January 5th-January 9th, 2026 🎆 Happy New Year! 🎊

8th grade English

Monday, January 5th (A)- HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳

Grade reflection - DUE ON WEDNESDAY!

1. Read/A.R. Test  📕 💻
• I can choose and read texts of personal interest.
2. Where I'm From Poem Share 👀 👂🏻
• I can use literary devices and descriptive language to write a poem about myself that expresses my personal experiences and identity.
3. Complete the activity in the Short Story Units tab in Google Classroom-read the instructions carefully! The story is "Mrs. Flowers" by Maya Angelou DUE on Wednesday 💻 

Wednesday, January 7th (C)-

DUE: Grade Reflection

1. Overdue Books 📚
2. Action Quiz: The High Price of Chocolate DUE TODAY! 💻 🎧
• I can understand a nonfiction text by finding the main idea, key details, and evidence.
3. IXL: Correct capitalization errors G8Q DUE on Friday at 3:10 p.m. 💻
4. Read/A.R. Test 📕 💻
• I can choose and read texts of personal interest.
5. Finish "Mrs. Flowers" DUE TODAY at 3:10 p.m.

Thursday, January 8th (A)-

1. Read/A.R. Test  📕 💻
• I can choose and read texts of personal interest.
2. Finish Where I'm From Poem Share 👀 👂🏻
3. Figurative Language GimKit  💻
4. Mrs. Flowers" DUE TODAY-GROUP review 💬 
5. Group Activity for "Broken Chain" by Gary Soto (p. 28-36 in literature book) *due today
• If you finish early, go to THIS GimKit to review the story 💬  💻  📝 📖 
6. On Your Own activity for "Oranges" p. 37 **Finish in class next Monday 🖍️ 📝
• The Poem and Directions are in Google Classroom
7. DONE? Read/A.R. Test and check SKYWARD! The quarter/semester ends on January16th!
• Reading Points are due on January 15th!!  📕

6th grade English

Monday, January 5th (A) & Tuesday, January 6th (B)- HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳

1. Read/A.R. Test 💻  📕 
• I can choose and read texts of personal interest.
2. Share Famous Dogs in History presentations👂 👀

• I can introduce a topic and organize ideas with appropriate structure, including formatting and graphics when useful.

3. Read/A.R. Test 💻  📕  The quarter/semester ends NEXT WEEK! 

Wednesday, January 7th (C)-

1. Overdue Books 📚
2. Action Quiz: The End of the Penny DUE TODAY
• I can understand a nonfiction text by finding the main idea, key details, and evidence.
3. IXL: Use academic vocabulary in context: literary PQU DUE on Friday at 3:10 p.m.
4. Read/A.R. Test 💻  📕  The quarter/semester ends NEXT WEEK! 
• I can choose and read texts of personal interest.

Thursday, January 8th (A) & Friday, January 9th (B)-

1. FINISH Famous Dogs in History presentations 👂 👀
2. Complete the Tsunami EdPuzzle under SHORT STORY UNITS in Google Classroom 📖  💻 
3. Review pages 332-33 in the textbook. Write down the definitions on your sheet and make a guess based on how the word is used. 📝 
4. Go to:  p. 334-355 (in the textbook) OR p. 8-28 in PDF and read "Escaping the Giant Wave" by Peg Kehret and answer questions (on paper). PAPER assignment is due TODAY 📝 
5. The audio (36 minutes long) and PDF for the story are under SHORT STORY UNITS in Google Classroom if you want to listen to it and follow along in the book. 🎧 💻 
• REQUIRED AR Quiz:
Escaping the Giant Wave (HSP Edition)
Author: Kehret
Quiz: 906606  
Fiction  BL 3.6 Pts 1
6. DONE? 
1. Read/A.R. Test 
2. Check SKYWARD!
3. Finish IXL