Mrs. Shirey's Language Arts Class
October 7 - 11
Agenda for the Week of October 7
Monday
- Advisory: Make Something Monday! Reading Jack-o'-Lanterns
- Lesson: Elements of Fiction Common Assessment
Tuesday
- Advisory: Book Trailer Tuesday!
- Lesson: Elements of Fiction Common Assessment
Wednesday
- Advisory: Watch Something Wednesday! Magic School Bus
- Reading: Love To Read - 8 minutes - Reading Log
- Lesson/Writing: No Red Ink; Expand on one of our writing prompts from last week. Add details. Share with a partner.
- Retakes / Make Ups
Thursday
- Advisory: Think About It Thursday! Homework and Study Time
- LIBRARY DAY!
Friday
- Advisory: Fun Friday! Games
- Reading: Love To Read - 8 minutes - Reading Log
- Lesson/Writing: No Red Ink; Expand on one of our writing prompts from last week. Add details. Share with a partner.
- Retakes / Make Ups
Scholastic Book Club
Don't forget to order books from the Scholastic Book Club! Head on over to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home, find the box that says "Parents have a class code?", click on "Connect to Teacher." Our class code is T47XJ. Orders are due October 29.
Flyer: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=606427
Happy shopping!
Freak the Mighty
Each student was gifted a novel titled Freak the Mighty. It is theirs to keep forever! If they read it and answer the following questions correctly, they can earn points for their House!
- Who is the protagonist?
- Why does Max go over to Kevin's yard?
- Why does Max put Kevin on his shoulders?
- What happens to Max on Christmas?
- Why does Max write the story of Freak the Mighty?
Technology
It is extremely important that students are checking their email accounts regularly. To do this from home, use the following link http://outlook.office365.com.
The students must use their email and password to access their email.
Class Notes and Activities
We will be doing retakes / make ups, working on NoRedInk, visiting the Library, and taking our Elements of Fiction Test. No class notes this week.
Homework
No Red Ink: Subject-Verb Agreement - 1
http://www.noredink.com
All students have been able to access NoRedInk.
Subject-Verb Agreement - 1 is due October 11.
Event Information
After School Help
Please RSVP with your student's name if they plan on staying after school with Mrs. Shirey for technology use, help with classwork, to complete a retake, or to make up a missed assignment or assessment. Activity buses are available and will leave at 4:45 pm. You can also pick up your student at 4:30. Any students that have not been picked up by 4:30 will be put on an activity bus.
*If your student is riding home on the activity bus, they must know their address!
When?
Thursday, Oct 10, 2019, 03:00 PM
Where?
Parkside Middle School, Mathis Avenue, Manassas, VA, USA
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RSVPs are enabled for this event.