1. October 25  “Where Cougars Belong and Cougars Succeed”  Please pick up your writer’s notebook (composition book) on the way into class today.  You may read or study for the warm-up today. You must have your book to read in class EVERY DAY!

2. TODAY  Warm-up-READ or STUDY  Nouns Quiz  WN-Free Write  Review Personal Narrative structure and begin writing rough draft. We will also be learning about expository writing soon.  Read Biography (TEST next Monday) and fiction book

3. CAT (Cougar Assignment Tracker)  READ ( Biography TEST –Monday, October 28)  Library-October 30  November 7-WN due and Vocab. 5-8 TEST  KISD Reading Skills Benchmark-week of October 28-November 1  KISD Expository Writing Benchmark- weeks of November 4-15

4. Anti Bullying and Drug Dress Up Days  Monday, October 28-Combat Drugs and Bullying (wear camouflage)  Tuesday, October 29-Give Drugs the Slip (wear slippers)  Wednesday, October 30-Save Yourself from Drugs and Bullying (wear a super hero shirt)  Thursday, October 31-Unite Against Drugs and Bullying (dress like twins within dress code)  Friday, November 1-Choose to Brighten Your Future Against Drugs and Bullying (wear neon colors)

5. PRIDE period  Read  Work on homework  Get caught up on late work, missing work, make-up work,etc.  Work independently!  Work quietly!  This is a STUDY HALL!