Skype with Shaq!!

Quarter One AR Goals

Check!  49 of my students made the AR goal for the first quarter.  I would like to see that number quite higher, but I will celebrate the success none-the-less!  On Wednesday, Oct. 24, those kiddos will celebrate with an ice cream party reward!  Any parent volunteers?  :)

Scholastic! Help us earn free books!

https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LogonForm?classActivationCode=GQJZZ

Scholastic Book Club!  Our Class Code is GQJZZ

Help our class earn FREE books!

Sentence Clubhouse

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html

Sentence Clubhouse

Play this game to practice sentence types, capitalization and punctuation.

Living a Life of Integrity

Living a life of integrity
The above link is for a YouTube video that you MUST watch :)

Check it out!  We watched and discussed this in class this week.  AWESOME!  Can you relate it to your own life?

Quarterly Write in Class Today

Today is a big day for writing in my class!  In a recent blog, I mentioned how teachers are much like coaches.  Today, I explained to my students that they are very much like the athletes  . . . athletes that have practiced drills and skills since they were 4 or 5 years old.  Today, they are putting those skills to the test in a match of writing wits!  The topic for the 6th grade writing prompt is related to integrity.  We have talked about this for the last four days in class.  Hopefully the kids are well prepared and able to demonstrate their amazing writing skills in the form of a personal narrative . . . plus make a personal connection to how important it is to live a life of integrity.  Of course, they will have me in the role of coach and cheerleader on their side as they RISE to the Challenge of today's "game."

Marshall County Reading Council

Membership Drive Now through October 31, 2012

The council is inviting *YOU* to be a part of the organization!
- Parents
- Teachers
- Librarians
- Education Students
- Community Members

The Marshall County Reading Council (MCRC) was started in 1985 by a group of teachers of this county.  It is a part of the national and state organizations of IRA (International Reading Association) and ISRA (Indiana State Reading Association).

The council's purpose is to promote reading and writing in Marshall County.  It does this through different programs and projects that it sponsors and supports throughout the year.  Some of the programs are Celebrate Literacy, Books for Babies, Newspapers in Education, Classroom Grants, Scholarships, PGP (Professional Growth Points) Certificates, and the Young Author's Conference.

Contact myself if you are interested, or you can contact your local Marshall County library, or Mary Jackson of Argos Schools.