8/31/17

English 7:  After DOL/Journal, students started a Partner CLOSE read and will continue tomorrow.    Homework:  - read AR


English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students were introduced to Unit 1 of the Pearson Textbook.  Assigned was pg. 3 vocabulary (use words correctly in sentences - 2 words per sentence).  Homework: pg. 3 Vocabulary - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students further explored the online textbook and were introduced to Unit 1.    Homework:  - read AR

8/30/17

English 7:  After DOL/Journal, students watched a CLOSE Reading demonstration.  After class discussion, the CLOSE Reading Intro page was completed fully and collected.    Homework: Close Read Intro (if it was not completed and turned in during class) - read AR


English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students logged into the online textbook to browse tools and passages.  We'll start working in the textbook tomorrow.  Homework: - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students explored their online textbook on pearsonrealize.com.  Assigned was note-taking on any tools/areas of the online text that will be useful.  Tomorrow, students will demonstrate these to the class.    Homework: online textbook notes - read AR

8/29/17

English 7:  After DOL/Journal, we reviewed CLOSE Reading Steps.  Assigned were questions #2-4 on the Close Reading Introduction page.     Homework: Close Read Intro #2-4- read AR


English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students logged into the online textbook to browse tools and passages.  We'll start working in the textbook tomorrow.  Homework: - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students worked on CLOSE Read Independent - due tomorrow.  Homework: - CLOSE Read Independent - read AR

8/28/17

English 7:  After DOL/Journal, we reviewed CLOSE Reading Steps.  We'll continue with the CLOSE Reading introduction tomorrow.   Homework: - read AR


English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students worked on the CLOSE Reading Independent activity.  This is homework if not completed in class.   Homework: CLOSE Read Independent (due tomorrow) - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students worked with partners to CLOSE Read.  Some students finished, and others will need to get the rest done at home.  This is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.   Homework: - CLOSE Read Partners - read AR

8/25/17 Happy Friday!

English 7A:  Students corrected their Writing Pretest.   Homework: - read AR
English 7B: Students completed DOL/Journal.   Homework: -read AR
English 8A: Students worked on CLOSE Reading partner work for the class period (due at end of class).   Homework:  - read AR
English 8B: After turning in the CLOSE Reading Intro work, students worked on a CLOSE Reading partner activity.  Homework: - read AR

8/24/17

English 7A:  Students worked on DOL/Journal as well as the writing pre-test.  Homework: - read AR
English 7B: After DOL/Journal, students corrected the writing pre-test.  Homework: read AR
English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students worked on a new CLOSE read passage with a partner.  We will continue this tomorrow.   Homework:   - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students watched a CLOSE read demonstration.  Assigned were completing all questions on the CLOSE Read intro page (#1-6), which is due upon class arrival tomorrow.  Homework: CLOSE Reading passage & quest. #1-6 - read AR

8/23/17

English 7A:  We completed the Social Contract and worked in journals.    Homework: - read AR
English 7B: Students completed a journal and learned how to complete our daily D.O.L.   CLOSE Reading instruction will start tomorrow. Homework: read AR
English 8A: After DOL/Journal, students watched a CLOSE Reading demonstration after reading a challenging passage. They worked on questions associated with the demonstration, which is due tomorrow.   Homework:  CLOSE Reading intro if not completed in class - read AR
English 8B: After DOL/Journal, students reviewed CLOSE Reading procedures and started a 1st Read on a challenging passage.  Assigned was reading the passage once and answering questions #1-4.  Homework: CLOSE Reading passage & quest. #1-4 - read AR

8/22/17

English 7A:  Most of the class period was spent completing the pre-test on A+ (a program that identifies gaps in learning and assigns lessons accordingly).  About half of the class needed to go to a computer lab to finish Galileo testing, so we did not have a normal class period.  Homework:  Signed ParentVUE sheets (they are now late) - read AR
English 7B: Students completed the MAZE comprehension assessment, we completed our Social Contract (yay!), and wrote in journals.  Homework:  Signed ParentVUE sheets (they are now late) - read AR
English 8:   After DOL/Journal, students finished correcting the writing pre-test.  We started the introduction (refresher course) on CLOSE reading and will continue this tomorrow.    Homework:  read AR

8/21/17 Eclipse Day!!

English 7: Students learned about and wrote a journal entry on the Eclipse event today.  We worked on the social contract for the remainder of the class.  Homework:  Signed ParentVUE sheets - read AR


English 8:   Students learned about and wrote a journal entry on the Eclipse event today.  The writing pre-test was completed and corrected in class after DOL/Journal.   Homework:  read AR

Solar Eclipse

Cereal Box Eclipse Viewer Instructions

8/18/17

English 7:  We spent most of the class period exploring the online grade book, StudentVUE, through the student login.  We also explored Mrs. Nash's Blog:  mrsnashblog.blogspot.com
Students were also given a paper to take home with the parent login information/instructions for ParentVUE.  This paper is due signed by a parent on Monday with a note stating the process was successful or unsuccessful (and perhaps needs help).  Homework:  read AR - give parents their ParentVUE login information and bring form back signed
English 8:  We spent time exploring and reviewing the online grade book, StudentVUE, as well as Mrs. Nash's Blog:  mrsnashblog.blogspot.com
Social Contracts have been created and signed, and regular English classwork will start Monday.
Homework:  read AR

8/17/17

All Classes:  We finished Galileo ELA Testing (finally!) We will finalize the social contract tomorrow and resume regular English routines Monday.  Homework: read AR 

8/16/17

All Classes:  Galileo ELA Testing   Homework: read AR

8/15/17 Galileo ELA testing tomorrow!

English 7A: We finished our discussion of the student handbook, so students should be getting the handbook signature page signed & returned to class this week (for a participation grade).  Each student was checked for having the correct "required" materials for class (also a participation grade).  Homework:  read AR
English 7B:  Each student was checked for having the correct "required" materials for class ( a participation grade).  The writing pretest (dictated paragraph) was completed.   Homework:  read AR
English 8:    Each student was checked for having the correct "required" materials for class ( a participation grade).  After some time for journal writing and students who needed to take AR quizzes, we started work on our social contracts.  Homework:  read AR

8/14/17

English 7:  We discussed AR in depth (goal, ZPD, and how it's graded). Students in my homeroom have an AR Parent sheet to be signed and returned. Materials will be checked for a participation grade tomorrow.  Homework:  AR Parent Letter signed - read AR
English 8:  We discussed AR in depth (goal, ZPD, and how it's graded). We completed the MAZE Reading Comprehension assessment, and students were given the opportunity to take AR quizzes.  Textbooks were checked out and covered.  Materials will be checked for a participation grade tomorrow.  Homework:  read AR

Materials Check

Required materials will be checked for a credit/participation grade this week.

• colored pen or pencil for correcting (not black)
• pencils (mechanical or wooden)
• highlighter
• book cover (cloth or paper)
• pocket folder for English materials only

Thank you SO MUCH for all the amazing class donations last week!  

8/11/17 Happy Friday!

ALL CLASSES: Most of our class time was spent discussing the student handbook.   Homework:   read AR - students will receive AR goals early next week.  All students should have books and be reading AR currently!
*Please remember to return the health information form to the office or classroom teacher

8/9/17

ALL CLASSES: STAR reading and math testing was completed.  Students received their journals and started the first entry today (if done with STAR).   Homework:  student information sheet signed (if not already returned) & read AR
*There will be an assembly tomorrow from 12:45PM to 2:30PM.  Students will listen to presentations on the student handbook, school wide improvement goals, and a bullying/harassment presentation by Officer Eirhart.

8/8/17 Welcome Back!!

English 7:  In addition to learning classroom procedures and rules, students took the STAR reading test. We will continue with the STAR math tomorrow.  Homework:  student information sheet signed (if not already returned) & read AR
English 8:  We discussed classroom procedures and rules regarding the library and computer usage.  Students took both the STAR reading & math tests today.  We will continue testing tomorrow for those who did not completely finish the test.  Homework:  student information sheet signed (if not already returned) & read AR