AM Core Assignment 11/15

1. Finish typing "How-To" paragraph (be sure to include heading, title, font needs to be easy to read and size 10, 11 or 12)
2. Print
3. Staple assignment in this order & TURN IN (due Friday, can be turned in starting Thursday)

• Final paragraph (on top)
• Peer editing sheets
• Photo copy of rough draft (showing signs of editing
• How To Packet

4. CAC Setting print & turn in (due Fri, can be turned in starting Thursday)
5. Get out completed "Political Systems Chart"
6. View "Types of Government" slide show and ADD to your chart

This Week in Room 101: November 13-16

Core
Tuesday: Spelling sort it, Verbs, How to Packet (library to type), Types of Government, Book Box Prep
Wednesday: Book Box due, presntations BEGIN
Thursday: Book Box presentations, Library to type How-To, Verbs, Types of Government DUE
Friday: Spelling & Vocab TEST (mis/mit), How-To Paragraph DUE

Reading
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Reading
Friday:  Thanksgiving Reading

Wildcat Pride
Tuesday: Photo & design Vocab REVIEW
Wednesday: Photo & Design Vocab QUIZ
Thursday & Friday: Community 101 Research

Cultural Exploration
Tuesday: Food collage work time
Wednesday: Talking about food using "gustar"
Thursday: Mi Vida Loca Final Episodes
Friday: Mi Vida Loca TEST

Reading Tutorial
Wednesday: Test Taking Strategies, Exit Test
Friday: Finish Exit Test

How to Paragraph

How to Paragraph FINAL draft is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th How to Packet

Having trouble with the first 3 pages of the How to Packet?

This video (please ignore the dates in the video), can provide you with a little help.

Current Event #1 DUE FRIDAY

 For your first current event (CE) assignment, you will need to have an article (not a tv program or video) but if you are looking for a way to get started, you can watch student news and get an idea...then look for an article on one of topics you saw. If you need a great site for actual articles, check out the links below.

CE Links

CNN
C-SPAN
White House Press Release/Weekly Radio Broadcast
NPR
MSNBC
CBS
ABC
Fox News
C-SPAN in the Classroom
Associated Press
KOIN TV
KATU
Oregonian
BBC
Bloomberg Business News

Time for Kids

CNN Student News

The Week in Rap

Scholastic News Zone

Wall Street Journal Classroom

Lost your CE form? Want to print a new copy from home or library? Here:

Keyboarding Practice

Looking to practice your keyboarding skills?

Try these sites:

1. Learning Games for Kids
2. Keybr
3. Fingerjig

This Week in Room 101 10/29-11/2

Notes for the week:
- MV does not have a Halloween costume day (please keep your costume at home on Wednesday)
- Miss B will be attending a training on Thursday and Friday, email replies to parent concerns may be lagging as a result of this absence
- Novels for CORE need to be finished by November 6th

Core
Monday: New vocab (phobia), intro CE #1 (due Friday), Chapter 3, Reading Log (due Nov 6)
Tuesday: Chapter 3 packet, edit setting paragraph
Wednesday: Chapter 3 packet, library to type paragraph, commas
Thursday: work time (CE, spelling, and typing), commas
Friday: CE due! Spelling&Vocab test, commas, Chapter 3 packet DUE

Reading
Tuesday: Spooky Reading part 1
Thursday: Spooky Reading part 2

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Community 101 Mission Statement
Tuesday: Yearbook Theme
Wednesday: Boundary Breaking
Thursday: Oregon Pride signs
Friday: Oregon Pride sign DUE

Cultural Exploration
Monday: Prep QUESO board
Tuesday: Day of the Dead
Wednesday: Play QUESO
Thursday: Day of the Dead
Friday: Day of the Dead

Spelling & Vocab October 22-26

Test on FRIDAY! Study. Study.

deport (v) to carry or send away from a country; to banish

export  (v) to carry out of the country

import  (v) to carry into the country

portable  (adj) capable of being easily carried

portage  (n) the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another

porter  (n) an attendant who carries travelers' luggage for them

portfolio  (n) a case for carrying loose papers

report  (n) a collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new

support  (v) to carry the weight of something

transport  (v) to carry something from one place to another