Update for 6/2:
Due Wednesday 6/4: Last book report - see directions under book report.
Due Friday 6/6: Seedfolks character - final copy.
End of year portfolio due 6/12
Update for 5/27:
Tuesday 5/27: Vocabulary review due
Wednesday 5/28; Seedfolks rough draft due
Thursday 5/29; Vocabulary quiz/ assign portfolio
Friday 5/30: Career Day
Looking ahead: Book report due : Wednesday 6/4
Final copy of Seedfolks due Friday 6/6
Update for 5/16:
Monday 5/19: Students read Seedfolks pages 36-65 and complete chart. Complete questions for
Wed.
Tuesday 5/20: Complete Seedfolks book - finish chart - questions still due Wed.
Wednesday 5/21: Assign writing project.
Thursday 5/22: Assign vocab review
Friday 5/23: Journals due
Update for 5/12:
The students have been completing the 7th grade writing prompt this week.
Next week 5/12 will be a busy week for the classes.
Monday 5/12 & Tuesday 5/13: All writing prompts done -
Mini search about Shakespeare and read shortened script of Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday 5/15: Vocab is due
Wednesday 5/ 14 - Friday 5/16: Start Reading Seedfolks book in class - homework will be assigned
for each section of the book. Check the Calander for nightly reading assignments.
Friday 5/16; view the school play - Romeo and Juliet - Progress reports go home.
Remember to continue to read each day for at least 20 minutes.
Update for 4/13- 4/30:
Book report is due 4/30
All students should be reading for about 20- 30 minutes each day!
Alcott group homework:
Monday 4/14: assign baseball scavenger hunt, paragraph and comic life
Tuesday 4/15: vocab due
Wednesday 4/16: scavenger hunt and paragraph due
Thursday 4/17: comic life due
Homework over vacation: Be sure to finish your independent reading book - the book report is due
Wednesday 4/30.
Emerson homework: Read- read - read-
Monday 4/14: Review podcast assignment - identify jobs
Tuesday 4/15: Vocab due & work on podcast
Wednesday - working on parts of the podcast
Thursday 4/17: finish all creative parts - show and tell - our goal is that all the gathering is done.
Homework over vacation: be sure to finish book and start the book report.
4/28- 5/2 Practice and record podcast - project due Friday 5/2
Book report due 4/30
Update for 3/24;
Monday; Assign venn diagram and essay about adventure book - this will count as our test over the
adventure book. All students should be done reading their adventure book.
Tuesday: Assign vocab words related to adventure books
Wednesday: Venn Diagram due
Thursday : vocab due
Friday: Essay rough draft due. 5 paragraphs comparing the adventure book to Iron Will
Update for 3/17: Due this week:
Monday 3/17 - Book Report
Wednesday 3/19 - lit log 3- students should be done with adventure books
Thursday 3/20 - quiz over adventure books -- assign comparison and contrast essay
Friday 3/21 - journals due
Update for 3/9:
All students should be done with their independent reading books. Book report is due 3/17.
Lit log 2 is due 3/12.
Poem is 3/13
Update for 3/2: Don't forget to be finishing up your independent reading book...
Remember to check this page as we have MEA's this week.
Monday 3/3: Read the official rules for the Iditaread race - keep a reading log each time you read.
Tuesday 3/4: Work on: lit log 1 or Vocab. Teams should let me know their team name.
Wednesday 3/5: Vocab due. Work on lit log 1.
Thursday 3/6: Lit Log 1 due: Groups report out on Title, author, setting, characters and conflict.
Friday 3/7: Alcott and Emerson journals due. Assign poem due 3/11.
Upcoming due dates:
Lit log 2 due 3/12
Book report - essay due 3/17
Update for the week of Feb 25 - 29: Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful vacation. This
week we are starting our study of the adventure genre. Get ready for the great Team 2 Iditaread
Reading Race.....
Homework this week: Of course you need to be reading your independent reading book each day.
Finish this up - you will have a class book next week.
Due Tuesday 2/26: List of 10 items you would want if you were lost in the wilderness - things you
could carry in a back pack AND a paragraph explaining why you selected these items.
Wednesday 2/27: Assign vocabulary - word wise packet due 3/5
Due: any late work: vocab,or book report must be turned in today to show up on
the progress report.
Due Thursday 2/ 28: Iditarod mini search due and musher selected. Report out on Iditaread team
and name.
Due Friday 2/ 29: Progress report day
Update for 1/28:
1. Current topic outline due Tuesday 2/29.
2. Finish your independent reading book and start essay. Rough draft and final copy are due 2/5
Update for 1/22: Nellie Bly questions due. Homework: find a news article and describe the:topic, 2
facts, and your opinion about the article. Next brainstorm a list of current issues in the news. due
Wed.
1/23: Assign letter writing assignment - notes - select topic for Thursday.
1/24: Research topic
1/25: Journals due - research topic - review book report essay format Book report due 2/5
Letter outline due: 1/29 - rough draft due 2/1
Update for 1/20: Due to the snow day on Friday - Friday's homework will be due on Tuesday 1/22.
I will collect journals on Tuesday since we did not have school on Friday as well. Enjoy the rest of
the week end. I will update the rest of the week schedule on Tuesday.
Update 1/17: Finish Nellie Byl article and complete questions for Friday.
Update for 1/14; Vocab quiz on Wednesday 1/15. Crossword review sheet was due 1/14.
Remember to be reading your book.
Update for 1/13: Weekly assignments will be posted once we know just how much snow we get
Monday morning. Stay tuned for more info. Vocab quiz will be postponed one day if there is a
snow
day.
Update for the week of 1/7:
Monday 1/7: work on fairy tale final copy in class.
Tuesday 1/8: Library trip - all the way upstairs to select a new book
Wednesday 1/9; Authors Tea! Fairy tales due. Come ready to share. Book Check.
Thursday 1/10: Bring your new book. Assign vocab review - due monday . Quiz on Tuesday 1/15
Friday 1/11: Finish Sci fi movie in class. It is out of this world!
Update for 1/2: Wow - what about all that snow?
Homework for this week:
Thursday 1/3: Turn in your fairy tale rough draft today. Book project is due.
Friday 1/4: Work on revising your fairy tale - note book clean out and check.
Next week 1/7: Monday - visit library to get a new book. Next book report is due 2/5
Tuesday: Tuesday 1/8: finish fairy tale
Wednesday 1/9: Fairy tales are due.
Update for 12/10:
Monday 12/10: Dragonwings group project due. Assign to bring fairy tale for Thursday
Tuesday 12/11: Assign Book Project for new idependent reading book. Due 1/3/07.
Wednesday 12/12: Assign vocab - due 12/19
Thursday 12/13: Introduce fairy tale assignment.
Friday 12/14: Homework: start reading your independent reading book.
Uddate for 11/26 -- 11/30:
Students are finishing up the book Dragon Wings.
Students should check their power grade to look for missing assignments that can be made up.
Work over 10 days old is too late.
This week:
Wednesday 12/ 28: Test over the book, Dragon Wings.
Finish Kites and start final Project.
Homework for 11/ 13 -- 11/16:
Tuesday 11/13: Dragon Wings ch 5 -7 due
Thursday 11/15: vocab due
Friday 11/16: Dragon Wings ch 8-9 due. Quiz over chapters 5 -9
Homework for 11/5 -- 11/9: Students are reading a class novel, Dragan Wings by Lawrence Yep. It
is
a historical fiction novel set in California in the early 1900's.
Students will be expected to read 1 chapter each night and complete the study questions.
Wed. 11/7: Chapters 1 &2 questions due.
Thursday 11/8: Chapter 3 questions due
Friday 11/9: Chapter 4 questions due - Quiz in class.
Language Arts homework for 10/14 - 10/18:
Read and finish your books. Book report due 10/23
Tuesday: Plot line quiz
Wednedsay - finish poster & assign vocab
Thursday - present poster
Friday - complete project evaluation sheet
Language Arts homework for 10/9 -- 10/12:
Students should be reading for 20 min. each night. Book report is due 10/23.
Wednesday 10/10: Complete story and questions for class on Thurs.
Thursday 10/11: Use story and questions to start plot line with your group. Check the
assignmenbts sheet for details.
Language Arts home work for 10/1 --10/5:
Students should have a new independent reading book - book report is due 10/23.
Monday 10/1: complete and turn in twp paragraph
Tuesday 10/2: complete vocab 1
Wednesday 10/3: Vocab 1 due
Thursday 10/4: topic sentence worksheet due
Friday 10/5: expository paragraph due, Journals are due
Language arts work for 9/24 - 9/28
Monday 9/24: Start vocab packet 1. complete part 1 for Tuesday. Complete packet due Wed. 10/3
Wednesday 9/26 - 9/28: work with 1000 word project to write a descriptive paragraph/poem about
a piece of art - due date 10/1
Students need a new independent reading book
Homework for 9/17- 9/21:
Our focus this week will be working on our first book report that will include a discussion of the
elements of literature: conflict, setting , characters, a summary, discussion of theme, reflection,
opinions and of course some new vocab.
Due date: Friday 9/21
Homework for 9/10 -- 9/14:
Students should be reading every day.
Due 9/11: Students will turn in a friendly letter explaining a goal for the first quarter of school.
Due Thursday 9/13: Sentence Type Review Worksheet
Due Firday 9/14: Class room journals are due
Update for 9/4 -- 9/7
Students will be writing a bio poem this week. Final copy will be due 9/7
Students should be reading new independent reading books. 20 minutes each day.