May 9 Journal

Hi. I am in the office today for Mrs. Baldwin, but I set up the webcam so it's like I'm with you. I've gone over everything with Ms. Shannon. After journal, go directly to MY ACCESS. You need to be making your second submission today, but before you do that Ms. Shannon is going to do 10 minutes of direct instruction to do the MY TUTOR with you. I have left everyone feedback who submitted and I am very impressed with your writing. Keep up the great work! If you make your second submission today you can work in STUDY ISLAND.

1. The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. Write a paragraph describing your definition of a mother.
2. Would you rather visit a friend's house or have a friend visit your house? Explain.

May 8 Journal

Hi. I am in the office today, so please behave. I have the webcam on and can see what you are doing or not doing. Ms. Shannon is prepared to go through your lesson with you since I have gone through it with her. You need to use your manners today and stay in your seat. Today you will work in Study Island for 15 minutes, unless you did not finish your persuasive wizard. After the 15 minutes, the entire class will move to My Access and Ms. Shannon needs to do 10 minutes of direct instruction and then you'll move back to independent study. Your goal is to finish the wizard, insert the essay, make modifications, and make your first submission.

1. The Saturday before Mother's Day is National Babysitters Day. Imagine that you are a babysitter when a storm knocks out the power. Write about what happens next.
2. May 8 is No Socks Day. Pretend that you are a sock. Describe how you will spend you day off duty.

May 7 Journal

I am glad you are here. When you are done with your journal, you have 15 minutes to work in Study Island and then I am going to move into direct instruction and show you how to transpose your outline from the persuasive wizard into the essay. For those of you who did not insert your persuasive wizard yet, I guess you have 15 minutes.

1. Imagine that you are an animal living in the wild. what animal are you, and what is your favorite time of the year? Explain.
2. Pretend that you would like to set up a lemonade stand to earn some extra money. Where is the best location for your new business? Explain.

May 6 Journal

I am glad you are here. Today once you are done with your journal, I want you to go to MY Access and log into the Persuasive Wizard. You need to finish the Wizard today. Once that is done, you may work in Study Island.

1. National Teacher Day is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week in May. Who is a teacher who has impacted your life, here at Dirksen, and why?
2. Imagine that when you get home from school one day, your family looks different and they are acting very strange. Upon closer look, one of your family members has been replaced by one the staff members from Dirksen. Who is the new member of your family? Who did they replace? Why do you think they were the replacement?

May 5 Journal

We are coming to a close today. When you are done with your journal, log into My Access and begin working on finishing your Persuasive Wizard today. You may only work in Study Island if the Persuasive Wizard is finished. We have an assembly about First Tee Golf today as well.

1. May is National Book Month. Would you rather rad more books or fewer books than you currently read? Explain.
2. The first full week in May is National Pet Week. What animal d you think would make the perfect pet? Explain.

May 2 Journal

Good Day. I am glad you are here. Today we are going to work in Study Island for 20 minutes and then continue with our research and work on updating our first three screens in the persuasive wizard. If you read this statement- do not say anything to anyone- quietly go and push the easy button and fill out a blue ribbon, come back and finish your journal.

1. The first full week in May is Be kind to Animals Week. Write a poem or a paragraph that expresses the importance of animals in your life.
2. If you were a flower, would you rather be planted in a garden at someone's house or at a park? Explain.

May 1 Journal

I am glad you are here. Spend 20 minutes in Study Island. After that I will review My Access with you and you will be able to use today to research your topic.

1. May 1 is Mother Goose Day. Choose two nursery rhyme characters, such as Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Hubbard, Humpty Dumpty, or Little Boy Blue. Write about an encounter between these two characters.
2. School Principals' Day is May 1. Write a thank you note to Principal Pfoutz or Assistant Principal Lawrence for all that they do for our school.