Week 15: November 16-20

We have started reading "A Long Walk to Water" (click here for a summary/review). This is a fantastic true story of Salva from Sudan and his journey as a Lost Boy when he was a child and his work as an adult to bring water to Southern Sudan. The book also features the story of Nya whose whole life revolves around getting water and the freedom she has when water is accessible. Throughout this unit, we will be working with paired text to practice OREO and ACES paragraphs as well as analyze literature. This will be a fun and meaningful unit!

Looking ahead: here are the dates for when iRead books are due. I made adjustments so that a book is due about every 10 days, this should make it easier for students.Remember that our frequent reading goes a long way to help students become better readers. Students should be reading at home at least 30 minutes a day, 5 nights a week.

2nd Trimester Reading Due Dates

Language Arts iRead Books	Due Dates	HONORS LA iRead Books	Due Dates
Book #1	11/19	Book #1	11/13
Book #2	11/30	Book #2	11/20
Book #3	12/9	Book #3	11/30
Book #4	12/18	Book #4	12/9
Book #5	12/29	Book #5	12/18
Book #6	1/8	Book #6	12/29
Book #7	1/18	Book #7	1/8
Book #8	1/28	Book #8	1/12
Book #9	2/8	Book #9	1/18
Book #10	2/15	Book #10	1/28
		Book #11	2/8
		Book #12	2/15

Also note: I'll be out the classroom attending the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Conference from November 19-22. I'm very excited to bring home innovative ideas to help me improve my teaching and rub shoulders & learn from the most talented English teachers in the country. I'll also be getting all the free English teacher "swag" to share with students! The subs will be well-equipped to help students learn and they will have work to do while I am gone. Please email me with any questions. Thanks!

Week 15 Schedule

November 16-20

Monday, November 16th

Reading Benchmark Testing:  B LAB 

Tuesday, November 17th

Reading Benchmark Testing:  C LAB

Scores will be on PowerSchool (they do not count on final grade) and I'll be sending home certificates as well.

Wednesday, November 18th

Classes will enjoy our school's production of "The Lion King, Jr" 

Thursday, November 19th

 Book #1 DUE I'll check books off next week
Honors: Newspaper Day 

"A Long Walk to Water" Chapters 4-6 

Writing Activities (ACES and OREO paragraphs)

Friday, November 20th

"A Long Walk to Water" Chapters 4-6 

Writing Activities (ACES and OREO paragraphs)

Book Order will be due on Monday, November 23rd. You can order online on my blog or bring in a check or cash. Thanks!

We enjoyed a very moving Veteran's Day Flag Ceremony on November 11th. Thanks Mr. Yates for putting it all together:)

Congrats to Cambria C. on being published in the Spectrum!

Our Spirit Assembly was AMAZING! Click here to view the pictures:)

I had to include these videos too! Check out the "Gecko Gents": Mr. Bozarth, Mr. Manning and Mr. Wilding. Then the next video features Mr. Manning, Mr. Wilding, Mrs. Rowley and Mrs. Morse doing double-dutch! You won't want to miss this:)