This week we had our final test on The Giver.  In addition, reading logs are due Friday, October 17th!  Make sure the log is complete & a parent has signed off on it.

From Tues – Fri next week we will complete reading The Giver.  We will continue working on our “Giver Booklet in class & expanding vocabulary from the text.  *We will take our final test – most likely on Friday, Oct 10th.

Please log daily reading & have your parents sign off & check it.

Note:  All missing or late work must be completed by Wednesday, October 8th if it is to be considered for the 1st report card!

This week we will continue reading Chapters 10-14, The Giver.  We will have a quiz on Thursday.

Students will continue to complete & use their Giver “booklet” & use it on the Quiz Thursday.

New daily reading logs were given on Friday – please continue to check & sign off on daily reading 🙂

*Late Start Wed ~ Oct 1st! >>>  9am

*No School on Friday, Oct 3 & Monday, Oct 6!

Make sure your child has their daily reading log completed & ready to turn in Thursday or Friday!

Parents should be signing off & monitoring daily reading.

*We took a test on Chapter 1-2, The Giver.  Your student should come home with this quiz on Thursday.

This week marks the 3rd week of Card Marking 1.  If a student is missing work or would like to make up any work, they may receive a progress report next week.  This card marking ends on October 10th, when grades are due.

Also~our Language Arts classes will be returning and checking out library books on Monday, September 22nd.  Please continue to log & sign off on reading each night.

In the next day we will begin reading the novel, The Giver.

Have a great weekend.  Remember to log your reading!

20 minutes per day!

Helpful Hint:  Find a “good fit” lexile level book

Go to:

https://lexile.com/fab/

Also ~ 7th grade reading suggestions:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/7th-grade-reading-list

100 books to read in Middle School:

https://www.avon.k12.ma.us/librarymedia/100bookstoreadmiddleschool.htm

Welcome back to school!  Mrs. Smith & I will be teaching English Language Arts in 7th grade this year.  Your student will be coming home with a Parent Letter & a new Daily Reading Log.  Please take a moment to read both & talk with your child about a time to read each day.

Planners are also being passed out today.  Make sure the planner is coming home each night.

Please call or email if you have any questions!

Thanks!

Rose Bruno

*The final reading log of the year is due on Monday, June 9th.

>>>>>Please sign & review your child’s nightly reading.

We will also complete the novel, Esperanza Rising.  Students have study guides and Q&A review for the book.  The test will be on Monday or Tuesday.

In our final 2 weeks we will work on listening to reading & working on critical writing.

If there is any missing or late work, please have your child turn it in by June 10th.  Each student with missing assignments was given a pass to come in & complete their work.

Final SRI level reading results were sent home.