For the Week of December 14 - 18

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!! In order for us to celebrate this occasion, we need to celebrate the other holidays that you have been researching. Here is what we are doing this week:
Monday - On Demand due; Begin Country Presentation
Tuesday - Continue the Country Presentations
Wednesday - Presentations
Thursday - AR and AR Articles are due today
Friday - FINISH OUR Country's REPORTS!!! Have a blessed holiday season!!!!! (Am I using enough !?!?!?)

For the WEEKS of November November 30 - December 11

We have begun a GREAT adventure by learning other countries and their celebrations. Here is what we have discussed and what we plan to do this week.

Monday - Introduced Your Country's Celebration. Please look at an example located to the left of this post to see exactly what you need to do.

Tuesday -Reviewed the requirements for References

Wednesday - Reviewed the requirements for your presentations

Thursday - Lone Oak wide pep rally today (for the classes afterwards, we continued our research)

Friday - No School! Beat Boyle!!



Monday - Review requirements and look at rubric for your country's celebration.

Tuesday - Review requirements for your presentation.

Wednesday - Reference Sheet is due today!

Thursday - Paint, glue, research, type, and finish creating your presentation

Friday - Finish up your On Demand and prepare for your presentation next week!

For the Week of November 23 - 24

With Thanksgiving this week (YAHOO!!), your week is short but your assignments are long. Get ready!
Monday - In the Literature book, read the story, "For My Sister Molly Who in the Fifties." It begins on page 682. When finished, please take the AR test (#904). Complete and type your thankful letter/poem.
Tuesday - Turn in all late/missing work and staple to the Missing Assignment sheet. Finish all work you did not complete yesterday. Did you finish your Twitterature? GET IT DONE!! Journal Check today!

For the Week of November 16 - 20

If you have not seen the BEST book reviews EVER, please go to jonestwitterature.blogspot.com You have written such informative reviews!!
Monday - Journal Entry #10 - Thanksgiving Things (brainstorming)
Tuesday - Brainstorming and Prewriting your On Demand
Wednesday - Rough Draft and Editing your On Demand
Thursday - Second Editing and Publish your On Demand
Friday - Publish and Typing your On Demand

For the Week of November 9 - 13

Jones Twitterature has officially begun! I am excited to see all of the books that you would recommend to others. If you have not already accepted my invitation to become an author, MAKE SURE you do that today!

Monday - Accept to be an author on the website; Begin your rough draft for your "tweet;"
Tuesday - Continue your rough draft and begin your posted tweet. Third hour students will need to do some of this for homework. We will be attending a Veteran's Day presentation during your hour in my class.
Wednesday - Read page 473 in the literature book. The story is "from Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin." Answer the skills sheets and turn them in. We will also be going to a Veteran's Day field trip.
Thursday - We are reading another American pride story in our literature book. Read "from Sharing in the American Dream" on page 530 then answer the skills sheets. Turn them in when you are finished.
Friday - Heinz 57 Day (catch up day, get it?) - Finish your posted tweet and MAKE SURE your spelling is correct! Work and turn in all assignments that you have not completed. If you are up to date with everything, it is chocolate and AR reading for YOU!

For the Week Of November 2 - 6

The room is REALLY taking shape, and I cannot thank all of your parents and YOU who have made this room into a tropical paradise!! As we finish up on this mega assignment, we need to think about the Book Fair's theme - Reading in Wonderland. This is based on the March 2010 release of Tim Burton and Disney's version of Alice in Wonderland.

Monday - Grade the Speckled Band skills; Begin thinking about the book fair by watching the movie's trailer; write in Journal #9 your ideas for our book fair (what it will look like, daily themes, etc.)
Tuesday - Write scripts to promote the book fair. You can also change your favorite song lyrics into a book fair promotion.
Wednesday - Read "The Story-Teller" that begins on page 363; Take the AR tests #1027 and 8645. Finish deciding your 2nd 9 week AR goals.
Thursday - Complete "The Story-Teller" skills; Compare/Contrast 2 literary works
Friday - Twitterature AND act out your Reading in Wonderland scripts.

LOMS has made it to finals!!

Please go to this website to watch our LOMS play in the football finals.
www.wazoosports.com/football/kymiddleschool.html

For the Week of October 26 - 30

Didn't you guys do an AWESOME job on our room?!? I am so impressed with your hard work and creative ideas! We still have work to do, and I will stay after school Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:30 - 3:30 until it all gets finished. If you wish to stay, PLEASE let me know the day before so I can make arrangements for you.

Monday - Read "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" page 105
Tuesday - Continue reading "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
Wednesday - finish reading "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
Thursday - Finish reading and take test on "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
Friday -"The Raven" Simpson style - Happy Halloween!!

Pictures will be added in a few days so return often so see our room's transformation.

October 19 - 23

SO many things are taking place this week. ARE YOU READY??
Monday - Multiple Intelligent Tests # 1,2,3, & 4
Tuesday - Finish MIT #1,2,3, & 4 OR read "The Tell Tale Heart" on page 265
Wednesday - Finish MIT #1,2,3, & 4 OR read "The Tell Tale Heart" on page 265
Thursday - "These are a few of my favorite things!" (items we will include on our walls)
Friday - Go to the Carsons Ceter for the Edgar Allen Poe presentation; after school we are going to PAINT OUR WALLS (2:30 - 6:30)
Saturday - Continue painting (8:00 - 5:00)

The Perfect Classroom - Week 2

Week of October 5 - 8
Now that you have finished the first process of the perfect classroom, you should have the opportunity to tell the rest of my 8th grade Language Arts students why YOUR ideas are the best! This is how you can do just that:
1. Using your On Demand, create a script to be read aloud. 50 points for this assignment.
2. Find, research, and draw (or print out) images that support your theme. Let us visually see ideas to help create our perfect classroom. 50 points for this assignment.
These two items must be finished by the end of school TUESDAY. When you are finished, it time to record!
3. On Wednesday, you will record your SHOW and TELL. Here is what you do:
a. One or two people in your group read or recite your script in front of the Flip camera. Remember, you want to win over the rest of the 8th graders so they will choose your theme and ideas.
b. One or two people in your group show and explain the images you created or printed.
c. The other person in your group (or Mrs. Jones) will be the camera operator and record the group's presentation.

On Thursday we will view all presentations and VOTE for our favorite theme. Painting will take place in this room October 24th. PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR!!

For the Week of September 28 - October 2

I am soooo excited about the changes that will soon take place in my classroom. We have received permission from our principal to COMPLETELY CHANGE the layout and colors of our room, so here are the class assignments for this week:
Monday - Bell Ringer Week 7 #1,2, &3; Discuss the assignment "A Perfect Classroom" (specific directions are located to the left of this post)
Tuesday - Bell Ringer #4,5, & 6; Scale Model and Conversions
Wednesday - Bell Ringer # 7,8, & 9; Finish scale models and begin itemized list
Thursday - Bell Ringer #10 and Paragraph; Finish itemized list and begin On Demand persuasive letter to Mr. White
Friday - Go to the library for editing and publishing the On Demand writing; begin your architectural rendering; turn in Bell Ringer Week 7

It's Learning Check Time for the Week of September 20

Monday - Reading Fall Learning Check
Tuesday - On Demand Part 1 of Fall Learning Check
Wednesday - On Demand Part 2 of Fall Learning Check
Thursday - Go over Reading Learning Check and Multiple Choice of On Demand Learning Check
Friday - CHECKED OUT?!? Me too! Complete reading skills from the story, "Thank You M'am" while I am gone. You WILL be on your best behavior, right?

BONUS - Keep bringing in your SuperValu receipts AND send me pictures of you guys having fun while you are learning at Lone Oak.

For the Week of September 14th

I was SO thrilled to see so many visual displays for your Where Does My Family Originate unit! You all took time and effort in your projects, and your grades will reflect your hard work. I will be including several pictures from last week on this blog, so make sure to visit again in a few days. Here are your daily assignments for this week:



Monday - Bell Ringers: Go over Week 5 and turn into your tray; Read the story "Thank You M'am" on page 356; take Quiz #1026

Tuesday - Bell Ringers: 1,2,& 3; Explore Testing; Journal Entry #7 (ask Jones to see the picture before writing);AR reading

Wednesday - Bell Ringers:4,5, & 6; Explore Testing; Journal Entry #8 (ask Jones to see this picture too before writing); AR reading

Thursday - Bell Ringers:7,8, & 9; Begin "The PAINLESS Way to On Demand Write"

Friday - Bell Ringers:10, Paragraph, and turn in assignment for a grade; Quiz # 1026 due today; Book Order due today; Day 2 of "The PAINLESS Way to On Demand Write"

Week of September 1 - 4

This week is short but packed with many skills.
Monday - NO SCHOOL!!!
Tuesday - Bell Ringer 1,2,3; Read the story, "Tear of Autumn" on page 237 and took the AR quiz
Wednesday - Bell Ringer 4,5,&6; finished taking the AR quiz; Began Journal Entry #6: My Future (ask for more details on that)
Thursday - Bell Ringer 7,8,&9; Finish journal entry; "Tears of Autumn" skills sheets
Friday - Bell Ringer 10 & Poem; "Where Does My Family Originate" MEGA PROJECT DUE; Visual Displays presented today!!

For the Week of August 31 - Septermber 4

Monday - Bell Ringer 1,2, 3; Read the story "Hamadi" on page 252
Tuesday - Bell Ringer 4,5,6; Take the Quiz #1024 of "Hamadi;" Writing Entry #5 in spiral "Cultural Differences"
Wednesday - Bell Ringer 7,8, 9; Explore Practice Test; AR Reading
Thursday - Bell Ringer 10 & Paragraph; Go over Explore Practice Test; AR Reading
Friday - Bell Ringer - Turn in for a Grade; Computer research for the "Where Does My Family Originate?" MEGA PROJECT (due September 11)

Remember - NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH. I'll be at the lake so come visit!

Also, our second episode of the PFP is now available. Have you subscribed on iTunes yet?

For BONUS this week, e-mail me pictures of Lone Oak things so that I can include them on this site!

We are now on Twitter!

Follow Mrs. Woods and myself on Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com/jonesloms and www.twitter.com/woodsloms to receive "tweets" about homework and important information.

Here are the assignments for Mrs. Jones's LA classes:
Monday: Bell Ringer 1, 2,3; Begin your "Where Does My Family Originate"
Tuesday: Bell Ringer 4,5,6; RTI probes, AR reading, & mini research
Wednesday: Bell Ringer 7,8,9; Spiral entries 3 & 4 (#3 My Favorite Meals, #4 What I Know and What I Want to Know about _your country_)
Thursday: Bell Ringer 10 & Paragraph; Plagiarism and the Tree Octopus
Friday: Turn in Bell Ringer for a grade; Spiral Entries 1 - 4 due

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