August 17st & 18th, 2021
First Day of School! I'm so excited to meet you all!!!
Home Learning (HL)- Read 30 minutes daily
-Complete Dear Mrs. Arvelo letter (para 1-intro yourself, para 2- your favorite teacher and why?, para 3- your expectations of me and 8th grade LA) To be read outloud. Sharing is caring, let's earn that first A!
-Complete and return Student Information Sheet and the bottom portion of the Welcome letter on the bright paper. FOR A GRADE/TICKETS! :-)
-Please, if you have any books you have read, that would be good for our classroom library and your parents allow you to donate...please do so! I would greatly appreciate it and your classmates as well (and you'll earn some tickets too:-)
-Bring in your favorite book to take a picture for our Wild About Reading bulletin board
-Supply Check for a grade Monday 8/29/Tuesday (see me if you need something, I'm happy to help)
Aug. 19 (ODD)/22(EVEN)
During class students will build and deorate a "flip-flop". Students will write/type about what they did this summer from the perspective of "their flip flops" using personification throughout their story and using alliteration at least 3 times. Please highlight your alliteration. Students will share out loud next class, so please complete it at home. Be creative, time to show off your sense of humor.
Aug 25/26
-Students will share their Summer Flip Flops
-Students will choose an in-class Pen-pal, and after learning about the different components included in a proper letter/email, students will start to write their letters (DUE AT THE END OF NEXT CLASS)
-Please remember your stamp to mail your letter!!!
Aug. 31 and Sep. 1 (*Please bring in your own device if possible)
9/11 Essay - 5 paragraphs. You will have both class periods to work on essay (Total of 3 hours, please finish at home if you need more time.)
TO BE HANDWRITTEN ONLY, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF TYPED!!!
*You will be sharing one or two paragraphs outloud.
Please follow directions carefully:
Paragraph #1- After researching online and creating a timeline for yourself, tell about the events of that day (9/11) in chronological order.
Paragraph #2- As a result of that day, what things changed in our lives? What laws or acts were put into place?
Paragraph #3- So many people died that we don't even know about. Research one person that passed away as a result of that day and write about them. "In memory of..." (It can be someone you identify with maybe because of their name, birthday, or interests; to help you narrow it down. Shouldn't be the first person you google, so that everyone isn't writing about the same person.)
Paragraph #4- How do you feel about 9/11, what feelings does it evoke?
Paragraph #5- Think of a small service project or just something nice you can so for someone in your neighborhood. Everyone has a bad day from time to time and if we could all just help each other out, you never know who you might make smile. Let's make the world a better place with one kind act at a time:-)