Monday, August 31

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 3 Spelling Pre-test
•Go to the library
•AR

*Test over "Last Cover" and "The Secret of the Wall" and Context Clues on Thursday!

Friday, August 28

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Begin Academy of Reading
•AR

Thursday, August 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish last center activity
•Turn in all center work
•Study Spelling words
•AR

*Unit 2 Spelling test tomorrow!

Wednesday, August 26

6th and 7th grade:
•Continue with Center activities (see yesterday's post)

Assignment: None

Tuesday, August 25

6th grade:
•Turn in context clues chart
•Comprehension check over the story "The Secret of the Wall"
•Begin Centers:
1.) Context Clues worksheet - pages 50-52
2.) Context Clues Board Game
3.) The Writer's Style (p. 402)
4.) Context Clues Computer Game

7th grade:
•Turn in context clues chart
•Comprehension Check over the story "Last Cover"
•Begin Centers:
1.) Context Clues worksheet - Vocabulary and Context Clues #2
2.) Context Clues Board Game
3.) Create a Flyer advertising Colin's Artwork
4.) Context Clues Computer Games

Assignment: None

Monday, August 24

6th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Pre-test
•Finish reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Begin filling in the 2nd and 3rd columns of the context clues chart

7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Pre-test
•Finish reading "Last Cover"
•Complete and turn in the context clues chart

Friday, August 21

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 1 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Context Clues Comprehension Check
•AR

Assignment: None

*Have a great weekend!

Thursday, August 20

6th grade:
•Continue reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Complete the first column of the context clues chart
•Context Clues comprehension check (with whiteboard paddles)
•Study unit 1 Spelling words

*Assignment: Context Clues practice worksheet pages 48 and 49

7th grade:
•Finish reading "Last Cover"
•Complete first column of context clues chart (we will do 2nd and 3rd columns tomorrow)
•Context Clues comprehension check (with whiteboard paddles)

*Assignment: Vocabulary and Context Clues worksheet #1

*Study for Spelling Test tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, August 19

6th grade:
•Begin reading "The Secret of the Wall" on page 390
•Fill in the first column of the context clues chart with any unfamiliar words you find

*Assignment: None

7th grade:
•Begin reading "Last Cover" on page 90
•Fill out first column of context clues chart

*Assignment: None

*Unit 1 Spelling Test will be on Friday --- STUDY!!!

Tuesday, August 18

6th grade:
•Hand out Literature books
•Discuss Context Clues
•Begin previewing the story "The Secret of the Wall" (p. 390)

Assignment: Context Clues worksheet pp. 46 and 47

7th grade:
•Hand out Literature books
•Discuss Context Clues
•Begin previewing the story "Last Cover" (p. 95)

Assignment: Context Clues worksheet "It All Adds Up"

Monday, August 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 1 Spelling Pre-test (test will be on Friday)
•Go to the library
•AR

Friday, August 14

6th and 7th grade:
•Go over Reading Journals and write first entry
•Receive reading range and AR goals
•Share Getting to Know You baseball cards in small groups

Assignment: NONE!!!

*Have a great weekend!

Thursday, August 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Create a baseball card about yourself:
-draw a picture of yourself on the blank side
-write at least five little known facts about yourself on the other
•Take the STAR test

Assignment: Bring completed baseball cards to class tomorrow. We will be sharing them in small groups.

Wednesday, August 12

6th and 7th Reading:
•True or False quiz over Mrs. Tucker
•Go over classroom syllabus

Assignment: Take home syllabus, classroom standards, and Get to Know You for parents. Please have you parent or guardian read and sign the syllabus and complete the Get to Know Your Child paper. This is due on Friday!

*I'm so excited for this school year!!!