MONDAY: R.A.C.E.S. Writing Strategy review/6.10/We will review this strategy every other day.

SCR using Curi.live/6.11/We will be writing about Thanksgiving

TUESDAY:  Grammar lessons on Flocabulary/6.10d/parts of speech and capitalization review

WEDNESDAY: Quiz reviewing SCR, revising, editing sentences/6.10 & 6.11/This will be on DMAC

THURSDAY: Christmas activity/We will be creating Christmas ornaments using different languages

FRIDAY: Advanced Classes will be watching “Out of My Mind” the book they read over the summer/All other classes will be working on ECR assignment on Curi.live

ADVANCED CLASSES:  ***All of my Advanced Classes are reading a story from Readworks entitled “Hacked” and the lessons are all on Google Classroom.  The students may choose to enter the writing contest that goes with these lessons, but it is not mandatory.  The lessons online ARE mandatory, but NOT the writing contest. There is a monetary prize of $2000 for the winner of this writing contest.  I will send out more details later this week.

44 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!

MONDAY: VETERAN’S DAY – STUDENTS HAVE NO SCHOOL!

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: SCR using Curipod/6.10/use Curipod to practice reading a short article; using our writing strategy to write a response.  The students will receive individual feedback for their answers

THURSDAY: ELA JOURNAL/6.11/Using TexQuest we will be researching topics being discussed in science and history classes.  We will be writing a short informative report on one of these topics.

FRIDAY: SCR on DMAC/6.10/Using our writing strategy we will read a short article and write an answer to a SCR question.

MONDAY: Creative Writing/6.11/Editing our creative writing stories together in groups

TUESDAY: Constructed Response/6.10a/”Why Do Things Go Viral?” article from SCOPE

WEDNESDAY: Illustrations for Creative Writing/6.10c/Creating illustrations for our creative stories

THURSDAY: Revising and Editing/6.10c/”Making Friends” short story with Revise and Edit questions review

FRIDAY: Revising and Editing Test/6.10c/on DMAC practice revise and editing

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR STUDENTS!

MONDAY/TUESDAY: ECR Revising and Editing/6.10/We will be examining ECR answers from Test 1 using the R.A.C.E.S. strategies that we have been discussing in class..

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: ELA Classroom Journal 2nd 9 Weeks #2/6.10/Spooky Stories – creative writing

FRIDAY: SCR writing prompts/6.11/We will complete examples of    writing prompts for short stories together in groups.

FYI – Next week we will be observing RED RIBBON WEEK at WOMS.  Each day will be a different “dress up” themed day.

Also, we just completed the ESTEEM Curriculum Workbook A and all the 6th Graders took their book home.  There is a LOT of really good information in that workbook that would be a good starting point for family discussions about setting goals; how do deal with depression and grief; basic First Aid; how to choose good friends and how to be a good friend; how to say no to someone trying get them to experiment with drugs, alcohol, and sex; and today we completed Lesson 9: Alcohol/Vaping/Drug Abuse.  It was a good introduction to Red Ribbon Week.  All of the students were VERY attentive during all 9 lessons of the ESTEEM Curriculum and it was a pleasure to take them through the lessons.  I told all of my students that it was a good reference book with lots of helpful websites and phone numbers that they might need now or in the future.  I also reminded them that Mrs. Jody Velde, our WOMS counselor, is available should they need to talk to anyone about any issues.

I am writing this blog today with a little bit of a heavy heart because a 14 year old student at another small school district not far from here took his life this week.  I did not know him personally, but I know his family – they are a “good” close knit family.  I do not know, don’t really need to know, any details; I just know this breaks my heart for this family.  Hug your kiddos EXTRA tight and if you believe in the power of prayer, just remember this family in your prayers.

Have a blessed weekend!

MONDAY: No School

TUESDAY: ESTEEM Lesson 8

WEDNESDAY: Extended Constructed Response Review/6.10/We will be using the R.A.C.E.S strategy to edit our class’ answers to the ELA test.

THURSDAY: ELA Classroom Journal /6.11/Using the writing prompt provided complete your weekly journal prompt.

FRIDAY: ESTEEM Lesson 9

MONDAY: Parts of Speech/6.10/We will be doing a fun activity reviewing the definitions of the 8 Parts of Speechf

TUESDAY: Parts of Speech(continued)

WEDNESDAY: ESTEEM Curriculum/Lesson 7/Mental Health. 

THURSDAY: FALL BREAK

FRIDAY: FALL BREAK

ENJOY YOUR TIME OFF!

C YA ON TUESDAY!

**Nine Week Grades are complete.

OCTOBER WILL BE SPOOK’TACULAR….    

MONDAY: ESTEEM Curriculum Lesson 5/Health TEKS/We are working through our workbooks.

TUESDAY: Test Review/6.10,6.11/We will be review SCR and ECR procedures for our test.

WEDNESDAY: ELA Test/6.10, 6.11/We will be taking our test online…PLEASE bring chrome books charged!

THURSDAY: ELA Classroom Journal Day/6.10/This will be Week 7 in our online journals.

FRIDAY:  My Fandom(Week 5 Journal)/6.11/Create a song, a video, a poster, a short story, a comic strip, etc. to tell all of us about your fandom.  Be creative – just remember to be SCHOOL appropriate! This will be due next Friday at the beginning of class. We will work on it today and one day next week, but the rest will have to be done on YOUR OWN TIME. (This was originally given to you last Friday, but due to ESTEEM Curriculum I had to put it off a week.)

MONDAY: Constructed Response/6.10/Using the R.A.C.E.S. steps to organizing a constructed response, we will answer the questions from ” The Rise of Fandoms.”

TUESDAY: continued from Monda

WEDNESDAY: My Life Slide Shows/6.11/The students that want to will be sharing their My Life slide shows that they created.

THURSDAY: ELA Classroom Journal/6.10/Today will be Week 6 on our ELA Classroom Journal Document

FRIDAY: My Fandom(Week 5 Journal)/6.11/Create a song, a video, a poster, a short story, a comic strip, etc. to tell all of us about your fandom.  Be creative – just remember to be SCHOOL appropriate! This will be due next Friday at the beginning of class. We will work on it today and one day next week, but the rest will have to be done on YOUR OWN TIME.

***First BIG Reading/Language Arts test will be October 2nd!

FYI:

• No volleyball matches this week for Middle School.
• Middle School Pep Rally this Thursday, September 19th
• Football game Thursday, Queen City @ White Oak
• Thursday’s Dress Up Day is 80’s/90’s

  

MONDAY: Teacher’s Work Day – no school for students.

TUESDAY: Text Evidence ‘The Rise of Fandoms”/6.10/In small groups the students will read to articles on SCOPE and answer the questions.

WEDNESDAY: Newspaper Scavenger Hunt/6.11/In small groups the students will use a newspaper to find certain literary terms, vocabulary words, errors in spelling or grammar.

THURSDAY: ELA Classroom Journal Week 6/6.10/White Oak Homecoming 2024

FRIDAY: Vocabulary List 1 Review/6.9/ALL students will correct their Vocabulary List 1 Quiz

PLEASE CHARGE YOUR CHROMEBOOKS EVERY NIGHT!