Ms. Nelson's Blog

Monday 2/1
Spelling Test #17
Pink Reading Logs Due
New Spelling Packets Assigned Week 18
New Orange Reading Logs Assigned
Practice Test Online OAKS

Tuesday 2/2
Day 1 State Reading/Literature Test
Journal-Creative Writing Prompt
Silent Reading

Wednesday 2/3
Day 2 State Reading Test
Idiom(s) Practice Worksheet
Current Events

Thursday 2/4
Day 3 State Reading Test
Spelling Practice

Friday 2/5
Day 4 Last Day Reading Test
Spelling Packet #18 Due
Spelling Test #18
Orange Reading Logs Due Monday

Monday 1/11
Spelling Pre-Test #15
Spelling Packet #15
Reading Test Practice-Fiction

Homework
Spelling Packet
NAEP Handout
Parent/Guardian please initial your student’s planner indicating you have reviewed the informational handout.

Tuesday 1/12
Journal
Reading Practice
Continue Reading Nothing but the Truth
Discussion
Current Grades Posted for Term 4

Homework
Spelling
Reading Log

Wednesday 1/13
CNN Student News
Current Event Assignment with a partner
Google Docs- Journal Response for Chapters 1-5
Homework-
Spelling
Reading Log

Thursday 1/14
Library Day
Bus Safety Video
Reading Practice-Call of the Wild
Review Responses

Homework
Spelling Packets Due tomorrow
Study Spelling
Green Reading Logs Due Tuesday (No School Monday)

Friday 1/15
Spelling Test # 15
Continue Reading Novel Nothing but the Truth
Complete Journal Responses using Google Docs

Homework
Missing/Late Assignments. Last Day for all late/missing assignments Tuesday 1/26/10!
Beginning Semester 2 Ms. Nelson will no longer accept late assignments!
Green Reading Log

Monday 12/7
Warm Up- Parts of Speech Test
Spelling Pre-test #12
Spelling Packets Assigned
Chapter 10 Bill of Rights Matching Activity
Famous Court Case Activity
Students began researching famous court cases and identifying them accordingly. This activity will carry over into Tuesday.

Tuesday 12/8
Began Day 1 Testing Easy CBM Benchmarking
Continued Famous Court Case Activity. Assignment Due today

Wednesday 12/9
Day 2 Easy CBM Benchmark Testing
Students will create a Keynote presentation bases on a famous court case they have studied to be presented to the class.
Homework-
Spelling Packets
Reading Challenge Logs

Thursday 12/10
Day 3 Oral Reading Fluency Testing
Continue Keynotes
Homework-
Spelling Packets
Reading Challenge Logs

Friday 12/11
12:15 Early Release
Spelling Test #12
Spelling Packets Due
Begin Keynote Presentations

Monday
Reading Logs Due
Reading Challenge has been extended in the hopes that we reach our goal of 140, 000 minutes read throughout the school.
New Challenge Reading Logs Assigned Due next Monday!
Spelling Pre-test #11
Spelling Packets Assigned Due Friday
Ch 8 Quiz Open Book

Tuesday
SSR
Journal
Share Aloud
Read Ch 9
Complete Ch 9 Quiz

Wednesday
Warm Up
SSR
Read Ch 10
Complete Activity “Know your Rights” in partners
Homework-Study for Ch 10 Quiz tomorrow
Library Day Tomorrow
Spelling Packets
Reading Challenge Logs

Monday 11/23
Ch 8 in History Alive
Reading Notes
Reading Challenge Logs due tomorrow!

Tuesday 11/24
Reading Challenge Logs Due
New Reading Logs Assigned
Journal- Discuss the first 5 amendments in the Bill of Rights, please rank them in order of importance to you. Explain your responses.
Web Quiz-Censorship
Video-The US Constitution
Video Notes

Wednesday 11/25
Guest Speaker- Alan Merrill
History of Thanksgiving-Debunking Myths and Misconceptions
Homework:
Purple Reading Logs Due Monday

Thursday 11/26
No School Fall Break

Friday 11/27
No School Fall Break

Monday 11/16
No School Parent/Guardian Conferences 12-8

Tuesday 11/17
Warm Up Comparative Adverbs
Figurative Language Assignment Due
Journal- Write a letter to a famous person that you admire. Please give an explanation of this person’s accomplishments and how this has impacted you.
Short Reading The Constitution
Book Fair Visitation Tomorrow!

Homework
Spelling Packet #10 assigned
Reading Challenge Logs

Monday 11/9
Warm Up-Proofreading
Grammar Practice-Simple sentences and Word Order/Types of Sentences
Read The Monkeys Paw completed questions 1-21 in partners
No Spelling Packets or Reading Logs this week due to shortened schedule
Homework-
All Late and Missing Assignments due tomorrow 11/10!

Tuesday 11/10
Warm Up- Critical Reading Practice
Finished The Monkey Paw and Questions 1-21
Finished presenting the final Landlady Presentations
Self Evaluations
Homework-
Simile/Metaphor Practice Worksheet
Troublesome Verbs Practice

Wednesday 11/11
No School – Veterans Day

Thursday 11/12
Homework Due
Movie Reward for students with 100% Work Completion for Term 2!
Study hall for students with missing assignments in room 33 or 31.

Friday 11/13
No School – Grading Day
Final Grades for Elective Classes
Midterm Grades for Core Classes

Monday 10/26
Reading Logs due
Warm Up- Verbs (Progressive)
Spelling Pre-test #8
Spelling Packets Assigned
The Landlady Test

Homework
Spelling Packets due on Thursday
Pink Reading Logs

Tuesday 10/27
Warm Up Verbs Continued
Journal- What kind of a “friend person” are you?
The Landlady Project- Students will re-create the short story The Landlady by Roald Dahl into a comic form and present their projects to the class.
Students began story boarding their scenes.

Homework
1st Draft Storyboard
Spelling Packet #8
Pink Reading Log

Wednesday 10/28
Warm Up
Day 2 The Landlady Projects
Students will complete the 2nd Draft of their story boards today and begin compiling images for their comic.
Students will begin building their comic

Homework:
Spelling Packet #8 Due tomorrow
Pink Reading Log due Monday

Thursday 10/29
Spelling Test #8
Spelling Packet #8 Due
Finish Projects Today
Project Presentations

Monday 10/19
Blue Reading Logs Due
Warm Up-Verb Phrases
Spelling Pre-Test #5
Spelling Homework Assigned
Study Guides for Flowers for Algernon
Vocabulary Worksheet

Announcements

Conference forms sent home today, please return ASAP or by this Friday 10/23.

Homework-
Study for FFA Test tomorrow

Tuesday 10/20
Warm Up-Verb Tenses
Journal- What makes a perfect friend? List 10 qualities you feel a friend should possess. Rank these qualities from most important to least. Write a one to two paragraph description of your ideal friend.

Flowers for Algernon Test

Homework
Spelling Week #6
Gold Reading Log

Wednesday 10/21
Video-Flowers for Algernon
Reflection Due Thursday
Homework
Spelling Packet
Reading Log

Thursday 10/22
Library Day
Read The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Reflections Due
Homework
Verb Tenses/Irregulars
Spelling Packet
Reading Log

Friday 10/23
Conference Forms Due today
Warm Ups Due
Spelling Packet Due
Spelling Test #6
Finish Reading The Landlady
Video- The Landlady
Comprehension Worksheet
Vocabulary Worksheet

Homework
Reading Logs Due Monday

Monday 10/12
Warm Up
Reading Logs Due
New Reading Logs Assigned (blue)
Spelling Pre test #5
Spelling Homework Assigned (blue)
Practiced creating a Podcast using Garage Band

Tuesday 10/13
Warm Up
2nd graders from Mr. Vanderbilt’s class partnered with an 8th grader and practiced taking turns reading.
Finished Part 2 Flowers for Algernon
Vocabulary and Comprehension Worksheet assigned as homework

Wednesday 10/14
Day 2 with Mr Vanderbilt’s class. Today we began practicing reading and recording in Garage Band.
Assigned Flowers for Algernon Part 2 questions in Language Arts textbook
Study Guide Assigned for Flowers for Algernon Exam
Homework:
Spelling Packet #5
Reading Log
Study Guide

Thursday 10/15
Warm Up
Apple Visit
8th graders and 2nd graders created a recording of their story using Garage Band. 2nd graders will get a copy of the recording to have at home and to practice with.
Read pages 67-68 in LA Textbook Answered Test Practice Questions page 69
Homework
Spelling Packet #5
Reading Log Due Monday

Friday 10/16
Warm Ups Due Today
Silent Reading
Spelling Packets Due
Spelling Test #5
Early Release 12:15