It’s November 8. 
Today is “National Parents as Teachers Day.”  What is something very important that your parents taught you?  Or never taught you?

Trivial Fact of the Day: The average person laughs 7 to 8 times a day.  Are you above or below average?
Interesting Quote of the Day:  “To touch the earth is to have harmony  with nature.”  --Oglala Sioux Indian saying

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  pillage (verb) – use this action verb when someone has seized or plundered a place, as in a war.  Did the Vikings pillage that village?  What else rhymes with pillage?

Writer's Workshop today. Do you think girls should be allowed to play football? Hold your opinions until we get to our journal/forum. Next, reading passage and quiz. Continue writing your Iqbal Summative. Continue QRI.
While I am testing, every time I stop to redirect the class, the entire class will lose 5 points off their final grade on the Iqbal Summative. SO, please be sure to gently remind your book club members to stay on task today. Points can be earned when everyone is focused and working.