12/12 Wednesday

1. Common Assessment-Let's get our newest assessment entered into Edulastic

2. The Lottery-It has been awhile, but let's talk about our last short story.

3. Study Island-Log in and work on Assignment 4.

4. Triangle Trade Facts- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are here, here, and here.

12/10 Monday

As you can see I am not in class today. However, I have placed cameras in the room, and I am watching you all from my house (sit down DJ!!)

Please follow Mrs. Gordon's instructions and try not to burn the place down while I'm gone...

ELA

1. Article of the Week-You will be getting your new article today. Like we always do on Mondays, do your first read. If you need a highlighter to mark your confusion, kindly inform Mrs. Gordon that they are in my desk drawer and ask her if you may borrow one. When you have finished your first read, put your article somewhere safe.

2. Ready NC-With or without me, we are beginning a new standard. We are starting R.I. 7.2. That standard is all about finding main ideas in informational texts. Easy peasy leamon squeezey. Grab a Ready NC packet and get to work!

3. Free Read-If you finish numbers 1 and 2, then grab your books and quietly read. 

SOCIAL STUDIES

4. Junior Scholastic-Grab a magazine and a worksheet from Mrs. Gordon and get to work. If you finish, turn it in and find something quiet to do.

12/7 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday- Hey, how much is that rice? That rice....that's some free rice...

2. Article of The Week-What's the big idea? Let's find out!

3. The Lottery-Finish answering your questions.

4. Free Read-Grab your books and read quietly.

12/6 Thursday

1. Creative Writing-Before we start our short story today, I want us to look a video that might help us creating a more suspenseful story.

2.Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! Your story needs to be AT LEAST 5 sentences long. Make sure your story is suspenseful.

5. CNN Student News-Let's see what's happening in the world.

6. Triangle Trade-Today, we will begin looking at the Triangle Trade. Go to the following website and wait for my instructions.

7. Triangle Trade Facts- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are here, here, and here.

12/5 Wednesday

1. Article of the Week-Let's see if we figure out  the main idea and supporting details.

2. Tradition-Let's discuss traditions before we start our short story.

3. The Lottery-Time for our story

4. Free Read-Time to read!

5. CNN Student News-Let's see what's happening in the world.

6. Triangle Trade-Today, we will begin looking at the Triangle Trade. Go to the following website and wait for my instructions.

7. Triangle Trade Facts- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are here, here, and here.

12/4 Tuesday

1. Read Theory-I have theory....that it's time to work...

2. Article of the Week-Back to Stan the "Man"!

3. Short Story-Let's talk about tradition.

4. Free Read-Relax and read.

5. CNN Student News-New news time!

6. Today in History-Go to the following website and look over some of the things that happened on this date in history. Pick 3 things which you think are important and send me an email (Titled: Today in History) explaining why you chose the 3 events that you did. Remember to fully explain your answers. My email is jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org

7. Junior Scholastic-Grab a magazine and get to work.

12/2 Monday

1. Study Island-Let's start the week off by working on Assignment 3.

2. Article of the Week-Good Grief! We barely got a chance to work on our article last week! Let's make up for lost time!

3. Short Story-Our new short story is all about the importance of tradition.

4. Free Read-Relax and read!!!!

5. CNN Student News-New news time!

6. Today in History-Go to the following website and look over some of the things that happened on this date in history. Pick 3 things which you think are important and send me an email (Titled: Today in History) explaining why you chose the 3 events that you did. Remember to fully explain your answers. My email is jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org

7. Junior Scholastic-Grab a magazine and get to work.