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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 29 *
- Monday: Sub; Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Finish letters
- Tuesday: Journal (Tell me about your talents; Finish reading from The Revealers; print off letters
- Wednesday: No School - Snow Day
- Thursday: No journal today OPEN NOTE/OPEN WORKSHEET TEST
- Friday: Last day of the trimester; Journal (Tell me about your second trimester); Habit 7 Mad Gabs
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22 *
- Monday: Sub - MEDICAL; Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Kindness worksheet
- Tuesday: Sub - MEDICAL; Journal (Why is it important to be kind to others?); Begin Kindness Letters
- Wednesday: Sub - MEDICAL; No journal today; Continue work on Kindness Letters
- Thursday: No School - Snow Day
- Friday: Journal (What did you learn in school this week?); Habit 7 activity
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15 *
- Monday: No school - President's Day Weekend
- Tuesday: Sub; Journal (What did you do on your long weekend?); Highs/Lows; work on SIP paper
- Wednesday: Sub - MEDICAL; Listen to The Man in the Mirror; Journal (What do you think this song is saying?); PBA notes;
- Thursday: Sub - MEDICAL;Journal (Free write); Finish notes from yesterday; Promises/Promises worksheet
- Friday: Sub - MEDICAL; Journal (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Finish Graph of Data
- Tuesday: Journal (Today is Fat Tuesday. If you could make a day of celebration, what would you create? What would you celebrate? What would you do? Why?); Read from The Revealers; finish graphing
- Wednesday: Journal (If you could be the brother/sister of any one famous person, who would it be? Why? Tell me about your life with that person.); Read from The Revealers; , read article together
- Thursday: Journal (Miss Kuhrt needs to get away! Plan a vacation for me); Read from The Revealers; Go over SIP writing and let students Work on SIP paper - due on THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK
- Friday: No school - President's Day Weekend
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Finish Life Center Notes
- Tuesday: Journal (Using yesterday's life center notes, write a story in which you show one of the life centers in action); Read from The Revealers; Principles notes; Principles sheet and discussion of what each value means
- Wednesday: Journal (using the principles sheet from yesterday, which three principles do YOU value the most and why?); Tally journal answers ; Read from The Revealers; ASSIGNMENT: Which three principles do you think the world needs more of and why?
- Thursday: Journal (Free write); Tally yesterday's assignment; Read from The Revealers; Graphing activity of principles
- Friday: Journal: (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7 Activity
WEEK OF JANUARY 25 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Habit 7 activity (sub)
- Tuesday: Journal (If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?); Read from The Revealers; Debrief Sticks and Stones activity; I am thankful
- Wednesday: Journal (Free write); Read from The Revealers; I am Thankful activity
- Thursday: Journal (Tell me about the nicest person you know); Read from The Revealers; Life Centers notes
- Friday: Journal: (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7 Activity
WEEK OF JANUARY 18 *
- Monday: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, JR. Day
- Tuesday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Work on Sticks/Stones Activity (Decorating dolls)
- Wednesday: Journal (Free write); Read from The Revealers; finish decorating dolls for Sticks and Stones
- Thursday: Journal (How do you treat others? Give specific examples); Read from The Revealers; Sticks and Stones activity
- Friday: Half Day: Journal: (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7 Activity
WEEK OF JANUARY 11 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Top 10 stupid quotes; Paradigm introduction Mirror, Mirror assignment - write 10 positive things about you on the Mirror, Mirror sheet. Here's Miss K's example from last year
- Tuesday: NO SCHOOL - Snowday
- Wednesday: Journal (Do you think it was smart for Catalina to send out her story to the entire 7th grade? Would you send out your story?); Read from The Revealers; Paradigm notes; Mirror Mirror activity
- Thursday: Journal (Do you have a positive or negative self paradigm? It's okay if you say it's negative - sometimes, mine is, too!); Read from The Revealers; Sticks and Stones activity
- Friday: Journal: (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7 Activity
WEEK OF JANUARY 4 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Habit notes and in-class activities;
- Tuesday: Journal (What would you like to see happen in your life during this New Year?); Read from The Revealers; Pass out habit "tree" chart; Homework: Give two examples from your life of each of the seven habits of highly effective teens. Here's how I would set up my paper and here's an example from Miss Kuhrt
- Wednesday: Journal (What would you consider your worst habits? Which ones would you like to change the most? How are you going to change?); Read from The Revealers; Notes about benefits of positive habits;
- Thursday: Journal (Free write - you can write about whatever you would like); Read from The Revealers; go over negative habits (defective habits); Assignment in class - 15 minutes to complete. If not done, do for homework Give two examples from your life of each of the seven habits of highly defective teens. Here's how I would set up my paper and here's an example from Miss Kuhrt
- Friday: Journal: (Tell me about your week in school); Habit 7 Activity
WEEK OF DECEMBER 14 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Decorate room
- Tuesday: Journal (What is on YOUR Christmas list?); Read from The Revealers; Continue 1-54 activity; Discuss
- Wednesday: Journal (Do boys act differently than girls? Explain); Discussion of journal; Read from The Revealers
- Thursday: Journal (Free write - you can write about whatever you would like); Read from The Revealers; Christmas card activity
- Friday: Journal: (What are you looking forward to about break?); Christmas activity
WEEK OF DECEMBER 7 *
- Monday: Journal (Tell me about your weekend); Highs/Lows; Continue partner interview
- Tuesday: Journal (If you were principal for a day, what would you do?); Read from The Revealers; Last two Partner Interview; Begin Riddle
- Wednesday: Journal (Free write - you can write about whatever you would like); Read from The Revealers; Get student answers to the Riddle - give answer; Write a paragraph stating whether you agree or disagree with answer and why
- Thursday: Journal (What songs would you put on your ultimate Christmas playlist and why?); Journal discussion; Read from The Revealers; Do 1-54 activity
- Friday: Journal: (If you had to give a Christmas present to each of your teachers, your principal, and your family what would you give to each one? Why?); Habit 7 activity.
* WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30 *
- Monday: Opening activity discussion (In two sentences, tell me what you think character means. In two sentences, tell me what you think Comet Character is all about. In one sentence, tell me one neat thing about you); Seating chart activity; Opening Letter (found on class page) Opening Parent Letter due on December 8; class description; go over basic routines (Journals, Highs/Lows, Reading); go over new classroom procedures
- Tuesday: Journal (What did you think of your first trimester of sixth grade? Tell me all about it!); Read from The Revealers; Partner Interview sheet
- Wednesday: Journal (Do you know a bully? Have you ever been a bully? How do you stop a bully? Talk about bullying in general); Read from The Revealers; Finish partner interview; Begin partner interview speech
- Thursday: Journal (What is the most embarrassing thing you have ever done? Tell me about it. Today, I wore two completely different shoes to school. :-) ); Read from The Revealers; Continue partner interview speech
- Friday: Journal: (Tell me about a person who inspires you. Why do they inspire you?); Continue partner interview speech.