1. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day One thing that I heard when I read your evaluations about our class is that our classmates don’t respect each other. Please write down what you think of when you hear the word RESPECT. Then write down on a post it how you will show respect in the classroom.

2. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dearest Class, Today we are going to develop a mission statement. Think about what is important about going to school. NewsYour task for the day

3. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Class, Message: Secret pal On your desk is the name of a person in the class(or in a box). Your job is to write a special message to your secret pal, telling them something about them that you like or will make them feel special and important.

4. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Friends, What can you do to make today special? Can you listen more attentively? Be kind to someone? Please write what you pledge to do today that will make it a special day. NewsYour task for the day

5. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Can you believe it! It is Friday. What has gone well for you this week? Why? What would you like to improve? Write it in your Writers Notebook and bring your book to Morning Meeting. NewsYour task for the day

6. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Today is a great day because News and Announcements: Dear Class, Message: Secret pal On your desk is the name of a person in the class(or in a box). Your job is to write a special message to your secret pal, telling them something about them that you like or will make them feel special and important.

7. News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day News and Announcements: Alliteration is when all or most of the words in a phrase begin with the same sound. Example: Salmon swim slowly. Write five alliterative phrases or sentences about winter. Illustrate one of your phrases.

8. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Reduce Reuse Recycle Good Morning, Recyclers, We have been on the lookout for items that can be recycled or reused. I know some of our classroom supplies aren’t’ useful anyone. Instead of throwing them away, let’s see if we can find otter uses for them. Take a list of the material below. Do you have any ideas about how to use them in different ways? Write one idea on the chart. Item New use Dried out markers picture frame Old game pieces models or dioramas

9. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Today we will be drawing idioms and writing what they mean. For example, one idiom is: It was raining cats and dogs! The Literal Meaning is It was raining very heavily. Please write the literal meaning of the phrase on your desk and draw a picture of each meaning.

10. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Future Citizens of the World, It is important for us to remember that the future is in YOUR hands. What can you do to save the environment today and every day?

11. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Message: Good morning. This morning’s writing prompt asks you to use your imagination. Imagine you are the star of your own TV show! What would the show be about? Describe why you chose the show? Who are the characters? What time would it be on? What is the show about?

12. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Wonderful Wonderers, What are some things that you wonder about in nature? I wonder how the mother bird knows how to teach her babies how to fly. Write down one “Wonder” on a Post It and bring it to Morning Meeting.

13. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Learners, What is one thing that you have always wanted to learn about? Why? I always wanted to learn how to read Latin because it is the “foundation of languages”. What is yours? Write it on the board.

14. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Precious Predictors, What do you think will happen in our read aloud? Write it in your Readers Notebook and bring it to Morning Meeting.

15. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Batboys and Batgirls, Bats are amazing creatures that have many adaptations to help them survive. There is a lot of information about bats. Some are facts, some are opinions and some are false facts or myths. Write something you know about bats.

16. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Scientist and Historians, We have learned many things in science and social studies. Write one fact you learned in each subject and bring it to the circle.

17. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Class, What is your favorite animal. Write it on a Post It and put it on the board. We will use it to make a graph. Please describe the animal in your Writers Notebook.. DO NOT tell anyone what it is. Tell what it eats, what it looks like, where it lives. Bring it to Morning Meeting with you

18. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Well Mannered Students, I noticed that you are very well mannered in the classroom. What are some ways that you can be well mannered in the cafeteria? Write your answers on the board.

19. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Good Morning Dreamers, Answer the questions below in your Writers Notebook: If you were in a fairy tale which would you rather do? climb a beanstalk, take goodies to grandma, dance with the prince Next, start to write your own fairy tale-but take an original fairy tale and change it.

20. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Good Morning or Bonjour, That is Good Morning in French. What is a country that you would love to visit—in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or South America. Who? Write it in your Writers Notebook and bring it to Morning Meeting.

21. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Intrepid Test Takers, What advice can you give someone to make them feel more comfortable about taking the PARCC? Write it on a Post It and bring it to Morning Meeting.

22. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day Dear Thinkers and Debaters, What do you think? Should students be allowed to chew gum in school? Why or why not? Please make sure you write your answer in your Writers Notebook and explain why! Use evidence!

23. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day

24. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Your task for the day