial and magazine advertisements for a variety of products/places. We will view a short video titled, "Media Wise" on Tuesday and the finish the week analyzing a few stories, such as the True Story of the Three Little Pigs, to determine the types of persuasion being used to appeal to its readers/viewers.
*RtI Reading: Tying in with our Persuasive Unit, the practice skill for RtI Reading will be Fact and Opinion. We will begin the week taking a closer look at some advertisements and identifying facts and opinions within them. We will finish the week having a debate on our "Favorite French Fries". Students will need to research two facts about their favorite fries and then form one to two personal opinion. We will share/debate this in class.
*Language Arts: Nouns, verbs, and adjectives will be reviewed this week. We will spend one day reviewing each of these parts of speech and then play a review game at the end of the week.
*Social Studies (7/8 grade only): This week, we will continue to discuss the environment and lifestyles of those colonists living in the 13 colonies. We will talk about how the Revolutionary War affected the lives of the colonists and the first steps taken to write the Declaration of Independence and, eventually, the Constitution.
Have a wonderful week!!
Friday, February 14, 2014
February 18th-21st
Here is a look at our activities for next week!
*Reading: We are continuing with our Literature Circles this week. Things have been going very well and the students are all very engaged and wonderful contributors to the group discussions!
*RtI Reading: We are working on Fact and Opinion this week. Students will be reading the story "Take A Hike" and identifying facts and opinions within the story. We also will be playing a facts and opinions game before finishing up the week working on Lexia.
*Math: Students are continuing to work on their individual workbooks and activities.
*Language Arts: We are starting adjectives this week. We will begin by defining adjectives and locating them in sentences.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Students will finish the presidential reports that they began last week and share them will the class. We also will be viewing a video about the presidents and discussing how events during their presidencies have affected our lives today.
*Reminders*
-No school on Monday, February 17th
-Community Trip to Walmart on February 20th 9:15-10:30
Have a great weekend!
*Reading: We are continuing with our Literature Circles this week. Things have been going very well and the students are all very engaged and wonderful contributors to the group discussions!
*RtI Reading: We are working on Fact and Opinion this week. Students will be reading the story "Take A Hike" and identifying facts and opinions within the story. We also will be playing a facts and opinions game before finishing up the week working on Lexia.
*Math: Students are continuing to work on their individual workbooks and activities.
*Language Arts: We are starting adjectives this week. We will begin by defining adjectives and locating them in sentences.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Students will finish the presidential reports that they began last week and share them will the class. We also will be viewing a video about the presidents and discussing how events during their presidencies have affected our lives today.
*Reminders*
-No school on Monday, February 17th
-Community Trip to Walmart on February 20th 9:15-10:30
Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 31, 2014
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!
*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!
Friday, January 24, 2014
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!
*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!
Friday, January 17, 2014
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!
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!
Friday, December 20, 2013
January 6th-January 10th
We have reached the end of 2013 and completed the first four months of school! Although most of us aren't thinking this far ahead just yet, here is a look at our plan for the week we return from break!
*Math: Our first week back from break will be review of the material students were working on before we left. Students will be working individually with a staff member.
*Reading: Students will begin reading their second novel of the year. We will start on Monday with previewing the individual books and then read throughout the rest of the week. All students will be completing comprehension activities each day.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is "Making Inferences". We will be reading several stories during the week and answering questions that draw inferences from the text. These stories include "Final Exam", "The Mystery of the Great Stones", and "Monopoly on Atlantic City".
*Language Arts: We will begin our unit on verbs. This week we will focus on actions verbs, past, present, and future verbs, verb endings, and singular/plural verbs.
*Social Studies (7th and 8th grade only): Student will be learning about the settlement at Jamestown in 1607. The timeline of events we will be following can be found at http://cnino66.edu.glogster.com/jamestown
Have a wonderful, relaxing holiday and winter break!
*Math: Our first week back from break will be review of the material students were working on before we left. Students will be working individually with a staff member.
*Reading: Students will begin reading their second novel of the year. We will start on Monday with previewing the individual books and then read throughout the rest of the week. All students will be completing comprehension activities each day.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is "Making Inferences". We will be reading several stories during the week and answering questions that draw inferences from the text. These stories include "Final Exam", "The Mystery of the Great Stones", and "Monopoly on Atlantic City".
*Language Arts: We will begin our unit on verbs. This week we will focus on actions verbs, past, present, and future verbs, verb endings, and singular/plural verbs.
*Social Studies (7th and 8th grade only): Student will be learning about the settlement at Jamestown in 1607. The timeline of events we will be following can be found at http://cnino66.edu.glogster.com/jamestown
Have a wonderful, relaxing holiday and winter break!
Friday, December 13, 2013
December 16th- December 20th
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Throughout the week, students will be working through individualized math packets that will serve as a review of the math that they have been learning/practicing since the beginning of the year.
*Reading: This week, students will be reading two different Readers' Theater plays, "Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". For each of these plays, students will be completing pre-reading activities (i.e. predictions, text-to-self connections, etc.) and comprehension activities while reading.
*RtI Reading: Students will be writing their own holiday stories this week using the 5 story elements that we have been practicing all year. They will be sharing these stories with each other following their completion. Students will also be reading a passage titled, "Holiday Traditions" and making text-to-self-connections with the stories.
*Language Arts: Students will start off the week completing a holiday scavenger hunt within the school! They will be using grammar clues from popular carols/holiday movies to find their "treasure" at the end! The rest of the week, students will be working through an individualized vocabulary packet and then Thursday and Friday watching, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", which is in conjunction with the Readers' Theater play they are doing in reading.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Each day this week, the students will be learning about a winter holiday celebrated in various countries throughout the world. They will be using Google Earth to located these countries on the map and then making inferences about the country's culture based on what they have learned.
Have a wonderful week!
*Reminders*
-11:30am Dismissal on Tuesday, December 17th
-Community Trip to Five Below on Thursday, December 19th
*Math: Throughout the week, students will be working through individualized math packets that will serve as a review of the math that they have been learning/practicing since the beginning of the year.
*Reading: This week, students will be reading two different Readers' Theater plays, "Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". For each of these plays, students will be completing pre-reading activities (i.e. predictions, text-to-self connections, etc.) and comprehension activities while reading.
*RtI Reading: Students will be writing their own holiday stories this week using the 5 story elements that we have been practicing all year. They will be sharing these stories with each other following their completion. Students will also be reading a passage titled, "Holiday Traditions" and making text-to-self-connections with the stories.
*Language Arts: Students will start off the week completing a holiday scavenger hunt within the school! They will be using grammar clues from popular carols/holiday movies to find their "treasure" at the end! The rest of the week, students will be working through an individualized vocabulary packet and then Thursday and Friday watching, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", which is in conjunction with the Readers' Theater play they are doing in reading.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Each day this week, the students will be learning about a winter holiday celebrated in various countries throughout the world. They will be using Google Earth to located these countries on the map and then making inferences about the country's culture based on what they have learned.
Have a wonderful week!
*Reminders*
-11:30am Dismissal on Tuesday, December 17th
-Community Trip to Five Below on Thursday, December 19th
Friday, December 6, 2013
December 9th-December 13th
MAP testing is back starting on Monday! Students will be taking the Math MAP test on Monday and Reading on Tuesday.
*Math: Students will continue to work on either multiplication or telling time.
*Reading: Two stories "Jamal's Neighbors" and "The Messiest Room in Town" will be read and analyzed this week.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is Noting and Recalling Details. We will use 8 "Hot Dot" stories to practice reading a passage and answering four questions about them. These will be used as assessment grades for the students.
*Language Arts: We will be finishing up nouns this week and students will have a short quiz on Thursday.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): We will be finishing our unit on the Aztec civilization. Students will be assessment on Thursday. We also will finish the week with current events.
Have a great week!
*Math: Students will continue to work on either multiplication or telling time.
*Reading: Two stories "Jamal's Neighbors" and "The Messiest Room in Town" will be read and analyzed this week.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is Noting and Recalling Details. We will use 8 "Hot Dot" stories to practice reading a passage and answering four questions about them. These will be used as assessment grades for the students.
*Language Arts: We will be finishing up nouns this week and students will have a short quiz on Thursday.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): We will be finishing our unit on the Aztec civilization. Students will be assessment on Thursday. We also will finish the week with current events.
Have a great week!
Friday, November 22, 2013
November 25th- December 6th
With such a short week next week, I am going to post the plan for the next two weeks in this entry.
*On Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, students will be competing Thanksgiving related math, writing, and reading activities. In Social Studies, the 7th and 8th graders will be watching Mulan to finish up our Ancient Chinese unit.
December 2nd-6th
*Reading: Students will be reading about three important inventions in the transportation industry: trains, planes, and automobiles! Students will be creating a time line of events in the development of each area.
*RtI Reading: We will continue to work on the reading skill of Cause and Effect. Students will read several stories (including "A Tiny World", "The Clever Monkey", and "Shark: Friend or Enemy") and practicing determining the cause and effect within them.
*Math: Students will be starting either the multiplication or time unit. Students will continue to work on these skills until winter break.
*Social Studies (7/8th only): We will begin our final ancient civilization unit this week on the Ancient Aztec. We will learn about their religion, traditions, and important ruler/events.
*Language Arts: Students will begin the noun unit this week. Students will review the definition of a noun and practice regular and irregular plural nouns.
*Dates to Remember*
-Bowling Trip (7th/8th grade): November 26th 12-2pm
-No School November 27-29th
-Parent Requested PT Conferences: December 5th 5-8pm
-Midterms: December 6th
Have a safe a wonderful Thanksgiving!
*On Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, students will be competing Thanksgiving related math, writing, and reading activities. In Social Studies, the 7th and 8th graders will be watching Mulan to finish up our Ancient Chinese unit.
December 2nd-6th
*Reading: Students will be reading about three important inventions in the transportation industry: trains, planes, and automobiles! Students will be creating a time line of events in the development of each area.
*RtI Reading: We will continue to work on the reading skill of Cause and Effect. Students will read several stories (including "A Tiny World", "The Clever Monkey", and "Shark: Friend or Enemy") and practicing determining the cause and effect within them.
*Math: Students will be starting either the multiplication or time unit. Students will continue to work on these skills until winter break.
*Social Studies (7/8th only): We will begin our final ancient civilization unit this week on the Ancient Aztec. We will learn about their religion, traditions, and important ruler/events.
*Language Arts: Students will begin the noun unit this week. Students will review the definition of a noun and practice regular and irregular plural nouns.
*Dates to Remember*
-Bowling Trip (7th/8th grade): November 26th 12-2pm
-No School November 27-29th
-Parent Requested PT Conferences: December 5th 5-8pm
-Midterms: December 6th
Have a safe a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 18th-November 22nd
Here is a picture of the non-fiction book projects that the students worked on these past two weeks! They did a wonderful job!!
Here is a look at next week topics!
*Math: Students will be finishing up their current math units in order to prepare for the multiplication or time unit, which will begin after Thanksgiving break.
Here is a look at next week topics!
*Math: Students will be finishing up their current math units in order to prepare for the multiplication or time unit, which will begin after Thanksgiving break.
*Reading: This week, we will be reading a non-fiction readers theater play
and other text on Alexander Graham Bell. The introductory background story for
Monday is titled, "Bell's Invention" with comprehension questions. Tuesday will
be a vocabulary day to prep for the story. Each student will become a "master"
of their vocab word and then share with the class. Wednesday & Thursday will be reading the play with comprehension
activities/questions to go along with it. We will finish up on Friday by completing a sound experiment that Alexander Graham Bell used to develop his inventions!
*Language Arts: We will be practicing identifying synonyms and antonyms
this week. Each will start with a review and both class and individual practice
activities will follow.
*RtI Reading: We will be starting Cause and Effect this week. Monday will
start with a mimio about cause and effect with several examples.
Tuesday-Friday will be an assortment of matching activities (cause with
effect) and questions.
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): We will be finishing up Ancient China this week. Students will be reading a culminating review article of Ancient China, view a few short videos, and
a mimio on Ancient Chinese contributions, daily life, and children's games
(-what it would be like to be a child in Ancient China).
*Reminders*
-Wednesday, November 20th- Early Dismissal Day 11:30am
-Thursday, November 21st- Community Trip to McDonalds (during lunch and study hall time) Please have your students bring money from home.
Have a great week!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
November 11th- 15th
Here is a look at next week's curriculum.
*Reading: Students will continue to read/discuss their biography texts this week. Each students has chosen their project that will be completed while working through their book. The options were to create a movie reel of important events, a informational brochure, or writing two newspaper articles about events in the person's life.
*Math: Students will be working in their independent workbooks all week and wrapping up their current units in the beginning of the following week.
*Social Studies (7th-8th grade only): We are now entering into our Ancient China unit! Throughout this week, students will be learning about the geography (by taking a Google Earth tour of China), government, daily life, and religion of this civilization.
*Language Arts: We will spend the week learning about how to write and format a friendly letter. Students will incorporate the four types of sentences that we practiced last week into their own friendly letter, which will be written at the end of the week.
*Dates to Remember*
-No School on Monday, November 11th
Enjoy your four day weekend!
*Reading: Students will continue to read/discuss their biography texts this week. Each students has chosen their project that will be completed while working through their book. The options were to create a movie reel of important events, a informational brochure, or writing two newspaper articles about events in the person's life.
*Math: Students will be working in their independent workbooks all week and wrapping up their current units in the beginning of the following week.
*Social Studies (7th-8th grade only): We are now entering into our Ancient China unit! Throughout this week, students will be learning about the geography (by taking a Google Earth tour of China), government, daily life, and religion of this civilization.
*Language Arts: We will spend the week learning about how to write and format a friendly letter. Students will incorporate the four types of sentences that we practiced last week into their own friendly letter, which will be written at the end of the week.
*Dates to Remember*
-No School on Monday, November 11th
Enjoy your four day weekend!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
November 4th- November 8th
I hope that everyone has adjusted to the time change and enjoyed their extra hour of the weekend!
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Students will continue to work independently in their workbooks this week. Students will be working on skills ranging from Place value, decimals to fractions, and multi-digit operations.
*Reading: This week, students will present their information from their nonfiction texts from last week. Students read books about changes in the clothing, communication, and food industries over time. The remainder of the week, students will choose a biography book that they will read in class and complete a project on. I will be posting the rubric in the filing cabinet tomorrow.
*RtI Reading: Our new reading strategy for the week is "Making Connections". Over the course of the week, students will be exploring and making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections using multiple texts.
*Social Studies: (7th & 8th grade only) Students will be learning more about the Ancient Roman civilization. We will explore daily life in Rome, the Roman government, and Roman contributions to our own lives.
*Language Arts: In language arts this week, students will be learning about and identifying exclamatory and interrogative sentences. There will be a short quiz on the four types of sentences on Thursday.
*Reminders*
-Parent Teacher Conferences- Wednesday, November 6th
-No School- Friday 8th
Have a great week!
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Students will continue to work independently in their workbooks this week. Students will be working on skills ranging from Place value, decimals to fractions, and multi-digit operations.
*Reading: This week, students will present their information from their nonfiction texts from last week. Students read books about changes in the clothing, communication, and food industries over time. The remainder of the week, students will choose a biography book that they will read in class and complete a project on. I will be posting the rubric in the filing cabinet tomorrow.
*RtI Reading: Our new reading strategy for the week is "Making Connections". Over the course of the week, students will be exploring and making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections using multiple texts.
*Social Studies: (7th & 8th grade only) Students will be learning more about the Ancient Roman civilization. We will explore daily life in Rome, the Roman government, and Roman contributions to our own lives.
*Language Arts: In language arts this week, students will be learning about and identifying exclamatory and interrogative sentences. There will be a short quiz on the four types of sentences on Thursday.
*Reminders*
-Parent Teacher Conferences- Wednesday, November 6th
-No School- Friday 8th
Have a great week!
Friday, October 25, 2013
October 28th-November 1st
*Reading: Students will continue to read nonfiction texts this week. They will be divided into three groups are read one of the following texts: Inventions in the Food Industry, Inventions in the Clothing Industry, and Inventions in the Communication Industry. Students will complete a graphic organizer, using the information in their books, and present the information to the class on Friday.
*RtI: Students will be practicing the reading strategy of rechecking the text to find an answer. We will start with guided practice and modeling on Monday and practice this strategy throughout the rest of the week. Students will be taking a break from this on Thursday, as Ms. Hagensee is coming in to read us a spooky Halloween story!
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): On Monday, students will be finishing up their Ancient Civilization project from last week and sharing with the class. The remainder of the week will be the beginning of our Ancient Rome unit. Students will learn about Roman architecture, geography, and government.
*Language Arts: Starting this week, all spelling practice/work will be completed as homework, outside of school. We will be spending the week learning about the four types of sentences.
Have a safe and wonderful Halloween week!
Friday, October 18, 2013
October 21th-October 25th
Here is a look at our curriculum next week!
Science: In Science, the students will be starting to create their marble
coasters. They will get strips of poster board and they have to make a track
that will hold a marble from point A to B. They will be working in groups to do
this. Towards the end of the week they will be working on roller coaster tycoon
to build their own amusement park.
Reading: We are starting our Non-fiction unit in reading. Everything that
we read in class, for both reading and RtI reading will be entirely
non-fiction. We will spend Monday and Tuesday discussing what non-fiction is,
the two types of non-fiction text (expository and narrative), and viewing
multiple examples of each. Wednesday during this time is our Tool of the Week
for Zones of Regulation. Thursday (a shortened schedule day) and Friday, we
will be completing an in-class activity where students will be identifying non-fiction text features.
RtI Reading: Students will be reading a non-fiction text in RtI Reading all
week. Each day students will complete a
different activity using this text, which ranges from comprehension questions to
vocabulary matching, etc.
LA: Students will receive new spelling words this week. This will be the final week that spelling will be completed in school. All spelling packets and sentences will be homework beginning on October 28th.
Math: Students will continue to work in their individual curriculum this week.
**Important Information**
-Our Bass Pro Shop fieldtrip has been rescheduled for Tuesday,
October 22nd from 9:20-10:45.
-Early Dismissal: Thursday, October 24th
-Spirit Week
Monday - Wear Sunglasses
Tuesday - Twin Day
Wednesday - Pajama Day
Thursday - Mismatched Clothes Day
Friday - Wear Red
Have a great weekend! Stay warm!
Friday, October 11, 2013
October 14th-October 18th
I hope that everyone had a wonderful week and is ready to enjoy this beautiful three day weekend!
Here is a look at next week's plans.
*Reading: The topics for reading this week will be about camping (related to the theme for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday). We will begin the week reading a fiction text, "When We Go Camping" by Margriet Ruurs. The second story, for Wednesday, is a nonfiction text titled, "I'll Take Some More S'mores Please." Due to the community trip on Thursday, there will not be reading or RtI reading on Thursday. Friday, we will finish the week listening and answering comprehension questions to a story on storylineonline.net. The story we will be reading/listening to is "Thank You Mr. Falker."
*RtI Reading: The Crying Wolf readers theater play has actually been pushed back to Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Friday, students will be working in their phonics program, Lexia.
*Social Studies (7th & 8th grade only): As we finish up our unit on Ancient Greece, students will be completing a research project on a Greek God of their choice. Students will be both researching and presenting their information to the class.
All students will also be using some class time this week to prepare for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday. Students will be responsible for planning a camping trip and preparing a "shopping list" of material that they will need. We will be researching necessary camping items and prioritizing what we will bring based on a budget that students will be assigned.
Have a wonderful extended weekend!
-No School Monday, October 14th for Columbus Day
-Community Trip to Bass Pro Shop: Thursday, October 17th (Students DO NOT need to bring money unless you wish they purchase a snack or small item.)
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