Toot your own horn

Toot your own horn! This is an expression used to express what you can do well. It is a time to say, "Hey, I am good at that". Go ahead you deserve it. Pat your self on the back. Complete this sentence. You could be good in sports, grades, music, certain subjects, your a good friend, a sister, brother.

1. "I can toot my own horn" because I am good at......

Toot your own horn

Toot your own horn! This is an expression used to express what you can do well. It is a time to say, "Hey, I am good at that". Go ahead you deserve it. Pat your self on the back. Complete this sentence. You could be good in sports, grades, music, certain subjects, your a good friend, a sister, brother.

1. "I can toot my own horn" because I am good at......

Scared

No school tomorrow so enjoy your long weekend.
Imagine that one cold, dark evening, as you are curling up by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book, you hear a strange noise outside of your house.

Do you go and investigate outside, or do you hide under a blanket? Explain what happens next.

Mom is the sub??

Hello, and happy Wednesday! We have another short week of school. I sure hope I meet some of your parents at conferences tomorrow. I know all of you have had a substitute teacher in your class before. Today I want you to think about how you would feel if this happened to you.
1. When you walked into your classroom this morning your MOTHER was the substitute teacher. How would you feel?

Mom is the Sub!

Hello, and happy Tuesday! We have another short week of school. All of you have had a substitute teacher before. Today I want you to think about how you would feel if this happened to you.

1. When you walked into your classroom this morning your MOTHER was the substitute teacher. How would you feel?

Helping people

When finished with the blog today go to Study Island. Wait for instruction on your Teen Bizz assignment after Study Island . Johnny Appleseed traveled around planting apple seeds in hopes of having a land with blossoming apple trees and no one would ever be hungry.

1. If you could travel across the country helping people, what one thing would you do? Explain.

Seasons

I love seasons. I have a favorite, but I do like change.

With different seasons you can wear different clothes, different sports, and have different kinds of fun. Tell me today your favorite season and WHY?

1. My favorite season is.....because...

Advice

Pretend that you write an advice column for the school newspaper. You have been asked to give advice on making friends. What advice would you give a new student at Dirksen who is having problems making new friends?

1. My advice to a new student would be ...

Welcome to Literacy Lab

Welcome to my class, I am glad you are here. Today we will just get an understanding of how procedures work in my class. We do three websites in here, the BLOG, Study Island then Teen BIZZ. I want you today to think of what is your favorite thing to do when you have a day off school. You CANNOT USE SLEEP. Give me examples of what you think is fun when you have a day off school.

1. When I have a day off school I like to ....

13th

Friday the 13th gives some people a scared feeling.Like black cats, broken mirrors and walking under ladders.

Do you have any superstitions?

Pros and Cons of snow

Some of you are happy and some are disappointed but, the snow is here. I love snow. I use to love to snow ski , however now I am a little scared of going down a mountain. Today think of the pros and cons of snow.
My example is :I think the pro or good part of snow is it is pretty and I love icicles. The con or bad part of snow is the driving and the dangerous frigid temperatures.

I like snow because... I do not like snow because....

Seasons

The Snow is coming!! Some of you will be happy and some will be disappointed but, the snow is heading our way. I love snow. I use to love to snow ski , however now I am a little scared of going down a mountain. Today think of the pros and cons of snow.
My example is :
I think the pro or good part of snow is it is pretty and I love icicles. The con or bad part of snow is the driving and the dangerous frigid temperatures.

I like snow because... I do not like snow because....

Description

Many people can be described with just one word. Today think about which word describes you best. How do you think someone would describe you?

Choose from the words given which one describes you the best and EXPLAIN why.

happy, shy, clumsy, outspoken, or serious

Describe

Sometimes people can describe you in 1 or 2 words.Which of the following words describes you best: You may choose 1 or 2 words from the list.

curious, sensitive, outspoken, accident-prone, or shy.

YOU MUST Explain why?

Dangerous

An Australian woman has miraculously survived plunging into crocodile-infested waters after the cord snapped during her bungee jump over the Zambezi River.She was forced to swim through the rapids with her feet still tied from the jump on New Year's Eve.
"I landed with my legs tied and then had to swim to the Zimbabwe side (of the river) through the rapids," "It was quite scary because a couple of times the rope actually got caught on some rocks or debris.
"I actually had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was caught on to make it to the surface."

Have you or Would you ever want to do anything that was dangerous? explain

Happy New Year 2012

Many people make New Years Resolutions.

Resolutions means you are going to make

some changes in your life. The number one resolution for this year was:

Make more time for my family and friends and

less time watching TV and being on the social network of computers and texting.

Do you agree with this? Why or why not?