Good afternoon everyone, This week, we focused on the district-mandated cold read and cold write post-assessment to see how my students compare with the cold read and cold write from September. Once the essays are checked, each student will have an opportunity to revise and edit the essay to raise his/her grade. This is a…
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The week of January 22 – January 26, 2018
Good afternoon. The 1st semester has ended today. Each student should have received his/her 2nd semester schedule. The grades will be put into the computer today. As always, students who are making up work can turn it in on Monday. Next week, we will focus on finishing our novel and work on an argumentative writing…
The week of January 15 – 19, 2018
Good afternoon everyone, This week we have focused on the text-dependent analysis from the M-STEP released items, which is a fancy way of saying to read a passage, annotate/talk-to-the-text, and create an essay. This is in preparation for the spring M-STEP assessment. The major skills needed are to understand the what the prompt wants you…
The week of December 11 -15, 2017
Good afternoon, This week, we will take a point of view assessment on Wednesday. The seventh grade students will complete their comic strips using 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person point of view. As we near the Christmas Break, please continue reading 20 minutes a night and filling out the reading response journals. Here…
The week of December 4 – 8, 2017
For this week, we have focused on point of view within our reading and writing. In our small groups, we have practiced identifying and creating point of view. Next week, we will have a point of view assessment for sixth grade and seventh grade. While this might appear simple at first, be sure to study,…
The week of November 27 – December 1, 2017
Good afternoon. This week, we have focused on our memoir. Taking one event and writing about it. We have drafted, revised, edited, and published. Be sure to have a conversation with your son / daughter about this. Also, we took a moment to create a self-reflection pertaining to our reading goals that were set in…
The week of November 20 – 24, 2017
Good morning everyone, This week is a very short week. We have school on Monday and Tuesday. In the event that you were unable to attend parent-teacher conferences, feel free to contact me to set up a meeting to discuss the progress that your son/daughter is making in Language Arts. Please continue to read 20…
The week of November 13 – 17, 2017
Good morning everyone, We have our second day of middle school parent-teacher conferences Tuesday, November 14th from 3:15 PM to 6:15 PM. The conferences are a first come, first serve basis. Each conference is limited to five minutes. In the event that more time is needed, we can set up a conference that is conducive…
The week of November 6 – 10, 2017
This week, we continue to work on narrative text features and supporting our claim with relevant textual evidence. Also, parent-teacher conferences are November 13 and November 14 from 3:15 PM to 6:15 PM. It is a first come, first served system. You can pick up the report card in the gym on those days. In…
The week of October 30 – November 3, 2017
Good morning everyone. This week, we have middle school pictures on Thursday, November 2, during the Language Arts classes. The first card marking ends on November 3. Report cards will be handed out during parent-teacher conferences on November 13th and 14th from 3:15 pm to 6:15 pm. The middle school conferences are a first-come, first-served…
