Thursday, May 24, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:             Plan to hand in your unused hall passes today! May 23 was the last day to hand in late work, revisions, and  extra credit, except hall passes for extra credit.  Plan to hand in your unused hall passes on May 24.    We have  days of school left, including today and the hour or so on the last day.      Our Readathon is today!!!  May 24 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on,  blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats! -- Cavetime this Week -- [Thursday, May 24 will be a request day for Cavetime, but you may slip in at the beginning to hand in assignments. [There will be no Cavetime intervention on Friday, May 25, but you may still hand in work.

Targets for Today: I can show that I have reading stamina!!

Today’s  Agenda: Hand in your unused hall passes today! Pick up your folder from the black crate. Hand in your unused hall passes.  Today by the end of class you will hand in your unused hall passes, and your protective page covers and passages.  Final rounds of reading partner fluency practice. Readathon!  [If you did not take the final last time, you may take it during the Readathon today.] 1.  One more round of partner fluency!    Complete partner fluency and record on your graph.      Turn in your unused hall passes.  Turn in your reading fluency passages -- left in the page protector.  Place your page protector and all fluency passages in the box provided. Place your folder in the black crate.     3. Readathon! with occasional breaks This is your brain on books! Today is our Readathon! If you want to bring treats, don't forget!  3.   Readathon -- not a talkathon!               You will be quietly reading MOST of the time.  You may sit ALMOST anywhere you want -- including sitting on the floor,    however, the teacher reserves the right to place you in a seat of her choosing     if you are not on task -- reading!  You may read your choice of materials.  Enjoy treats, but be careful not to make a mess, and do clean up after yourself.   * * * * * * * * * * * * If you have not taken -- or if I have contacted you to retake -- the final tests,  you will do that today during the Readathon.   I will assign you a place to sit while you test.  You may get out your treats and books once we begin the readathon.   [If you were not here last time, take the test today.  Final Test with CRAAP Retake and mnemonics test    Be able to apply the strategies from your BICUM Brochure to reading an article provided by the teacher.  Staple them together, and hand in your tests and your brochures. ] Give yourself a pat on the back for all you've accomplished in this class! Readathon -- with certain breaks Reagan Belle Studio C Flash Mob Possible breaks for. . . . .  Brian Regan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4yaF-gACs Studio C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mR8-loJNpU  Junior High https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmH5oEpNVc  Save Will  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-VnHbX180  Mad Scientist/Sports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KmXPcSxz2g   Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Watch-a-Florida-Middle-Schools-Reading-Flash-Mob-Video

If You Were Absent: See above.

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