Week 5

Parents,

I need a few volunteers on Fridays.  I have two already for Friday, September 27.  One more for a few hours would be helpful.  Your task this Friday will be to take signed M.M (Mystery Museum) topics and put students into groups, based upon at least 1 of their top 5 M.M. topics.  

My goal is to get topics back to students by Monday, September 30.  After groups are set, you will write each student’s name on a slip of paper with their topic.   I also need about 160 copies of the M.M. packet made, so each student has a copy.

Then, each Friday in October, I will need volunteers to supervise groups of kids, so they can work on their M.M projects.  

October 31 is M.M. presentation day.  I will need at least 5 parents to help out all day if possible.  Your task will be to help students set up their presentations and disassemble them at the end of their class period.  

We have a full week this week.  Please make sure you are planning your time well, and don’t forget tutorials are on Wednesdays, 4:00-4:30.  Progress Reports go home Monday!!  

Please keep in mind that this page is an overview of things we hope to get done this week.  In order to know exactly what is happening in English, consult your student's planner where nightly assignments should be recorded.

Thank you,

Mrs. G

Let’s Go!

Monday

September 23

Class time:

1.      Collect RAFT/volunteers share

2.     New root list

3.     Grammar complex, simple, compound sentences

4.     Fill-in-the-blank elements of fiction

5.     Hw:  new roots, due Wed.

Tuesday

Class Time:

1.      Grammar

2.     New roots List due Wed.

3.     Finish Fill-in-the-blank
Avatar movie teaser
4.     “Harrison Bergeron” discussion—

5.     Hw:  grammar, roots vocab. Due Wed. AND bring back library book

Wednesday

Class Time:

1.      Go over roots

2.     Grammar

3.     Library time

4.     Distribute M.M. topics, due Thursday if you want to get one of your top choices

5.     Hw:  finish grammar handout, study vocabulary and get topics approved

Thursday

Class Time:

1.      Collect signed topics

2.     Discuss Utopia versus dystopia

3.     “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.  
1984 Macintosh Commercial

4.     Hw:  study for vocab quiz on roots tomorrow

Friday

Class Time:

1.      Vocabulary, and grammar quiz

2.     Poetry Friday

3.     “Harrison Bergeron”

4.     Hw:  none