IMPORTANT INFO:
There are several grades in Power School. I have had a few inquiries concerning the benchmarks. Although the benchmarks are entered into Power School, they do not affect the overall grade. Students cannot redo benchmarks, but they will have the opportunity to show growth each trimester when it is time to benchmark test.
The assignments in Power School that DO affect the grade are:
1. First Impressions (5)
2. Flipgrid Introduction (15)
3. Snake Headed Monster Quiz (15)
4. Myth Genre Study (5)
Power School is up-to-date. Please take a few minutes to make sure everything has been turned in.
IMPORTANT DATES:
9/18/18 - Chilis Give Back Event
This is a fundraiser to benefit our iRead program. If you mention the iRead program and eat at Chili's anytime during the day, they will donate a portion to our program. Look for a flyer to come home with all of the details.
9/21/18 - Midterm Celebration/Gecko Day
Remember our first celebration/gecko day is coming up in three weeks. To qualify, students must have the equivalent of three books completed. We will finish Cages this week, however, students should have the equivalent of at least one other book finished by now. Please do your reading!!
This week we will begin using the Notice and Note signposts/comprehension strategies. This a researched based approach to close reading developed by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst. Readers are introduced to six signposts or markers. As students learn to recognize them in their reading and to analyze what they mean, comprehension increases/goes deeper.
Our anticipated schedule:
**MONDAY**
9/3
No School ~ Labor Day
**TUESDAY**
9/4
Quick Write Reading Accountability Assignment - See Google Classroom
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Contrast & Contradictions
"Thank You Ma'am"
**WEDNESDAY**
9/5
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Contrast & Contradictions
"Thank You Ma'am" continued
**THURSDAY**
9/6
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Tough Questions/Words of the Wiser
Excerpts from: A Long Walk to Water/Riding Freedom
**FRIDAY**
9/7
Finish Cages
Flipgrid Book Accountability assignment for Cages
Notice and Note: Again and Again
Excerpt from: Hatchet
There are several grades in Power School. I have had a few inquiries concerning the benchmarks. Although the benchmarks are entered into Power School, they do not affect the overall grade. Students cannot redo benchmarks, but they will have the opportunity to show growth each trimester when it is time to benchmark test.
The assignments in Power School that DO affect the grade are:
1. First Impressions (5)
2. Flipgrid Introduction (15)
3. Snake Headed Monster Quiz (15)
4. Myth Genre Study (5)
Power School is up-to-date. Please take a few minutes to make sure everything has been turned in.
IMPORTANT DATES:
9/18/18 - Chilis Give Back Event
This is a fundraiser to benefit our iRead program. If you mention the iRead program and eat at Chili's anytime during the day, they will donate a portion to our program. Look for a flyer to come home with all of the details.
9/21/18 - Midterm Celebration/Gecko Day
Remember our first celebration/gecko day is coming up in three weeks. To qualify, students must have the equivalent of three books completed. We will finish Cages this week, however, students should have the equivalent of at least one other book finished by now. Please do your reading!!
This week we will begin using the Notice and Note signposts/comprehension strategies. This a researched based approach to close reading developed by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst. Readers are introduced to six signposts or markers. As students learn to recognize them in their reading and to analyze what they mean, comprehension increases/goes deeper.
Our anticipated schedule:
**MONDAY**
9/3
No School ~ Labor Day
**TUESDAY**
9/4
Quick Write Reading Accountability Assignment - See Google Classroom
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Contrast & Contradictions
"Thank You Ma'am"
**WEDNESDAY**
9/5
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Contrast & Contradictions
"Thank You Ma'am" continued
**THURSDAY**
9/6
Read Cages
Notice and Note: Tough Questions/Words of the Wiser
Excerpts from: A Long Walk to Water/Riding Freedom
**FRIDAY**
9/7
Finish Cages
Flipgrid Book Accountability assignment for Cages
Notice and Note: Again and Again
Excerpt from: Hatchet