MISS CIOLINO'S LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006

ORAL BOOK REPORTS WILL BE DONE IN CLASS TODAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE TEST ON MATTHEW HENSON AT THE TOP OF THE WORD WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A REVIEW AND STUDY GUIDE LAST THURSDAY. THEY SHOULD STUDY THE ANSWERS THEY FOUND FOR THE QUESTIONS ON THIS SHEET. ALSO, THEY NEED TO STUDY THE VOCABULARY WORDS AND DEFINITIONS.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2, 2006

ORAL BOOK REPORTS PRESENTED IN CLASS .

STUDY FOR THE TEST ON MATTHEW HENSON ON FRIDAY.

DUE TO THE FIELD TRIP, IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS, STUDENTS WHO HAVE THEIR BOOK REPORT PROJECT COMPLETED MAY TAKE THE TEST ON THURSDAY. THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING THEIR BOOK REPORT PROJECT ON THURSDAY WILL MAKE UP THE TEST ON MONDAY. ALL STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE FIELD TRIP WILL TAKE THEIR TEST ON FRIDAY. I AM SORRY FOR THIS SITUATION, BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS TRIP .

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006

TEST TODAY ON MATTHEW HENSON AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD.

NO HOMEWORK!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006

TODAY WE BEGIN A NEW BIOGRAPHY IN OUR LITERATURE BOOK. MATTHEW HENSON AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD. THE TEST ON THIS STORY WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2006.

1. STUDENTS NEED TO RETURN OR RENEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS TODAY.

2. BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECTS ARE DUE ON OCT. 30TH, NOV. 1ST OR NOV. 2ND.

3. DEFINE VOCABULARY WORDS FOR MATTHEW HENSON FOR TUESDAY.

4. READ PARTS 1 AND 2 ON PAGES 14- 17 IN THE WORKBOOK.

5. COMPLETE ALL PARTS ON THESE PAGES. DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006

1. BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECT IS DUE NEXT WEEK.

2. READ PARTS 3,4,+5 OF MATTHEW HENSON ON PAGES 17-24 IN THE WORKBOOK.

3. COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF THESE PAGES. DUE TOMORROW.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006

1. BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECTS DUE NEXT WEEK.

2. READ PART 6 OF MATTHEW HENSON ON PAGES 24-26 OF THE WORKBOOK.

3. COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF THESE PAGES.

4. DO PAGE 27 AND 29 FOR HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2006

1. FILL OUT STUDY GUIDE FOR MATTHEW HENSON. THIS IS DUE COMPLETED NEXT MONDAY. USE YOUR WORKBOOK AND REREAD THE STORY TO HELP ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

2.STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING THE COSI TRIP TOMORROW, NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL BY 8:00 AM. PLEASE MEET IN THE CAFETERIA. THOSE NOT ATTENDING NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL AT THE REGULAR TIME.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006

1. BIOGRAPHY PROJECTS DUE NEXT WEEK.

2. STUDY GUIDE FOR MATTHEW HENSON IS DUE ON MONDAY.

3. TEST ON MATTHEW HENSON IS NEXT FRIDAY, 11/3/06.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006

THE MEAP TESTING CONTINUES IN LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, TUESDAY , WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

THE HOMEWORK FOR EACH OF THESE DAYS WILL BE TO WORK ON THE BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECT. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DATES: MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, OR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006

STUDENTS WILL BE MAKING THEIR MIRRORS FOR THE BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECT IN CLASS . THEY ALSO WILL PARTNER UP WITH ANOTHER STUDENT TO DO THE ORAL PART OF THIS PROJECT. ANY PART OF THE MIRROR THAT IS NOT FINISHED IN CLASS IS TO BE DONE AT HOME.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006

TODAY THE STUDENTS WILL VISIT THE MEDIA CENTER TO SELECT A BOOK FOR THEIR INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT. MS DUNLOP WILL GIVE A SHORT TALK ON BIOGRAPHIES. THEN THE STUDENTS WILL SELECT A BIOGRAPHY TO READ FOR THEIR PROJECT. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A DIRECTIONS PACK AND TIMELINE ON WEDNESDAY. THE  PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS, A WRITTEN PORTION , AND A CRAFT PIECE. THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE DUE ON EITHER MONDAY, OCT. 30TH, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1ST OR THURSDAY, NOV. 2ND. I WILL ASSIGN EACH STUDENT TO ONE OF THESE DATES.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006

THE WRITING COACH WILL BE IN CLASS TO FINISH THE NARRATION ESSAYS.

READ THE BIOGRAPHY FOR HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006

1. READ THE BIOGRAPHY FOR HOMEWORK.

2. BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT PROJECT IS DUE EITHER ON OCT. 30TH, NOV. 1 OR NOV. 2 . YOUR CHILD HAS HIS OR HER DATE WRITTEN ON THE DIRECTIONS PACK AND IN THEIR PLANNER.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006

LANGUAGE ARTS MEAP TESTING BEGINS TODAY IN CLASS. THE LAST DAY FOR LA MEAP TESTING IS NEXT THURSDAY. HOMEWORK IS THE SAME AS WEDNESDAY.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006

MEAP TESTING 

HOMEWORK IS THE SAME AS WEDNESDAY.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2006

1. IN CLASS STUDENTS WILL DO THE  GREAT DESCRIPTIONS EXERCISE.

2. STUDENTS WILL DO THEIR FIRST SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PACK. THIS PACK IS ABOUT SUFFIXES AND CONTEXT CLUES. IN CLASS WE WILL REVIEW THESE SKILLS. THE HOMEWORK WILL BE TO COMPLETE THIS PACK BY THURSDAY'S CLASS. EACH PACK IS COUNTED AS A QUIZ GRADE . THERE WILL BE NO SPELLING TEST ON THESE WORDS AT THIS TIME. HW: SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PACK # 1- DUE THURSDAY.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006

1. WRITING COACH IN CLASS FOR MEAP PREP.

2. HW: SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PACK # 1 DUE TOMORROW.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006

1. CORRECT HOMWORK ASSIGNMENT.

2. PRACTICE WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH. COMPLETE THESE PARAGRAPHS FOR HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006

1. REVIEW DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

2. WATCH GRAMMAR ROCK VIDEO.

3. NO HOMEWORK.

MONDAY, 9/25/06

TODAY IN CLASS STUDENTS WILL FINISH THEIR CROSS TEXT ESSAY. NO HOMEWORK. THE REST OF THIS WEEK IS 6TH GRADE CAMP.

MEAP TESTING WILL START THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2006.

TUESDAY-FRIDAY  SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2006

NO HOMEWORK.

1. MONDAY, 9/18/06 -------- CHECK INTRO PARAGRAPH FOR WRITING COACH. CHECK WORKBOOK PAGE 2-8 AND 9 AND 11. DO PAGE 10 IN CLASS.-HOMEWORK- DUE THURSDAY, READING CHECK SHEET ON THE STORY ELEVEN. TEST ON ELEVEN ON FRIDAY.
2. TUESDAY, 9/19/06--------WRITING COACH WILL BE IN CLASS TODAY.HOMEWORK- SAME AS MONDAY.
3. WEDNESDAY, 9/20/06--------WRITING COACH WILL BE IN CLASS TODAY. HOMEWORK - SAME AS MONDAY, DUE TOMORROW.
4. THURSDAY, 9/21/06------CHECK HOMEWORK READING CHECK SHEET. REVIEW FOR TEST ON ELEVEN TOMORROW. HOMEWORK- STUDY FOR TEST ON ELEVEN TOMORROW.
5. FRIDAY, 9/22/06--------TEST TODAY ON ELEVEN. NO HOMEWORK TODAY.

MONDAY, 9/11/06

1. STUDENTS WILL WORK ON MEAP PREP ACTIVITES IN CLASS.

2. HOMEWORK: PUBLISH LETTER TO 6TH GRADE TEACHERS. USE THE SAMPLE SET-UP SHEET AS A GUIDE. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 9/13/06. THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY BE TYPED ON THE COMPUTER OR WRITTEN  IN THE STUDENT'S BEST HANDWRITING.

TUESDAY, 9/12/06

1. MONDAY'S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW.

2. MRS. BERGER , THE WRITING COACH WILL BE WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON MEAP PREAP ACTIVITES. SHE WILL BE TEACHING THEM HOW TO WRITE CROSS TEXT ESSAYS.

WEDNESDAY, 9/13/06

1. THE WRITING COACH WILL BE IN CLASS AGAIN TODAY TO CONTINUE WITH MEAP PREAP ACTIVITIES.

2. WRITE YOUR INTRODUTION FOR YOUR CROSS TEXT ESSAY. DUE ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY, 9/14/06

1. DEFINE VOCAB WORDS AND DO PAGE 32 IN TEXT BOOK. VOCAB AND SPELLING

2. GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON SENTENCE FRAGMENTS (BOTH SIDES) IS DUE TOMORROW.

FRIDAY, 9/15/06

1. READ ELEVEN ON PAGES 2-8 OF THE WORKBOOK.

2. DO PAGES 9 AND 11 FOR HOMEWORK IF NOT FINISHED IN CLASS.

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MONDAY, 9/4/06

NO SCHOOL   LABOR DAY

TUESDAY, 9/5/06  1/2 DAY

WELCOME TO THE WAYNE STATE WARRIORS TEAM!

TODAY STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A LANGUAGE ARTS OUTLINE AND PROCEDURES. THIS WILL INCLUDE SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE READ OVER THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR CHILD. I WILL PASS OUT TEXTBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS ON THURSDAY.

WEDNESDAY, 9/6/06

1. LA SUPPLIES ARE NEEDED FOR TOMORROW. PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING TO CLASS DAILY:

BLUE OR BLACK PENS - PENCILS -  SPIRAL NOTEBOOK -POCKET FOLDER

NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT TODAY.

THURSDAY, 9/7/06

1. STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART ONE OF THE GATES READING TEST TODAY IN CLASS.

2. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THEIR LITERATURE BOOKS. PLEASE COVER THEM BY MONDAY.

3. STUDENTS WILL DRAFT THEIR LETTER TO 6TH GRADE TEACHERS TODAY IN CLASS. NO HW.

FRIDAY, 9/8/06

1. STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART 2 OF THE GATES READING TEST.

2. STUDENTS WILL REVISE AND EDIT THEIR LETTER TO 6TH GRADE TEACHERS. WE WILL PUBLISH IT IN CLASS ON MONDAY. IF STDENTS DO NOT FINISH IT IN CLASS , IT WILL BE HW ON MONDAY NIGHT.