Week 30: 'Twas the Week Before Spring Break

Whew! It has been an intense week of teaching, but fun and successful. Students have composed an argumentative essay, one section at a time, where they see me model the concept and then are able to conference with me along the way. I'm so proud of their writing and how hard they try.

This week's focus will be on finishing the argumentative essays with peer edits and enrichment/reteaching for argumentative vocabulary and identification. We'll then move into some good informational reading for the rest of the week.

It's critical that students are in school right now as we prepare for SAGE testing. We do have a long Spring Break that is a great time for vacations and trips. Please ensure your student is in school unless they are ill. It becomes very difficult to make up missing work when so much of what we do in class is interactive. Also, students need to keep reading 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Our thanks to Beckstrom Orthodontics for sponsoring a reading contest throughout the month of February. We had amazing results! Our combined 7th grade read the equivalency of 1,274 books!! My 6th period class came in first place with 168 books read for an average of 4.8 per student; Mrs. Wallace's 2nd period class was next at 121 books read for an average of 4.3 per student; Mrs. Gubler's 4th period came in with 129 books read with an average of 4.1 books read per student. My 6th period class wins a pizza party and the 7th grade LA teachers will receive a $50 gift card to use on office supplies. This made for a very fun competition.

 

Week 30

March 6th-March 10th

Monday, March 6th

PLC Short Day

Finish Essays (for those who aren't finish)

Team Flags/Reading

Tuesday, March 7th

Reteach/Homework Hall/Enrichment

CFA #4 Argumentative Identification & Vocabulary

Reteach: Your reteach packet is your ticket in

Homework Hall: For those who didn't do their packet or are missing work (including books)

Enrichment: For all who passed CFA #4

Wednesday, March 8th

Self Edit & Peer Edit of Superhero Argumentative Paper

Free Reading if finished

Thursday, March 9th

Book #2 DUE

Free Reading

Argumentation Scavenger Hunt

Honors: Newspaper Day

Friday, March 10th

Free Reading

Listening Comprehension or Reader's Theater

Class Choice

We have our iRead 40 Club shirts in and I'm so excited to welcome these spectacular readers into the iRead 40 Club!! These guys received a candy bar, t-shirt and will join us for a big party at the end of the school year. Way to be excellent readers!

Nick R. and Topher B., 6th period

Luke O. 2nd period