THU 5/1/08

HEY KIDS!

Did you know that today, May 1. s a special holiday in many countries? To learn more about May Day around the world, click here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

*PERIODS 1 & 2
STANDARDS:
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*CM: GRAMMAR: AC. 7-8
*CM: SPELLING 2: AC. 9 [Postponed]
*CM: REVIEW ANSWERS: AC. 3-5
*FIND IT; NB
*MINI-DIALOG: LB. 15
CM:: REVIEW ANSWERS: AC. 6-8
*REVISE IT: BB. 41 / TEMPLATE
*REVISE IT: BB. 41 / OWN PAPER
*USE IT: BB. R20/TEMPLATE/OWN PAPER
HOMEWORK: READING LOG

*PERIODS 3 & 4
STANDARDS:
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*VOWEL DIAGRAPHS: NB
*DISCOVER IT: TEMPLATE
*MEMORIZE IT: HANDOUT
* VOWEL CHART: BB. R4
*FOCUS ON LEARNING: NB
*SPELLING PRETEST 1: BB. 56
*UNIT VOCABULARY: LB. 45
*MULTIPLE MEANING MAP: TEMPLATE
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

PERIOD 6
STANDARDS:
Block Macbeth.

FUN ZONE!

*JOKE DU JOUR: Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie,
He stuck in his thumb, and pulled out a plum, and said: what is this doing in my apple pie?

*BRAIN STRAIN: What letter is next in this sequence? O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, __? [Solution tomorrow]

*ARCADE TIME: Here is a cool game site www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html. Have fun!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

*Hey Kids! Mrs. Whitman and I are out today doing work for the school.
*Be cool to your Guest Teacher!
*Don't forget, you do havve a reading log tonight.
*See ya Thursday.

FUN ZONE

*JOKE DU JOUR

TUESDAY 4-29-08

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

PERIODS 1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: STANDARDS: W.O.E.L.C. 1.5, writing 2.2, / R. 3. 4. For detailed explanation of standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*CHAIN IT: TEMPLATE / LB. 7
*CM: VOCABULARY: AC. 3
*CM: MORPHOLOGY: AC. 4-5
*CM: GRAMMAR: AC. 6-8
*ANSWER IT: OWN PAPER
*REVISE IT:: BB. 40-41 / OWN PAPER
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

PERIODS 3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH / LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: V 1.1, 1.3 / R 3.3: For a detailed explanation of standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
* CM: SPELLING 2: AC. 6
* CM: REVIEW ANSWERS: AC. 3-4
*DEFINE IT: BB. 49
*DRAW IT: OWN PAPER
*”TORTOISE AND THE HARE”: LB. 37-40 / TEMPLATE
*WRITE IT: BB. 50 / TEMPLATE
HOMEWORK: READING LOG

FUN ZONE

*JOKE DU JOUR: These chickens want books: A pair of chickens walk up to the circulation desk at a public library and say, 'Buk Buk BUK.' The librarian decides that the chickens desire three books, and gives it to them...and the chickens leave shortly thereafter.

Around midday, the two chickens return to the circulation desk quite vexed and say,' Buk Buk BuKKOOK!' The librarian decides that the chickens desire another three books and gives it to them. The chickens leave as before.

The two chickens return to the library in the early afternoon, approach the librarian, looking very annoyed and say, 'Buk Buk Buk Buk Bukkooook!' The librarian is now a little suspicious of these chickens. She gives them what they request, and decides to follow them.

She followed them out of the library, out of the town, and to a park. At this point, she hid behind a tree, not wanting to be seen. She saw the two chickens throwing the books at a frog in a pond, to which the frog was saying, "Rrredit Rrredit Rrredit..."

*BRAIN STRAIN: Solution to Monday's Brain Strain: Where do fish keep their money? In a riverbank!
Today's Brain Strain: If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes? [Solution tomorrow. Hint its not 100]

*RECOMMENDED READING: If you like heroic fantasy, like Narnia and The Lord of the Rings try The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. In it Taran, the Assistant Pig Keeper tries to stop the Honed King from conquering the land of Prydain.

MONDAY 4/28/09

WHAT'RE WE DOIN' TODAY?

PERIODS 1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: W.O.E.L.C. 1.5, writing 2.2, / R. 3. 4. For detailed explanation of standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*CAPITAL LETTERS: BB. 8
*REWRITE IT: BB. 31
*COMPREHEND IT: BB. C9-17 [LINES 181-246]
*MAP IT: THEMPLATE
*ANALYZE IT: BB. 40
*REVISE IT: BB. 41 / CHECKLIST
*HOMEWORK: NONE

PERIODS 3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH / LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: W. & O.E.L.C.: 1.1, 1.3 / R. 2.0 / L.R. & A. 3.3: For detailed explanation of standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*SYLLABLE TYPES: NB
*SORT IT: BB. 46
*CM: HOMOPHONES: AC. 3
*CM: PREFIXES/SUFFIXES: AC. 4
*CM: GRAMMAR: AC. 5
*”RAYMOND’S RUN: BB. C4-16 [LINES 225-239]
*HOMEWORK: NONE

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE!!

JOKE DU JOUR: When does a cart come before a horse? In the dictionary!

BRAIN STRAIN: Where do fish keep their money? [Solution on the next blog.]

AT THE MOVIES: Coming Soon: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The second installment in the story of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy and the Land of Narnia opens on May 16, 2008. For trailers and other cool stuff click on the link below: www.disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia

HEY KIDS!: If you're bored and are near a computer why not listen to a good book. Librivox has lots of good books on tape for free. Just go to librivox.org/newcatalog

Friday 4-25-08

WHAT'RE WE DOIN' TODAY?

PERIODS 1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARD[S]: R 1.1 Analyze Idioms etc. R1.3 Context Clues
*AGENDA/WARM UP
*LISTENING: BB. 36
*BUILD IT: BB. R61
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 37
*CHOOSE IT: BB. 38
*FOCUS ON LEARNING: NB
*REWRITE IT: BB. 39
*HOMEWORK: NONE

PERIODS 3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARD[S]: Grammar 1.3: Parts of Speech, Structure 1.1, Reading 3.3: Characterization
*AGENDA/WARM UP
*PREDICATE NOMINATIVE: LB. 8
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 43
*DIAGRAM IT: 44-45
*”RAYMOND’S RUN” BB. C4-16 [LINES 90-224]
*SPOTLIGHT ON CHARACTER: BB. C4-16 / TEMPLATE
*HOMEWORK: NONE

PERIOD 6: 7TH AND 8TH GRADE DRAMA
STANDARDS: Theatre 2.0: Creative Expression
*REHEARSE MACBETH

FUN ZONE
*JOKE DU JOUR: Why did the cookie go to the doctor? … Because he felt crummy.

*BRAIN STRAIN: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? [Solution on the next blog]


*RECOMMENDED READING: If you like being scared try: Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice) by Joseph Delaney: Young Thomas becomes the apprentice of the last Spook in his country. A spook is a wizard who deals with ghosts, witches, and other creatures of darkness.

*AT THE MOVIES: The Forbidden Kingdom: "It has good action". Luis R., 7th Grader.

*HEY KIDS: If you're stuck for something to read, and are near a computer, try the Baldwin Project It has great books online to read for free!. Just click : www.mainlesson.com