Date Homework
10/22/07 Warm up: Wild fires and Santa Ana winds.  Stay inside today.
Red Ribbon Week: history and activities
Collect ELAC meeting parent signatures; Collect Parent Notifications.
Finish sequencing activity from A Little Princess
Per. 3: SSR (Sustained Silent Reading)
 Read aloud:  Charlie Cook's Favorite Book by Julia Donaldon & Alex Sheffler
How to do a  Home Reading Log;
Homework: Study the story for a fill-in-the-blank test tomorrow; Read 30 minutes and do a line of the Home Reading Log.
10/23/07 Body Parts: Brainstorm in groups. List body parts in your vocabulary notebook.
Correct L.P. Q & A.;
Little Princess Test (fill-in-the-blank)
Editor in Chief
Homework:  Study body parts WBW p. 86.
List body parts in your Vocabulary notebook
After school: ELAC meeting
 
10/24/07 Notice:  Pizza Night is postponed until next week.  When we select a date, we will announce the new date.
You may get your ID card at snack at Mr. Bowman's office.
Tomorrow is Red Ribbon Dress Up Day.  Please wear red to school.
Vocabulary: Body Parts VB 7 and PVB 16.  Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet (body parts and functions)
Finish taking the Little Princess Test
"Editor in Chief"
Homework: Editor in Chief packet, 1st 4 pages
Log on to take at least one Reading Counts test by Friday
Home Reading Log is due with parent signature Friday
(Read 30 minutes, 5 days per week)
Study body parts (7 and 16)
10/25/07 Reading Counts Recognitions
Participation Grades: To get a passing participation grade, you must use English in class. If you need to use your native language, ask permission.  Participation is worth 20% of your grade.
Return Little Princess Tests; If your score is under 70%, get your test signed by your parent or guardian.
Editing Packet: Check homework ("Editor in Chief" practice page and exercise 1). Review answers.
Body parts and actions (verbs); Correct worksheet from yesterday.
MSB Video: Magic School Bus Gets Eaten
Body Parts Listening Quiz
Homework: Home Reading Log; Reading Counts.
Editor in Chief exercises 2 and 3.
Oral quiz tomorrow (VB 7 and PVB 16)
Study Body Parts Dictation Sentences

              Did not do: Make homogeneous seating chart (by reading groups).
                                Get into reading groups
10/26/07 NO SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE OF AIR QUALITY.  Stay well, and we'll see you Monday.