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Excuse me, there’s a gator in the bathroom!
Students, today things get a little crazy in our mystery story! We will be reading chapter 3 of Hoot and completing your Discuss It question for the day. Remember, the Discuss It is for a grade and depends on you writing a full paragraph or more AND having your partner “peer-edit” using the proofreading symbols. … Continue reading
Do you give a Hoot?
UPDATED 10/24/12 Students, today we will be starting our novel Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. We will be using the novel to work through FCAT benchmarks and to become more environmentally conscious. We will have a project that goes along with this novel as well. For the project you will need: Poster board Scissors Glue stick … Continue reading
It’s a Mystery!
Students, today we will be reading another in our mystery series. Actually, both sixth and eighth grade alike should enjoy this tale. It comes from a local writer named Carl Hiaasen, and it even features a movie at the end if we are really good about our reading assignments! So, let’s get things started with … Continue reading
A Delicious Wrap!
Students, today we will be wrapping up the week with a mouth-watering helping of drama! Complete presentation of “The Hitchhiker” Compare and Contrast assignment on Edmodo Present Dust Mites on screen Blog Post #4 Graded and start Blog Post #5 FCAT Explorer Passwords Does there need to be anything else? 6th Graders – We will … Continue reading
Let’s Do This!
UPDATED UPDATED!!! Since one student submitted, I have found out the answer to my question. Your essay should be about the prompt only – THEN you write the “why I deserve this scholarship” part on a separate place when you go to submit your essay. So that part can be just a paragraph. UPDATED: Students, … Continue reading
The Truth about Columbus
Students, today you are going to do a cross-curricular assignment with U.S. History. Many of you know about Christopher Columbus. We have a national holiday to celebrate his honor every year. Did you notice where you are today? You are in school! If it’s a holiday, then why is that? Well, today, you will learn … Continue reading
Rainy days = Block Schedule
Students, we need to rearrange things a little this week because of the rain. Most likely, we will have 1-6 Wednesday and Thursday and be back on block 2,4,6 on Friday. If so, we will see this post again on Friday. Since we have an early block, though, let’s work on some of our wrap … Continue reading
Trash or Treasure Part 2
Students, today we will continue what we started yesterday. Turn in Wattpad “Fail Party” Story and Blog Post #2 Complete Web on pg. 62 – write it in your composition book Read pg. 63 Read “Clean Sweep” on page 64 in your online book Complete Edmodo assignment for “Clean Sweep” 6th Graders: (Same as Yesterday) … Continue reading
Trash or Treasure?
Show Blog Post #2 Show Wattpad fiction assignment Complete Trash or Treasure web on page 62 in your online textbook – write this in your Composition Book Read about Conflict and Context Clues on pg. 63 Reading “Clean Sweep” on pg. 64-72 Answer questions on Edmodo – you can answer them directly on the page … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-up!
Greetings, students! Today we will be wrapping up this week’s activities. Complete “Ransom of Red Chief” Turn in assignment on Edmodo Complete and check Blog Post #2 Wattpad – Write a story about a party that went bad 6th Graders: Complete “Boar out There” on Edmodo if you haven’t already Discuss Blog Topics Sign up … Continue reading
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