Let us know what you are reading

Please keep reading and let us know what you are reading. Comment here for now until I think of a better way for us to communicate.

So far I have read:

The Actual and Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher my score is 3 - it's pretty good
Nuts To You 2-3 It's okay, not very deep-- a forest friend story

I am current reading Brown Girl Dreaming - I really like it so far, it's a memoir in poems

PS, I listen to almost all of my books. Check out or download a book and try it. I'm kind of addicted and spend all day walking around town and listening to recorded books. I try to stay out of the way of cars.

Friday 6-19-15

Here we are at 2:30 on Thursday. I'm sure we miss each other already. Remember, you can make comments to this blog, and send me things on email and I will publish here. We want to hear your summer stories and see your photos.

One of my favorite recyle animals!

Here is Ms. Lamb's Awesome Group 10 posing with our Stevasaurus.

Wednesday 6-17-15

Tomorrow is our last day and it's a FIELD DAY - so wear proper footwear for running around.

Have a great summer readers.

I will continue to post here and kids can post comments. If kids send me pictures, I will post them here so we can keep up with each other.

Tuesday 6-16-15

We closing in on summer.

Today we wrapped up our Year End Studies (or Innovation Day Projects) and presented. We have a few left for tomorrow.
We start tomorrow with an awards assembly for 8th grade.

Please bring an empty backpack so you can take home all your stuff.

See you tomorrow.

Monday 6-15-15

The year is quickly coming to a close
This week there will be no assigned homework. Students are welcome to work on the Year End Study.

Today we kicked off the studies with a very successful morning. Kids are learning animation, writing long stories, researching beloved topics, making videos, making clamation videos. It's fun to watch.

We will continue tomorrow and wrap up with some sort of presentation. Presentations may start tomorrow afternoon, but will also run into Wednesday.

We continue to finish up work as well. Today we have science presentations and more read aloud.
Tomorrow we will write goals and clean out cubbies so come with bags to carry home your stuff.

Remember this Thursday is field day. Make sure you wear proper footwear.

Monday 6-8-15

Tonight's homework:
Math 15-16
LA check your schoology grades. Finish or complete any work with 1, 2 or 0.
Christopher Columbus - not graded yet
edutyping - not graded yet
Beethoven
DCF illustration
Reading Record

We are working on our final exam argument. It is important that all writing be done at school. Students that wish to may do some research and note-taking at home.

If you are really dieing to do more homework - start thinking about your End of the Year Study. We watche this video today
Innovation Day to get psyched.

Here are our notes and the schedule for next week.

Year End Study Ideas

Proposed schedule for next week

Thursday Friday 6-4 and 5

Oops - forgot to post yesterday. There was math homework  (9-14) I hope it got done.

We have been working working working on our Christopher Columbus hero or villain argument. Today we posted them on schoology. A few kids want to work more over the weekend, but they have to post on Monday.

Today, Friday, we searched around for a new topic to do completely on our own. This is a final exam for writing. Students will

find a topic you are passionate about on their own
find at least two sources to back up your argument
write an argument essay of 4-5 paragraphs meeting the rubric (see the Assignment Alert on our webpage)
turn it in on schoology by Wednesday afternoon

This must be done completely at school.

Homework for LA next week will be read and edutyping.

Students should be thinking of an end of year study topic they want to investigate on their own next week. More on this Monday.