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Welcome to 3rd Quarter!

Monday  February 8th 

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 intro.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.

3rd Period Reading Skills:  Intro to class requirements - letter for signatures.  Main Idea and supporting facts.

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10  intro.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.



Tuesday  February 9th 

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 practice. Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Main Idea and supporting facts.  1st summary write.

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 practice.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.


Wednesday  February 10th 

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 practice.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.  Library check out.

3rd Period Reading Skills:  Intensive reading/thinking "out loud". Main Idea and supporting facts chart #2..

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10  practice.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence.


Thursday  February 11th 

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 worksheet.  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence/second list paragraph draft.

3rd Period Reading Skills:  Finish  Main Idea and supporting facts  chart #2.  Start RN placement

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Writing paragraphs with "number" topic sentence/second list paragraph draft.  Library check out.


Friday  February 12th   No school - Mid winter break

Monday February 15th  No school - President's Day.

 

Tuesday February 16th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 sentences.  Work on final version of second list paragraph.

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Complete RN placement.  Do demo of RN program. 

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10  review.  Work on final version of second list paragraph.

Wednesday February 17th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  List paragraph #2  due.  Practice vocab.  New reading logs and raeding time

3rd Period Reading Skills:  Demonstrate Read Naturally

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills: List paragraph #2 due.  Practice vocab.  Get reading books and new reading logs


Thursday February 18th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:   Reading time.  Practice vocab in sentences. 

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Read Naturally in Lab 35 

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:Reading time.  Practice vocab in sentences


Friday February 19th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars,  Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 quiz, paragraph check up quiz, Reading time for logs

3rd Period Reading Skills:     Read Naturally Lab 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10 quiz paragraph check up quiz.  Reading time for logs


Monday February 22nd

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Introduce Vocab #11.  Paragraph organization review.  Begin list paragraph quiz.

3rd Period Reading Skills:  Discuss summary #2.  Practice main idea skills.  Summary #3 

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Introduce Vocab #11.  Paragraph organization review.  Begin list paragraph quiz.


Tuesday February 23rd

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Finish list paragraph quiz.  Begin literature book selection.

3rd Period Reading Skills:    Introducution to inferences

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Finish list paragraph quiz.  Begin literature book selection.

Wednesday February 24th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice sentences.  Continue lit. selection

3rd Period Reading Skills:    more inference work

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice sentences.  Continue lit selection

Thursday February 25th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills: Lit. selection and library check out time

3rd Period Reading Skills:    Read naturally Lab 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills: Lit selection continued and library check out time

Friday February 26th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 review.  Finish lit selection work.  Reading log time

3rd Period Reading Skills:    Read Naturally Lab 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 review.  Finish lit. selection work.  Reading log time



Monday March 1st  School-wide progress reports will be coming home on Wed. 3/3

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice cards.  Lit book selection p. 218

3rd Period Reading Skills:    Inference placement materials

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice cards.  Lit. book - must finish "King of Mazy May" in 15 minutes.  Begin new selection p. 168.

Tuesday March 2nd

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  continue lit. book/ make rdg. log entry

3rd Period Reading Skills:    RFU

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills: continue lit. book/make rdg log entry

Wednesday March 3rd             Late Start and Progress Reports handed out for signature

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice for quiz tomorrow.  Lit. book responses

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Read Naturally Lab 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 practice for quiz tomorrow.  Lit book responses.


Thursday March 4th    Bring back signed Progress Reports

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 quiz.  Finish lit. book answers for grading

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Read Naturally Lab 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #11 quiz.  Finish lit. book answers for grading

 

Friday March 5th No school  Teachers at workshop trainings

 

Monday March 8th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 introduced.  Complete missing work in lit book.  Add to paragraph notes.  Check for reading books and reading log

3rd Period Reading Skills:    RFU.  Vocab practice

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 introduced.  New paragraph notes - occasion/position topic sentence practice.  Check for reading books and reading log.


Tuesday March 9th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12.  Writing occasion/position topic sentences - work into paragraph.

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Unstated main ideas.  

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12.  Work on second paragraphs using occasion/position topic sentences.

Wednesday March 10th  Binder Check Day

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 sentences.  Paragraph writes and editing.  Reading log work.

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Main ideas and summary 

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 sentences.  Paragraph writes and editing.  Reading log work.

Thursday March 11th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 review.  

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Read Naturally Lab 35  

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 review.  Work on second paragraphs using occasion/position topic sentences.


Friday March 12th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars,  Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 quiz.  Reading time for reading log.

3rd Period Reading Skills:   Read Naturally Lab 35  

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 quiz.  Reading time for reading log.


Monday March 15th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #12 retests for some.  Reading for main idea - American history symbols topics

3rd Period Reading Skills: Point of View (POV) lesson #1 from purple lit. book

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 intro.  Continue lit. book "Koko"

Tuesday March 16th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 intro  Fluency checks. Reading for main idea.

3rd Period Reading Skills: Point of View (POV) lesson #2  -cell phone articles

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice.  Finish lit. book "Koko".  Rdg. Log entry.

Wednesday March 17th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice with context clues. Continue with main idea books and make reading log entries

3rd Period Reading Skills: Point of View (POV) finish lessons #1 and #2.  RFU practice. HWK time

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice.  Begin O/P paragraph #2 assignment.


Thursday March 18th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice.  Topics reading and power points.

3rd Period Reading Skills: Read Naturally LAB 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice. Work O/P paragraph #2 assignment.

Friday March 19th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice sentences.  Power point work.

3rd Period Reading Skills: Read Naturally LAB 35

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 Quiz. Complete O/P paragraph #2 assignment.


Monday March 22nd

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice sentences, cue cards - quiz will be Wed. 3/24.  Edit power points.  Check on history projects.

3rd Period Reading Skills: Point of View #3

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice with sentences and cue cards - quiz will be Wed. 3/24. Grammar and editing practice.


Tuesday March 23rd

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice - quiz tomorrow. Present power points.  Check on history projects.

3rd Period Reading Skills: RFU

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 practice - quiz tomorrow. Grammar and editing practice.  Lit. book corrects for some students

Wednesday March 24th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 quiz.   Present power points.  Check on history projects.

3rd Period Reading Skills: Context clues #1.  HWK  and check Skyward

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #13 quiz. Grammar and editing practice.

Thursday March 25th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:   Finish presenting power points.  Check on history projects.

3rd Period Reading Skills: HWK check.  Read Naturally

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10-13 review packet.

Friday March 26th

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:  RFU.  Check on history projects.

3rd Period Reading Skills: HWK check.  Read Naturally

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:  Vocab #10-13 review.


Monday March 29th  This will be a busy week:  8th graders are involved with CHS transitioning, including A FIELD TRIP TODAY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.  Certain days will require me to have a substitute for this transition process.  Also we will have an intern, Mrs. Cole,  working in our classes all week.

1st Period Study Skills:  Calendars, Speech, Reading Skills, HWK check

2nd Period 8th Grade English Skills:

3rd Period Reading Skills: HWK check.

4th Period 6th Grade English Skills:








Mrs. Pat Smith - Skills
Jefferson Middle School