Conferences...this week

My district has finally scheduled conferences before the 1st quarter is over.   I have been busy...getting fluency passages, MAP scores, state assessments from last year, and running off grades.  Tuesday and Wednesday will be hectic because the staff will teach all day and conference for 4 hours each,  in the evenings.

Does your district conference midterm or at the quarter?

What do you add to the conference?

Do you get comp time for extra hours worked?

Word Work

Last week we talked about synonyms and antonyms in our writing...this is more fun (making a mini poster) than completing a worksheet.

Welcome Bags

Welcome bags are ready for students on Tuesday.  What's in the bag?

• homework pass for September
• highlighter
• post-it-notes
• candy
• small note pad
• pencil

Our first day is until 1:10...I'm sure the students will be tired...I will!

Do you have any special activities for the first day?  I always plan too much, but I think this is better than not enough.

Happy 2014-2015 School Year to everyone!

Birthday Gift

I have a teacher friend that is getting a portfolio from http://www.doodlebugspaper.com , as soon as she can decide on the design and name for the front.  I bought one a few years back and I love tucking it my purse when attending a meeting where I need to take notes.

weekly writing journals

School begins on August 12 for students...YIKES!! less than a month away...
 Today I have worked on tips and suggestions for students' weekly writing journal.  The calendar is from Busy Teacher's Cafe and the work on writing is from Rome's Readers.

Almost Made-it Monday

Was looking for a focus wall material for Reading Street CC and found a cute 'refrigerator copy' for another basal.  SO...I am adapting the idea for the basal we use.  The reason it is call 'almost' is because I have only done the first two stories...something to keep me busy and an excuse to be on the computer this summer instead of cleaning and gardening.

Summer Checklist

Trip to the eastern Europe is checked off my list...  I am using the book feature in iPhoto to make a book of my pictures.  Has anyone else used this, or is there another format that works well?

It's a little too soon to start thinking about school this fall...but don't most teachers?

Hope your summer is going well...plan on working on vocabulary cards tonight.  Read "Word Nerds" on those long plane flights.