October 29th through November 2nd
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Memory Monday: What is your favorite Halloween memory?
- Spelling: Pre-test: R-controlled Vowels
- Writing: Melcon Monday! Melcon Review
- Writing: What is the best holiday?
- Holes: Work Time for Holes Character and Melcon
- 20 Minute Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Sequencing (Green 1)
- Rachu: Sequencing (Green 2)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Sequencing (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Sequencing (Blue 2)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test November 9th
- PLP due WEDNESDAY
- Holes Character due WEDNESDAY
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do life forms vary in different environments?
English
- Terrifying Tuesday: Tell us a scary story!
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Work Time: Holes Character, Melcon, Grammar Worksheet
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: PLP Support (Blue )
- Rachu: Sequencing (Orange)
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: PLP Support (Blue)
- Rachu: PLP Support (Orange)
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test November 9th
- PLP due WEDNESDAY
- Holes Character due WEDNESDAY
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Why Though? Wednesday: What is the silliest dare you have ever done?
- Coding: Halloween Coding Activity
- Halloween Fun!
- Spelling Test November 9th
- PLP due TODAY
- Melcon due TODAY
- Holes Character due TODAY
Essential Question
English
- How do life forms vary in different environments?
English
- Thinking about Snow Thursday: What is your favorite activity to do in the snow?
- Spelling: The Hint Game
- Seminar 1
- All: Weekly Assessment in Homerooms
- Seminar 2:
- All: Weekly Assessment in Homerooms
- Spelling Test November 9th
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Fast Food Friday: What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Introducing Clauses
- Work Time for Grammar Worksheet
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All: New Vocabulary in Homerooms
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- New PLP due November 16th
October 22nd through October 26th
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Monster Monday: What is your favorite TV/Movie monster or super villain?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Writing: Introducing Melcons
- Writing: Would You Rather Halloween Melcon
- Holes: Work Time for Holes Character and Melcon
- 20 Minute Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Green 1)
- Rachu: Secret World of Caves Reread (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Green 2)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due October 31st]
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do life forms vary in different environments?
English
- Tasty Tuesday: What is your favorite flavor pie?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Quick Review: Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates
- Holes: Continue Work on Holes Character/Introduction to Character Traits
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 2)
- Blue 1 and Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Greek Roots (Green 1)
- Rachu: Greek Roots (Blue 1)
- Blue 2 and Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due October 31st
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- What Would You Be Wednesday: What is/would be your costume for Halloween?
- Spelling: Whiteboard Relay Race
- Spelling: Determining Which Word to Use
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Quick Review: Compound Sentences
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Greek Roots (Orange)
- Rachu: Greek Roots (Blue 2)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Expository (Blue 2)
- Orange PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test October 26th
- New PLP due October 31st
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Throw it Out Thursday: If you had to throw away all but one of your possessions, which possession would you keep?
- Spelling: Wheel of Spelling (15 minutes)
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Proofreading/Editing Sentences
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Guidance Instead of Seminars
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
- PLP due October 31st
- Holes Character due October 31st
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Finally Friday: What's one really good thing that happened this week?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Proofreading Spelling Errors
- Spelling: Test: Frequently Misspelled Words
- Holes: Work Time for Holes Character
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Greek Roots (Green 2)
- Rachu: Expository (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Orange)
- Rachu: Expository (Green 2)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- PLP due October 31st
- Holes Character due October 31st
October 15th through October 19th
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Movie Monday: What is your favorite scary/Halloween movie?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Using and Identifying Compound Subjects
- 20 Minute Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Secret World of Caves First Read (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test October 26th
- PLP due October 31st
Essential Question
English
- How do life forms vary in different environments?
English
- Terrifying Tuesday: What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Compound Predicates
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Green 1)
- Rachu: Secret World of Caves Reread (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Green 2)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test October 26th
- PLP due October 31st
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- What's the Plan Wednesday: What's your plan for your long weekend?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Reviewing Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates
- Greek and Latin: ceed/cede/cess and dic(t)
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 2)
- Green 1 and Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Greek Roots (Green 1)
- Rachu: Greek Roots (Blue 1)
- Green 2 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Next Wednesday
- Spelling Test October 26th
- New PLP due October 31st
No School: Parent Teacher Conferences
No School; Inservice Day
October 8th through October 12th
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Monster Monday: Draw yourself as a monster on the whiteboard.
- Spelling: Pre-Test : Frequently Misspelled Words
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- All: Log In to Reading Wonders Online
- Take Online Weekly Assessment
- Seminar 2
- When finished with test, work on PLP, Silent Reading, Read Powerless, Superhero
- Seminar 1
- PLP due October 12th
Essential Question
English
- How do life forms vary in different environments?
English
- Tasty Tuesday: What is your favorite breakfast food?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Conjunctions and Compound Sentences
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- All: In Homerooms, Introducing the Concept and New Vocabulary
- Seminar 2
- All: In Homerooms, Introducing the Concept and New Vocabulary
- Seminar 1
- Vocabulary Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Unit 1 Week 2 PLP due October 12th
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Work Out Wednesday: What is your favorite way to exercise?
- Spelling: The Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Reviewing Conjunctions and Compound Sentences
- Greek and Latin: ceed/cede/cess and dic(t)
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- All: In Homeroomes, review Weekly Assessment, review PLP, review Expectations
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Open for PLP Support
- Shipman: The Secret World of Caves First Read (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Vocabulary Review (Orange)
- Green 1 and 2 and Blue 2 : PLP Work Time
- Old PLP due October 12th
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Throw it Out Thursday: If you had to throw away all but one of your possessions, which possession would you keep?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Using and Identifying Compound Subjects
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: The Secret World of Caves First Read (Green 1)
- Rachu: The Secret World of Caves First Read (Green 2)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: The Secret World of Caves First Read (Blue 2)
- Rachu: The Secret World of Caves Reread (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Old PLP due October 12th
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- How do lifeforms vary in different environments?
English
- Finally Friday: What are your plans for this weekend?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Compound Predicates
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Secret World of Caves Reread (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Secret World of Caves First Read (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Old PLP due Today
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Today
- Grammar Worksheet due Monday
October 1st through October 5th
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Moody Monday: What do you do to cheer up when you're in a bad mood?
- Spelling: Wheel of Spelling Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Sentences and Fragments Review
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Visualize (Orange)
- Rachu: Visualize (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Visualize (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Character, Setting, Plot (Blue 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- PLP due October 12th
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Totally Awesome Tuesday: Who is one of your good friends, and why are they totally awesome?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Scavenger Hunt/Secret Picture Introduction and Work Time
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Character, Setting, Plot (Green 1)
- Rachu: Character, Setting, Plot (Green 2)
- Orange : PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Orange)
- Rachu: Historical Fiction (Green 2)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Scavenger Hunt and Picture due Friday
- PLP due October 12th
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Wordy Wednesday: How many words can you make from the Boggle Board?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Greek and Latin: annu/enni and aqua
- Grammar: Work Time for Scavenger Hunt and Hidden Pictures
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Lit Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Character, Setting, Plot (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Historical Fiction (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Lit Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Green 1)
- Rachu: Historical Fiction (Blue 2)
- Green 2 and Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- PLP due October 12th
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Scavenger Hunt due Friday
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Thirst Quenching Thursday: What is your favorite soda?
- Spelling: Hangman with a Partner (10 minutes)
- Grammar: Work Time for Scavenger Hunt, Spelling Worksheet, and Greek and Latin Pictures
- 20 minutes Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Lit Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Historical Fiction (Orange)
- Rachu: Paragraph Clues (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Lit Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Paragraph Clues (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Paragraph Clues (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- PLP due October 12th
- Spelling Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Scavenger Hunt due Friday
Essential Question
English
- Why do people form alliances?
English
- Future Friday: What is your dream job?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Spelling Test
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Paragraph Clues (Green 1)
- Rachu: Paragraph Clues (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: PLP Support (Green)
- Rachu: PLP Support (Orange)
- PLP due October 12th
- Scavenger Hunt due Today
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Today