Monday, November 26, 2012

November 26-30

English 7 - We will work on vocabulary lesson 14 and have a quiz on Thursday.  We will also work on progressive forms, perfect tenses and irregular verbs this week.  We should be ready for a quiz on verb forms by Friday.

English 8 - We will work on vocabulary lesson 14 and have a quiz on Thursday.  We will also work on progressive forms, perfect tenses and irregular verbs this week.  We should be ready for a quiz on verb forms by Friday.

Reading - We will take a test on Charlotte Doyle on Tuesday this week.  We will then begin our unit on O'Henry.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

November 13, 2012

English 7 - We will work on Vocab lesson 13 this week.  The quiz will be Friday.  We will also have a test on direct/indirect objects, predicate nouns and adjectives, and past, present, and future tense on Wednesday.

English 8 - We will work on Vocab lesson 13 this week.  The quiz will be Friday.  We will also have a test on direct/indirect objects, predicate nouns and adjectives, and past, present, and future tense on Wednesday.

Reading - We will finish reading our novel this week and have a quiz on Thursday through chapter 18.

Please remember to bring in stationery items for our marketplace basket by November 30.

We will have a half-day of school on Friday due to the AISA triple-header at Troy University.

Monday, November 5, 2012

November 5, 2012

English 7 - We will work on lesson 12 for vocabulary with the quiz on Thursday.  We will write a paragraph using at least 8 of the vocab words and verbs - due on Thursday (more info. in class).  We will begin our lesson on verbs focusing on direct/indirect objects and predicate nouns and predicate adjectives.  Right now, a test is scheduled for this on Friday.

Poems are due today.

English 8 - We will work on lesson 12 for vocabulary with the quiz on Thursday.  We will write a paragraph using at least 8 of the vocab words and verbs - due on Thursday (more info. in class).  We will begin our lesson on verbs focusing on direct/indirect objects and predicate nouns and predicate adjectives.  Right now, a test is scheduled for this on Friday.

Poems are due today.

Reading 8 - We will work on point of view.  Please bring in a picture when you were younger tomorrow.  Quiz tomorrow and Friday.  We will read through Chapter 17 this week and work on character development of Charlotte.

Monday, October 29, 2012

October 30, 2012

English 7 - Vocabulary Lesson 11 - Quiz on Thursday.  We will write a paragraph with our vocabulary words this week instead of sentences.  Papers are due Monday, October 30.  We will begin a poetry lesson and write poems with a typed copy due on Thursday.   Thursday we will also begin our unit on verbs.

English 8 - Vocabulary Lesson 11 - Quiz on Thusday.  We will write a paragraph with our vocabulary words this week instead of sentences.  We will continue to edit our papers.  Final copies due on Tuesday.  We will begin writing poetry with a typed copy due on Thursday.  We will also begin our lesson on verbs on Thusday.

Reading - Quiz Monday on Charlotte Doyle.  We will read through chpt.12 and we will have another quiz on Friday.  We will also have daily journal assignments.


Fall Festival is on Tuesday - Reminder to be here if you signed up to work the moon walk.  We can always use more volunteers!!

SGA Shoe Box - We need items - Our box is empty!!  These items are due by Wednesday, October 31.  We also need $7.00 to cover the cost of shipping.

Patriot Marketplace - We are collecting stationary items and need these by November 30.

Monday, October 15, 2012

October 15-19

English 7 - This we we will have a unit test on vocabulary lessons 1-9 on Thursday.  This should be a review as your child has already learned these words.  We will be reviewing these words in class all week.  Please study each night!  We will also be working on a persuasive essay on drugs.  Most of the work will be done in class; however, the final copy will need to be typed outside of class.

English 8 - Same as English 7

Reading - We will finish "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" with a quiz on this on Wednesday and begin our next novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.

HOMEROOM INFO:  We are working on operation Christmas child - please bring in your items for this by October 31st.

 $2.00 for report cards is due.

$2.00 for Homecoming is due.  The theme for homecoming is Homecoming for the Holidays. 
     Monday - wear red or pink for Valentines
     Tuesday - Halloween costumes - NO MASKS
     Wednesday - Christmas Tacky Dress
      Thursday - Homecoming T-Shirt and dress with class theme
      Friday - "Sunday Church" Attire

We also need helpers for the Fall Festival.  We will be working the moon walk from 6:00 to 7:00. Thanks!!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October 2-5, 2012

English 7 - Vocabulary lesson 8 - quiz on Friday.  We will continue our work on nouns.  This unit will be our nine weeks test.

English 8 - Vocabulary lesson 8 - quiz on Friday.  We will continue our work on nouns.  This unit will be our nine weeks test.

Reading - We will review The Lottery.  We will also read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.  We will also discuss how to properly format a response to a composition question.

Journalism - We will post our first blog and get ready to launch the site this week.  Articles for next week are due on Friday.

REMINDERS:

FCS T-shirt money is due by Thursday.

No School next Mon.-Wed. for fall break.

I will also be looking for volunteers to help with the fall festival.  We will be working the moon walk during the earlier time slot -6:00-7:00pm.  Thanks!!

Monday, September 24, 2012

September 24, 2012

English 7 - This week we will work on persuasive writing.   We will also try to begin our unit on nouns later in the week.  We will work on lesson 7 in vocabulary.

English 8 - We will continue to work on our Red Ribbon writing.  We will also begin working on nouns this week.  We will cover lesson 7 in vocabulary.

Reading - We will finish The Pigman this week and take our final test on Wednesday.  We will begin a writing assignment later this week dealing with this novel.

Journalism - We will begin our blog this week.

Don't forget to buy your Homecoming T-shirts  and FCS shirts.

I will be at a journalism field trip on Thursday.