Friday, May 1, 2015

If you performed poorly on filling out your reading log and fluency graph, complete and turn in  the required make-up work and start today to properly complete this assignment from here on.  

You will turn in your BICUM brochure 

for points  next time. 

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A few items about the last week of school:

Students need to have all Media items, (ie. books, iPods, overdue fines, etc) turned in by Monday, May 15th.  Media fines need to be paid to the Library.  All Media fines will round up to the dollar once they are turned in to the Financial Office on May 20th.   After the 20th, the clearance slips need to be obtained from the Media Center.  The clearance slips are then turned into the Financial Office to be removed from the student’s record.

We will do a locker clean out during Cavetime on Wednesday May 27th.  We will have cleaning supplies available for those who need them.  

 On Thursday, May 28th, all students will receive their yearbooks during their A1 period.(Students should attend all periods and should NOT be allowed out of their classrooms and should NOT be in the halls during class time. They should NOT be in a different classroom during class time.  Write your name in your yearbook when you receive it.

All fines will need to be cleared before students receive their yearbooks.

LAST DAY Friday - 5/29

The outside doors will be locked and all students will enter from the west doors at 8:15am.  Students report to the theater. Students will stay in the auditorium until 10:00 am, at which time they will be dismissed from school.  

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Pick up your folder, make sure you have reading materials, and be seated.

Activity 1. Individual Reading Time and Fill in Your Reading Log
On most class days we will have some quiet individual reading time at the beginning of class. Bring a book to read or borrow something from the teacher's shelves.
Don't forget to fill out your reading log every time. It counts on your grade!
If you're absent, or don't fill out your log, pick up a pink make-up sheet and do the homework.

Leave your reading log and fluency graph in your folder.


2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your fluency graph

Use the same passage you used last time.
Find the passage number at the upper right corner of the page.


Computer Lab -- Research on the Internet 
A3 Lab 143,               A4 Lab 201

Sit at the computer which has your folder number.

Remember your ABC's of Reliability and Usefulness?
Today you are going to do some research on the Internet, checking for reliability and usefulness.
Make sure you have the handout.
Log-in to this cavemanenglish.blogspot.com (our class blot) to use these links.

Helpful sites:

This is where you go first:

http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/

Then you can find out more about the history at these sites and others: 

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg

History of National Geographic Magazine: 
http://press.nationalgeographic.com/files/2015/01/NGM-overview-1-15.pdf

William Clark:  http://mrnussbaum.com/pioneers/william_clark/

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/clark.htm

Meriwether Lewis:  http://mrnussbaum.com/pioneers/meriwether_lewis/

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/mlewi.html

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/index.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html

 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/jeffersonwhitehouse.htm

Games:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/lewisClarkAdventure/

Hand in your worksheet before you leave today.

If you have not finished it, you may take it home to finish, 

but it is due at the beginning of class next time.

If you have extra time, pick up the handout to learn more about plagiarism:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html#


Next Time:
More BICUM -- Creating your brochure of steps to successful study-reading.

If you are absent,
complete 20 minutes of make-up reading and report it on the pink make-up sheet with a parent or guardian signature.
Print and fill out this worksheet: explorers site only.docx, using the links provided in this post.
See above for other work you need to complete.
Make sure you are filling out your BICUM brochure as we go.