Daily Journals - Be sure to write 4 - 5 sentences..........
August 19 - Write about something you like about yourself? August 20 - Write about something you dislike about yourself? August 21/22 - Letter's to a PHS student deployed.... August 23 - Write about something you do well?
August 26 - What is your favorite room in your home and why? August 27- How can you be a good neighbor? Explain August 28/29 - What is the worst thing parents can do to their children? August 30- What are your plans for Labor Day? How can your honor workers? (PS Thank you works!)
September 2 - Labor Day - Holiday September 3 - What is your favorite time of day? September 4/5 - What is your idea of a dull evening? September 6 - What is the best way to treat meddlesome people?
September 9 - What is something you are optimistic about? September 10 - What is something you are pessimistic about? September 11- What is your most indispensable possession and why? September 12 - What is the meaning of "He laughs best who laughs last"? September 13 - What is your favorite song and why?
September 16 - Tell me about your weekend? September 17 - What is the best birthday present you ever received? September 18/19 - What is the best birthday present you could ever receive? September 20 - What is something that makes you feel sad?
September 23 - What is your favorite book and why? September 24 - What is something that really bugs you? September 25/26 - What is something that really makes you angry? September 27 - What is the best advice you have ever received?
September 30 - What is your favorite holiday? What makes this holiday special? October 1 - What is your favorite day of the week? October 2 /3-What is your favorite month? Why October 4- What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
October 7 - What would happen if there were no television? Why would this be good? bad? October 8 - What would happen if everyone lived in space? What type of house would they live in? October 9/10 What type of clothing would they wear? What type of food would they eat? How would they travel? October 11 - What if cows gave root beer instead of milk
October 14 - No school October 15 - What if all of the streets were rivers? What would be different? October 16 - No Block Days this week - PSAT Schedule What would happen if people never cooperated? Why do you think it is important to cooperate? October 17- What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs? October 18- What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
October 21- What would happen if you could become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you could do that you can not do now? October 22 - What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes? October 23/24- What would happen if everyone threw a piece of paper on the ground? How would you deal with this? October 25- What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
October 28 - What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life? October 29 - What would happen if children ruled the world? October 30/31 - What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life? November 1- What if everyone lived underwater? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
November 4 -What would happen if you found gold in your backyard? November 5 - What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home? November 6 - What would you do if you did very poorly on a test? November 7 - What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them? November 8 - What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone forgot there homework?
November 11 - No School November 12 - What would you do if your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up? November 13/14 - What would you do if you saw little bugs in your salad? November 15 - What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
November 18 - What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money? November 19 - What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies? November 20/21 - What would you do if your jelly sandwich fell upside down on the floor? November 22 - What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend have had one?
November 25~29 - No School
December 2 - What would you do if you were in the middle of a lake and your boat began to leak? December 3 - What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you? December 4/5 - What would you do if the surprise party was for you but you were not surprised? December 6 - What would you do if you got a present you did not like?
December 9 - What would you do if you were home but your homework was at school? December 10 - What would you do if you dropped the cookie jar and it broke? December 11/12 - What would you do if you were invited to two parties on the same day? December 13 - What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you did not?
December 16 - What would you do if someone said you did something wrong and you did not? December 17 - What would you do if your new shoes felt fine in the store but now they are hurting? December 18/19 - What would you do if someone told you a joke that you do not think is funny? December 20 - What would you do if an hour before the party you remember you do not have a gift?
December 23~January 7 - No School
Semester 2 - Spring January 8 - Welcome back! How was your break? January 9 - What would you do if a friend comes to your house and his/her mom does not know he/she is there? January 10 - What would you do if you had four math problems that were marked wrong that were right?
January 13 - What would you do if you found in the street? January 14 - What would you do if you found a magic wand? January 15/16 - What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no English? January 17 - What would you do if someone told you it was all right to steal from a large department store?
January 20 - No School January 21 - What would you do if you saw a friend cheating -- report it, confront the friend, nothing -- and why? January 22/23 - If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been? January 24 - If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
January 27 - If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom? January 28 - If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? January 29/30- If you received money as a gift, what would you do with it? January 31 - If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do?
February 3 - If you were principal of this school, what would you do? February 4 - If you were a mouse in your house in the evening, what would you see your family doing? February 5/6 - If you were five years older you would... February 7 - If you were lost in the woods and it got dark, what would you do?
February 10 - No School February 11 - If it were your job to decide what shows can be on t.v., how would you choose? February 12/13 - If there were no rules, what do you think would happen? February 14 - If you owned a store, what would you do to discourage people from stealing from you?
February 17 - No School February 18 - If you could participate in an Olympic event, which one would you choose and why? February 19/20 - If you could break the Guinness Book of Records what would it be for? February 21 - If you had to describe yourself as a color, which would you choose?
February 24 - If your friend told you of a secret plan to run away from home, what would you do and why? February 25 - What do you think of 3D movies? February 26/27 - What do you think someone your age can do to help reduce the amount of pollution in our environment? February 28 - What do you think the world needs now?
March 2 - What do you think your friends say to each other when you're not around? March 3 - What do you think about the amount of violence on t.v.? March 4/5 - What do you think about people polluting the environment? March 6 - What do you think about having set rules for people to follow?
March 9 - What do you think about people who are inconsiderate of others? March 10 - What do you think should be done to keep people who are under the influence of alcohol off the road? March 11/12 - What do you think the world will be like when you are a grown up? March 13 - What do you think about ghosts?
March 16 - No School March 17 - What do you think about someone who has bad manners? March 18/19 - What do you think about people who take advantage of others? March 20 - What do you think about when you can't fall asleep?
March 23 - What do you think courage means? March 24 - What do you think makes a good friend? March 25/26 - What do you think makes a happy family? March 27 - What pollutants do you think do the most damage and why?
March 30 - What things do you think are beautiful? March 31 - What do you like most about yourself? April 1/2 - What do you like to do in your free time? April 3 - What kind of animal would you like to be and why?
April 6~10 - Spring Break April 13 - What kind of trophy would you like to win? April 14 - What TV or movie star would you like to invite to your birthday party? April 15/16 - What does "Clothes make the person" mean to you? April 17 - What does "Have your cake and eat it too" mean to you? April 20 - What does "The early bird gets the worm" mean to you? April 21 - What do we mean when we say, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"? April 22/23 - What does "You can't take it with you" mean? April 24 - What does it mean when we say, "You can catch flies with honey than the vinegar"? April 27 - What do we mean when we say, "Hitch your wagon to a star"? April 28 - What does "still waters run deep" mean to you? April 29/30 - What does "There are two sides to every coin" mean to you? May 1 - What does Canada mean to you? May 4 - What are you afraid of? Why? May 5 - What are junk foods? May 6/7 - What are some nutritious foods that you like? May 8 - What are some rules you have to follow at home? May 11 - What are some examples of prejudice? May 12 - What is more important to you, appearance or personality? May 13/14 - What is most important to you in a friend-- loyalty, generosity, honesty--why? May 15 - What is something that makes you melancholy? May 18 - What makes your best friend your best friend? May 19 - What makes you feel safe? May 20/21 - What makes you laugh? May 22 - What would invent to make life better?