9/19/12 - WE (LATE OPENING)

FUNDRAISERS CURRENTLY ACTIVE:
___ CHINOOK BOOK
___ BULBS
___ SCRIP

___ ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS on deck (info @B2SN)

* LATE OPENING TODAY
* BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT THUR: 9/20  (6-8pm)

   > CLASS SCHEDULES IN THE OFFICE AND TO GO HOME on THUR
I.  HW PACKET - review

- review tracker, homework from last night

- finish some work

- work briefly on a page or two of hw packet

II.  GRAMMAR WARM UP: Root Word Mot- or Mov- (motion)

- group share/discuss -- talk out the answers

- correct as a class

- when to add a double consonant (rule)

* NOT homework

III.  FAMILY TREE

- Review notes and summaries so far (get into story mode)

- DISCUSS Ch. 2 questions (table discussions)

- Read Ch 3 out loud; students take visual or word notes

- "Doodling" on paper while listening w/ teacher ideas and guidance

- Stop at key moments and discuss events or words/predict what's coming next

* * * 
HOMEWORK
* * * 

___  continue HISTORICAL PERSON BIOGRAPHY 
        20-30 minutes reading per night

        **** SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1/3 TO 1/2 INTO BOOK BY NOW ****
        > > > we will be starting MiB on THURSDAY

        HOMEWORK PACKET:
___  finish CURRENT EVENTS article, follow instructions (due FR)
___  finish VOCAB -ER, -OR, -IST (due FR)
___  continue/review GEOGRAPHY CROSSWORD (due FR)   
___  finish ATLAS WKSHT (due FR)


* PLEASE NOTE:  The entire homework packet is due Friday.  Students will have various times to work on some of the pages in class (if they use their time well).  We discuss in class how to look at the packet and break it up into daily pieces that can be completed.  Students also have some choice as to what pages they work on first.  Each night of this week, 2-3 pages of their choice should be the goal.