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Mrs. Owens

Week of February 24, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due tomorrow)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. Flocabulary – Fake News
  4. IXL skills challenge

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due today)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. Flocabulary – Fake News
  4. IXL skills challenge

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due Friday)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. IXL skills challenge

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due tomorrow)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. Flocabulary – Fake News
  4. IXL skills challenge

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work super- (due today)
  2. Benchmark corrections
  3. Flocabulary – Fake News
  4. IXL skills challenge

Week of February 17, 2025

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Skills Review Morning Sessions (check your FLEX schedule or add yourself):
Week of 2/17/25 –

  • Monday – No School
  • Tuesday – Context Clues
  • Wednesday – closed due to benchmark testing today
  • Thursday – open for those in advanced needing to work on Author’s Purpose Choice Board Assignments
  • Friday – open for those in advanced needing to work on Author’s Purpose Choice Board Assignments

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: SCHOOL HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: over- (due today)
  2. Benchmark Expectations/Goal

WEDNESDAY:  RLA Practice STAAR Benchmark

THURSDAY:  Author’s Position/Claim Task Cards

FRIDAY: Author’s Position/Claim Task Cards

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: SCHOOL HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: over- (due today)
  2. Benchmark Expectations/Goal

WEDNESDAY:  RLA Practice STAAR Benchmark

THURSDAY:  

  1. Author’s Purpose Choice Board (due tomorrow)
  2. Author’s Position/Claim Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Author’s Purpose Choice Board (due tomorrow)
  2. Author’s Position/Claim Task Cards

Week of February 10, 2025

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Skills Review Morning Sessions (check your FLEX schedule):
Week of 2/10/25 –

  • Monday, Feb 10 = no school for students
  • Tuesday, Feb 11 = Figurative Language
  • Wednesday, Feb 12 = Author’s Purpose
  • Thursday, Feb 13 = Inferencing
  • Friday, Feb 14 = Valentine Inferencing using the RACE strategy

These sessions will begin at 7:30!  Please try your best to be on time.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Trace an Argument
  3. Author’s Purpose Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Paired Text Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Paired Text Practice

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:  NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Trace an Argument
  3. Author’s Purpose Choice Board (due Friday)

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Paired Text Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: over- (due Tuesday)
  2. Paired Text Practice

Week of February 3, 2025

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Skills Review Morning Sessions (optional):
Week of 2/3/25 –

  • Monday, Feb 3 = Context Clues
  • Tuesday, Feb 4 = Author’s Purpose/Message (Theme)
  • Wednesday, Feb 5 = Summarize
  • Thursday, Feb 6 = Plot Elements
  • Friday, Feb 7 = Characterization

These sessions will begin at 7:30!  Sign-up through FLEX to attend. Please try your best to be on time.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up:  Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Natural Disasters Text Structure Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Text Features/Structure Discussion Chairs

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Author’s Purpose Flocabulary Assignment

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due tomorrow)
  2. Author’s Purpose Activity

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due today)
  2. Author’s Purpose Task Cards

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Natural Disasters Text Structure Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Text Features/Structure Discussion Circles

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due Friday)
  2. Author’s Purpose Flocabulary Assignment

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due tomorrow)
  2. Author’s Purpose Activity

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work inter- (due today)
  2. Author’s Purpose Choice Board (due next Friday, Feb. 14th)

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th

Week of January 27, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due today)
  2. Text Structure Intro
  3. Quizlet Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Quizlet Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Text Structure Practice

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due today)
  2. Text Structure Intro
  3. Quizlet Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Quizlet Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Text Structure Practice

Week of January 20, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • introduce vocabulary
    • guided reading lesson

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • review vocabulary
    • review/finish guided reading lesson
    • vocabulary activity

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • introduce vocabulary
    • read
    • discussion

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • review vocabulary & selection
    • comprehension quiz

Week of January 13, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Text Features Mini Lesson
  3. IXL LA Snapshot
  4. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  5. Complete Text Features Chart

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due today)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Text Features Mini Lesson
  3. IXL LA Snapshot
  4. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  5. Complete Text Features Chart

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due today)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

Week of January 6, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday

*Throughout the week, students will meet w/Mrs. Owens to go over their benchmark results and work on corrections.

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due Friday)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due Friday)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards

THURSDAY:  snowless snow day – no school

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards
  5. Quizlet – Text Features

FRIDAY: Delayed start at 10:00AM

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due today)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards
  5. Quizlet – Text Features

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday

*Throughout the week, students will meet w/Mrs. Owens to go over their benchmark results and work on corrections.

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due Friday)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due Friday)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards

THURSDAY:  snowless snow day – no school

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards
  5. Quizlet – Text Features

FRIDAY: Delayed start at 10:00AM

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work multi- (due today)
  2. IXL Middle-of-Year LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary: Text Features – video, vocab game, read & respond, & quiz
  4. Text Features Task Cards
  5. Quizlet – Text Features

Week of December 16, 2024

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NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – MERRY CHRISTMAS

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due tomorrow)
  2. begin 1st Semester Benchmark

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due today)
  2. 1st Semester Benchmark

WEDNESDAY:  

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

THURSDAY:  

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

FRIDAY:

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!

Students will return on Tuesday, January 7th.

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due tomorrow)
  2. begin 1st Semester Benchmark

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due today)
  2. 1st Semester Benchmark

WEDNESDAY:  

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

THURSDAY:  

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

FRIDAY:

1st Semester Benchmark/corrections

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!

Students will return on Tuesday, January 7th.

Week of December 9, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review