Ms. Danowitz

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Hey 8th Graders!

Today several of you took your Jaunary AR test, and those who did not, will take it tomorrow.  You also watched a video about volcanoes.  I added some new vocabulary words from the video: molten, lava. magna, crust, core, dormant, extinct.  Who can tell me the three types of volcanoes? Tomorrow you will continue to study volcanoes.

Hello 6th Graders,

Today you presented your articles about disabled athletes.  Thanks go to Dasom Bea for her outstanding job in researching and presenting to the class an article about a winning soccer team whose teammates are in wheelchairs.  Tomorrow you will finish the story and go to the media center. What was Walter's problem in the story you read today? 

Hello 7th Graders,

Today you finished the story about the boy who wanted to remain in the U.S. when his parents returned to Russia. What government agency was mentioned in the story?

DON'T FORGET TO HAVE YOUR READING LOGS SIGNED TONIGHT!

Wednesday, January 30. 2008

Hello Everybody,

8th grade, you all had some very interesting articles about volcanoes today.  Tomorrow you will continue to study volcanos and related vocabulary.

6th grade, I am looking forward to hearing all about your articles on disabled athletes.  Remember my purpose for this assignment is to have you understand that some disabled people have full rewarding physical lives.  Why do you think I wrote physical in bold font?

7th grade, I hope you all remember to BRING your articles to class.  By the way, feel free to answer the question from the 6th grade entry.

                  Who can explain the picture I put on the blog today?

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Hello Everybody,

It was good to be back to normal with our class times.

8th graders, you read a story about the Galeras volcano erupting in Colombia in 1993.  As homework I want you to find an article about another volcanic eruption.  Read it, print it, and bring it to class tomorrow to share.

6th and 7th graders, you read an article about a disabled athlete who ran across the U.S. in 1884.  You completed vocabulary exercises.

7th graders, as homework I want you to look for any information about disabled athletes. During your research, if you find an article that involves disabled athletes, I want you to bring it to class to share.

(Yes, I am grading the homework.)

Monday, January 28, 2008

Hello Everybody!

Today was the last day of the 2008 conference week.  Tomorrow we return to our regular schedule.

8th Graders, you began a new story unit called, "Volcano!"  You will continue with it tomorrow.  Your vocabulary words: volcano, tourists, predict, mercy, volcano, crater, rim, death toll, victims, eruption.

6th and 7th Graders, you worked on the vocabulary for the story "I Ran for  Everybody."  Your vocabulary words:  disabled, artificial, plastic, physical.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Hello Everyone,

We are 4/5 of the way through the conference week, and I hope all of your parents are hearing good things about you. Has everyone spent tons of money at the Book Fair?  If not, there is one more day. 

I don't have any questions for you to answer today (sorry, Javier.)  I want you to spend time reading.  All January AR tests are due by January 31, 2008.  Have you taken your AR test for this month?

Jennifer, I tried to email you, but it was returned.  Why doesn't my email like your email?

Keep trying to reach me through my email, students.  It has to work eventually.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Hello Everybody!

Get your reading log signed tonight!

I am so proud of David Jun, GyuTae Park, Jennifer Ting, Rolando Espinosa, and Javier Suarez!  They read my blog and answered the question.  I will need to buy more candy (I don't mind, though.)  Good job, students!  When trying to email me, copy my address and paste it to your own email service.  I'm still not receiving mail directly from the blog.   janis.danowitz@cobbk12.org

This morning I visited my former ESOL students who are 9th graders at Walton.  I am proud of the success they have achieved in high school.  I know that my current students will also make me proud when they go to high school.  Keep up the good work, everybody!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Hello Everybody!

Don't forget! You are dismissed at 2:15 every day this week and next Monday, too.

If you want to buy something at the Book Fair, bring your money and you will have a few minutes to go tomorrow.  Parents, you may want to look around at the Book Fair, too.  Lots of good reading there!

See you tomorrow!

Students, can you find the sentence fragment that I used in the above message?  Email me at janis.danowitz@cobbk12.org

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Hello Everybody!

I love meeting your parents! No wonder you are such nice kids--you get it from your parents!  Thanks go out to Javier Suarez and Gyutae Park for reading last night's blog and answering the reader response question.Way to go, boys!

Don't forget you are dismissed early every day this week and next Monday, too.

If you want to buy something at the Book Fair, bring your money and you will have a few minutes to go tomorrow.  Parents, you may want to look around at the Book Fair, too.  Lots of good reading there!

See you tomorrow!

Friday, January 18, 2008

Hello Everybody!

I want you to enjoy the 3-day weekend.  On Monday take a minute to remember the man who we honor on this day. (A picture is on the left!)

Also, I want you to THINK SNOW!  Even if we had no snowday from school this week, we may still have a chance to enjoy a wintry day.  Stay warm, drink hot chocolate, sit by the fire and READ.

Next week you will continue to read from the books, True Stories From the News and True Tales From the Mountains.

Now I have some reader response questions for you:  (think candy)

6th and 7th graders, What would YOU have done with the winning lottery ticket and why?

8th graders, Why do you think Pike's Peak named after Zebulon Pike if he never climbed it?

Email me with your responses or write it out on paper and give it to me on Tuesday.

Mrs. Danowitz  janis.danowitz@cobbk12.org

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Hello Everybody!

  I hope you all had a chance to play in the snow last night. I know we were all disappointed not to have a snow day today.

Make sure your parents have their conference times arranged.  Conferences begin next Tuesday. You will have an early release schedule during the entire week.

 

GET YOUR READING LOGS SIGNED TONIGHT.