Good afternoon everyone, This week, we will focus on reading narrative texts. We will look at text features such as point of view, characters, how the characters act and speak toward one another, theme, feelings, emotions. I will offer a retake of the argumentative assessment. Before the retake takes place, each student wanting a retake…
The week of October 2 – 6, 2017
Good morning everyone, This week, we continued to revise, edit and publish our argumentative essay on exotic animals. Thursday, October 12, we will have our argumentative essay assessment. Be sure to study your Cornell Notes and note cards. For the 7th grade students, you also have your pro athlete argumentative essay due on Wednesday, October…
The week of September 25 – 29, 2017
Good afternoon, For this week, we worked on revising and editing our argumentative essay. The 7th grade homework for the weekend is to publish the argumentative essay using Google Docs and sharing with me. We worked on creating an argumentative essay with a partner. The essay will be worked on next week. The summer reading…
The week of September 18 – 22, 2017
This coming week we will tackle argumentative reading and writing. We will also take time to discuss our language arts goals pertaining to the NWEA reading results. It is important for each student to have goals for each class. This will keep the students focused on the important things in the classroom.
The week of September 11 – 15, 2017
The first full week is complete. This week we focused on the NWEA reading assessment. The data will be used to place students into small groups to provide added support to foster learning. Open House was this past Wednesday. There were many great conversations. Thank you for attending. In the event that you were unable…
The week of June 12 – 16, 2017
This is the final week of the 2016-2017 school year. The summer school and summer blended program letters were mailed over the weekend. Report cards will be mailed to each home early next week. I would gather that the report cards will arrive on Wednesday, June 21st. On Tuesday, we have the figurative language/ literary…
The week of June 5 – 9, 2017
This week, we continue to read Ella Enchanted for the sixth grade students. The seventh grade students continue reading Where The Red Fern Grows. The figurative language/ literary device assessment will be either Tuesday, June 13th or Wednesday, June 14th. All missing / incomplete assignments are due by Wednesday, June 14th. After that, no more…
The week of May 30 – June 2, 2017
This week is a short one. The sixth grade students will continue reading Ella Enchanted plus locate the figurative language within each chapter. The seventh grade students will continue reading Where The Red Fern Grows plus locate the figurative language within the chapters. The last day to turn in any missing/incomplete assignments is Wednesday, June…
The week of May 22 – 25, 2017
This is a short week. We do not have school on Friday, May 26. The M-STEP assessment is wrapping up. I compiled the lists from the current 6th grade L.A. teachers and current 7th grade L.A. teachers to create one section of 7th grade honors L.A. and one section of 8th grade honors L.A. for…
The week of May 15 – 19, 2017
Good morning everyone, This week has the seventh grade students finishing the M-STEP ELA assessment. The sixth grade students begin the M-STEP ELA assessment. Please get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast the morning of the testing session so each student has the fuel to perform at his/her best. Also, we have some drastic…
