September 5, 2008 - All Classes - Record hurricane data & plot coordinates; Partner study time then take spelling/vocabulary test; Finish Friday - complete any work (pretests, spiral notebook pages, etc.) left unfinished this week; Academic Buddies - get contact names & phone numbers for social studies academic buddies; No Home Fun

September 4, 2008 - All Classes - Record hurricane data & plot coordinates; Review vocabulary spelling and definitions with flash cards; grade & return vocabulary foldables; Complete AYP pretest - Critical thinking and begin Communications; Home Fun - Study spelling and definitions for test Friday

September 3, 2008 - All Classes - Record hurricane data & plot coordinates, Discuss 6th Key - Ownership - & review others; Review Bahama Mama memory narrative & student volunteers use props and lead class; label map of Greater Antilles (SN pg 6); Work on AYP pretest - Critical thinking; Home Fun - Complete vocabulary foldable due tomorrow; study words for spelling and definitions for test Friday

September 2, 2008 - All Classes - Stingray folder and graded work; Record data & plot coordinates; Discuss 5th Key - Commitment - and review other 4 keys of excellence; Relate Bahama Mama narrative (to learn islands of the Greater Antilles); Draw picture of "Bahama Mama" on page 5 of spiral notebook.  Home Fun - complete Bahama Mama, work on vocabulary foldable - due Thursday, test Friday

August 29, 2008 - All Classes - Record data & plot Gustav; Discuss 4th Key of Excellence - This is it!; AYP Pretest - Geographic literacy & Visual Analysis; Work on vocabulary foldable rest of time; Home Fun - work on vocabulary foldabale,  due Thursday, test Friday, must know spelling and definitions.     Next week - Bahama Mama!

August 28, 2008 - All Classes - *Textbook check out day; Record data & plot Gustav; Discuss 3rd Key of Excellence - Speak with good purpose; Complete Reading Readiness test; Begin vocabulary foldable; Home Fun - Work on Vocabulary foldable, due Thursday, test Friday

August 27, 2008 - All Classes - *Picture Day; Record data and plot hurricane Gustav on map; Discuss 2nd Key of Excellence - Failure leads to success; Begin Reading Readiness test if have time; No Home Fun

August 26, 2008 - All Classes - Record data and plot coordinates for hurricane Gustov; Review use of planner for organization and completion of work; Exchange, grade, and discuss planner search.  Home Fun - work on title page for spiral notebook

August 25, 2008 - All Classes - Record information on data chart and plot coordinates on map; Organize spiral notebook; Keys of Excellence - Integrity; Home Fun - Planner search, due Tuesday (Learn about the culture of ITMS, its rules and consequences)

August 20-22, 2008 - No School, Tropical storm Fay

August 19, 2008 - All Classes - Textbook letter; Review relative and absolute location, latitude and longitude; create hurricane data sheet & plot coordinates on tracking chart, Group work - ABC list of Latin America (activating prior knowledge)