Rocks and Minerals Inquiry Project

1. Make a copy of our Rocks & Minerals Community Document.
2. View the assigned On-the-Spot Partner's emaze presentation.
3. Determine the most important information you learned and explain why you think it is important.
4. Ask a question based off of what you learned.
5. Free read quietly until you learn which other presentation to view.

Friday 10/30 Morning Warm-Up

1. Complete the reading warm-up "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in the green fiction texts packet.
2. Free read silently
3. BE RESPECTFUL WHILE MR. ERICKSON IS ANNOUNCING THE JAGUAR JUNGLE.

Rocks & Minerals Presentations

Rocks & Minerals Presentations

Tuesday 10/27 Morning Warm-Up

1. Complete the reading warm-up "Daily News" in the green fiction texts packet.
2. Brainstorm interesting events from your life to use with Personal Narratives in Writing.
3. Free read silently

Monday 10/26 Morning Warm-Up

1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Complete the reading warm-up "Math Whiz" in the green fiction texts packet.
3. Free read silently

Friday 10/23 Morning Warm-Up

1. Complete the reading warm-up "Achoo!" in the green fiction texts packet.
2. Log your completed books in your Free Reading Log.
3. Free read silently

Emaze Online Presentation

Introduction to Emaze

emaze.com

Thursday 10/22 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your published draft ready for Author's Chair this morning.
2. Complete the reading warm-up "Snow Bunny" in the green fiction texts packet.
3. Free read silently

Tuesday 10/20 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your published draft ready for Author's Chair this morning.
2. Complete the reading warm-up "Not Invited" in the green fiction texts packet.
3. Free read silently

Fall Conference ThingLink

1. FINISH your Fall Conference ThingLink:
• Use the rubric to check your work, be sure to include all the "must haves."
• Check that your buttons are arranged responsibly.
• You may also link other documents or projects we have created.
• We will take time to practice sharing these as a class at 10:10
• Paste your ThingLink link here.
2. Free read quietly.

Monday 10/19 Morning Warm-Up

1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Have your published draft ready for Author's Chair this morning.
3. Complete the reading warm-up "Sky High" in the green fiction texts packet.
4. Free read silently

Fall Conference ThingLink - Multiplication Problem

Fall Conference ThingLink - Multiplication Problem

Thursday 10/15 Morning Warm-Up

1. Continue working on your Fall Conference ThingLink:
• Use the rubric to check your work.
• You should at least have your Mission Statement, Goals, and Small Group Book & Summary buttons created.
• You may also link your Weather Project and Writing Draft.
2. Free read quietly.

Wednesday 10/14 Morning Warm-Up

1. Continue working on your Fall Conference ThingLink, using the Rubric to make sure you have all expected elements presents.
2. There will be a schedule change today, we will be flipping our Literacy Block and Math times!

Fall Conference ThingLink

5E Fall Conference ThingLink Rubric

Fall Conference Student-Set Goals

Tuesday 10/13 Morning Warm-Up

1. Find your new seat.
2. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
3. Have your Writing Notebook and Chromebook ready to use this morning.
4. Complete the reading warm-up "Blissful Gratitude" in the green fiction texts packet.
5. Free read silently

Friday 10/09 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your Grammar Skills Packet ready to use this morning.
2. Complete the reading warm-up "I Am Japanese" in the green fiction texts packet.
3. Free read silently
4. Be respectful for Ms. Miller while Mr. Erickson does the Jaguar Jungle!

Wednesday 10/07 Morning Warm-Up

1. Log your October Free Reading in your Reading Log.
2. Return all Weather Project Materials to the Book Cart.
3. Find the Small Group Reading Schedule in our Literacy Block Folder
4. Free read silently

Tuesday 10/06 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your Writing Notebook ready to use this morning.
2. Preview our Word Wall Words
3. Complete the reading warm-up "The Bull Ride" in the green fiction texts packet.
4. Free read silently
5. Fix Mr. Erickson's Boring Sentences

10/05 Literacy Block

Timer App

QR Code Reader App

DOGO News: "Join Code" is dodewizy

Identifying Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Word Chart

Monday 10/05 Morning Warm-Up

1. Check the Leadership Jobs to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Have your Writing Notebook ready to use this morning.
3. Complete the reading warm-up "Opening Up" in the green fiction texts packet.
4. Free read silently
5. Lockdown Drill @ 8:15 AM

Friday 10/02 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your Writing Notebook ready to use this morning.
2. Complete the reading warm-up "Myreel's Moment" in the green fiction texts packet.
3. Free read silently
4. Sign the card thanking our Westwood Custodians, Randy, Juso, and Sam, for all their effort at our school--please try to be specific in what you thank them for.