Week of November 4th

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If This year we will make every "Mission Possible!"

For All Classes below:  *Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework. 

TUESDAY- VETERAN's DAY PROGRAM

FRIDAY- REPORT CARDS SENT HOME

Period 3- English 8

Daily Language Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Language Arts: Usage- VERBS -Do/Have, Am/Is/Are/Was/Were, Wore/Done, Sang/Ran

Review verb usage from this week.

Period 4- Reading 8
Daily Reading Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Reading -  The Great Volcano Debate, The End of the Volcano Tale, Volcanoes, discuss, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Aimsweb- Progress Monitoring

Period 5 English Literature 11-12
Daily Journal (Bellringer)
Begin Swiss Family Robinson: Back to the Ship, Getting Ready for Winter, Our Winter Home, The Paper, Read, discuss, and complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Period 6-  English 11-12

Daily Vocabulary Word (Bellringer)

 Basic English Review-  Unit 5: Singular and Plural Words, Went/Gone, Flew/Flown, Choosing Appropriate Forms, Unit 5 Review

Period 7  Current Events 7-8
 Scholastic News Magazine:  Captain Underpants, The Amazon Rainforest,Read, discuss , and complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Teen Kids News- Exit Ticket

Period 8- Current Events 9-10: Students will utilize sources such as the local newspaper, CNN 10, Newsela articles, Teen Kids News, etc, to explore/discuss current events through a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities

Week of October 28th

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If This year we will make every "Mission Possible!"

For All Classes below:  *Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework. 

TUESDAY- END OF 1st MARKING PERIOD

WEDNESDAY- BEGINNING OF 2nd MARKING PERIOD

Period 3- English 8

Daily Language Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Language Arts: Review: Commas, Quotation Marks, and Underlining Titles, Begin Usage: Verbs Do/Have/Am/Is/Are/Was/Were

Complete activities related to Halloween/Autumn

Period 4- Reading 8
Daily Reading Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Reading -   A Teacher's Journal,  A Student's Journal, The Great Volcano Debate, discuss, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Complete activities related to Halloween/Autumn

Period 5 English Literature 11-12
Daily Journal (Bellringer)
Begin Swiss Family Robinson: Introduction, Alone At Sea, We Made It, Our Tree House- Read, discuss, and complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Complete activities related to Halloween/Autumn

Period 6-  English 11-12

Daily Vocabulary Word (Bellringer)

 Basic English Review-  Begin Unit 5: Commas in Direct Quotations, Punctuating Direct Quotations, ABC order

Complete activities related to Halloween/Autumn

Period 7  Current Events 7-8
 Scholastic News Magazine:  Science Spin: Real-Life Zombies,Read, discuss , and complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Complete activities related to Halloween/Autumn

Period 8- Current Events 9-10: Students will utilize sources such as the local newspaper, CNN 10, Newsela articles, TeenKidsNews, etc, to explore/discuss current events through a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities

Week of October 21st

This year we will make every "Mission Possible!"

For All Classes below:  *Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework. 

***RED RIBBON WEEK***

Period 3- English 8

Daily Language Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Language Arts: Quotation marks and Commas in Dialogue, Quotation marks in Titles

Aimsweb Progress Monitoring

Period 4- Reading 8
Daily Reading Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Reading -  And It's Out of the Park, History of Soccer, Why Soccer?, and A Teacher's Journal discuss, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Period 5 English Literature 11-12
Daily Journal (Bellringer)
 Storyworks:  Continue with Nugget Nation/Mac and Cheese and The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg complete related vocab. and comprehension activities

Period 6-  English 11-12

Daily Vocabulary Word (Bellringer)

 Basic English Review-  Saw/Seen and Did/Done, Writing a Friendly Letter, Writing Envelope Addresses

Period 7  Current Events 7-8
 Scholastic News Magazine:  Hurricane Hunters, On the Supreme Court, Painting Pig, and Should Schools Teach Cursive, Read, discuss , and complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Period 8- Current Events 9-10: Students will utilize sources such as the local newspaper, CNN 10, Newsela articles, TeenKidsNews, etc, to explore/discuss current events through a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities.

Week of October 14th

This year we will make every "Mission Possible!"

For All Classes below:  *Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework. 

***MONDAY- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- TEACHER IN-SERVICE
***FRIDAY- PAY DRESS DOWN

Period 3- English 8

Daily Language Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Language Arts: Friendly Letters, Commas and Dialogue, 

Aimsweb Progress Monitoring

Period 4- Reading 8
Daily Reading Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Reading -  Mom to the Rescue, Power Snack and And It's Out of the Park, discuss, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Period 5 English Literature 11-12
Daily Journal (Bellringer)
 Storyworks:  Nugget Nation/Mac and Cheese and The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg complete related vocab. and comprehension activities

Period 6-  English 11-12

Daily Vocabulary Word (Bellringer)

 Basic English Review-  Using Commas, Punctuating and Capitalizing, Saw/Seen and Did/Done

Period 7  Current Events 7-8
 Scholastic News Magazine:  Be A Quiz Whiz on Tuesday, Begin Next Magazine with World Records/Record Breaker

Period 8- Current Events 9-10: Students will utilize sources such as the local newspaper, CNN 10, Newsela articles, TeenKidsNews, etc, to explore/discuss current events through a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities.

Week of October 7th

This year we will make every "Mission Possible!"

For All Classes below:  *Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework. 

***FRIDAY- EARLY DISMISSAL @11am- ACT 80 1/2 day***
TUESDAY- PHOTO RETAKES

Period 3- English 8

Daily Language Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Language Arts: pgs. 38-43- Area of Focus: Punctuation (Comma Usage)

Period 4- Reading 8
Daily Reading Review (Bellringer)
Spectrum Reading - Soccer Blues, Mom to the Rescue, Power Snack and And It's Out of the Park, discuss, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.

Period 5 English Literature 11-12
Daily Journal (Bellringer)
 Storyworks:  Our Beautiful Town is Burning, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities

Period 6-  English 11-12

Daily Vocabulary Word (Bellringer)

 Basic English Review- pgs. 25-32 (A/An, Writing Titles, Punctuating/Capitalizing, Using Appropriate Forms)

Period 7  Current Events 7-8
 Scholastic News Magazine:  Cross at Your Own Risk, Slime in Space, World's Ugliest Dog, and Should Kids Have to take Gym Class,  Read, discuss, watch feature videos, complete related vocab. and comprehension activities.
Thursday: Be a Quiz Whiz

Period 8- Current Events 9-10: Students will utilize sources such as the local newspaper, CNN 10, Newsela articles, TeenKidsNews, etc, to explore/discuss current events through a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities.