Welcome Parents to room # 254! I want to take this opportunity to thank you for entrusting me with your child/children this trimester! I would like you to know that your child will be HEARD, VALUED, AND RESPECTED in my classroom! Please check Mr. Bohren's assignment and happenings page often as I will try to update it daily! IT IS YOUR CHILD'S REPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN IN CLASS IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHEN THINGS ARE DUE!!!! Listed below you will find what your child will be doing on a day to day basis for the week in all of my classes.
If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to call me or email me. My contact information
is listed below...
Mr. Rico Bohren
rbohren@isd622.org
(651)-702-8064
Academic Week of 11/16 through 11/20
ILA– Periods (1 and 2) and (3 and 4):
Monday:
·
D.O.L – Daily Oral
Language / Read Aloud – Mud City
·
Spelling pretest/spelling corrections due tomorrow
·
Classroom Novel –
The Watson’s Go to Birmingham – finish reading chapter # 1 and discuss. Start
chapter #2 vocabulary words – read chapter # 2.
·
Skill: Topic/Main
Idea and Analogies
·
SSR – sustained silent
reading
·
Six Trait
Writing: Word Choice – critter sitter words (10) – use in story.
Tuesday:
·
D.O.L – Daily Oral
Language / Read Aloud – Mud City
·
Check spelling corrections/reading
log check
·
Continue with
Watson’s class novel
·
Skill: Topic/Main
Idea and check analogies worksheet
·
SSR- Sustained
Silent Reading
·
Continue with
Critter Sitter Word Choice Story
Wednesday:
·
D.O.L – Daily Oral
Language / Read Aloud – Mud City
·
Watson’s class
novel
·
Start Collection
3 in reading basal
·
Skill: Finish
Topic/Main Idea
·
SSR- Sustained
Silent Reading
·
Critter Sitter
Word Choice Story
Thursday:
Friday:
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
·
Finish Voyageur
Diary Project Presentations
·
Go over study
guide #1
·
Handout study
guide #2
Tuesday:
·
Go over study
guide #2
·
Watch Beaver
video with worksheet due tomorrow
Wednesday:
·
Chapter #5 Review
– Review Game
·
Go over Beaver
Worksheet
Thursday:
·
Chapter # 5
TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
·
Note prep for
Chapter # 6
Friday:
·
Start chapter # 6
– The Lands Change Hands
Academic Week of 11/9 through 11/13
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Watch The Fur Trade Video. Hand in worksheets.
Tuesday: Go over Fur Trade Video worksheet. Finish reading chapter # 5 as a class and have discussion. Tomorrow: bring colored pencils and brown bag paper for Voyageur Diary project.
Wednesday: Partner read Chapter # 5 investigation/chapter sidebars. Work on Voyageur Diary Project rest of class period.
Thursday: Pass out study guide # 1 – students may use class period to complete this- due tomorrow.
Friday: Voyageur Diary Project presentations today. Students share 1 or 2 journal entries from diary. Collect study guide # 1 and hand out study guide # 2 – due on Monday.
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists – spelling corrections 5x cursive – due tomorrow
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea/Onomatopoeia – word choice
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Finish reading The Bracelet-CD audio. – soft cover reading books 70 &71 – due tomorrow
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers. Review our 10 words from Critter Sitter read aloud.
Tuesday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR/Read Aloud – Mud City – introduce next read aloud. – Watch book trailer – The Hunger Games
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections due
· Skill – Topic/Main Idea and Onomatopoeia – Word Choice
· Hand out Trimester I class novel – The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 – do a book talk about setting – time and place and culture.
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Start/continue with story with 10 words from read aloud Critter Sitter.
· Finish readers’ theater groups.
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 11/2 through 11/6
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday: Note setup for Chapter 5 – Before reading strategies. Ojibwe pictographs and ideographs – students will write story using these.
Tuesday: Read chapter # 5 and discuss as class.
Wednesday: Watch The Fur Trade Video
Thursday: Read chapter # 5 and dicuss – Power point notes
Friday: Continue with chapter # 5 – Power point notes
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Read last story in collection # 1 – Martian Chronicles
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers – Parents- we will be finally starting in on this trait.
· Readers’ Theater practice :)
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 10/26 through 10/30
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Finish chapter #4 discussion and power point notes. Buddy study for the test.
Tuesday: Hand in chapter #4 study guide. TEST TODAY!!!!
Wednesday: Start chapter # 5 – The Fur Trade – Note set up
Thursday: Chapter # 5 read and discuss – Power point notes
Friday: The Fur Trade video
Language Arts – Periods 1&2 and 3&4
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Skill – Topic and Main Idea
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Read last story in collection # 1 – Martian Chronicles
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers
· Assign readers’ theater groups and play – Will perform on Friday J
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
· Perform readers’ theater plays for class
Academic Week of 10/19 though 10/23
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday: Start chapter # 4 (power point lesson) – The Ojibwe – Work on worksheets
Tuesday: Ojibwe video and hand out – Due tomorrow
Wednesday: Go over video and hand out in class. Discuss chapter project. Hand out chapter outline due tomorrow (Thursday).
Thursday: Read chapter investigation and sidebars of chapter. Discuss and correct chapter outline. Hand out study guide to be completed for tomorrow (ticket for your test).
Friday: Project presentations/hand in study guides/Chapter # 4 Test either today or Monday the 26th.
Language Arts – Periods 1 and 2 / 3 and 4
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – new words added to weekly lists
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Introduce literature circles -
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Word Choice – Using vivid words that create mental pictures for our readers
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with word choice
· Spelling Test
Academic Week of 10/12 through 10/14 – Shortened week due to Minnesota Education Association Week
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Hand back chapter # 3 tests
· Watch Dakota video
Tuesday:
· Start chapter # 4 – The Ojibway
· Note setup and pre-reading activities
Wednesday:
· Continue with Chapter # 3
· Hand out worksheets and talk about chapter projects.
Thursday:
· No school – MEA
Friday:
· No school - MEA
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest – short list for a short week – test will be on Wednesday
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Ideas – Write small not big/Mind-blowing details/Show don’t tell
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue with ideas
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· No School – MEA week
Friday:
· No School – MEA week
Academic Week of 10/5 through 10/9
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Finish Dakota Tipis
· Share Dakota colorings and pair share personal oral tradition stories
· Finish Power point and notes on Chapter # 3 – The Dakota
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 3 Investigation and worksheets
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 3 discussion and hand in worksheets
· Hand out Chapter # 3 study guide
Thursday:
· Dakota video – 17 minutes
· REVIEW : Talk about Dakota seasonal jobs for men, women, and children
· REVIEW: Talk about parts of a buffalo
· EXTRA TIME WORK ON STUDY GUIDE FOR CHAPTER # 3 TEST!
Friday:
· Chapter # 3 Test
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 4
· Daily Journaling
· Read All Summer in a Day – Setting, Inferences, Vocabulary
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Continue to share Jumble Stories
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading The Stone –
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Vocabulary Work
· Skill – Nouns
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Start Classroom Novel
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Academic Week of 9/28 through 10/2
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Chapter # 3 The Dakota – Note prep and before reading strategies. Look For ?’s and Key Terms – Take a picture walk. Start reading chapter.
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 3 The Dakota– discuss and power point notes
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 3 – Finish Power point and notes
· Hand out chapter # 3 project and worksheets
Thursday:
· Share projects and go over worksheets
· Start investigation and handout Chapter # 3 study guides
Friday:
· Work on study guides and classroom discussion/review for the test next Monday
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 3
· Daily Journaling
· Read The Stone
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and handout worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading The Stone – talk about After Reading worksheets p.31 and 32
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Preview Tri 1 class novel – Old Yeller
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Vocabulary Work
· Skill – Nouns
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Start Classroom Novel
· Six Trait Writing – Jumble Story
Academic Week of 9/21 through 9/25
Social Studies A – Period 6:
Monday:
· Chapter # 2
Tuesday:
· Chapter # 2 – discuss and power point notes
· Read investigation
Wednesday:
· Chapter # 2 – Handout study guide & worksheets/project – work in class
Thursday:
· Chapter # 2 –Go over study guide
Friday:
· Chapter # 2 Test
Language Arts – Periods 5 & 6
Monday:
· Read Aloud/Spelling pretest # 2
· Daily Journaling
· Read Ta-Na-E-Ka
· After reading strategies
Tuesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – corrections and worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Finish reading Ta-Na-E-Ka – smart board activities with story
· Six Trait Writing
Wednesday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling – Go over spelling worksheets
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Start new novel
Thursday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Classroom novel
Friday:
· SSR/Read Aloud
· Daily Journaling
· Spelling Test
· Daily Oral Language
· Classroom novel
Academic Week of 9/14 - 9/18
Social Studies A – Period 6
Monday:
· Hand in Orientation sheet – 10 pts.
· Continue with MN county sheet
· Go over note taking – practice sample
· Start chapter # 1 – go over chapter expectations and procedures.
· Hand out MN seal to be colored and cut out and glued on front of textbook.
Tuesday:
· Continue with chapter # 1 – Read, discuss, and note-taking
· Chapter # 1 Investigation – Read, discuss, and introduce project – Time Capsule (share tomorrow).
Wednesday:
· Students share time capsules
· Start Chapter # 2
Thursday:
· Continue with Chapter # 2 – Power point and notes
Friday:
· Continue with Chapter # 2 - Worksheets
Language Arts – Periods 1 & 2 and Periods 3 & 4 - As the year progresses be watching for these two blocks having their own schedules and agendas.
Monday:
· Read Aloud – Parvana’s Journey – model expression, fluency, intonation, and stop often to discuss what we’ve read. Before reading, during reading, and after reading strategies are practiced with read aloud daily
· Spelling Pretest # 1
· Story Elements - Characters, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Read Just Once in our soft cover reading books remembering story elements.
· SSR – Sustained Silent Reading
· DOL – Daily Oral Language
· Journal writing entry
· Introduce the Six Traits of writing and why it will help make kids confident in their writings.
Tuesday:
· Read Aloud, Read Just Once - reading soft cover completing margin strategies, Journal writing, continue with Six Traits of writing introduction.
Wednesday:
· MAP Testing - Read Aloud
Thursday:
· Read Aloud, Finish Just Once - graphic organizer over story elements to be completed for tomorrow, pass out spelling worksheets due tomorrow, SSR - sustained silent reading, Journal writing, and Six Traits of writing
Friday:
· Read Aloud, go over graphic orgainizer for yesterday, go over spelling worksheets, take spelling test, Start new story from reading book, SSR, journal writing, and Six Trait Writing.
