THURSDAY MAY 29, 2008

HEY KIDS!

Well its been awhile but we’re back. I hope you had a good two weeks of testing.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

PERIODS
1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARD[S]:R 1.3: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*Agenda/Warm Up
*Cm: Review Ac. 10
*Spelling Pretest 2
*Word Fluency 3: Bb. R34
*Negative Words: Nb
*Vocabulary Focus: Bb. C21-24
*Use The Clues: Bb. C21-42
*Expression Of The Day: Nb
*Homework: Reading Log

1 & 2: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: ELC 1.1/1.6: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*Agenda/Warm Up
*Cm: Vowel Digraphs” Ac. 7
*Cm: Spelling 1: Ac. 7identify It: Bb. 74
*Base Words, Prefixes, Suffixes: Lb. 46
*Prefix + Root: Lb. 47
*Focus On Learning
*Masterpiece Sentences [3]: Own Paper
*Map It: Template
*Homework: Reading Log

6: 7TH & 8TH GRADE DRAMA
STANDARD[S]:CE 2.2: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/thgrade7.asp / http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/thgrade8.asp
*Rehearse Macbeth

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR: Smart Mom
A mother was walking with her four year old daughter one day when the daughter picked up something off the ground and started to put it into her mouth. The mother stopped her and said she shouldn't do that.
"Why," asked the little girl.
"Because it’s dirty. It's been on the ground. You don't know where it's been. It probably has germs."The little girl looked up at her mom with admiration and asked, "How do you know so much?"
Thinking quickly, the mother said, "All moms know so much. We have to. It's on the Mommy Test. If you don't know it, you don't get to be a mommy."
The little girl pondered this for a few minutes, then her face brightened. "I get it!" she said. "If you don't pass the test, you get to be a daddy!"
"Yup," said the mom.

BRAIN STRAIN

TODAY’S STRAIN: Johnny's mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?

AT THE MOVIES: Tommy the Tiger gives Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull two thumbs Waaay Up

THURSDAY MAY 15, 2008

HEY KIDS!

Well the first week of testing is over. If my Advisory is any indication the majority of you should be thanked and congratulated for your efforts, especially in not disrupting the class when you finished the tests. We bid goodbye to our 6th graders today, they leave the good ship CST today, in other words their tests are over. The 7th and 8th graders will continue the voyage next week. Remember to relax and have a lot of fun this weekend. Recharge your batteries. Go download some Mozart and listen to it. Your brains will get bigger. Honest.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

Note: Mrs. Whitman and I will be out today doing school business, so be good for the Guest Teacher.

PERIODS

1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARD[S]: Literary Analysis 3.4: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
* AGENDA / WARM UP
*WATCH FILM: HOOT
*DO STUDY GUIDE
*HOMEWORK: NONE

1 & 2: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: Literary Analysis 3.2: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
* AGENDA / WARM UP
WATCH FILM: HOOT
*DO STUDY GUIDE
*HOMEWORK: NONE

6: 7TH & 8TH GRADE DRAMA
STANDARD[S]: Creative Expression 2.0: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/thgrade7.asp / http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/thgrade8.asp
*Run Macbeth pages 7-23

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

This just in from the Fun Zone Newsroom: Scientists have crossed a Collie and a Lhasa Apso. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Apso] The new breed is a Collapso, a dog that folds up for easy transport.

BRAIN STRAIN

ANSWER TO LAST FRIDAY'S STRAIN: Bright as diamonds.Loud as thunder. Never still. A thing of wonder. What am I? Answer: A Waterfall.

TODAY’S STRAIN: Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive? Answer Monday.

FRIDAY 5-9-08

HEY KIDS

Monday we begin the CST test. It is imortant that you do your best. Your future placement in English and Math could depend on your scores. It is important that you relax before the test. Here is a place with some ideas on hoew to relax: http://www.stressmanagementtips.com/kids.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
PERIODS

1& 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]

STANDARDS: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*PRE-READ IT
*READ IT: NOTHING GOLD…:LB. 61-63
*ANALYZE IT: BB. R8
*LISTENING: BB. 59
*CONTRACTIONS: NB
*CONTRACT IT: BB. 60
*GREEK COMBINING FORMS: LB. 48
*MATCH IT: BB. 61
*TEST IN A BAG: PPT
*HOMEWORK: NONE

3&4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]

STANDARDS: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*VOWEL DIGRAPHS: NB
*DISCOVER IT: NB
*SORT IT: BB. 71-72/R67
*BUILD IT: BB. 72/R76
* PRESENT & PAST PARTICIPLES: NB
*FIND IT: BB. 73
*TEST IN A BAG: PPT
*HOMEWORK: NONE

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And one stupid potato.

BRAIN STRAIN

Answer to Thursday's Strain: Today's Strain: How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt? They could if their aunt was your mother.
Today's Strain: Bright as diamonds.Loud as thunder. Never still. A thing of wonder.
What am I? Answer tomorrow

THURSDAY 5-8-08

HEY KIDS!

Tomorrow is Speed Racer day!. The new live action movie about this young hero opens tomorrow. Did you know that the Japanese name for this show was Mach GoGoGo and that Speed's name was Go Mifune? To find out why the show had this name and more facts about Speed click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Racer

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
PERIODS

1 & 4: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: RLA. 3.6: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LAB: STUDY ISLAND
*PRE-READ IT: LB. 53-54 / BB. R8
*READ IT: NOTHING GOLD…:LB. 61-63
*ANALYZE IT: BB. R8
*HOMEWORK: NONE

3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: R1.3: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*LAB: STUDY ISLAND
*DISCOVER IT: NB
*WORD FLUENCY 2: BB. R18
*FOCUS ON VOCABULARY: BB. C17-23
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. C17-23
*HOMEWORK: NONE

WELCOME TO FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

Hickory dickory dock,
Two mice ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
But the other one got away.

BRAIN STRAIN

Answer to yesterday's Strain: What letter is next in this sequence? M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O,__? Answer is N for November.
Today's Strain: How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt?

WEDNESDAY 5-7-08

HEY KIDS

Dis you know that the first stamp collection was started on this day in 1840. To learn more about the history of stamps and stamp collecting, click here: http://www.essortment.com/all/stampcollecting_rtgu.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

PERIODS

1 & 2
STANDARDS: W. O. E.L.A.C: 1.4: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*LAB: http://www.studyisland.com/
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LISTENING: BB.58
*WORD FLUENCY 2: BB. 33
*SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: NB
*FIND IT: OWN PAPER
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

3 & 4
STANDARDS: W. O. E.L.A.C: 1.4: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*LAB: http://www.studyisland.com/
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 64
*PUNCTUATE IT: BB. 65
*PUNCTUATE IT: BB. 66
*ANSWER IT: BB. 66
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

Whay cheers you up when you get sick? A Get Welephant card.

BRAIN STRAIN

Aswer to yesterday's Strain: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes? His breath.
TODAY'S STRAIN: What letter is next in this sequence? M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O,__ Answer tomorrow.

VIDEO VIEW

One of the most famous legends of Asia is the story of the Monkey King. Here is a cartoon made in the thirties in China that tells the story of the Monkey King's origins. Warning this is a YouTube video and you can't watch it at school. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSV7041mZCw

TUESDAY 5-6-08

HEY KIDS!

Did you know this is National Pet Week? If you have a special pet why not tell us about it by posting a comment on the blog. Meanwhile here's a picture of our puppy, Miko.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
PERIODS

1 & 2: 8th Grade English/Language!
STANDARDS: Written and Oral English Language Conventions: 1.1|Reading
Comprehension: 2.6: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LAB: STUDY ISLAND: http://www.studyisland.com/
*IDENTIFY IT; BB. 53
*PASSAGE FLUENCY BB. R36
*HOW TO: BB. 54-55
*HOW TO: BB. 56
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

3 & 4: 7thGrade English/Language!
STANDARDS: READING: 1.1, 1.2: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA /WARM UP
*BASE WORDS AND SUFFIXES: LB. 46
*SUFFIX –Y: NB
*WRITE IT: BB. 63
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

A good chess player: A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog. He watched the game in astonishment for a while. "I can hardly believe my eyes!" he exclaimed. "That's the smartest dog I've ever seen." "Nah, he's not so smart," the friend replied. "I've beaten him three games out of five."

BRAIN STRAIN

Solution to yeterday's Strain: What is full of holes but still holds water? A sponge.
TODAY"S STRAIN: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes? Answer tomorrow.

BOOK NOOK

In honor of pets week here a couple of great animal books you might want to look at.
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson; Life for Young Arliss is not too much fun on his folk's ranch in Texas, until the yeller pup comes along.

Undercover Cat by The Gordons: A cat assists the FBI in tracking down a pair of bank robbers.

MONDAY 5-5-08

HEY KIDS!

Welcome back to school. Hope you had a good weekend. Today is Cinco de Mayo. Many people mistakenly think today is the Mexican 4th of July, but it is not. To find out what Cico de Mayo celebrates click here: http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY

PERIODS:

1 and 2: 8th Grade English/Language!
STANDARDS: Reading: 1.2: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LISTENING: BB. 51
*WORD FLUENCY 1: BB. R32
*GREEK FORMS: BB. R63
*EUPHONY: NB
*HOMEWORK: NONE

3 AND 4: 7th Grade English/language
STANDARDS: Reading: 1.3: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*DISCOVER IT: NB
*SORT IT: BB. 61
*WRITE IT: BB. 62
*WORD FLUENCY 1: BB. R17
HOMEWORK: NONE

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE!

JOKE DU JOUR: Little boy blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, The cows in the corn.
And where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
I don't know, but he's in big trouble.

BRAIN STRAIN: FRIDAY'S STRAIN: What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009? THE DATES ARE THE SAME WRITTEN RIGHT SIDE UP OR UPSIDE DOWN.
TODAY'S STRAIN: What is full of holes but still holds water? Answer tomorrow.

WEEKEND: 5/3-4/08

HEY KIDS!

Have a great weekend!

*Remember you can post Reading Logs by clicking the comments link at the bottom of a post. Posted Reading Logs will count the same a parent signed Reading Logs.

FUN ZONE

*JOKE DU JOUR: Why is T like an island? because it is in the middle of waTer.
*BRAIN STRAIN: Click these links for some cool puzzles:
www.hoagiesgifted.org/brain_teasers.htm
www.braingle.com
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/fun.html

*AT THE THEATRE: If you're looking for something to do this weekend, how about seeing a live theatrical performance?
Glendale Center Theatre is doing Rapunzel; For Information click here: www.glendalecentretheatre.com/childrens.shows.asp
Theter West is doing Cinderella. For Information click here: http://www.theatrewest.org/storybook.html

That's all for now. See you Monday!

FRIDAY,5-2-07

HEY KIDS

Did you know that yesterday was Hawaiian Lei day. Hers is a cool site that will tell you how to make your own Lei. familycrafts.about.com/cs/makingflowers/l/blflohlei.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

*PERIODS 1 AND 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH / LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: R.*1.3 | W.O.E.L.C.* 1.6 For a detailed explanation of CDE Standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*SPELLING PRETEST 1: BB. 48
*SYNONYMS
*LINKING VERBS: LB. 50-51
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 50
*SQ3R: NB
*SQ3R WITH TEXT: LB. 58-60 / TEMPLATE
*WRITE IT: LB. 58-60 / OWN PAPER
STUDY GUIDE: LB. OWN PAPER
HOMEWORK: NONE

*PERIODS 3 AND 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
STANDARDS: R.* 1.3, 3.0 | W.O.E.L.C.* 1.3, 1.4: For a detailed explanation of CDE Standards click here:www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*FOCUS ON LEARNING: NB
*SORT IT: BB. 57
*PUNCTATE IT: BB. 58
”NASH’S BASHES…”: LB. 56-57
*PHRASE IT: BB. 59
*USE THE CLUES: BB. 60
*REWRITE IT: BB. 60
*CT: “YO-YO MA…”: LB. 71-73 [LINES 1-74]
*HOMEWORK: NONE
Key to Standards: R = Reading |W = Writing | WOELC = Written and Oral English language Conventions

FUN ZONE

*JOKE DU JOUR: Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey,
When along came a spider,
That sat down beside her,
And said: what's in the bowl, blondie?

*BRAIN STRAIN: Answer to yesterday's Strain = N for 9
Strain for today: What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009? [Solution on Moday]

*AT THE MOVIES: On May 22, 2008: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens. For trailers and other cool stuff click here: www.indianajones.com
And today Ironman opens. See trailer here: ironmanmovie.marvel.com/

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND KIDS!