These plans have been sent to all students and are also published on our class website. Students already have all materials needed or I have provided them digitally via email or our class website. Students will have access to me throughout the day via this website: https://todaysmeet.com/PetlakSub10-21-15
8:40-8:50> ARRIVAL
Personal belongings, snack OUT, lunch in the tub, bathroom, drinks, hang things on the cubby hooks.
8:50> LAST CALL & ATTENDANCE
- Ask Jake & Sam to take the lunch tub downstairs
- NOAM WILL TAKE ATTENDANCE AND EMAIL IT TO ME. I WILL SUBMIT IT ONLINE. (Backup: Asher or the paper copy of attendance on the desk)
8:50-9:10> SPELLINGCITY
- CLEAN UP @9:10 a.m.
- Practice SpellingCity until 9:10 a.m.
- Listen for announcements & pledge of allegiance.
- Have students clean up and come to front, center floor area at 9:10 a.m.
9:05-9:30> MORNING MEETING
- Front floor
- Chromebooks
- ALO ELA students leave @ 9:20: Esti, Sofia, Abby, Yonatan, Noam, Noah
- SAME AS TUESDAY!
- Students BRING CHROMEBOOKS to the floor.
- This is a great time to formally introduce yourself and have students do the same.
- PLEASE ANNOUNCE that NO ONE will be going into the reading tent (camper) nor my office today.
- Have students open their Chromebooks to check that these plans are in their email inbox and on our website.
- Go over the schedule with them as they follow along.
- Have them test out the Sub Hotline: https://todaysmeet.com/PetlakSub10-20-15
- ALO ELA students leave @ 9:20 to go to their specialist.
- Ask for 2 volunteers to get up and present their HURRICANE/FLOODING DISASTER POSTERS. They will stand up in class and read them aloud. You could run as late as 9:50 on this, if needed.
9:30-9:50> DAILY LITERACY CHOICES
- MUST DO: Spelling contract practice and read 1-2 chapters in student immigration novels
- MUST DO #1: Before making choices, students must complete ONE of their spelling contract menu choices at their desks. This DOES NOT include SpellingCity, and the BOUNCING ball activity for spelling is not allowed today.
- MUST DO #2: Read 1-2 more chapters in their self-selected immigration chapter books.
- MUST DO #3: Complete AT LEAST ONE of the reading response menu choices (appetizer, main course, or dessert)
- After students finish the spelling contract practice, they may move onto other LITERACY CHOICES:
- Read to self (self-selected novels)
- Read to someone (self-selected novels)
- Respond to reading (the have menu for this)
- More spelling/word work practice
- Writing choices: PROMPTS ONLY TODAY
- IXL ELA practice online (no log-in required)
- Read to self (self-selected novels)
- ALO students return and join in activities
- Encourage students to make a NEW CHOICE if they have been in the room the whole time.
- Students just returning from ALO should read the choices above, make a practice choice, and get started on independent center activity.
10:20-10:50> HURRICANE PRESENTATIONS
- SAME AS TUESDAY!
- Ask for 2-3 volunteers to get up and present their HURRICANE/FLOODING DISASTER POSTERS. They will stand up in class and read them aloud.
10:50-11:15> My IDENTITY writing project
- Students have started this project and know what to do. Link to activity:
- If they finish early, they should choose a HALLOWEEN WRITING CENTER PROMPT.
11:20-11:50> MUSIC
- Take students downstairs for music.
- If lunch bin has not been taken down, please do so at this point.
11:50-12:45> RECESS & LUNCH
- Make sure lunch tub is downstairs.
- Students bring jackets outside, if needed.
12:45-1:45> MATH
- ALO MATH students: Jake, Noam, Zach K, Zachary L, Asher, Russell
- Students log onto ALEKS and practice their “pie” (they know what this means) until 1:00 p.m.
- Have students return to front, center floor at 1:00 for group instructions.
- Ask Cassidy & Sydney to put out all math centers.
- MUST DO: FINISH any UNFINISHED VIDEOS or WORKSHEETS from TUESDAY & NEW story problem sheet, if not already completed.
- (From Tuesday) Math practice packets that are on my desk by the promethean boards.
- NEW: Watch AT LEAST 4 of these Learnzillion tutorial videos: CLICK HERE
- If you need to login to view, use the file from my email yesterday.
- (From Tuesday) Math practice packets that are on my desk by the promethean boards.
- CHOICES: SAME AS TUESDAY. Students know what the math practice choices are, and they should be laid out by Cassidy and Sydney by this point. Once finished practicing in groups, they may automatically transition into math center choices.
1:45-2:35> SCIENCE BRAINPOP VIDEOS
- ALO RETURNS
- STUDENTS LEAVE: Aaliyah, Ariel, Tanner, Daniel
- Students LOG IN TO BRAINPOP.com
- Watch these videos on the changing states of matter, then complete CLASSIC QUIZ and submit.
- IF students seem to finish all videos and quizzes above before it’s time to pack up, feel free to have more students present!
- Ask for 2 volunteers to get up and present their HURRICANE/FLOODING DISASTER POSTERS.
- They will stand up in class and read them aloud.
2:35-2:45> CLEAN UP & PACK UP
- Students clean up room, tables, and floor areas.
- Pack up all belongings
- Get into line in NUMBER ORDER
- PE @ 2:45.
Take all belongings to PE to go home.
3:17> HOME and HOMEWORK
- Be sure to take everything home with you!
- Homework will be emailed to students and on our homework calendar.