Thursday, May 31, 2012

Summer Reading III




Why not try it this summer?

Summer Reading II

Check out activities and resources at the American Fork Library: http://afcity.org/Departments/Library/YoungAdult/tabid/344/Default.aspx

You can download audio books at Pioneer Library if you have a library card! 
http://americanforkcityut.oneclickdigital.com/Advanced%20Search.aspx?q=#headertop

Check with the A.F. Library, too, about joining the Teen Book Club on your email account.  It's a great way to sample books.


Did ya know? 

Summer Reading I


Read this summer -- maybe you'll find your favorite book!

Thanks to Scholastic Teachers!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Yearbook Signing and J-Dawgs during lunch
All 8 periods in one day


Yearbook Signing


Modified Schedule for May 30th
8:15-9:00                          A1                    (45 Minutes) Pass out Yearbooks
9:05-9:40                          A2                    (35 Minutes)
9:45-10:20                        A3                    (35 Minutes)
10:25-11:00                      A4                    (35 Minutes)
11:00-11:45                      1st lunch           (45 Minutes)
11:50-12:45                      B5                    (55 Minutes)
11:05-12:00                      B5                    (55 Minutes)
12:00-1:25                       2nd Lunch         (45 Minutes)
12:50-1:25                       B6                     (35 Minutes)
1:30-2:05                        B7                      (35 Minutes)
2:10-2:45                        B8                      (35 Minutes)
Please post this list for lunches for Yearbook day.  Lunch is based on B1 class.
Lunch Schedule
1st Lunch                                                            2nd Lunch
Adams                                                            Anstead
Aiman                                                             Bates
Barson                                                            Behm
Bryson                                                            Biddulph
Carter                                                             Cotterell
Clayton                                                            Dean
Crawford                                                         Dibb
Dallon                                                             Dorsey
Earl                                                                Earling
Grow                                                              Eddington                                   
Hadlock                                                            Fugal
Hansen                                                            C Gadd
Lemon                                                            Heng
Major                                                              Karjala
McCleskey                                                     Lyde
Newton                                                            Macfarlane
Ormond                                                            Maucotel
Paulsen                                                            McNeil
Roth                                                                 Memmott
Schow                                                            Moon
Scott                                                                Morrey
Seminary                                                        Olson
W Smith                                                          Packer
Somers                                                            D. Smith
Steed                                                              Starker
Steffes                                                            Underwood
Thornton                                                          Ward
Way                                                                  Wicks
Welch                                                               Wright
Everybody needs to be in Class.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Present PowerPoints in class.
You must have your PowerPoint ready to show at the beginning of class.  Bring it on a flash drive.
This is when you will receive the points for your PowerPoints and when you will also earn points when you evaluate your classmates PowerPoints.



Students also retook the SRI.

Lexile Levels -- SRI Test

 

Finding Websites -- Using Search Engines and Databases

The Website Checklists

Putting Together the Presentation

 

Originally published on 2012-05-06 

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

External Text Features

This is one of the external text features we were talking about! Tee-hee!


Monday, May 21, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Self-Starter:  Individual Reading Time
San Diego testing

Partner Fluency with a Twist of the Tongue 

Finish review of Reading Strategies:   See tabs above for Getting Acquainted with Reading Strategies and Fix-Up Strategies.
  • Internal Text Structures 
  • Fix-up strategies
  • Determining Importance and Summarizing

End-of-Class Survey

Time to meet with partner




Extra credit:

Extra Credit -- Population

Extra Credit: Memorize a Summer Poem

Extra Credit: Summer Reading

 

Your last day to hand in late or revised  work  is Friday, May 25.  

 

Finding Websites -- Using Search Engines and Databases

The Website Checklists

Putting Together the Presentation