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What We Did In Class Today!

COVID-19 UPDATE: 3/22/20

WCPSS teachers have been asked not to provide or expect students to complete work relating to "core instruction" at this time. Our regular curriculum will be on hold until further notice. With that said, here are some productive ways to stay accountable:

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  • Our school district released a website containing resources for supplemental instruction for your children to access while school is closed.  Although we can never replace the value of the teacher-student interaction in the classroom, these supplemental resources and extension activities are designed to help students remain engaged in learning while schools are closed. Here is the LINK!

  • Complete any missing assignments for your classes: We don't know yet how this time will affect the end of the quarter grades, but take care of any work that was already missing so you can maximize the time that we have already spent together this quarter.

  • Free read lots of fun novels! (Wake County Public Libraries has tons of audio and e-books available!)

  • Explore supplementary resources: Here are a few free websites/resources that will provide you with educational opportunities to enrich the skills we've been practicing. I'll add more as I find new interesting materials to share.

    • I am going to continue using my Google Classrooms a LOT, so, for starters, if you are not already in my Google Classroom PLEASE add yourself to your core class! 

      • I am going to be doing a read-aloud on my Google Classroom for the kids. The vote came in for the novel "A Night Divided" by Jennifer A. Nielsen, so even if the kids do not want to read themselves, they can listen to me read to them ðŸ™‚

      • I have also been posting some activities for the kids to do as well on my Google Classroom as I have been thinking of/ finding them!

        • Core 1 Code: 3e4p3hr

        • Core 2 Code: 7oeh5yz

        • Core 3 Code: 3h7dus5

        • Core 4 Code: 7hr5v6u

    • EReadingGames: Play a variety of games to test your skills with context clues, poetic devices, grammar, figurative language, and more. Most games are mobile-friendly. No log-in is needed.

    • Scholastic Magazine Articles: 5+ days of high-interest paired articles and thought-provoking questions and scenarios. No log-in is needed.

    • FreeRice.com: A vocabulary quiz game that donates to the World Food Programme for each correct answer. There are English vocabulary and English grammar questions to practice. No log-in is needed, but creating an account to track your own progress is optional.

    • Project Gutenberg: A website offering 60,000+ free e-books for download - try a classic like "The Wizard of Oz" or "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with no log-in needed.

    • OverDrive: An app for free e-books and audiobooks loaned through local libraries. You will need to create an account and use your Wake County public library card number.

    • NewsELA: News articles and paired question sets centered around high-interest current events.

    • Amazon Audible: Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening (Maybe download "A Night Divided" by Jennifer A. Nielsen, so you can follow along to my read-aloud ðŸ™‚).

    • LightSail: The LightSail Library contains texts for students from grades K-12 written across a wide range of Lexile measures. These texts are embedded with assessments and cover a variety of subject matter. Now all students can discover who they are as readers through a broad and appealing library filled with great texts.

      • My Classroom Code is: 52SXWG

    • BrainPop: has made its resources FREE for all, and I have created a teacher account so all you need to do is log in with my Username and Password, and you have complete access to EVERYTHING on the site. This is more than just ELA, they have things for all content areas. 

      • Username: DDMSDolphins

      • Password: dolphins2020

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PLEASE stay safe during this time and remember to practice good hygiene and social distancing. Set up new routines to help keep yourself healthy and enrich the learning you have done so far this year. We will get through this, and I look forward to seeing you all again VERY soon, and miss you all TONS! I love you guys!

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-LOVE: Mrs. Allen <3

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Week Twenty Seven: 3/9-3/13:

Monday: 3/9: NO SCHOOL: Teacher Workday!

Tuesday: 3/10: 

We started our next novel/ unit on Flush by Carl Hiaasen today. The whole unit is based around perspective and plot development. We read the first chapter in class together.

Wednesday: 3/11:

In class today, we discussed chapter one and how it contributed to the plot development of the novel, and Noah's perspective on the Coral Queen, and the character Dusty Muleman.

Thursday: 3/12: 

In class today, we talked about chapter two and how it contributed to the plot development of the novel, and looked at Noah's perspective on the character Lice Peeking.

Friday: 3/13:

Today in class we took our vocabulary/ reading check quiz for chapters 1-3 in Flush. Then, the students read chapters 4-5 in the novel themselves.

Week Twenty Six: 3/2-3/6:

Monday: 3/2:

Today in class, we worked on continuing our conversation from Friday about World Without Fish. We began to look at the author and how he inputs his own thoughts and opinions into the text about various issues. Also, in a few classes Ms. Joyce came to play a fun game where the kids got to see first hand what happens if you were a fishermen and what would happen if you were to overfish.

Tuesday: 3/3: 

Today Mrs. Allen was out at a training, so students had a substitute, and were required to re-read a section of text and answer text-dependent questions, and complete their 7th Comment Log. 

Wednesday: 3/4:

Students were given the class period to work on any missing work that they had for ELA in preparation for their final unit assessment tomorrow.

Thursday: 3/5: Final Unit Assessment!

The kids took their final unit assessment.

Friday: 3/6:

The kids were given their new vocabulary, and next novel Flush by Carl Hiaasen. Then they completed their final unit assessments from the day before.

Week Twenty Five: 2/24-2/28:

Monday: 2/24: 

We read another section from World Without Fish, and completed some text-dependent questions and a comment log.

Tuesday: 2/25: Mid-Unit Assessment!

The kids took their mid-unit assessment/ quiz based on Chapter 3 of World Without Fish.

Wednesday: 2/26: Field Trip!

We had a BLAST, on our field trip today :) 

Thursday: 2/27: 

We watched an episode of Blue Planet II that talked about the oceans dying, and how we are responsible for this happening.

Friday: 2/28: Winter Dance/ Progress Reports Go Home!

We took our weekly reading quiz, and then the kids read an excerpt of chapter 4 from World Without Fish, worked on responding to some tex-dependent questions and completed a comment log. Just a reminder, the kids 7 comment logs will be put together in the end for a quiz grade! :) 

Week Twenty Four: 2/17-2/21

Monday: 2/17: NO SCHOOL: President's Day!

Tuesday: 2/18: NO SCHOOL: Teacher Workday!

Wednesday: 2/19: 

It was such a nice day to have the kids back after a long weekend! We continued with our novel World Without Fish, and read the first 8 pages of chapter one. Then, we continued to answer text-dependent questions and completed another comment log! Our mid-unit assessment will be FRIDAY!

Thursday: 2/20: 3 Hour Early Release!

Since we had a three hour early release, we only had about 30 minute class periods. So, today we completed our weekly reading and quiz based on the story "How to Save Two Dolphins." It is posted on Google Classroom for those of you who were absent.

Friday: 2/21: NO SCHOOL: Snow Day!

I hope everyone stayed safe with our snow day! Due to the early release and school cancellation, the mid-unit assessment has been moved to Tuesday. I hope everyone has a GREAT long weekend :)

Week Twenty Three: 2/10-2/14

Monday: 2/10: Library Day/ Report Cards Go Home! 

We had such a FUN day with Ms. Morgan in the library today. She had us complete a speed dating activity where the kids moved around the tables and read a variety of books to see if the kids would be interested in reading any of them! Such a great day!

Tuesday: 2/11: 

Today the students watched a documentary on sharks going extinct due to overfishing while they were being distributed their new books and workbooks for our next module!

Wednesday: 2/12: 

We FINALLY got to start our next module which is all about sustaining the ocean. We read the first few pages of our new book "World Without Fish", and then worked to answer some questions about it, and complete our first comment log. We had some wonderful beginning conversations about what would our lives be like if we did not have fish in it.

Thursday: 2/13: 

In class, we read another section from the introduction of "World Without Fish". This section talked about the theory of evolution, and we talked about how this is just one point of view/ perspective to take into consideration when we are talking about how the world is an ever changing place. We also completed more text dependent questions, and worked on our second comment log. 

Friday: 2/14: Valentine's Day!

We had FREE READING FRIDAY! The kids always love these 15 minutes. We then read the third and final section of the introduction of  "World Without Fish" and worked on more text-dependent questions and our third comment log!

 

Week Twenty Two: 2/3-2/4

Monday: 2/3: 

We had a work day on our poems, while also completing an activity about tone and mood. This was to help the students understand that when they write their poems to ensure that they are using figurative language to peak the audiences' interest further. 

Tuesday: 2/4: 

We talked about the plot of various stories, and how it is important to be able to recognize the beginning middle and end of a story. We also finished off writing our adversity poems.

Wednesday: 2/5: Presenting Poems

The first half or so of the class presented their adversity poems, and the kids were so awesome and respectful to one another!

Thursday: 2/6: Presenting Poems/ Early Release 

The second half of the class presented their poems to the class, and then we talked about our poetry slam tomorrow! WE also had an early release due to the inclement weather. I hope everyone stayed safe :) 

Friday: 2/7: NO SCHOOL: Inclement Weather

I hope everyone stayed safe during the storms! Have a great weekend :)

Week Twenty One: 1/27-1/31

Monday: 1/27: BENCHMARK DAY 1, End of Q2, & Spirit Week (Backwards Day)

Students took their county ELA benchmark assessment.

Tuesday: 1/28: BENCHMARK DAY 2 & Spirit Week (Jersey Day)

Students took their county ELA benchmark assessment.

Wednesday: 1/29: NO SCHOOL: TEACHER WORKDAY!

Thursday: 1/30: Pep Rally & Spirit Week (DDMS Spirit Wear)

The students finished off their county ELA benchmark assessment, and then worked on their adversity poem. We also had a modified schedule for the pep rally, and it was AWESOME.

Friday: 1/31: End of Quarter 2 Celebration & Spirit Week (Crayon Day)

Students had 30 minute class periods, so to celebrate their hard work on the county benchmark we played fun Kahoot games. Then after lunch we had our team celebration to celebrate the kids and their awesome work during the second quarter! They either watched a movie in the auditorium, or they tie-dyed and played an escape room! So much fun :) 

Week Twenty: 1/20-1/24

Monday: 1/20: NO SCHOOL: MLK DAY!

Tuesday: 1/21:

We read some poetry written by authors who believed in the same ideas as Martin Luther King Jr. to tie in our current unit to yesterday's holiday. The kids worked on analyzing the poems, and then helping to translate them into a concrete poem as well. 

Wednesday: 1/22:

We read some more concrete poetry, and discussed the adversities within them. 

Thursday: 1/23: 

We started our poetry project, and the kids started to write a paragraph about an adversity that they have overcome in their lives in order to help them when they start to put it into monologue/ poetry form.

Friday: 1/24: 

The kids continued working on creating a graphic organizer to help them with planning out how they wanted to complete their poetry project. 

Week Nineteen: 1/13-1/17

Monday: 1/13: 

In class today we played a game called "Hot Air Balloon Debate." The kids pretended to be a famous celebrity and had to argue about whether or not they should be allowed to stay inside the hot air balloon. It gave them a lot of practice in trying to make claims, and defend them as well. 

Tuesday: 1/14:

We completed an activity called "Stronger, Clearer" by using the claims that the kids wrote on Friday when we played "Musical Claim Stations." They read them aloud to one another and told each other what they liked about each other's claims, and then also a way to improve their claim as well. Afterward, they completely rewrote their claims, and I collected them to show the kids how they improved. 

Wednesday: 1/15:

Today we worked silently while working on our graphic organizers that the kids are going to use on Friday's debate. They had the whole class period to complete it. 

Thursday: 1/16: 

We reviewed and discussed how the argumentative debate is going to run tomorrow, and ensured the kids all know the expectations for the debate as well. Afterward, they had the rest of the class period to finalize their graphic organizers.

Friday: 1/17: Argumentative Debate/ Socratic Seminar

The kids did an absolutely AMAZING job with their debate/ seminar today.  I am so proud and blown away by all of their kids and their incredibly hard work!

Week Eighteen: 1/6-1/10

Monday: 1/6: First Day Back!

YAY! I missed everyone so much, and was so happy to see all my students! We had a great day talking about what we did over break, reviewed classroom expectations, and read two more monologues from "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" 

Tuesday: 1/7:

Today, we took some time to review the adversities that we had discussed from before our break, and WOW these kids don't miss a beat. I was blown away with their memories. We also FINISHED "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" today, and we are now going to be preparing for our end of unit assessment which is going to be an argumentative debate on Friday 1/17! :)

Wednesday: 1/8: Library Day!

We had so much fun with Ms. Morgan today for our first circulation of 2020! Students learned all about Destination Discover, which helps them to find out whether the books are available or not, and how to discover new books as well. We then had plenty of time for free reading.

Thursday: 1/9: 

Today in class we learned about concrete poetry. We broke up into groups and each group read and analyzed a different poem. They then drew a picture on the main adversity within the story, and each group presented their poem and drawing to the class.

Friday: 1/10: 

We began our work on preparing for our socratic seminar/ argumentative debate next Friday 1/17. The kids had to write a claim about if they believed the adversities that people faced during The Middle Ages, still applied today. Then we wrote those on our desks and played musical claim stations. I played music and when it stopped they needed to sit in another persons desk, read their claim, and respond to it. After we did this a few times, they went back to their original claim, and added more information to it. We had so much fun! 

Winter Break: 12/21-1/6

Happy Holidays to my wonderful Dolphin kiddos and their families. I hope you all have a peaceful and relaxing winter break, and a happy and healthy new year. Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2020!

Week Seventeen: 12/15-12/20

Monday: 12/16: 

Today in class we read a bunch more monologues and looked for themes of adversity within them, and reviewed the difference between connotation and denotation. In some classes we worked with Ms. Joyce for an extension project.

Tuesday: 12/17:

We continued reading more monologues and comparing the adversities that all of these children faced to today's world. We saw how a lot of their struggles are ones that we still have today.

Wednesday: 12/18: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE!

This week we had read a whole bunch of monologues, so today we worked to answer a whole bunch of text dependent questions as practice for their mid-unit assessment tomorrow. Also, all missing work was due today for students to be eligible to go to our team celebration on Friday.

Thursday: 12/19: Mid-Unit Assessment!

Today the kids took their mid-unit assessment. This was to test them on their ability to pull out a theme of adversity from a monologue, and be able to analyze it. 

Friday: 12/20: Team Celebration!

Today we had our team celebration, and we had an absolute BLAST. Our kids are so talented, and I truly enjoyed spending this time with them for all their hard work.

Week Sixteen: 12/9-12/13

Monday: 12/2: Interims Go Home!

We continued our lessons on figurative language today/ reviewed the work that they did while I was out on Friday for a professional development. 

Tuesday: 12/10:

In class today we continued our work with figurative language, and analyzed how it affected the monologue. We also worked to take a deeper look at the monologues and analyze the information within them.  

Wednesday: 12/11: Adversity Essay DUE!

The students' Adversity Essays were due by today the latest. In class we continued reading monologues for the theme, and analyzed them for a deeper meaning and the figurative language they contained.

Thursday: 12/12: 

We read some more monologues, and completed some activities that went along with them, which was mainly finding the overall theme of adversity within the story.

Friday: 12/13: 

We started class with FREE READING FRIDAY! Our last one before the end of the year. We then read some more monologues for the theme of adversity and how it connects to today's world/society, in preparation for our mid-unit assessment that is going to be on Thursday 12/19!

Week Fifteen: 12/2-12/6

Monday: 12/2: Library Day: Typing Essays Day 1

Today we had a combination of our monthly circulation at the library, and students were given the opportunity to type up their essays. Students who had not completed the graphic organizer on time were working to complete that first. 

Tuesday: 12/3: Library Day: Typing Essays Day 2

In Core 1 and 2, we were able to type their essays/ work on the late graphic organizers. Unfortunately, after lunch, the internet went out across the entire county for the rest of the day and we were unable to continue typing up our essays.

Wednesday: 12/4: 

We started our next unit today! We are going to be focusing on the book of monologues "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" Students will not ever need to take this book home, but we will be looking at the adversities that the children faced during The Middle Ages! 

Thursday: 12/5: 

We dug deep into our Middle Ages social hierarchy. In our previous unit we had done some work with it, but we took a deeper look at the various levels that were in play during this time period. We also analyzed our first monologue and looked at the different techniques that a write may use to make it more detailed.

Friday: 12/6: 

Mrs. Allen was absent today at a Professional Development. The students were to read a few monologues, and analyze them for the adversities within it. They were then to write their own story or monologue about a person from a specific group on the social hierarchy, and they had to face one adversity.

Week Fourteen: 11/25-11/29

Monday: 11/25: Benchmark Assessment

Today students started to take their benchmark assessment online. This was simply to help them practice their reading comprehension, and allow us (6th Grade English Teachers) to see where all of our students are at to help them in the remainder of the year progress.

Tuesday: 11/26: Benchmark Assessment & Graphic Organizer DUE!

Today students finished taking their benchmark assessment online. Also, their graphic organizers for their essays were due today as well, as we start typing when we come back! 

I hope all of you have a happy, healthy, and relaxing weekend with those you love the most. 

Wednesday: 11/27: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK

Thursday: 11/28: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday: 11/29: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week Thirteen: 11/18-11/22

Monday: 11/18: Mid-Unit Assessment 

We took our mid-unit assessment today, and most students were able to complete it by the end of class. Those who are not done will complete it tomorrow.

Tuesday: 11/19: Mid-Unit Assessment

The rest of the students completed their mid-unit assessment today. We then began looking at our final essay for this unit. We are going to be writing about a specific group of people we have learned about so far, and the adversities/ struggles that they have gone through. We looked at a model essay, and the rubric that is going to be used to help guide the students' essays.

Wednesday: 11/20: Book Fair & Spirit Night!

In class today we went to the book fair for about half the time giving the students an opportunity to purchase some new things! We also covered what a "Works Cited" page is, and how we are going to write one for our essay.

Thursday: 11/21: 

We went over how we were going to write the students' essays about one group during The Middle Ages and the adversities that they faced. I then handed out a graphic organizer that will be due at the start of class TUESDAY (11/26)! We had about 30 minutes in each class to complete some of it with my help and guidance. 

Friday: 11/22: 

Dolphin students took some time today to reflect upon what we are all grateful and thankful for. With the holiday season coming up, and the Positivity Project's word being gratitude, I thought that this was the perfect thing to do. We had our Free Reading Friday, and then we transitioned into listening to a Dr. Seuss book. We then wrote down what we were thankful for and wrote thank you cards to teachers and others who are important in our lives. 

Week Twelve: 11/11-11/15

Monday: 11/11: NO SCHOOL: VETERANS DAY!

Thank you to all the men and women who served in any branch of the military, and risked their lives to protect this country, and everybody in it. 

Tuesday: 11/12: 

In class today, we went over pages 13 and 14 in the workbook, re-read Excerpt 2 from the workbook, and then completed a graphic organizer to ensure that the students knew how to pull the key information out of the text. We then utilized these graphic organizers to write a summary about the excerpt. 

Wednesday: 11/13: LIBRARY DAY!

We went to the media center today and created/ worked on our digital portfolios with Ms. Morgan. Every student will have a portfolio to display their work, and will keep on changing and adapting the same site from now until they graduate from high school. The students will be able to see how their work and themselves change as people! 

Thursday: 11/14: 

We completed the researcher's notebook together in class, this is what the students are going to be completing on their assessment next week!

Friday: 11/15: 

Free Reading Friday! We read for about 20 minutes, and then we transitioned into learning about the Black Death. We watched a video and then we also completed an activity where the students had to move around the classroom to see how quickly this disease spread during The Middle Ages! This will be the subject of one of the readings the students will have on their assessment this week!

Week Eleven: 11/4-11/8

Monday: 11/4: START OF QUARTER 2!

Today we began our next module all about adversity. This first unit is about adversities that people faced in the medieval times. We got our new workbooks and completed a four corners activity to get the students to start thinking about what life was like during this time period. Some of our classes were also continuing to work on their Percy Jackson Google Tours.  

Tuesday: 11/5: 

We watched a fun little video that helped the students learn more about The Middle Ages. It explained the social hierarchy, and how people lived in filth, and all the diseases that ran rampant. We took some guided notes as we did this, and we also then read page 2 of the workbook for some more details about this time period! 

Wednesday: 11/6:

In class we discussed the difference between the connotation and denotations of words, or the figurative and literal meanings. We then continued our discussion about medieval times, and went over page 5 as a class. Students then worked in their partner groups to complete pages 6 and 7. 

Thursday: 11/7: 

We discussed the importance of writing a summary after completing a reading. We then outlined the key details of the Excerpt on page 2 of the workbook, to ensure that we had our thoughts in place before we wrote a paragraph. For homework, the students took the thoughts we outlined in class and turned them into a summary paragraph.

Friday: 11/8: 

Another Free Reading Friday! We always have such a relaxing start to our day this way. We also continued working through the workbook and read Excerpt 2. We then worked on answering questions, and if those were not completed in class than they were to be done over the long weekend! :) 

Week Ten: 10/28-11/1

Monday: 10/28:

Today in class we began reviewing The Hero's Journey, Theme, and Allusions. We watched and listened to videos and helped us to remember the various stages, practice finding themes, and understand allusions.

Tuesday: 10/29: 

We played Kahoot for a review game for our unit test tomorrow, along with a jeopardy game to review the major events that occurred in The Lightning Thief. In some classes we worked on a study guide which I have linked under course documents for extra practice if anyone wanted to do so.  

Wednesday: 10/30: Final Test & Curriculum Night!

We had our final unit test today. There will be no retakes on this assessment, because it was completely open notes. We also had our curriculum night, and it was so great to see some of our lovely Dolphin Families!  

Thursday: 10/31: Halloween & End Of Q1 Team Celebration! 

WHAT A FUN DAY! We played crab soccer, watched Percy Jackson, had snacks, and an awesome PJ Party! So happy we go to celebrate our awesome kiddos and all their accomplishments that have had so far!

Friday: 11/1: NO SCHOOL : TEACHER WORKDAY!

Week Nine: 10/21-10/25

Monday: 10/21: Library Day!

Today we all went to the library and heard some scary stories read to us from Ms. Morgan. The kids then also got to create bubble charts about the things that are included in a scary story, and had time to complete their circulation and free read! A nice fun Monday. :)

Tuesday: 10/22: 

Students worked as a class to complete a graphic organizer that they would need in order to write their essay tomorrow! They are going to be able to utilize this paper, and their workbook to complete their mini-essays. If the graphic organizer was not finished in class than it was homework!

Wednesday: 10/23: 

It was essay day! Students had the whole class period to write their mini-essays.

Thursday: 10/24: 

Essay day 2! Students had the class period to finish their mini-essays, and when they were done had time to work on things for other classes.

Friday: 10/25: PINK OUT DAY!

FREE READING FRIDAY! Students read for 20 minutes, and I started to collect their Percy Jackson books back. We then discussed what the next week would look like. 

Week Eight: 10/14-10/18

Spirit Week!

Monday: 10/14: Meme Day!

Today in class we worked on learning about what goes into the creation of a myth. We also then worked on an activity where the students compared the myth "Cronus" along with the elements of a myth. Some students also continued their extension activity.

Tuesday: 10/15: Triplet Tuesday!

We were in various parts of lessons depending on the class we were in. Some of us did the lesson from yesterday, while some were able to move on and continue comparing "Cronus" along with the things that make a up a myth!

Wednesday: 10/16: DDMS Spirit Wear & Pep Rally!

We began to look at the organization of a mini-essay. This is going to be the students' mid unit assessment that is being pushed back until next week, as we are running a little behind schedule! :) 

Thursday: 10/17: Throwback Thursday!

Today in class we learned about how to structure our body paragraphs of mini-essays, and learned about the myth of Prometheus. We are going to be focusing on this myth for our mid-unit assessment.

Friday: 10/18: Freaky Friday & Fall Dance!

It was Free Reading Friday! Students love having our 20 minutes of peace and relaxation. We also looked at the myth of Prometheus, and began to label the various key elements that it contains. This is allowing us to prepare for our assessment on Wednesday! 

Week Seven: 10/7-10/11

Monday: 10/7:

Today in class we discussed allusions, and why they are so important in a text. We looked more in detail at the Myth of Cronus, and how is was within The Lightning Thief.

Tuesday: 10/8:

In some of the classes, we discussed theme and the students had to work on creating a story that had a theme, or moral to it. In other classes, we began working on our AIG enrichment extension project. 

Wednesday: 10/9: NO SCHOOL- TEACHER WORKDAY!

Thursday: 10/10:

Today in class the students were able to begin to revisit some of the myths that we have read in class so far this year. "shrouded in Myth" and "Cronus". We began to compare and contrast them. 

Friday: 10/11:

It was Free Reading Friday today! The kids love getting to sit quiet for 15-20 minutes and dive into a good book. After that, we worked together to compare and contrast our myths from yesterday, "Shrouded in Myth" and "Cronus".

Week Six: 9/30-10/4

Thursday: 10/3

We began our new unit today in class. This unit is focusing more on the greek myths, and how they connect to the novel. WE read "Myths and Legends" today, and discussed the vocabulary that we did not recognize. Then, the students worked on finding the gist, while utilizing evidence to support those details.

Friday: 10/4

Today, we started looking at the myth of Cronus, and the battle between him and Zeus. We began our discussion on allusions.

Monday: 9/30: NO SCHOOL- TEACHER WORKDAY!

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Tuesday: 10/1

Today was LIBRARY DAY!!! We had a quick review for the test tomorrow (10/2), and I collected interims. Then, we went to the library and listened to Ms. Morgan give some great book talks, and then the kids had time to go pick out some books nad free read for the rest of class. What a fun day!

Wednesday: 10/2

We took our final unit assessment today in class. We begin our next unit tomorrow, still in the same module as Percy Jackson, just now focusing more on the myths/ legends. Just a quick reminder that all signed interims are due by Friday 10/4!

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Week Five: 9/23-9/27

Monday: 9/23

Today in class, we finished off looking at Moana through the Hero's Journey. Then, the students worked a little bit with prefixes and how these can help us identify the meaning of words that we do not know. We then created new words using the prefizes from our workbook! Also: A reminder, tomorrow is picture day & our spirit night at Chipotle in Crossroads where 33% of all our proceeds go towards the school! :) 

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Tuesday: 9/24

Today in class we looked at quotes from our novel "The Lightning Thief" and quotes from "The Hero's Journey" and looked to see how the two separate texts had a relationship with one another. We walked around the room in groups and tried to think about how these quotes tied to one another. Also, saw some great faces at Chipotle that night as well :)

Wednesday: 9/25

Today in class we went over how to properly cite evidence, the importance of using evidence to help us support our claims or opinions when writing, and the format for writing a well written paragraph. We need to ensure that we are properly keeping these things in mind when writing, as this is what our Final Unit Test will be on that is next Wednesday 10/2!

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Thursday: 9/26

As a class we reviewed the way to structure our writing when combining two different forms of evidence. We then practiced finding text evidence from Percy Jackson, and from "The Hero's Journey" to see how Percy is following the path of the hero's journey. Our test will be 10/2/19!

Friday: 9/27

In class today, we as a class worked on pages 31 & 33 in the workbook. The students have their unit assessment on Wednesday 10/2, and it is EXTREMELY similar to those two pages in the workbook. If the students have any struggles they should see me on Tuesday so I can help them. 

Week Four: 9/16-9/20

Monday: 9/16

Today in class students participated in a quick write, where they had to discuss what makes a hero, who their personal hero is and why. We then came up with a list of characteristics of what makes a hero together. Then, the students worked in their table groups to create a mini poster on what a hero means to them!

Tuesday: 9/17

Today we began to look at "The Hero's Journey" and how it is a reoccurring theme across a lot of different myths, books, and movies throughout history. We watched a quick video, and then took some guided notes together as a class. We tlaked about words that we may not have known, and at the end finished off our hero mini posters from yesterday!

Wednesday: 9/18

In most of our classes today we were able to begin working on an assignment called "Thor's Journey". This is where students were able to watch a video clip and identify how Thor went through the various stages of the "Hero's Journey" that we began learning about yesterday. In the other classes, we unfortunately had to listen to a few chapters of the novel as students are not reading/listening each night parts of the novel are assigned. Please encourage all students to read or listen to the novel! Thank you :)

Thursday: 9/19

In class today we worked on the Hero's Journey  bit more, we went over some of Thor's Journey, and how he was going through all of the different stages. We also took a reading check today on chapters 5 & 6. Again, please encourage all students to read or listen to the book every night. We cannot be successful in class otherwise :) 

Friday: 9/20

We had Free Reading Friday again! It had been a few weeks, but it was so nice to have 20 minutes to free choice read and relax in the classroom. Afterward, we began to look at the hero's journey through Moana and how she went through all of the stages of the journey. The kids loved singing along! 

Week Three: 9/9-9/13

Monday: 9/9 

YAY! We finally had school today! In class today we read the first three pages of Percy Jackson together as a class to look at who he is as a character. We made inferences about who he is based on quotes from those first three pages and completed a carousel activity. The students had to "notice" and "wonder" about Percy Jackson's character, and then we practiced d citing evidence when answering questions about a text. WHEW! A busy fun day!

Tuesday: 9/10

Today in class we learned the difference between direct evidence, and inferring based upon the text that we are reading. We practiced with a couple of examples. Then, we transitioned into using a challenge and response chart based around Percy Jackson and the obstacles that he has faced so far in the novel. 

Wednesday: 9/11

Today in class we took a reading check for chapter three in The Lightning Thief. After, we practiced completing our challenge/response/infer charts together, and went over the mid-unit assessment that we are having on Friday! 

Thursday: 9/12

We had a fun day today! We played a couple of games of Kahoot to help the students review the information that was discussed in the first four chapters of The Lightning Thief, along with some of the more challenging vocabulary words that are in those chapters as well. We also discussed internal verse external challenges, and how everyone in life goes through an internal challenge that you do not know about! 

Friday: 9/13

Today students took their Mid-Unit Assessment. This quiz took up the whole class period, and when they were done they read their books! No homework this weekend! :)

Week Two: 9/2-9/6

Monday: 9/2 LABOR DAY: NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday: 9/3​

In class today, we all went to the media center to learn how to login into all of the school's devices and websites from Ms. Morgan. Afterwards, the students participated in an "escape the library" activity put together by Ms. Morgan, where the students needed to work together to complete different tasks to learn all about the library. (Where things are, genres, procedures, policies, etc.)

Wednesday: 9/4

Today in class we had a reading check to see if the students had read the first two chapters of Percy Jackson. After the reading check, we did a snowball activity to show how we are going to have "good" discussions in class, and what that actually means. we also went back and began to look at using text to help support our answers when completing questions/ discussing a topic.

Thursday: 9/5: HURRICANE DORIAN: NO SCHOOL!

Friday: 9/6: HURRICANE DORIAN: NO SCHOOL!

Week One: 8/26-8/30

Monday: 8/26 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Today in class we went over our core values/ classroom expectations by listening to songs that related to them. Also, we completed an all about me page so I could get to know the students better!

Tuesday: 8/27

Today, we completed a scavenger hunt around the school to help students learn where things were, and how to get around :)

Wednesday: 8/28

In class today, students got their workbooks! We read "Shrouded in Myth" on page two. We talked about how to look for the main idea or the gist of a story, and how to identify words that are unfamiliar to us in a text!

Thursday: 8/29

The students were shown this website today, and I walked them through where everything is. Also, in-class students received their copies of the Lightening Thief. They also were then allowed to begin their homework, which was to read chapter one.

Friday: 8/30

YAY! We made it through week one of middle school! To celebrate, we had our very first Free Reading Friday. Students were allowed to read whatever they wanted for the first 15-20 minutes of class. Afterward, we participated in a kindness card activity where the students all had a paper on their backs, and they had to walk around anonymously complimenting one another. This promoted a positive and respectful classroom environment. :)

8/19/19 Transition Camp:

Slide Show:

"Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday"

                                                     -Anonymous

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