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November 11, 2017

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Students should be working on Read Theory over the Thanksgiving break. They should have 10 quizzes at a 75% or higher. Students should have 100 minutes of reading documented along with a parent signature. Bookmarks and Read Theory will be due on Monday, November 27th.

November 14, 2017

UNIT 2 – VOCABULARY TEST on Friday, November 17th Homework: Blue Book – 18-19 Green Book – 21-22

November 6, 2017

A reminder that students do not have school tomorrow. HOMEWORK: Lesson 2 Vocabulary notecards due on Wednesday. Your child should be watching the individual word videos on the Sadlier website and making a note card for each of the words. ****Please refer to the October 24th blog post for a reminder of the format of […]

Nov. 2, 2017

BOOKMARKS DUE ON FRIDAY-ONLY ACCEPTED WITH A PARENT SIGNATURE! FIRST VOCABULARY QUIZ UNIT ONE! WAYS TO STUDY: USE ON-LINE GAMES, FLASHCARDS, PRACTICE TESTS. LISTEN TO VIDEOS AND DEFINITIONS USE NOTE CARDS TO QUIZ YOURSELF HAVE A PARENTS QUIZ YOU USING THE BOOK OR YOUR NOTES ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ON LINE BOOK AND NOTE […]

November 1, 2017

We have been working through our first lesson in our new Vocabulary for Success book. Your children should have finished the first few pages of lesson one and will have page 8 for homework this evening. We will have our first Vocabulary for Success assessment over lesson one on Friday, November 3. There is an […]

October 27, 2017

Great Job Today Classes with the Anti-Bully Rally! Congratulations to Janelle H, Isabelle P. and Zeinab Z. for their FABULOUS Posters! HOMEWORK: READ THEORY SHEETS DUE. MAKE SURE 10 ARE COMPLETED WITH A 75% OR BETTER!

Oct. 26, 2017

Read Theory due on Monday IF STILL NEEDED, TURN IN: Movie slips, progress reports, note cards Bookmarks due-signed by parent for credit EVERY FRIDAY! PINK SHIRT DAY FRIDAY!!!!!!!

October 24, 2017

Vocabulary books were handed out yesterday and we started working on Lesson 1 today. The students are expected to make notecards for the ten vocabulary words for Lesson 1. ALL ten notecards will be due tomorrow. The format for the notecards is pictured below. If the DO NOT have their book at home, they can […]

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Quiz on Friday: D.O.L. Weeks one and two Point of View CER Bookmark due (Lavender) on Friday. IF THERE IS NO PARENT SIGNATURE IT CANNOT BE TURNED IN! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR PARENTS PROGRESS REPORTS AND RETURNED YOUR MOVIE PERMISSION SLIPS!

Oct 6, 2017

Homework due on Monday(if you did not finish in class!) -All 10 books colored and cut out -10 sentences written. -Print -Movie permission slip -Bookmark week 4 (peach) parent signatures please! 20 minutes of reading per night. Make sure to add the time you read (8:00 p.m.-8:20 p.m.)