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 Agenda: Take a minute Blog / corrections Week 3: Quiz Binder check HW: Read School Trip 100 - 184 by Tuesday.      It is I, Mikey, apprentice of Sensei Bao. Today was a minimum day, so class was only 30 minutes. Although the day's time was cut in half, we still did lots of activities. We started off with the take a minute video of the week that showed us how to gently let go of thoughts. Next, Henry read his blog and we all helped with minor corrections. We then went straight into the Week Three Quiz, which was about the grammar, quote, question, song, and lines we went over all week. Most people finished early, so we did silent reading until everyone was done with the quiz. The class was then over, and we all got our donuts before heading out to nutrition. Overall point counter  (including used points): 15

        Agenda take a minute blog/corrections week 3: Lines School Trip HW Read p. 100-185 of School Trip by Tuesday.          Hi, it's me Henry. When we got into class, everyone wrote down the agenda for today. Then, we paid for the doughnuts we wanted from Krispy Kreme. I ordered the Gryffindor doughnut and the pumpkin spice doughnut. Next, we took a minute. Then, we reviewed the lines for the week. The lines were "I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people's interests; the library was open, unending, free." Between the World & Me , by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The lines expressed how classrooms felt like jail, and how libraries felt free. Next, we started with New Kid notes, and summarized the first five chapters. We wrote down how Jordan started school, and the friends her started to make. Then, we talked about screen times, and left class when the bell rang.       

Agenda  take a minute  blog/corrections  Week 3: Question, Song  readers/writers workshop  School Trip HW: Read pages 100-185 of School Trip .  Hi, it's me Sam, twin of Sensei Bao. We all came to class and quietly sat down. Then, Ms. Nakada mentioned that we are the first class to reach ten points. We all cheered and clapped. Then, Ms. Nakada asked what prize we wanted, and after voting, we decided on doughnuts. Next, we proceeded to our week three Question and Song. We then answered the question of the week which was "What do you think about school?" We then heard some interesting and good answers to the question. After that, we listened to the Song "Whats Goin' On? " by Marvin Gaye. I really liked the song because it expressed the problems and the bad things that were happening at that time. Then, we proceeded to talk about New Kid, and before we knew it, the bell rang, and we had to go.

 Agenda: Take a minute Blog/corrections Week 3: Grammar - Quote - Question - Song - Lines New Kid  - Class Act  Review HW: Read School Trip p. 100 - 185 by Tuesday.  Hello, this is Kellan, disciple of Sensei Bao,     We started our day off with a new take a minute. We then took out our English notebooks to start the third week of Grammar - Quote - Question - Song - Lines. We talked about personal pronouns along with the quote "To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must do to undermine all of the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination." - bell hooks. Lastly, we reviewed the books New Kid and Class Act  finishing our day.

 Agenda: Take a minute Blog corrections Writer's workshop Week 2 quiz HW: Read pages 1-99 of SCHOOL TRIP .     Today, we did take a minute as soon as class started. Next, we corrected Ethan's blog. Then we did a readers/writer workshop. After we did reader's/writer's workshop, we started our week 2 quiz, which was short, but a lot of us had to redo. The bell was about to ring, so everyone packed up, and that was our English class.

Agenda Take a minute blog/corrections week 1: Lines writer's workshop     Personal writing process HW- Read p. 1-99 of  School Trip  by Monday Quiz Tomorrow! Bring  charged Chromebooks. Good morning everyone this is my first blog. The first thing we did, was take a minute of box breathing. Then, Jonny introduced his blog and the rest of the class went over it. Next, we dissected the poem "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver, and the many topics were self love, regret/apology, and nature. We then were given the decision to either read School Trip  or complete your personal writing process. I decided to do some reader's workshop. Lastly, everyone packed up and English was over. Hope you have a good day.

 Agenda: take minute blog/corrections week 1: song, lines short autobiographies writer's workshop Hey, it's Jonny. Today we peacefully sat down into our seats, and took a minute to recuperate. Once we got ready for class, we answered an interesting question in our English Notebooks. The question was what we hoped for, and then some students shared their answers for the question. After answering and sharing, we listened to the song "We Are Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes. In my opinion, I thought the song was very calming and relaxing. We talked about what the song is about, and what the tone was. We chatted respectfully about the lyrics. Our class kindly talked about how every line rhymed and what our favorite line was. Next, we did Writer's Workshop, where we talked about different formats on how to write, such as pre-writing, outlining, parts of the story, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. After, we started writing paragraphs about our writi...

  Agenda:     take a minute     blog / corrections     week 1: Grammar Quote Question     Readers Workshop HW: Read pages 1 - 99 of School Trip by Monday.           It's a bright and sunny day outside. We enter class as we get ready for the fourth day of school. We all sat down, ready for our daily take a minute exercise. As we finish up, we go over Alex's blog, making sure we correct his sentences.  We revisited our notes on Reader's Workshop and talked about what we will read over the course of the year (a million words or about 12-20 books).  After we're done with that, we go over the week 1 Grammar Quote Question. Something we've learned from this is: "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. We interpreted the quote. That is my blog for today. Sincerely, Liam

 Agenda:  take a minute blog/corrections  collect letters notebook set-up HW: read p.1-99 of School Trip by Monday. It's me, Alex student of Sensei Bao, We started off by writing down the agenda down in our agenda books, which soon was followed by a minute of mindfulness. We then gave Ms. Nakada our letters about ourselves. Then, we all received two books, My Perspectives and School Trip . We then wrote our names on the My Perspectives book. Afterwards, we read School Trip for ten minutes, while, in between reading, we received post-its as bookmarks. We pulled out our notebooks and made a table of contents. Then, we opened a new page and answered the prompts on the screen. After that, we started packing up, and that was our day. Sincerely Alex.

 Agenda: take a minute blog/corrections collect syllabus first day letters Hello, it is me, Sensei Bao.  Today we began by taking a minute of mindfulness. We then gave Ms. Nakada our signed syllabi.  Then, she chose me to be the first blog poster of the year, spare Ms. Nakada herself. We then read Ms. Nakada's first day blog and corrected the punctuation and grammar for a while. We then began writing our First Day Letters.  Overall, today was fairly eventful but also pretty chill. I'm thoroughly excited to see how this year goes. Total Mentions of 'Sensei Bao': 5

AGENDA new seats welcome take a minute course outline first day letter HW: Return signed course outline. Gather materials. Somehow, after all of these weeks, it was the first day of school, again! After nutrition, my third period students came into class and we settled into our seats. I welcomed this bright group of eighth graders; everyone wrote down the agenda. Then, we took a minute. I passed out course outlines, and we read through it together. We discussed materials for the class, rules, grades, and keys for success. Then, we went over the syllabus and all we will be reading, writing, and learning this semester.  Then, we watched a quick video about lettering, and everyone started a name card.  We discussed the blog, and, after much debate, we decided on Sensei Bao. Interesting...  Did we start reading the letter? I can't remember. And that was it! First day of third period check, done!