English 7 - There will be no vocabulary this week. We will continue with poetry and other writing. We will also begin our unit on punctuation - starting with end marks and commas.
English 8- We will have SAT 10 testing on Monday and Wednesday. There will be no vocabulary this week. We will begin our unit on punctuation and writing a response to an essay question.
Reading - We will continue reading The Giver.
Students in 7th and 8th grade will attend a program given by Holocaust survivor Max Herzel on Monday afternoon.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
English 7 - We will have a test on troublesome words on Wednesday. Vocabulary lesson 26 quiz will be on Friday. We will be working on poetry this week and will right a haiku and forms of invented poetry.
English 8 - Test on troublesome words on Wednesday. Vocabulary lesson 26 quiz will be on Friday. We will also continue to review for the SAT 10 next week.
Reading - We will continue with The Giver. Creed projects are due on Friday.
Reminder that next Monday the 8th grade will attend a presentation by Holocaust survivor Max Herzel at 1:00.
English 8 - Test on troublesome words on Wednesday. Vocabulary lesson 26 quiz will be on Friday. We will also continue to review for the SAT 10 next week.
Reading - We will continue with The Giver. Creed projects are due on Friday.
Reminder that next Monday the 8th grade will attend a presentation by Holocaust survivor Max Herzel at 1:00.
Monday, March 18, 2013
March 18, 2013
English 7 - We will have a capitalization test on Tuesday. We will work on vocab lesson 25 with the quiz on Thursday. We will also work on usage rules this week and begin SAT 10 review.
English 8 - Capitalization test on Tuesday. Vocab lesson 25 quiz on Thursday. We will also review usage rules and begin SAT 10 review this week. We will also compare and contrast the book, movie, and play for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Reading - We will continue with The Giver and should read through Chapter 7 by the end of the week. We will be introduced to our Creed project this week. Details will go home later this week. We will also have a persuasive writing assignment on animals.
English 8 - Capitalization test on Tuesday. Vocab lesson 25 quiz on Thursday. We will also review usage rules and begin SAT 10 review this week. We will also compare and contrast the book, movie, and play for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Reading - We will continue with The Giver and should read through Chapter 7 by the end of the week. We will be introduced to our Creed project this week. Details will go home later this week. We will also have a persuasive writing assignment on animals.
Monday, March 11, 2013
March 11, 2013
English 7 - We will work on vocab lesson 24 this week - quiz on Thursday. We will also begin our unit on capitalization. The test will be next week.
English 8 - Vocab lesson 24 this week - quiz on Thursday. We will begin capitalization this week.
We also have our trip to ASF on Friday. The bus will leave at 8:15 sharp. We will begin boarding at 8:00am. We should return to the school at 1:15. Please be here to pick up your child at that time. We will not stop for lunch, but we will have a snack on the bus.
Reading - We will begin reading The Giver this week.
NOON DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY.
English 8 - Vocab lesson 24 this week - quiz on Thursday. We will begin capitalization this week.
We also have our trip to ASF on Friday. The bus will leave at 8:15 sharp. We will begin boarding at 8:00am. We should return to the school at 1:15. Please be here to pick up your child at that time. We will not stop for lunch, but we will have a snack on the bus.
Reading - We will begin reading The Giver this week.
NOON DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY.
Monday, March 4, 2013
March 4, 2013
English 7 - Vocab Lesson 23 - quiz on Thursday. Test on Verbals on Friday.
English 8 - Vocab Lesson 23 - quiz on Thursday. Test on Verbals on Friday.
Reading - Edgar Allen Poe - Test on "The Raven" and "The Tell-tale Heart" on Friday.
English 8 - Vocab Lesson 23 - quiz on Thursday. Test on Verbals on Friday.
Reading - Edgar Allen Poe - Test on "The Raven" and "The Tell-tale Heart" on Friday.
Monday, February 25, 2013
February 25, 2013
English 7 - Vocab Lesson 22 this week - quiz on Thursday. Subject/verb agreement test on Tuesday. We will begin our unit on verbals this week. Participial quiz on Friday.
English 8 - Vocab lesson 22 this week - quiz on Thurday. Subject/verb agreement test on Tuesday. We will begin our unit on verbals this week. Participial quiz on Friday. We will work on writing topic sentences this week.
Reading - Review of novel this week. Novel test on Wednesday. We will begin our unit on Edgar Allen Poe this week and will read "The Tell-Tale Heart".
English 8 - Vocab lesson 22 this week - quiz on Thurday. Subject/verb agreement test on Tuesday. We will begin our unit on verbals this week. Participial quiz on Friday. We will work on writing topic sentences this week.
Reading - Review of novel this week. Novel test on Wednesday. We will begin our unit on Edgar Allen Poe this week and will read "The Tell-Tale Heart".
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
February 19, 2013
English 7 - No vocabulary this week. We will work on unit 16 in our grammar books on subject and verb agreement. We will also write alternate fairy tale endings this week.
English 8 - No vocabulary this week. We will work on unit 16 in our grammar books on subject verb agreement. We will also work on our personal mandala projects. This will be done in class.
Reading - We will finish mocking bird this week. Look to have a test on this novel on Friday or next Monday.
English 8 - No vocabulary this week. We will work on unit 16 in our grammar books on subject verb agreement. We will also work on our personal mandala projects. This will be done in class.
Reading - We will finish mocking bird this week. Look to have a test on this novel on Friday or next Monday.
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