Tuesday, February 5, 2008

February 5 Journal

I'm glad you are here. Today you will have 30 minutes to work in Study Island. Be sure you are using your notebooks (I should see them out). Work for those blue ribbons. Currently the 7th grade is in the lead, followed by the 8th grade and 6th grade right behind. I am going to do some direct instruction in My Access today and show you how to navigate through the Persuasive Wizard. You will take notes. Check the homework on the side of the blog as well as the extra credit.

  1. February 5 is Weatherperson's Day. Pretend that you are a weatherperson reporting on a weather-related breaking news story. Write what you would be broadcasting.
  2. Think about a time when you have worked as a part of a team. Write about this experience.

59 comments:

Anonymous said...

tody we have breaking news ther wiil be 13ins of snow and all schools will be cancel and even the the snow plowss cant get throw this bad wether bac to u rick...

Anonymous said...

If I were a weatherperson I would talk about who won the election for president or I would talk about a shooting that had happen

Anonymous said...

A time when I was on a team would be in 4th grade when i played basketball. I wasn't really good at it though. I would practice to get better but nothing seemed to work. I got a little better, earned a trophy, and then I stopped playing.

Anonymous said...

I work in a team eveyday when I'm in band. It may not be an average team, but it's harder than one might think. When we're in band, we have to make sure we listen to each other, communicate, respect, and realize who needs to be heard above the rest. It may sound dorky, but its true. Band is more complicated that you'd think. If the members of the goup do not listen to one another, we will not be successful.

Anonymous said...

well ther was this one time i had to work in a group on my sci fair project it wasnt a good idea nothing got done

Anonymous said...

Last year when I was in the 7th grade, all of the teachers got together and arranged a field day as an end of the year activity. We all had to get into teams and work on varioous activities in order to win. It was a hassle to get through all of the activities because sometimes we just wanted to go right ahead and do the whole thing by ourselves, but in the end we all worked as a team and did a good job. It was a good experience because now I know how to cooperate in a team or group.

Anonymous said...

I am on a team a wrestling team, and it is not a easy team if you are not in shape you are not fit to be on our team. We strive to become the best. 4-1

Anonymous said...

BREAKING NEWS there is a gigantic snow storm coiming in from the north it will snow for 12 hours and we should be expecting 12-24' inches of snow so that means no school for kids for about 2 days remember to be careful when driving and dress apporpetialy for the weather

Anonymous said...

today will be a nice day to go out and have a family picinc. you can go play sports out side and it will be fun. it will be lie 78 around like 12 and by 3 it will be like 80 degrees and so that is goning to be nice

Anonymous said...

Ive been part of team many times, in 6th grade i joined soccer and in the 7th grade i joined wrestling and soccer. This year i joined cross country and im currently in wrestling and i really like it because i like been part of the Dirksen wrestling team because i feel since this is my last year at Dirksen i want to try my hardest and actually go somewhere with wrestling this year. Since i am a part of the team i feel i shouldnt let them down by been absent. That is why ive o nly been abdsent once and that was only over Xmas break.
The experience of being on a team is really good cause you know you can count on them like they can count on you.

Anonymous said...

The time when I have worked as a part of a team was when,I had to watch and teach alot of children. Also I had to help set up food as well I was a part of a team of that as well.

Anonymous said...

I would broad cast that there will be a bad storm. There will be a tonado. The tonado might knok out power.The storm will be over the next day.

Anonymous said...

It is going to snow so much today.It is to be 10-15in. so get your shovels ready its going be a big one so get ready you don't want get by surprise tell everyone for them not to get scared of the snow.

Anonymous said...

Hello it is Feb 5 weather person day.Today it is a cloudy ,cold winter day at dirksen jr. high .It seems as winter isnt going to go away. So remeber to stay warm and put on your coat so you wont get sick.

Anonymous said...

Good Mourning America this is Trae Turner reporting that Dirksens Junior high's 8th grade basketball team has lost in reginals by a three point difference. A lost mainly due to missing two of their star players Trae Turner and Terrel Woods but Morris Dunningan held them in the game with 35 points. Their season end after a 17-3 season

Anonymous said...

Good morning. In todays weather forecast, there is a snow advisory for the Chicagoland area. this adviosory is in affect till 9:00 tonight. There could be up to 8-10 inches by tomarrow morning. Dress warm, and remember that it is cold out there. Have a good day.

Anonymous said...

I would be broadcasting about the weather being very cold and snowy.

I was in a soccer team for like a year once and it was good. i fell down once because i bumped into this dude. We also lost because our team was bad.

Anonymous said...

if i was a weatherperson, i would odviously be broadcasting a breaking weather story. So, it might be about a tornado or a hurricane.

Anonymous said...

if i was a weather person i would talk about all of the snow storms that have been hitting the chicago land area.

Anonymous said...

If I was a weatherspoons reporter and i was broadcating i would broadcast the moon trumbling down to earth hitting the earth hard!!

Anonymous said...

when I had to work on a team it was hard because the team that I was on made me do all of the work which took even longer but I was happy because I told my teacher and he gave me extra credit for it.

Anonymous said...

I am always working on a team in the summer time. I play softball and we always have to work togrther to win a game. We have to communicate well, and know wht we have to do at all times.

Anonymous said...

I had to work as a team when me and my friend are doing a duet for solo and ensemble contest. Its a band and orchestra thing.

Anonymous said...

If I was a weatherspoons reporter and i was broadcating i would broadcast the moon trumbling down to earth hitting the earth hard!!

Anonymous said...

if i was the weatherperson i would say that today is a day not any old day . We have a really bad snow storm coming right toward use and its going to be a real nasty one so if i was you i would stay home and get warm! I wouldnt go out side for nothing. If you do i would say that you would have to get dress really good for this kind of weather.

Anonymous said...

A time I worked as a time was yesturday during volleyball practice and there were only four on my team including myself and 6 on the other team. We had to work as a team to try and beat them because it really doesn't matter how many people there is on a team what matters is if you work together which is what we did.

Anonymous said...

when i play basketball on a team we have to work togther to try to win

Anonymous said...

A time when I worked with a team is when i was in scince. We had to work with someone and had to write about rocks. That experince was pretty good only because we got to see the amazing rocks.

Anonymous said...

A time I was on a team was in 6th grade. I was playing soccer for the school. i was good but I only played defence. I was praticing with my friends and family. i started to get better and better.

Anonymous said...

I remember a time when I my siblings, my mother, and I all planned a suprise party for my dad's birthday. We had to keep it a serect for almost a whole month. It was hard for my little brother, but he didn't bive it away. This experiance taught me the three C's, calm, cool, and collected.

Anonymous said...

Todays weather is 30 deegers and with lots of snow every were. It is 3 in. And with acuple of rain coming at 3:30. That is all for today!

Anonymous said...

I would predict that there is a HUGE winter storm coming tonite that could possibly be a blizzard. From this storm we can get anywhere from 5-10 inches of snow.

Anonymous said...

When I worked as a part of the team is when I played football. I had to help my team mates to not give up and work hard. I really did like to help out and to improve the team of Joliet Titans

Anonymous said...

I worked as a team when I was playing soccer. It was fun and really cool. Playing soccer with a friend is really excitin. You can pass the ball, score points,and work as a team is the best. The best part is that you can have fun with your peers. That is the cool part of being on a team

Anonymous said...

A time when I was on a team in 5th grade i playe soocer. I was good to kick the boll. I wante to ge better.

Anonymous said...

There was this time whare i was part of this thing whare we had to make up how the flote was going to look for our compatishion and it was for this place caled gardien angels we did not win but it was still fun to work on it

Anonymous said...

I would broadcast that there would be lots and lots of snow. I'am glad that I worked with them. Its verry exaded to work with them

Anonymous said...

when i was on the soccer team last year they were very postive and that was good because i really was not that good at, but i love soccer so i went at it but i learned that no matter if lost we really have to try, and that does not just count for sports but for tests and school stuff you know.

Anonymous said...

when im in a team im really not part of it so i really dont know whats it like so... i guess thats it.

Anonymous said...

If I was a weatherperson I would tell the grown ups that it is a snow day today so all the kids can stay home.

Anonymous said...

It was last year we had a soccer team and me and my friend where the best on the team we never lost a game.We stopped because they didn't let us anymore because we lost to many balls.

Anonymous said...

When I was on the cheerleading squad I was part of the team.I was part of pyrimid and also I did the cheers with my teamates.It was really fun cheering and hanging out with friends.

Anonymous said...

when I play basket ball on a team we have to work together to win.

Anonymous said...

The oing day l hsd a team was doing
was making a garph.

Anonymous said...

if i was a weatherperson i would talk about the weather and if there would be time i would talk about who would win the election for president.

Anonymous said...

My day today is very intrsting because i am very happy still because the grades i had gotten.

Anonymous said...

My day today is very intrsting because i am very happy still because the grades i had gotten.

Anonymous said...

If there was 13in of snow and all thue schools was closed and the snow plowss couldn't get throught you woulod not have to go to school.

Anonymous said...

Todays weather is going to be a cold day as usual but we got 6inches of snow the most we had. Dirkson distrect 86 is now closed for the day.

Anonymous said...

Today I would be brodcasting the snow that has been falling and th time that i would work as a team would be at 11:30am.

Anonymous said...

What I would be broadcasting is on sports because I like to play sports. I could see the games that the people played that day. See the teams from all over the world.

Anonymous said...

If it was 13ins of snow and all of the schools was closed I will go back to sleep all day. Then I will play in the snow, that is all I will do.

Anonymous said...

Today if I were a weather person I would talk about who won the election and who is the president. Iwould also talk aboutwhat the weather would be. The last thing that I would talk about is something bad that had happened that would be mt braking news.

Anonymous said...

I would be broadcasting about what is going on in the world.Like golbelwarming and telling them the bad and good things about the celeberties and weather. Just in case something wrong went wrong.

Anonymous said...

If I was a news person I would talk about the weather and how much snow it will be and also I would talk about the crimes going on.

Anonymous said...

well i just read about what were going to learn about today in class.That we are going to learn about the wizard for the computer

Anonymous said...

If i were a news reporter i would say breaking news the weather is horrible its snowing then its going to storm ,hail,and rain at the same time be safe stay in the house bye-bye

Anonymous said...

I just to be part of the soccer team last year my team never won but it was still fun.

Anonymous said...

If I were a weather person I would say that summer was here so kids coud stay home.

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