Jenkins’ Jargon

Class work for 3-4-10/ Daily Grammar/ MSOM and movie/Finish all folder work for MSOM/

HWK: All folder work for MSOM is due at the end of class Friday(since we have had a VERY interesting, snowy week)you may wish to take your work home for the weekend to finish WITHOUT a late penalty…

Million Words -due March 9th

REMINDER-Hat/Character dress up day tomorrow!

Class work for 3-3-10/ Daily Grammar/We are going to try and finish the book today /Folders with all MSOM work are due at the end of class Friday+vocabulary (which you worked on in class all day yesterday)/

HWK: All MSOM work due at the end of class Friday/Million Words due March 9th(next Tuesday)…

Class work for 3-1-10/Daily Grammar/MSOM-read p. 137-147/Turn in any outstanding work from Friday and your business letter today-share letters and address envelopes in class today-I will mail the letters that are ready-today/

HWK: Million Words due March 9th/Turn in any Kenn Mtn Writing Projects (optional)

HAT day this Friday, March 5th. Our monthly hat day will coincide with Friday’s Read Across America “dress up as your favorite book character” event.  Make a HAT part of their character outfit and donate $1.00 for two GREAT causes!!!

Students can wear a hat THIS FRIDAY and are encouraged to donate a $1.00 toward our Flood Relief and Haiti efforts.

Class work for 2-26-10/Daily Grammar/Read MSOM-127-137/Finish all vocab and TIER work/simile or metaphor illustration -due today at the end of class/Continue working on business letters/

HWK: Business letter(a business of your choice-complimenting the business on what they do well) due Monday(I would like it to be typed-if not use typing paper(given out in class) and black ink to write your letter)-bring your stamp and mailing address and I will provide envelopes again…Have a SUPER weekend!!!!!!!!

EXTRA CREDIT: Any responses you receive from your letters will count as extra credit-just bring them to me. See me for addresses, if you would like to write additional letters.

I gave you this address to write to for free items: www.freakyfreddies.com/kids.htm- you can use this for extra credit.

SAT Challenge: http://freevocabulary.com/vocaulary.pdf -JUST FOR FUN!

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Class work for 2-25-10/Daily Grammar/Read MSOM-117-127/Work on Business letter format-these can be typed/Vocab and TIERS/

HWK: All vocab and TIERS work is due tomorrow……

Class work for 2-24-10/ Daily Grammar/MSOM-reading pgs. 107-117/Vocab and TIERS/Letters-we will be writing business letters soon/ Review Technical Writing-PPT-attachedTechnical-Writing-What-is-it-Why/

HWK: Please bring stamps asap-you need one for your friendly letter and one for the business letter we are going to write this week..I hope for you to get some correspondence before school is out-remember if you receive a letter(s) then bring them in for extra credit. The higher quality of letter you send typically produces the most response. Don’t forget-all vocab and TIERS are due Friday-we have been working on this for 2 weeks.

If you are writing to Mrs. George, the author of our novel, her address is as follows:

Class work for Tuesday-2-23-10/Daily Grammar/Read MSOM-p.98-107/PPT-attached-How to fold letters and address envelopes-How-To-address-an-envelope-and-fold-a-letter/Address envelopes and mail friendly letters today/Work on vocab and TIERS

HWK: Vocab and TIERS due Friday-Please work hard in class so that you don’t have do this for hwk….

 REMINDER: LITERACY NIGHT,ETC>

http://cobblearning.net/charpin/

Class work for 2-22-10/ Monday/Daily Grammar-Make sure you can spell Georgia and McClure../Turn in re-do’s for friendly letters-to improve  your friendly letter grade/Read MSOM-pgs. 88-98/Work on Tiers and Vocab/

HWK: Bring a stamp to mail your friendly letter-I have envelopes..

Class work for 2-19-10-see attached TIERS    My Side of the Mountain menu   /Daily Grammar/Turn in letters with contracts today-see attached-Friendly Letter Contract/Visual organizer with video on technical writing/Read pgs. 78-88 MSOM/New vocab pkt

HWK: NONE

Class work for 2-18-10-We are headed to the computer lab today to work on TIERS….(attached)My Side of the Mountain menu

HWK: Letters are due tomorrow-please follow guidelines and attach your contract-see attached Friendly Letter Contract. Continue working on Million Words-Use the Bingo Sheet-due March 9th-see attached.bingo