Day 71: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 - ZOMGCHRISTMASISTHEDAYAFTERTOMORROW!

Good Friday Morning, little elf people!  It's Friday, so TGIF and only 2 more days until Christmas!

Today is a E Day, and that means that you have Art for your Special today.

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. WYATT is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that he can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• We have shortened periods today, so all that we will be doing is writing/typing our essays.

We have a wackadoo schedule today.  Please see below.

HR                         8:40 - 9:00

1st Class                9:00 - 9:28

2nd Class               9:30 - 9:58

3rd Class              10:00 - 10:28

4th Class              10:30 - 10:58

Lunch                   11:00 - 11:30

Locker Clean Out   11:30 - 11:45

HR/Chill Out/Relax 11:45 - 1:48

Specials​                1:50 - 2:30

Polar Express         2:30

Day 70: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 - OMG IT'S THURSDAY!!!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's already Thursday, and we only have 3 more days until Christmas! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is a D Day, and that means that you have PE for your Special today.  Bring your sneakers!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch.  BLAINE is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that he can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Today in Social Studies:

• We will be continuing on with our essay on the Agricultural Revolution.
• I will begin with some clarification of what I'm expecting for the body paragraphs.

Day 69: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week

Good morning, kiddos!  It's already Wednesday!  We have 4 days left until Christmas! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG


Today is a C Day, so you get to visit Mrs. Ruffels for FCS during Specials time.  If you are required to bring a folder, please do so.

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. ADRIANNA is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that she can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Today in Social Studies:

• We will first re-watch the two short video clips on the Agricultural Revolution to help us understand a little bit more about your essay.
• Then we will continue working on our essays.

Day 68: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 - Happy Tuesday!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's Tuesday, and we only have 5 more days until Christmas! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is an B Day, and that means that you have Music for your Special today. Don't forget your folders!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. DOMINIQUE is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so she can do her job.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Today in Social Studies:

• We will continue our essay on the Agricultural Revolution.  
• Yesterday/last night, you worked on the INTRODUCTION.
• Today we we will continue with the remaining paragraphs, hopefully finishing our rough copies before Christmas Break.

Day 67: Monday. December 19th. 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's Monday, and we only have 6 more days until Christmas! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is an A Day, and that means that you have PE for your Special today. Don't forget your sneakers!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. We need a Lunch Slip Runner for today.  Please sign up.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• We are going to begin writing our Agricultural Revolution Essays.  We'll discuss the layout of the essay first.
• Then, we'll start looking at how I'd like you to tackle the Introduction paragraph.

Day 64: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's the middle of the week again already!  11 more days until Christmas gets here!

Today is a D Day, and that means that you have PE for your Special today.  Bring your sneakers!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch.  WYATT is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that he can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take care of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• We'll finally be starting our discussion of an essay about the Agricultural Revolution.

Day 63: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 - High Five For Tuesday!

Good morning class!  How is everybody doing today?  Only 12 days until Christmas!

Today is a C Day but it appears (at least right now) that you will not be having Special today.

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch.  REBECCA is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that she can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take care of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Today in Social Studies:

• I will return your graded QUIZZES for you to make corrections. The cool thing about the corrections is that a lot of people got 100s!  Yeah baby!
• We'll be discussing an essay assignment about comparing the PALEOLITHIC ERA vs. the NEOLITHIC ERA.  

We have another WACKY schedule today because of concert practice and dress rehearsal viewing:

HR  8:40 - 8:58

CORE 1  9:00 - 9:28

CORE 2  9:30 - 9:57

CORE 3   9:59 - 10:26

CORE 4   10:28 - 10:56

LUNCH 11 - 11:30

BAND STUDENTS 11:30

BAND and CHORUS STUDENTS 12:00

Any students not in band or chorus will go to their Homeroom and will work on missing assignments for all of their CORE classes or on enrichment/fun stuff for the holidays :-) from 11:30 - 2:00

Day 62: Monday, December 12th, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's Monday, and we only have 13 more days until Christmas! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is an B Day, and that means that you have Music for your Special today. Don't forget your folders!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. We need a LUNCH SLIP RUNNER for today.  Please sign up.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Our WACKY schedule today:

Quiz Study Time    10:46 - 11:13

Lunch                      11:15 - 11:45

CORE 1                  11:47 - 12:27

CORE 2                  12:29 - 1:09

CORE 3                    1:11 - 1:53

Specials                     1:55 - 2:20

CORE 4                    2:22 - 3:02

RTI                            3:04 - 3:20

In Social Studies today:

• We will be having a short QUIZ based on the PALEOLITHIC VS. NEOLITHIC card sort that we did last Wednesday, and reviewed on Friday.
• Then, we will be starting a writing assignment where you will be discussing these ages in our history as human beings.

Day 61: Friday, December 9th, 2016 - TGIF!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's Friday, and we only have 16 more days until Christmas! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is an A Day, and that means that you have PE for your Special today. Don't forget your sneakers!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. DOMINIQUE is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that she can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• We'll be going over the card sort that you did on Wednesday in class (homework if it wasn't done), and organizing that into a chart in your ISN.
• We'll be having a QUIZ on Monday on the facts contained in the card sort, so having an organized, correct listing will help you study.
• We'll be getting our ISN ready for the 20 week ISN check by indicating where that period starts (you know, with a line 😉😉😉

Day 60: Thursday, December 8th, 2016 - Yep, it's Thursday!

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's Thursday, and we only have 17 more days until Christmas!  WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is a E Day, and that means that you have Art for your Special today.

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch. ADRIANNA is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that she can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• I'll be doing the 15 Week ISN Check today during class.  Please make sure that you have your notebook and it's ready to go.  

• You'll be working on a pair of Geography A-Zs today while I am doing that.

Day 59: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week

Good morning, boys and girls!  It's already the middle of the week, and we only have 18 more days until Christmas!  WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!

Today is a D Day, and that means that you have PE for your Special today.  Bring your sneakers!

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch.  WYATT is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that he can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

In Social Studies today:

• We'll be reviewing what you did for last night's homework (writing SUMMARIES and/or QUESTIONS/CONNECTIONS of the Neolithic (New Stone Age) reading).
• We'll watch a short BrainPOP.com video about the Agricultural Revolution.
• Then finally, you will be doing a card-sort of the characteristics of the Paleolithic Age vs. the Neolithic Age.

Day 59: Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 - Yep, It's Tuesday

Good morning class!  How is everybody doing today?  Only 19 days until Christmas!

Today is a C Day, so you get to visit Mrs. Ruffels for FCS during Specials time.  If you are required to bring a folder, please do so.  One observation that I'd like to make about FCS: last Wednesday when I was working in the Library on school work, the 6th grade HR that was in there for FCS was awfully rude to Mrs. Ruffels, speaking out of turn, making inappropriate comments and generally being disruptive while she was teaching.  I sincerely hope that this HR does NOT act the same way.

Things to take care of NOW:

• Sign up for Lunch.  BLAINE is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Please sign up so that he can take the slip down to the office.
• Double-check that you have ALL of your materials for the morning classes.
• If you have any unfinished homework from last night, now would be an awesome time to work on that.
• If you brought breakfast in, quickly eat and take of your garbage.
• Sit and get organized for class.

Today in Social Studies:

• We will be reviewing the summaries of yesterday's reading (Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)).
• Then, we will do a similar thing with a reading about the Neolithic time period.  Can you guess what NEOLITHIC means?
• Homework tonight will be to create summaries of the chunks of the text, as well as recording the questions and connections that you might make.

Day 58: Monday, December 5th, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, kiddos!  I hope you had a relaxing time away from school and were able to play outside a lot.

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  JACKSON is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so please try to get signed up so he can do his job.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk get organized for the day.

Day 57: Friday, December 2nd, 2016 - TGIF!

Hello students!  Another Friday has arrived! 

It's an A Day today, which means you have PE as a Special.  Make sure you have sneakers!

Let's make sure that you have everything taken care of for your Morning Responsibilities:

• Sign up for lunch.  HEATHER is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so please take care of this. 
• Make sure that you have all of your morning materials, including notebooks, folders, pencils and independent reading books.
• If you have breakfast, please hork it down and clean up your mess.
• Stay in your seat and get yourself organized.

Day 56: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 - Yeah THURSDAY!

Good morning everyone!  It's Thursday again, and I'm back in the classroom.  Mr. Mason had a good report to give me about everyone's behavior yesterday, which is very good to hear. 😁

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. KATIE is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

Day 54: Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 - Happy Tuesday!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Tuesday again!

Today is a C Day, so that means you all have FCS for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• HARLEY is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk.
• Sit and get ready for your morning classes.

In Social Studies today, we're going to continue with our discussion of some of the earliest prehuman and human members of our species.

Day 53: Monday, November 28th, 2016 - Welcome Back from Break!

Good morning, kiddos!  Welcome back from your Thanksgiving Break.  I hope you had a relaxing time away from school and were able to play outside a lot.

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  We need a volunteer for Lunch Slip Runner today.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk get organized for the day.

Today in Social Studies, you will be taking the QUIZ that had been scheduled for before break. Unfortunately, a snow day and a 1-hour delay monkeyed up that plan.  So, after you look at your ISN for a few minutes, you will take the quiz.

Day 52: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Hey boys and girls!  Welcome back from the weekend!  We have a shortened day today due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.  You can see the schedule below.

It's an A Day today and that means that you have PE for your Special today.  Make sure that you have your sneakers.

Let's make sure that you have everything taken care of for your Morning Responsibilities:

• Sign up for lunch.    We need a volunteer for Lunch Slip Runner today.
• Make sure that you have all of your morning materials, including notebooks, folders, pencils and independent reading books.
• If you have breakfast, please hork it down and clean up your mess.
• Stay in your seat and get yourself organized.

We have a slightly altered schedule today because of conferences; 

Class	Time Begin	Time End
Homeroom	9:40	9:46
Core Block 1	9:46	10:06
Core Block 2	10:08	10:28
Core Block 3	10:30	10:50
Core Block 4	10:52	11:12
Get Stuff to Go Home	11:12	11:20
Specials	11:20	11:45
Lunch	11:45	12:15
AIS/Enrichment	12:15ish	12:45

Day 50: Friday, November 18th, 2016 - TGIF

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week!

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. BLAINE is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

Today, you will be reading your ISN Student Input Responses for the class, so if yours is not done, you need to sit down and finish that up.

Day 49: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 - Hello Thursday!

Today is a D Day, so that means you all have PE for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• WYATT is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Let's sign up for lunch so she can take care of that, please.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk and materials.
• Sit and get organized for the morning.

Day 48: Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Wednesday again!  The week is halfway done already!

Today is a C Day, so that means you all have FCS for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• DOMINIQUE is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk.
• Sit and get ready for your morning classes.

In Social Studies today, we'll be taking a look at some pictures of artifacts and fossils and making some observations and inferences.

Day 47: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 - Happy Tuesday!

Hey kids!  It's Tuesday!  Welcome back from your extra-long weekend!

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  We need a volunteer for Lunch Slip Runner today.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk get organized for the day.

Today in Social Studies, we'll be continuing with the different sciences that are involved with studying the past, and we'll also continue comparing artifacts and fossils.

Day 46: Thursday, November 10th, 2016 - Thursday again!

Hey boys and girls!  Welcome to Thursday!  It's the last day of the week for us this week, and you guys have a 4 day weekend coming up!  Woo-hoooooooooo!

It's an A Day today and that means that you have PE for your Special this afternoon.  Make sure that you have your sneakers.

Let's make sure that you have everything taken care of for your Morning Responsibilities:

• Sign up for lunch.  ALEX is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so take of your job so he can do his.
• Make sure that you have all of your morning materials, including notebooks, folders, pencils and independent reading books.
• If you have breakfast, please hork it down and clean up your mess.
• Stay in your seat and get yourself organized.

We have a slightly altered schedule today because of a Veteran's Day assembly this morning:

           8:40-9:20                         HR/Locker Clean Out

           9:20ish - 10:00ish           Veteran's Day Celebration

           10:00ish - 10:58              Block 1

           11:00 - 11:30                   Lunch

           11:33 - 12:16                   Block 2

           12:18 - 1:01                     Block 3

           1:03 - 1:48                       Block 4

           1:50 - 2:30                       Special (PE)

           2:30 - 3:20                       RTI

In Social Studies today, we will be continuing with our discussion of artifacts and fossils, and we will also begin discussing the related scientific fields of Anthropology, Archaeology and Paleontology.

Day 45: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 - We have a new President!

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week! 

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. HARLEY is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

In Social Studies today, we will be talking about artifacts and fossils and how they both help scientists understand the past.

Day 44: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 - ELECTION DAY!

Today is a D Day, so that means you all have PE for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• HEATHER is our Lunch Slip Runner today.  Let's sign up for lunch so she can take care of that, please.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk and materials.
• Sit and get organized for the morning.

Today is Election Day for the Office of President of the United States.  Finally, we can find out who will be our next leader (and we won't have to watch any more commercials on television!).

Day 42: Friday, November 4th, 2016 - TGIF!

Good morning, youngsters!  It's Friday, your favorite day of the week, unless you're me, but you already knew that.

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  Get this done so our Lunch Slip Runner ASPEN can take it to the office.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk get organized for the day.

Today in Social Studies, we'll be returning to our discussion of how geography has effects, both positive and negative, on populations living in the world. Wednesday, we started working on making inferences about geography and its effects on 4 specific places in the world.  These places just so happen to be the main civilizations that we will be studying this year in class.

Here's how it will go:

1. First, you will finish up any sentences that need finishing.
2. Next, in pairs you will discuss what you wrote down for inferences yesterday/last night.
3. Finally, we will come back together and discuss as a whole group the commonalities and differences that you all came up with.

Day 41: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 - Best Day of the Week!

Good morning, kids!  How is everybody doing on this fine Thursday morning?  Hopefully pretty well!  Are you ready for another day of learning?

Today is an A Day, so you get to go to PE today for Special.  Please make sure that you bring your sneakers to the Gymnasium today.

• Remember to sign up for lunch up front.  It looks like DERRIK is our Lunch Slip Runner for today, so let's take of it so he can do his job.
• Eat your breakfast and clean up your mess.
• Make sure you have all of your morning materials.
• Sit quietly and organize your materials.
• If last night's work is not done, please work on that.

Next week will be our 10 Week ISN Check.  Make sure your notebooks are up to date.  Below is the latest Table of Contents.

Day 40: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week!

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week! 

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. HARLEY is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

Today in Social Studies, we will be spending time making inferences about the notes we took Friday, 10/28 and Monday, 10/31. Below is our task description for those of us that can't remember what to do.

Day 39: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 - Happy Tuesday!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Tuesday! 

Today is a D Day, so that means you all have PE for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• HEATHER is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk and materials.
• Sit and get organized for the morning.

Day 38: Monday, October 31st, 2016 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Good morning kiddos!  Welcome Back to Monday!  It's Halloween today!

We will have a modified schedule today that includes an assembly this morning and your performances this afternoon.  In between all of that gobbledygook, we will still have classes and Special, which for you guys is FCS today, because it's a C Day.

We still have to take care of our Morning Responsibilities however.

• Sign up for lunch so our LUNCH SLIP RUNNER HARLEY can take the slip down to the office.
• Make sure you have your materials for classes.
• Cram your breakfast down your throat and throw your garbage out.
• Sit and get organized for the day.

Our wacky schedule for today:

Character Ed. Assembly      8:45 - 9:45
Block 1                                 9:45 - 10:04
Block 2                               10:06 - 10:28
Block 3                               10:30 - 10:54
Block 4                               10:56 - 11:20
Special (FCS)                     11:20 - 11:43
Lunch                                 11:45 - 12:15
Movie                                 12:15 - 1:45
Performance 1                     1:45 - 2:15
Performance 2                     2:30 - 3:00
Get Ready To Leave            3:00 - 3:20

Day 37: Friday, October 28th, 2016 - TGIF!

Good morning, youngsters!  It's Friday, your favorite day of the week, unless you're me, but you already knew that.

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  Get this done so our Lunch Slip Runner ADRIANNA can take it to the office.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk and work on the Morning Work.

Today in Social Studies, we will continue to work on discovering the Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere.  Yesterday, we inserted a map of a good chunk of the Eastern Hemisphere that we will be looking at quite a bit this year in class, beginning with Prehistory and Early Humans to Ancient Rome.

Day 36: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 - It's Thuuuuurrrrsdayyyyyy!

Good morning, kids!  How is everybody doing on this fine Thursday morning?  Hopefully pretty well!  Are you ready for another day of learning?

Today is an A Day, so you get to go to PE today for Special.  Please make sure that you bring your sneakers to the Gymnasium today.

• Remember to sign up for lunch up front.  It looks like BLAINE is our Lunch Slip Runner for today, so let's take of it so he can do his job.
• Eat your breakfast and clean up your mess.
• Make sure you have all of your morning materials.
• Sit quietly and organize your materials.
• If last night's work is not done, please work on that.

Day 35: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 - Happy Middle of the Week!

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week! 

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch.  REBECCA is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

Today we have just a scattered few more presenters to go for the Brochure project, and then I'd like to wrap up Geography with a final Teacher/Student Input activity that will be for tonight's homework.

Day 34: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 - It's a TUESDAY!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Tuesday! 

Today is a D Day, so that means you all have PE for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• HEATHER is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk.
• Sit and think about your brochure presentations.

We'll be continuing with our Brochure Project on The 5 Themes of Geography Presentations today in class.

Day 33: Monday, October 24th, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Monday again!  Time to start another week of school!

Today is a C Day, so that means you all have FCS for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• DOMINIQUE is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk.
• Sit and think about your brochure presentations.

We'll be continuing with our Brochure Project on The 5 Themes of Geography Presentations today in class.

Day 32: Friday, October 21st, 2016 - TGIF

Good morning, youngsters!  It's Friday, your favorite day of the week, unless you're me, but you already knew that.

Today is a B-Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  Get this done so our Lunch Slip Runner DERRIK can take it to the office.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk and prepare yourself for the presentations.

Today is the first day of our BROCHURE PRESENTATIONS.  We'll start with those who are prepared (meaning they are done with the project).  Below is the RUBRIC that I'll be using to grade your work.

Day 31: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 - YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS!!!

Good morning, kids!  How is everybody doing on this fine Thursday morning?  Hopefully pretty well!  Are you ready for another day of learning?

Today is an A Day, so you get to go to PE today for Special.  Please make sure that you bring your sneakers to the Gymnasium today.

• Remember to sign up for lunch up front.  It looks like MIKAYLA is our Lunch Slip Runner for today, so let's take of it so she can do her job.
• Eat your breakfast and clean up your mess.
• Make sure you have all of your morning materials.
• Work quietly on the Morning Work.

Today in Social Studies, we'll be continuing with our 5 Themes of Geography project.  Today is the LAST day of in-class work on this project.  Tomorrow, we will start our presentations.

Day 30: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 - Happy Wednesday!

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week! 

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. ADRIANNA is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Organize your materials and get ready for class.

In Social Studies today, we'll be continuing our work on a project that uses The 5 Themes of Geography. 

 

 

Day 29: Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 - Happy Tuesday!

Good morning, kiddos! Are you ready for another day of learning?

So, today is a D Day, and that means that you have Physical Education.  Is it true that you guys don't have lockers this year for PE?

Everyday reminders:

• Sign up for lunch.  It looks like WYATT is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so indicate what you are going to have so he can take care of that.
• Get all of your materials for your Morning Classes, including notebooks, folders, pencils and your independent reading book.
• Cram your breakfast down your throat and get rid of your garbage and tray.
• Work on the Morning Work.  You need to find the 10 errors in the paragraph and fix them.

We'll be continuing to work on our Brochure Project on The 5 Themes of Geography today in class.  At this point:

1. You should be well on your way to completing the rough drafts of your paragraphs.  I would like to read and make corrections on the paragraphs before you do your Final Copies.
• Spelling is important.
• Proper Grammar is important.
• Sentence Structure is important.
2. You may have started your drawings for each theme.
3. You may also have started working on your mini-map for the front cover of the brochure.

Day 28: Monday, October 17th, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, kiddos!  It's Monday again!  Time to start another week of school!

Today is a C Day, so that means you all have FCS for your Special.  Please make sure that you have your materials for that class.  And remember, treat your Specials teachers with respect.

• HEATHER is our Lunch Slip Runner, so please make sure that you sign up ASAP so she can take care of that.
• Make sure that you have everything that you need for your Morning Classes, including an independent reading book.
• If you got breakfast, please finish as quickly as possible and clean up your mess.
• Organize your desk.
• Sit and work on your Morning Work.

We'll be continuing to work on our Brochure Project on The 5 Themes of Geography today in class.  At this point:

1. You should be well on your way to completing the rough drafts of your paragraphs.  I would like to read and make corrections on the paragraphs before you do your Final Copies.
• Spelling is important.
• Proper Grammar is important.
• Sentence Structure is important.
2. You may have started your drawings for each theme.
3. You may also have started working on your mini-map for the front cover of the brochure.

Day 27: Friday, October 14th, 2016 - TGIF!

Good morning, youngsters!  It's Friday, your favorite day of the week, unless your me, but you already knew that.

Today is a B Day.  In your world, that means that you have MUSIC for your Special. Please make sure that you have a folder with you and, as always, show your teachers the utmost respect.

• Sign up for lunch at the front by the phone.  Get this done so our Lunch Slip Runner DERRIK can take it to the office.
• Please make sure that you have all of your materials (pencils, notebooks, folders, independent reading book, etc.).
• Quickly eat your breakfast and then take care of your garbage.
• Sit at your desk and work on the Morning Work.

Today in Social Studies, we're going to continue working on our Brochure Project for your made-up countries.  Yesterday I gave you an example of what you should be shooting for when putting each panel of your brochure together.  You can see that example below:

Also, today (while you are working on your rough drafts), I will be checking your ISNs and grading them according to the rubric that you were given at the beginning of the year.

Day 26: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 - Yeah, it's THURSDAY!

Good morning, kids!  How is everybody doing on this fine Thursday morning?  Hopefully pretty well!  Are you ready for another day of learning?

Today is an A Day, so you get to go to PE today for Special.  Please make sure that you bring your sneakers to the Gymnasium today.

• Remember to sign up for lunch up front.  It looks like HARLEY is our Lunch Slip Runner for today, so let's take of it so she can do her job.
• Eat your breakfast and clean up your mess.
• Make sure you have all of your morning materials.
• Work quietly on the Morning Work.

Today in Social Studies, we'll be continuing with our 5 Themes of Geography project.

Make sure that you have your ISN and last night's homework, which was to complete the Rough Idea Sheet for the project.

We also will be starting our new RTI groupings today.  Mr. Trumble should have informed you by now of which groups you will be in, and who you will be with during this time.

Day 25: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 - Middle of the Week High Five!

Morning, kids!  Welcome to Wednesday!  It's already the middle of the week! 

Today is an E day, so you guys have Art for your Special today.  Once again, if you are not sure if you are a "Flynn" or a "Fuller", check your schedule. It will tell where you need to go.

• Please make sure that you have signed up for Lunch. JAMES is the Lunch Slip Runner, so make sure that you are all signed up.
• Make sure that you have all of your materials for the morning.
• Scarf down your breakfast and take care of your garbage.
• Work on the Morning Work.

In Social Studies today, we'll be starting work on a project that uses The 5 Themes of Geography.  You're going to be creating a brand-new country that you'll describe using the themes.  Make sure you have your ISN so you can refer to it if you need to.

 

 

Day 24: October 11th, 2016 - Welcome Back!

Good morning, kiddos!  How was your long weekend?  Did you get to play or did you have to do chores?  I slept in a bunch!

So, today is a D Day, and that means that you have Physical Education.  Does your teacher have you guys change out for class, or do you only need to wear sneakers?

Everyday reminders:

• Sign up for lunch.  It looks like DOMINIQUE is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so indicate what you are going to have so she can take care of that.
• Get all of your materials for your Morning Classes, including notebooks, folders, pencils and your independent reading book.
• Cram your breakfast down your throat and get rid of your garbage and tray.
• Work on the Morning Work.  You need to find the 10 errors in the paragraph and fix them.

Today in Social Studies, we're going to finish up our graphic organizers on the 5 Themes of Geography with HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION. Later this week, we'll begin a project that involves using these 5 Themes.

Day 23: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 - Yeah Thursday!

Good morning, kidlets!  Welcome to Thursday! It's your last day of this week.

It's also a C Day, and you guys will be visiting Mrs. Ruffels for your Special today.  Don't forget to bring a folder to FCS.

• Please make your Lunch choice before you forget.  HARLEY is our Lunch Slip Runner today, so let's take care of business so she can do her job.
• Inhale your breakfast and clean up your mess.  Nobody, but nobody, likes a slob.

We have a different schedule today because of the play at the High School.  Here's what it looks like:


9:00 -10:30 Play at High School
10:30 - 11:00 Post Syracuse Stage Conversation
11:00 - 11:30 Lunch (period 4)
11:35 - 12:06 Block 1 (period 2)
12:09 - 12:39 Block 2 (period 3)
12:42 - 1:12 Block 3 (period 5)
1:15 - 1:45 Block 4 (period 6)
1:50 - 2:30 Specials (period 7) 2:30 - 3:15 RTI (period 8)


As you can see, we still have all of our classes, except that they are mixed up a little bit.

In Social Studies, we will be finishing up our work with MOVEMENT. Yesterday, we focused on why and how people move from place to place in the world. Today, we will finish up with how goods and information move.

Our ISN Updates for earlier this week and today: