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Focus for Second Semester January 12-June 4 2009 Open house: La Mesa: March 5 Golden Valley: March 31 Be sure to go visit the SC8 program there! Minimum days: Jan 15 & 16, Feb 26 & 27, March 5 & 6 and 26 & 27, May 22 STAR testing days: These are also minimum days April 28 & 29 and May 5 & 6 No school days: Jan 19, Feb 13 & 16, May 25 Spring break: April 6-10 |
Math: See Mrs. Johnson's web page for more specific infomation. |
English: Reading Theme Response to literature Cause and effect Supporting statements Technical direction Language Infinitives Hyphens, semi-colons Writing Persuasive Research Continuing working on: note-taking, outlining, summaries, response to literature
Speaking Presentations
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World History: Ancient Africa: Ghana, Mali Ancient China Ancient Japan Ancient Mesoamerica: Azetecs, Incas, Mayans Medieval Europe
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YIC: 5 Point Scale GAG Perspective taking TEAM Making inferences Active listening Reciprocity Postive impressions Pragmatics Conversations |