"If you can't be kind, Be quiet"

I am sad to say that several times this week, I have overheard conversations of students "teasing" one another. I want to take a second to remind you that you are not the only one that goes through hard times in your life or rough patches. You never know when you could be delivering a "joking insult" to a classmate at the worst time in their lives. So next time you think about teasing someone, ask yourself "Is this something I would want someone to say to me if I was having a terrible day?"

Be the change you want to see in the world,
Mrs. Nichols

In other news....

Classroom News for 9/22-9/26

Monday -          Book Fair

Tuesday -          Book Fair -          PTO meeting @ 6:30

Wednesday -          Book fair!

Thursday -          Book fair -          Wear your college shirts for AVID college day and you can wear jeans -            -- If you are not wearing a college shirt, do not wear jeans!

Friday -          LAST CHANCE FOR BOOK FAIR!! -             --BE SURE TO BRING YOUR MONEY! -          Cross country Pep Rally!

Don’t forget to come out to Jayce Park Saturday morning @ 9am and support Dorie Miller in the 3rd annual Cross country Lion’s den Invetational against Lummus

In class this week….

Monday -          “Tracking Trash” pg. 168 -             --3- column chart using context clues -          Partner up for personal narrative -              --Special attention to adjectives and verb forms

Tuesday -          “My mom the Can Opener” -             --Discuss summaries and BME/5 W’S/ SWBS -          Read Ray Charles (Lit book pg. 723) -             --Write short summary using 5 W’s

Wednesday -          Read “The Jacket” on pg. 744/ complete questions on pg. 745 -          Use “The Jacket” to find examples of figurative language -          Workstations

Thursday -          Review for vocab/ prefix #4 -          What are the 4 R’s? -          Workstations

Friday -          Silent reading/ AR testing -          Vocab/ prefix quiz #4 -          Library -          Make-up work/ catch up

Homework this week…

-         20 minutes of silent AR reading -         Study prefixes and Vocabulary #4 (including writing words to go with prefixes) -          Work on personal narrative -          Finish whatever was not finished in class */22 edit:: *** First Period needs to complete a context clue chart from the first chapter in their library book on MOnday night for not following instructions in class.