Any students who were not prepared to organize their reading binders today in class should please do so and have them ready to go tomorrow. There should be five sections in the binder, and they should have the following labels:
1. Class Reads
2. Independent Reading
3. Mini-Lessons
4. Annotations
5. Friday Letters
I will be checking for the organization of these binders on Friday, and it WILL count toward your language arts class grade. This is an easy way to get a 100% added to your marking period average!
Thank you!
Miss Whitman
Monday, September 15, 2014
Martin Seligman and Positive Psychology
This morning, the students in my Period D class talked briefly about the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Positive Psychology, where the renowned Dr. Martin Seligman is a leading researcher in the field. We talked about how we can become happier simply by choosing to be happy, and following the "fake it till you make it" plan! Some students expressed interest in learning more, so here is a link to the Center for Positive Psychology, where you can read about Seligman's research as well as take an inventory to determine your happiness quotient! :-)
Have fun!
Miss Whitman
http://www.positivepsychology.org/
Have fun!
Miss Whitman
http://www.positivepsychology.org/
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Summer Reading SRCs
Hello there, students and parents! I hope that all of you had a restful weekend.
I just wanted to quell any concerns that might have arisen regarding the summer SRC quizzes, which were supposed to take place this past Friday. Most students were able to successfully log into the system and take their quizzes, but for a few, there were technical complications or password issues. If this is you (or your child), fret not! I will be sure to allow the time necessary to rectify the issue, and your grade will not be affected. Students, I'll speak to you this week regarding when we can arrange for you to take your quizzes if you haven't already.
Sorry for the inconvenience--technology is always a bit of a struggle during the first few weeks of the school year.
See y'all tomorrow!
Miss Whitman
I just wanted to quell any concerns that might have arisen regarding the summer SRC quizzes, which were supposed to take place this past Friday. Most students were able to successfully log into the system and take their quizzes, but for a few, there were technical complications or password issues. If this is you (or your child), fret not! I will be sure to allow the time necessary to rectify the issue, and your grade will not be affected. Students, I'll speak to you this week regarding when we can arrange for you to take your quizzes if you haven't already.
Sorry for the inconvenience--technology is always a bit of a struggle during the first few weeks of the school year.
See y'all tomorrow!
Miss Whitman
Monday, September 8, 2014
6-Word Memoirs...
Today I challenged my students to create memoirs that were only six words long. I asked them to be very deliberate about the words they chose, and to come up with a statement that expressed who they were. Here are a few of their creations...
Yes, I know my students are awesome. :-)
Yes, I know my students are awesome. :-)
Happy Tuesday, wonderful students and parents,
I'm so excited for the year ahead in Seventh Grade Language Arts and Writing Workshop! I hope that you are too, This week, we'll be giving some personality to our writers' notebooks, as well as organizing our reading binders and our Word of the Day cards. I hope that by getting all of these organizational tasks completed now, we can be more efficient about learning throughout the remainder of the year.
Don't forget that we'll be visiting the computer lab this week for students to take the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) and their summer reading quizzes (SRC). Also, remember to bring in any decorative items that you may want to use to personalize your writers' notebooks.
Also, parents, if you happen to find a great deal on hand sanitizer and want to send in a bottle for our classroom, it's always appreciated as cold season approaches!
Looking forward to the rest of the week!
Lots of love,
Miss Whitman
I'm so excited for the year ahead in Seventh Grade Language Arts and Writing Workshop! I hope that you are too, This week, we'll be giving some personality to our writers' notebooks, as well as organizing our reading binders and our Word of the Day cards. I hope that by getting all of these organizational tasks completed now, we can be more efficient about learning throughout the remainder of the year.
Don't forget that we'll be visiting the computer lab this week for students to take the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) and their summer reading quizzes (SRC). Also, remember to bring in any decorative items that you may want to use to personalize your writers' notebooks.
Also, parents, if you happen to find a great deal on hand sanitizer and want to send in a bottle for our classroom, it's always appreciated as cold season approaches!
Looking forward to the rest of the week!
Lots of love,
Miss Whitman
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Homework 9/4
Happy First Day of School, all! It was truly a joy to meet all of my students today, and I know we have a great year ahead of us, full of great books and beautiful words!
For tonight's homework, students are to review the class syllabus with their parent(s)/guardian(s), and return the signed lower portion of the third page by tomorrow. Students have also been asked to sign up for Remind, our class text messaging service, as well as follow the class website (where you're reading this post as we speak!).
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Miss Whitman
For tonight's homework, students are to review the class syllabus with their parent(s)/guardian(s), and return the signed lower portion of the third page by tomorrow. Students have also been asked to sign up for Remind, our class text messaging service, as well as follow the class website (where you're reading this post as we speak!).
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Miss Whitman
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