| Date | Homework |
| 9/4/08 | Thursday: Seventh graders' first day. Introductions & welcome. Orientation; Binder Reminder. Note taking on first day of school. Finish for homework, adding details. did not do: Steck-Vaughn reading |
| 9/5/08 | Friday: Eighth graders' first day. Getting to Know You: (Truths and lies) Binder Reminder Scavenger Hunt did not do: Rancho Rules program & grid Issue TCI and Visions textbooks. Textbook walk. |
| Mon. 9/8/08 | Pass out extra credit tickets for the trimester. (They may be used for
restroom passes, tardy passes, or they may be redeemed for extra credit at the
end of the trimester.) Homework Check: Materials points, Binder Reminder Q & A (correct) Continue with Truths and Lies Issue textbooks; Spelling List # 1: Commonly misspelled words TCI Scavenger Hunt (getting to know the textbook) |
| Tues. 9/9/08 |
Review Geography Challenge Latin Roots quiz on list # 1; Homework: Write sentences using words from list # 1 Students CELDT testing tomorrow: Bring a book or homework with you. |
| Wed. 9/10/08 | Mrs. Thiessen gives the CELDT in the MPR. Substitute for per. 5-6: Miss McGeeny. Video (after students tested all morning) |
| Thurs. 9/11/08 | Issue Interactive Reader for literature. "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto.
CD disc track 4. Follow-up & homework: Read 30 min. at home; Do pp. 13-15 in workbook; Write a page in your journal about a time you tried to impress someone. |
| Fri. 9/2/08 | '08: Rancho Rules Day '07: Collect journals; Correct FU pp. 13-15. Discuss setting. |