Happy Birthday: Young K. (1-26) Kayla F. (2-1)

Quote of the week: “I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and the frustration of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
Martin Luther King

Language Arts:
*All students need to re-check their library books when they go to library this week!
Monday: TLW create poetry books on the computer. *Bring flash drive (if you have one).
*Completed poetry books will be due Wednesday, January 30th.
Tuesday: TLW review figurative language.
Wednesday: TLW present poetry books
Thursday: TLW recognize various types of propaganda techniques
Friday: TLW create a commercial using an assigned propaganda technique (in groups)….students must bring assigned materials (poster board, colors, props)
*Commercials will be presented Wednesday, February 6th.

Social Studies:
*All students need to re-check their library books when they go to library this week!
Monday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson.
TLW design a family flag
Tuesday: TLW analyze the role of a knight in the Middle Ages
*Study for voc. Test on Chapter 9….test tomorrow
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of vocabulary from chapter 9 *Chap. 9 voc. test
TLW review material from chapter 9
Thursday: TLW show mastery of chapter 9 content (Chapter 9 test)
Friday: TLW define words from Chapter 13.

Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 21st-NO SCHOOL!!!  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Friday, January 25th-Awards Ceremony 8:30 AM in SFMS gym
*A notice was sent home with the students that will be receiving an award.

Happy Birthday: Daniel H. (1-23) and Chelsea J. (1-24)

Quote of the Week: “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
US black civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 - 1968)

Language Arts:
*Typed essays are due Friday, January 25th. Students have already completed the rough draft in class.
Tuesday: TLW read and interpret poetry. “ The Sneetches” pg. 224 (in workbook, “Ode to Mi Gato” p. 232, and “Ankylosaurus” p. 247. *Study for cartoon voc. Test tomorrow.
Wednesday: TLW identify poetic devices. *Lesson on poetic devices. Then, assign poetry book.
*Cartoon Voc. Test 6
Thursday: TLW: create poetry using poetic devices
Friday: TLW: Show mastery of poetic devices (quiz)
Work on Poetry book-Bring a Flash Drive.

Social Studies:
Tuesday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson
TLW: define vocab. For chapter 9
Wednesday: TLW analyze the ways the Byzantine emperors built on their Roman past while making needed changes.
Thursday: TLW look for ways the religion of Islam affected people living in the lands into which it spread.
Friday: TLW identify how individuals and groups affected governments during the Middle Ages in Europe.

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, January 15th-Magazine Fundraiser Kick-Off
Friday, January 18th-SFMS Spirit Day!!!!

Happy Birthday: Allison W. (12-30) Blake L. (1-8)

Quote of the Week:
“Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.”
Elanor Roosevelt

Language Arts:
*All students must check out one biography book for book report. Sign up sheet will be in library. No two students in any class should have the same book.
Monday: TLW-use a graphic organizer to organize parts of a five-paragraph essay
*Words, phrases, sentences….sent. to paragraph (Stages 1-4)
Tuesday: TLW-elaborate on the sentences from the previous day (Stage 5)
*cartoon vocab. 5 words (1-3)
Wednesday: TLW- eliminate TO BE verbs (stage 6)*cartoon voc. (4-6)
Thursday: TLW-restructure sentences (stage 7)
*cartoon vocab (7)
Friday: TLW-add a “clincher” sentence (stage *cartoon vocab (8-10)

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW Evaluate military life in the Roman Empire/Hypothesize about why people became soldiers
*Spanish-unit 8 lesson 2 with worksheet p. 211
Tuesday: TLW summarize Religion and the Roman Empire (chapter 8 lesson 4)
*Study for Chapter 8 vocab test!!! Test is tomorrow!!
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of vocabulary for Chapter 8
Thursday: TLW review chapter 8 material-Chapter 8 test tomorrow
Friday: TLW show master of comprehension of material in chap. 8