January 28th through February 1st
Essential Question
English
- What was life like in early civilizations?
English
- Manic Monday: What is one thing people do that drives you completely crazy?
- Spelling: 15 Minutes Spelling City
- Vocab: Vocabulary Review Game
- Melcon Monday: Why is your best friend the best?
- Work Time for Melcon/Teacher Conferences
- Students will be pulled out for meetings with Mrs. Keefe
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- 20 Minutes PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due February 6th
- Melcon due Friday
Essential Question
English
- What was life like in early civilizations?
English
- Too Annoying Tuesday: What is one thing people do that drives you completely crazy?
- Spelling: 15 Minutes Spelling City
- Vocab: Vocabulary Review Game
- Melcon Monday: Why is your best friend the best?
- Work Time for Melcon/Teacher Conferences
- Students will be pulled out for meetings with Mrs. Keefe
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- 20 Minutes PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due February 6th
- Melcon due Friday
Essential Question
English
- What was life like in ancient cultures?
English
- Work Hard Wednesday: What makes a good student?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Greek and Latin: nat and nov
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- PLP/Number the Stars Work Time
- Throughout Reading: Meeting with Mrs. Schumacher about Mystery Genre
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due February 6th
Essential Question
English
- What was life like in early civilizations?
English
- Think Ahead Thursday: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you pick and why?
- Spelling: Spelling Bee Style Practice
- Grammar: Review Possessive Nouns
- Grammar; Plural Possessive Nouns
- Work Time for Grammar Worksheet and Greek and Latin Roots
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Green 2)
- Rachu: Historical Fiction (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Orange)
- Rachu: Connotations and Denotations (Green 2)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Tomorrow
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
- PLP due February 6th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Fantastic Friday: What is one thing about your week that was fantastic?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Test
- Grammar: Forming Plural and Possessive Nouns
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Connotations and Denotations (Blue 2)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Connotations and Denotations (Green 1)
- Rachu: Connotations and Denotations (Blue 1)
- Green 2 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Today
- PLP due February 6th
- Grammar Worksheet due Monday
January 21st through January 25th
No School; Student Inservice Day
Essential Question
Odd Plan (Boys Have Human Growth and Development)
- What was life like for people in ancient cultures?
Odd Plan (Boys Have Human Growth and Development)
- Tell Me Tuesday: What was your favorite part of your long weekend?
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Melcon: Why is your best friend awesome?
- Spelling: Pretest: Closed Syllables
- Spelling: 15 minutes of Spelling City
- Writing: Continuing Business Letters
- Certain Girls Leave for Meetings with Mrs. Keefe
- Melcon due Friday
- PLP due February 6th
- Spelling Test Febrary 1st
Essential Question
Odd Plan (Girls Have Human Growth and Development)
- What was life like for people in ancient cultures?
Odd Plan (Girls Have Human Growth and Development)
- What's Playing Wednesday: What's your favorite song to listen to right now?
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Melcon: Why is your best friend awesome?
- Spelling: Pretest: Closed Syllables
- Spelling: 15 minutes of Spelling City
- Writing: Continuing Business Letters
- Certain Boys Leave for Meetings with Mrs. Keefe
- Melcon due Friday
- PLP due February 6th
- Spelling Test Febrary 1st
Essential Question
English
- What was life like for people in ancient cultures?
English
- Theme Park Thursday: Tell us about a time you've been on a roller-coaster or other ride.
- Spelling: Hangman Vs. Mrs. Rachu
- Writing: Continue Business Letters
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All: Introducing New Vocab
- Vocab Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test February 1st
- PLP due February 6th
Essential Question
English
- What was life like for people in ancient cultures?
English
- Favorite Friday: What's your favorite kind of pizza toppings?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Writing: Continue Business Letters
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles ( Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Making Predications/Yaskul's Mighty Trade (Green 1)
- Rachu: Vocabulary Review (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Making Predictions/Yaskul's Mighty Trade (Green 2)
- Rachu: Making Predictions/ Yaskul's Mighty Trade (Orange)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test February 1st
- Melcon due Today
- PLP due February 6th
January 14th through January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Make a Decision Monday: Where would you like to go to college?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Writing Mini-Lesson: Business Letter Greetings
- Writing: :Look at Expert Model
- Writing: Begin Writing Business Letter
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles: Green 1 and 2
- Shipman: Expository (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Expository (Blue 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Orange)
- Rachu: Gilgamesh Lost and Found (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due Friday
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Tasty Tuesday: What do you really wish you were having for supper tonight?
- Spelling: 15 minutes of Spelling City
- Writing: Continuing Business Letters
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Green 1)
- Rachu: Expository (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Gilgamesh Lost and Found (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Gilgamesh Lost and Found (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due Friday
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Wordy Wednesday: How many words can you make from the Boggle Board?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Writing: Continue Business Letters
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Gilgamesh Lost and Found (Green 1)
- Rachu: Gilgamesh Lost and Found (Blue 2)
- Green 2 and Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Latin Roots (Green 2)
- Rachu: Latin Roots (Green 1)
- Blue 1 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due Friday
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Think About It Thursday: What is the best thing about January?
- Spelling: Hangman Vs. Mrs. Rachu
- Writing: Continue Business Letters
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Latin Roots (Orange)
- Rachu: Latin Roots (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Latin Roots (Blue 2)
- Rachu: PLP Support (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
- PLP due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Favorite Friday: What's your favorite kind of cookie?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Test
- Writing: Continue Business Letters
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Weekly Assessment in Homeroomes
- Seminar 2
- Weekly Assessment in Homerooms
- Spelling Test Today
- PLP due Today
- Weekly Assessment
January 7th through January 11th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Make the World Better Monday: What is one trait of yours that will make the world better?
- Spelling: Pretest: Inflectional Endings
- Decahedron Project Work Time
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- New Vocab in Homerooms
- Spelling Test January 18th
- Vocabulary Worksheet due Tomorrow
- PLP due January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Technology Tuesday: How would you spend your time if you had no technology?
- Spelling: 15 minutes of Spelling City
- Decahedron Project Work Time
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Asking/Answering Questions; Empire of the Sea (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Vocab Review (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Asking/Answering Questions: Empire of the Sea (Orange)
- Rachu: Asking/Answering Questions: Empire of the Sea (Blue 2)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Decahedron due Friday
- Spelling Test January 18th
- PLP due January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- What to do Wednesday: Write a To Do list for a cat or dog.
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Decahedron Project Work Time
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Asking/Answering Questions and Empire of the Sea (Green 1)
- Rachu: Reread Empire of the Sea (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Asking/Answering Questions and Empire of the Sea (Green 2)
- Rachu: Problem and Solution (Orange)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Decahedron due Friday
- Spelling Test January 18th
- PLP due January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Tolerance Thursday: What is the best way to spread kindness in our school?
- Spelling: Spelling Relay Race
- Decahedron Project Work Time (due Tomorrow!)
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Problem and Solution (Green 2)
- Rachu: Problem and Solution (Green 1)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Problem and Solution (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Problem and Solution (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Decahedron due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test January 18th
- PLP due January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Fishy Friday: If you could be any marine animal, what would you be and why?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Decahedron Project Work Time (last day!)
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Expository (Blue 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Orange)
- Rachu: Gilgemesh Lost and Found (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Decahedron due Today
- Spelling Test January 18th
- PLP due January 18th
December 31st through January 4th
No School
No School
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Welcome Back Wednesday: What is the best thing to happen to you over break?
- Spelling: Spelling Bee
- Decahedron Project Work Time (and Introduction if needed)
- Seminar 1
- Winter NWEA Test
- Seminar 2
- Winter NWEA Test
- Spelling Test January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Things to Work on Thursday: What is your New Years Resolution?
- Decahedron Project Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Winter NWEA Test
- Seminar 2
- Winter NWEA Test
- Spelling Test January 18th
Essential Question
English
- What contributions were made by early civilizations?
English
- Friday Already?: What is one positive thing that happened during this short week?
- Decahedron Project Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Winter NWEA Test
- Seminar 2
- Winter NWEA Test
- Spelling Test January 18th