Daily Activities Week 2, 9/10 to 9/14 (This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure something wasn't changed at the last minute.) Cispus forms and letters will be coming home this week. Stay tuned as I find out exactly when. You will need to read the packing list and get the gear ready for your 6th grader as well as fill out the medical form and permission form. Get those turned in to your homeroom teacher ASAP. Blocks
A/B Monday, 9/10 -
After
students fill out their planner and complete the
opener, we will begin by going over the
Informed
Consent
Agreement.
Then we will
complete a KWL about volcanoes, earthquakes and
plate tectonics. Students in A block chose
team
and reading
jobs,
while students in B block still have to
choose. Read
Project
A+
letter
and
How
to Get a Hold of
Me
letter
with
parents, as well as my Late
Work Policy
letter.
Get letters signed. Wednesday, 9/12 -
Every
class starts with students filling out their
planners and then doing a science opening activity.
Then students will complete a Computer
Use
survey.
We will begin reading Ch
6, section 1, p. 176, on
Volcanoes.
We will practice the SCAN
&
RUN
reading
strategy,
along with the "click
or
clunk"
for rereading. Reading
jobs
will also be discussed. Friday, 9/14 -
We will continue
to read Ch
6 on Volcanoes
while
continuing to practice our reading
strategies.
Students are completing a study guide in their
small groups. In both A
block and B block, we read up to p. 179 and got as
far as question seven (B block ended on question
five) on the study guides. Students leave their
study guides here in class so they do not lose
them. Each team completes one study
guide. Blocks
C/D Tuesday, 9/11 -
After
students fill out their planner and complete the
opener, we will begin by going over the
Informed
Consent
Agreement.
Then we will
complete a KWL about volcanoes, earthquakes and
plate tectonics. Team
and reading jobs
will
be chosen on Thursday. Read
Project
A+
letter
and
How
to Get a Hold of
Me
letter
with
parents, as well as my Late
Work Policy
letter.
Get letters signed. Thursday, 9/13 -
Every
class starts with students filling out their
planners and then doing a science opening activity.
Then students will complete a Computer
Use
survey.
We will begin reading Ch
6, section 1, p. 176, on
Volcanoes.
We will practice the SCAN
&
RUN
reading
strategy,
along with the "click
or
clunk"
for rereading. Reading
jobs
will also be discussed. Get Cispus
forms signed and turned in to homeroom teacher
by Monday, 9/17. Students will get the forms
Friday, 9/14. Computers
2 This week:
Students
are working on choosing topics with their team.
Once topics are chosen, students will begin to
completely storyboard their ideas. Students will
then get some tips on Conducting
Research.
Then the research stage will begin where students
use the computers to find information on their
topics. |