Week of October 23rd

Its Conference Week!  We are doing "Student Lead Conferences" this year, so at least one parent or guardian needs to be present, along with your Scholar.  All students are reporting to their 3rd period Advisory Teachers.

ELA:  Study Sync Lessons with Island of the Blue Dolphins
           Skill Lessons:  "Context Clues", "Cite Evidence", "Point of View", "Comprehension", "Blasts"

Soc. Studies: Pre-History, Maroo, Cave Paintings in South France, Making Artifacts

Thanks for Looking
Email me any Time:  mfraney@ttusd.org

Week of Oct 16th

Big News!!!  Chrome books go home today-Woot Woot!

Reminders:  Make sure you set up a charging station in your home.  Chrome books should come to school every day fully charged.  Make sure your scholar shows you how to check Aeries and ConnectED assignments along with Google Classroom.  These are the best bookmarks for you to look at in order to stay up to date with your child's assignments and progress.

This Week:

ELA:  ConnectED (study sync) portal
           Hatchet First Read - Annotate Vocabulary (skill -Context Clues)
                         Second Read - Filter 3rd Person omniscient or limited omniscient
                         Think Questions
                         Connections to Maroo

Soc. St:  Hunter/ Gatherer Societies
              Connections to California History and Today
              Connections to Maroo
              Read Maroo Ch 9-10

Week of Oct 8th

We are back from Shady Creek!  Thanks for all the support in order to make this trip a success.

ELA:  This week we started with a Shady Creek Jots assignment in Google Classroom.
           We are also reading Maroo Ch. 7 and maybe 8
           Lastly, we are starting the first Unit in our new Study Sync Online Textbook Program
           Unit 1 Turning Points
           Essential Question:  What happens when life changes direction?

Soc. Studies:  Research Hunter-Gatherer Societies and make connections to Maroo and ourselves