Report Cards

1st Quarter Report Cards went home today. Please look it over and discuss it with your student. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. The envelope needs to be signed and returned to school on Monday, October 31st. In it you should find: your child's report card, PARCC results from last year, pizza rewards for meeting AR goals, and a Parent-Teacher Conference Reminder. Please make sure all items have been removed before returning it to school.


Have a great weekend! I look forward to seeing you all at Parent-Teacher Conferences next week!

Week of 10/31-11/4

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
L I T	UNIT 1 TEST	Library	UNIT 1 TEST	UNIT 1 TEST	NO SCHOOL
L. A.	SCAMPER HW: Roots Packet	SHARK TANK DAY! HW: Roots Packet	UNIT 1 READING TEST	GRADE LEVEL SHARK TANK!	NO SCHOOL
M A T H	3.2 Place Value of Decimals HW: 161-162 EVENS	3.3 Compare and Order Decimals HW: 167-168 ALL	3.4 Round Decimals HW: 173-174 ALL	3.5 Investigate Decimal Addition HW:179-180 EVENS	NO SCHOOL
S. C I E N C E	WEBQUEST	What's the POINT HW: WS	Chemistry Terms	A Change of State	NO SCHOOL

Field Trip to Krannert Center

Patiently waiting to see the Shanghai Nights! on our field trip to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The Shanghai Acrobats wowed us with twirling carpets, hoop-diving, plate spinning, lasso tricks, and so much more. The athletes of the Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China had us on the edge of our seats through their refined movements and powerful performances! 

Reminders

Good afternoon, 

If you have not already done so, please sign up for a Parent-Teacher Conference through the Google Form on the school website. 

Our field trip to Krannert is on Tuesday. Students will need to bring a sack lunch.

1st Quarter Party is on Friday the 28th. Thank you to those who volunteered to donate items for the Ice Cream Sundae Bar. A reminder went home in agendas today for those items. They can be brought in the day of, or anytime before. Thanks again! 

1st Quarter Report Cards will be sent home Friday the 28th.


I look forward to seeing you all at Parent-Teacher Conferences. Have a great weekend! 

Week of 10/24-10/28

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
L I T	New Technology HW: WS’s	Library	Author’s Point of View	The Future of Transportation HW: WS	Quiz
L. A.	SCAMPER -Hook	FIELD TRIP	SCAMPER	SCAMPER	SCAMPER
M A T H	Review Study Guide HW: STUDY	FIELD TRIP HW: STUDY	Chapter 2 Test	Intro Chapter 3	3.1 Thousandths HW: 155-156 ALL
S. C I E N C E	Intro Unit 2 Matter	Matter	Matter	Matter	QUARTER PARTY!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Good afternoon, 

St. Joseph Middle School will be using online scheduling for Parent Teacher Conferences this year. Conferences will be scheduled the week of October 31st through November 4th. You can access the scheduling form on the middle school website by going to the 5th grade level page and selecting the link under my name. Online parent teacher conference request forms will be open until October 26th. Please schedule your conference by this date. Anyone scheduling a conference after this date will need to contact me directly. 

If you have any questions please let me know. I look forward to seeing you all at Parent Teacher Conferences! 

Have a great weekend!

Week of 10/17-10/21

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
L I T	AR Presentations HW: AR Journal	Library HW: AR Journal	AR Presentations	AR Presentations	Author Visit Tim Tingle
L. A.	SCAMPER	SCAMPER	SCAMPER	SCAMPER	Author Visit Tim Tingle
M A T H	2.5 Estimate w/ 2-Digit Divisors HW: 117-118 ALL	2.6 Divide by 2-Digit Divisors HW: 123-124 ODDS	2.7 Interpret the Remainder HW: 129-130 ALL	2.9 Problem Solving HW: 141-142 ALL	Stations HW: Study Guide
S. C I E N C E	Review	Review	Review	Review	UNIT TEST

AR Project Guidelines and Rubric

AR Book Project

50 Points

Each quarter you will complete a project of your choice about a book you read during that quarter.  The projects will be presented during the last week of the quarter.  For the project you can choose one of the choice below to complete.  However, you must make a different project choice each quarter. For example you cannot do the Acting project choice 1st quarter and then again 4th quarter. Your project should be neat, creative, and share the important details of your story.  

Project Choices:

1. INTERVIEW- Interview a character from your book.  Type at least 15 questions that will give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her thoughts and feelings about his/her part in the story.  This may be recorded or done live.  You will be the character who is interviewed. A typed script must be included.
   
2. ACTING-Dress up as your favorite character and act out your favorite scene.  You may have multiple characters involved in the skit to help you out.  Please be sure all characters have practiced and know what they are to perform.  A typed minimum one page script must be included.
   
3. SCRAPBOOK OF MEMORIES: Create a scrapbook for the main character based upon the novel. The scrapbook should contain pictures, mementos, postcards, etc. that give details from the story. Each item in the scrapbook should have a note stating why it appears in the scrapbook. The book should also be in chronological order. Make it neat, colorful, and creative.  (minimum 5 pages)
   
4. MOBILE: Create a mobile of the different parts of the book. You may use note cards, cutout symbols, pictures, or objects, etc. Use yarn to attach the items to a hanger. On each section of the mobile, write a 3-4 sent. to describe the specific part of the story, including setting, protagonist, antagonist, conflict, main events, resolution, theme, or your opinion about the book. The mobile should be neat and colorful. (minimum 10 items)
   
5. ABC BOOK: Create an ABC book based on the events, setting, and characters in your story. You will need to use each letter of the alphabet (26) and have a minimum of 2 sentences per page.
   
6. TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION:  Create a presentation analyzing the characters, plot, and theme of your book. Give descriptions for each character and show how they change throughout the book.  See me for other ideas you may have. (minimum 3 minutes/8 slides)

  **Slides: Title, Setting, Plot, theme, at least 3 different     character slides, and recommendations.

7. DIORAMA: Create a 3D model or diorama of a scene from your book. Include a written explanation of the scene (complete sentences, 2-3 paragraphs).
   
8. TIME CAPSULE: Put together a time capsule for your book. It will be opened 200 years in the future, so it must contain items and descriptions that highlight the important parts of the book. What artifacts would be preserved? What letters would the character write? Where would this capsule be buried? Be creative and make it colorful! (include at least 10 items; written descriptions on separate paper)
   
9. Do a COLLAGE/POSTER showing pictures or 3-d items that relate to the book, and then write a sentence or two caption beside each one to explain its significance. (minimum 10 pictures)
   
10. Make a NEWSPAPER about the book, you must include 2 articles.  You also can add other parts of a newspaper such as: comics, ads, weather, letter to the editor, obituaries, sports, etc.  (minimum 1 page typed.)

NAME:______________#:____

1st Quarter AR Project Choice and Rubric

Due

Planning

Due

Project Choice:________________________________________________

Book Choice:_________________________________________________

Materials:___________________________________________________

RUBRIC:

Project choice and book choice filled out and turned in by 4/22:       ____/3

Title and author of the book included:                                          ____/2

Project:                                           ____/40

·         all written parts included

·         correct grammar/spelling

·         project is neatly done

·         project shows creativity

·         content is consistent with the book            

Presentation:                                       ____/5

·         introduce performers/characters

·         voices are audible

             TOTAL:    ____/50 POINTS