Social Studies News Week of: Feb. 3rd

We've had a few assignments due last week and we'll have a few more due this week as we get into our 1st Unit--"The Beginnings of Human Society & Mesopotamia." 

Due last Wed: Chapter 1 Section 1 Assignment (should be graded and attached into students' Social Studies Notebook)

Due last Thurs: Prehistory Chart (this assignment was done in Google Classroom and was graded & returned via Classroom)

Due Mon: Ch. 1 Section 3 Assignment

Due Wed: Mesopotamia Notes (In Google Classroom)

Due Fri: Benchmark Assessment I  (typed up and turned in via Google Classroom)

We'll have our 1st Unit Test sometime around the end of the second week in February.

Social Studies News Week of: January 21st

Welcome to 2nd Semester!  With new students starting Social Studies this week, here is the link to our class syllabus.

We'll have a few assignments due this week.  Students will have class time to work on all these assignments. 

Due Wed: Get to Know You Assignment on Google Classroom
Due In Class Wed: Book & Atlas Tour Assignment
Due Fri: World Locations & Facts Assignment  & Using Different Maps Assignment

ELA News week of 1/20

Nightly homework:  read at least 20 min!


Monday:  Teacher inservice- No School
Tuesday: On-demand writing *Start of 3rd Quarter
Wednesday: Mentor text assessment & rubric re-write *metalog 1 due
Thursday: Set individual writing goals
Friday: Boxes and bullets essay structure

*January book orders due Thursday

January Book Order

Class Code - P69TG

Order Due Date -  01/23/20

BE A READING HERO
In Your Child’s Class!

Dear Family,

We are celebrating Scholastic’s 100th Birthday and you can be a Reading Hero!

Our class gets 100 Extra Bonus Points when you place a book order of $10 or more.

Thank you for supporting your child’s reading success by being a Reading Hero!

Mrs. Rogness

What Are Bonus Points?
I use Bonus Points to get FREE Books and resources for our classroom.

Place Your Order By: 1/23

Online: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Use our Class Code: P69TG

Or click "Find Your Teacher" and choose me. (Julie Rogness)

Choose your books, pay with credit card or PayPal, and submit your order.

Scholastic Book Clubs Paper Flyer:

Choose your books, fill out the order form, and return to me with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs.

Your books will come to our class, and I’ll hand them out for your child to take home.

ELA News week of 1/13

Nightly homework:  read at least 20 min!

Monday: ABCD prompt writing
Tuesday: STAR test
Wednesday: reading workshop
Thursday: reading workshop
Friday: reading workshop  *end of 2nd quarter*

Social Studies News Week of: January 6th

This week in Social Studies we'll be wrapping up our unit on Ancient Rome and having our end of unit test.  The study guide for the test can be found here.  Students will get this study guide later this week.

We have 2 assignments due this week:

Due Tues: Benchmark Assessment III due (Julius Caesar essay) on Google Classroom
Due Wed: Ch. 7 Section 5 Assignment (also on Google Classroom)

The Rome Unit Test will be on Friday.

ELA News Week of 1/6

Nightly homework:  read at least 20 min!

Monday: reading workshop, sentence interrupters
Tuesday:  reading workshop, sentence interrupters
Wednesday:  reading workshop, sentence interrupters  *Metalog 4 due*
Thursday:  reading workshop, sentence interrupters
Friday: reading workshop, sentence closers

Phy-Ed Swimming Unit

The swim unit begins on January 6th! All middle school girls will complete their swim unit January 6th-13th. The boys will complete their swim unit January 14th-22nd. Please contact Mrs. Serstad or Mr. Kartos with any questions! Thank you!