We have finished our PBIS activities that reviewed our Panther Paw Laws (Safe, Responsible, Respectful and Positive). This has allowed us all to develop a common language of expectations and behaviors at North Middle. Today we began getting into the Communication Skills Curriculum beginning with pre-writing. Students have begun their writer's notebooks and should have one entry at least. If your child does not yet have a composition notebook or a spiral notebook exclusively for my class, they will need that as soon as possible.
As we are beginning our pre-writing activities, students have been asked to create a collage at home tonight. This collage should include images that represent who the student is. These can be printed, drawn, cut and pasted from magazines or stickers. They should be no bigger than 8 1/2 by 11. Once the student has chosen their collage images, they should explain, in writing, why they chose each image. These are due tomorrow, 8/18/11.
In class today we practiced this activity a bit by making name tags. However, we did not get a chance to finish these. Students were given a choice, they could do double homework and finish these at home, or they could finish them in lieu of their quick write tomorrow. For those who chose the double homework, here is the link to the directions and scoring guide: https://acrobat.com/#d=ektP6Spoqmbx0*jS5d3-aA
All of my students seem to be adjusting well to seventh grade. Not too many locker issues and all of them getting to class in plenty of time! I am very impressed with them all and am looking forward to a fantastic year.
REMINDERS:
Book Fair Tomorrow
We are beginning our unit on narratives and kids will be writing their first piece before Labor Day.
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