Wednesday, February 28

Wednesday Reading Group

Scholastic Reading Inventory Test 3rd quarter - Absent Tuesday

California Healthy Kids Survey for those absent Monday.

Greek Latin

The More the Merrier

West African Civilizations

1. Journal  Final draft due Friday

Samurai's Tale

Summary Chapter 6 and 7

Read on your own--  Chapter 8 and 9
Vocabulary Part 2

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Final Draft of Hajj journey due Friday

Tuesday, February 27

Scholastic Reading Inventory Test 3rd quarter

California Healthy Kids Survey for those absent yesterday.

Scholastic Reading Inventory Test 3rd quarter

Greek Latin

The More the Merrier

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 5 and 6: Doc E and F  - Final draft due Friday

Samurai's Tale

Read on your own--  Chapter6 and 7
Vocabulary Quizlet  
NOT ALL VOCABULARY WAS TURNED IN.   
Test Link

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Final Draft of Hajj journey due Friday
Read Chapter 6 and 7 Samurai's Tale

Monday February 26

DISTRICT IAB for absent students.

California Healthy Kids Survey

Greek Latin

The More the Merrier

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 5 and 6: Doc E and F  - Final draft due Friday

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 5 and 6
Vocabulary Quizlet
Vocabulary test tomorrow

Turn in this page today.  

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Final Draft of Hajj journey due Friday
Vocabulary Test tomorrow

Friday, February 23

HB  Ryan 24 Ben 25

Advisory -- 

Writing Prompt - Discussion

Newsela Article -- Template

Friday Reading Group

DISTRICT IAB

Listening  

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 5 and 6: Doc E and F

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 5 

Vocabulary -  Show me you know page 1 -- How do you show you know the meaning?  

• sagely
• province
• prestige
• meek

Turn in this page today.  

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Complete Journal Entry 5

Thursday, February 22

Advisory -- 

Greek/Latin Roots

Life, Light, Love

Writing Prompt - 

Newsela Article -- Template

Thursday Reading Group

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 5 and 6: Doc E and F

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 4 

Vocabulary -  Show me you know page 1 -- How do you show you know the meaning?  

• rabble 
• succor
• gruel
• stout
• admonished
• sagely

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Complete Journal Entry 5
Samurai's Tale Vocabulary Due Friday

Wednesday, February 21

Advisory -- 

Greek/Latin Roots

Life, Light, Love

Writing Prompt - 

Newsela Article -- Template

Wednesday Reading Group

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 5: Doc E

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 2

This is a difficult chapter. Use the questions below to check for understanding.

Chapter 2 “The Journey to Kofuchu”

1. Why does Taro wish he were a fly?
2. “I repeated my command, for I was still the bushi’s son and she my little servant.” (p. 10) What does this quotation show the reader about Taro?
3. What does the bullying soldier force Taro to do?
4. Once they arrive at Lord Akiyama’s mansion, where is Taro taken?

Vocabulary -  Show me you know page 1 -- How do you show you know the meaning?  

• bushi  
• ruthless
• submissively 
• riff-raff

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Complete Journal Entry 5
Samurai's Tale Vocabulary Due Friday

Tuesday, February 20

Advisory -- 

Greek/Latin Roots

Life, Light, Love

Writing Prompt - 

Newsela Article -- Template

Tuesday Reading Group

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 4: Doc E

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 1, 2
Vocabulary -  Show me you know page 1 -- How do you show you know the meaning?  

• bushi  
• ruthless
• submissively 
• riff-raff

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Tuesday, February 20

Advisory -- Check your powerschool.  Do the letter grades match your expectations?  

Greek/Latin Roots

Life, Light, Love

Writing Prompt - 

Newsela Article -- Template

Tuesday Reading Group

West African Civilizations

1. Journal Entry 4: Doc E

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 1, 2
Vocabulary -  Show me you know page 1 -- How do you show you know the meaning?  

• bushi  
• ruthless
• submissively 
• riff-raff

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Friday, February 16

Advisory -- Survey  -  

Your answers are very important! They will help your school choose the right technology for your classroom. There are no right or wrong answers. Everyone will have different responses to these questions.

Writing Prompt - Look over your result from yesterday's test.  How does your score match up to your pretest thoughts?

Friday Reading Group

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 8: Your Name

West African Civilizations

1. Final draft 1-4

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud--  Chapter 1, 2

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Thursday, February 15

HB -  Naydelin

Advisory -- What acts of kindness have you seen people do?

Writing Prompt/Thurs Reading Group

Africa Test

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 8: Your Name

West African Civilizations

1. Read and annotate Document  E 
2. Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes
3. 1st Draft Journal Entry 5
4. Share journal entries 1 through 3 with a person at your table. 
5. Shared person should highlight phrases that use sensory details. 

Samurai's Tale

Read aloud-- prologue, Chapter 1

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Wednesday, February 14

Advisory -- We lost at soccer yesterday.  Dylan please make a team and show up today on field 2.  

Writing Prompt/Tuesday Reading Group

Complete your study guide for tomorrow's Africa test. (10 minutes)

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 8: Your Name

West African Civilizations

1. Read and annotate Document  D (10 minutes)
2. Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes
3. 1st Draft Journal Entry 4 (20 minutes)
4. Share journal entries 1 through 3 with a person at your table. (20 minutes)
5. Shared person should highlight phrases that use sensory details. (10 minutes)
6. Revise entries 1-3.  Does each journal entry put the reader in the story with sensory details?  (20 minutes)

Samurai's Tale

Start the vocabulary assignment on classroom.   Pay particular attention to the part of speech.  (20 minutes)

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test Thursday-- Study Guide
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Tuesday, February 13

Advisory

Writing Prompt/Tuesday Reading Group

Library Time

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 8: Your Name

West African Civilizations

Complete Background Questions Mini Q

Read and annotate Document C D

Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes

1st Draft Journal Entry 3-4

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test Thursday-- Study Guide
Greek and Latin Roots test Friday units 1-7

Friday, February 8

Advisory

Writing Prompt/Friday Reading Group

Take a stand:  Read this article and choose a side to defend.
Template

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 7: I Like ot Move it, Move it

West African Civilizations

Complete Background Questions Mini Q

Read and annotate Document C

Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes

1st Draft Journal Entry 3-4

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test next week-- Study Guide

Thursday, February 8

Advisory

Writing Prompt/Thursday Reading Group

Take a stand:  Read this article and choose a side to defend.
Template

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 7: I Like ot Move it, Move it

West African Civilizations

Complete Background Questions Mini Q

Read and annotate Document A

Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes

1st Draft Journal Entry 1

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test next week

Wednesday, February 7

Advisory

Tai Chi

Writing Prompt/Wednesday Reading Group

Take a stand:  Read this article and choose a side to defend.
Template

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 7: I Like ot Move it, Move it

West African Civilizations

Complete Background Questions Mini Q

Read and annotate Document A

Sensory details - Adjectives and Similes

1st Draft Journal Entry 1

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test next week

Tuesday, February 6

Advisory

Please fill out this form.

Writing Prompt/Tuesday Reading Group

Take a stand:  Read this article and choose a side to defend.
Template

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 7: I Like ot Move it, Move it

West African Civilizations

Complete Activity on Mansa Musa

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test next week

Monday, February 5

Writing Prompt

Take a stand:  Read this article and choose a side to defend.
Template

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 7: I Like ot Move it, Move it

West African Civilizations

Complete GRAPES

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL
Africa Test next week

Friday, February 2

HB Kamea on Sunday

Writing Prompt - Fri Book Group

Pick you best writing and best reading and  turn in your journal.

Check your reading counts, did you finish a book in January and not pass a quiz?  Take a quiz.

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 6: Time and Place

West African Civilizations

Complete GRAPES of Ghana, Songhai, Mali 

Literature

Sundiata -- Questions, discussion, theme, quiz

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL

Thursday, February 1

Writing Prompt - Thu. Book Group

Write about one thing that you would change about LOMS.  Why would you change it?  Is your change realistic? (5 minutes)

Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 6: Time and Place

West African Civilizations

Complete GRAPES of Ghana, Songhai, Mali 

Literature

Sundiata

Complete at Home (Homework)

KBAR 2 hours this week and RL