We had a great time today! Students wore awesome costumes and created very cool pumpkins.
Projects: Tomorrow we will being a new unit on genetics. We will spend the next 2 weeks frontloading information before moving into a final product.
7th Grade Reading: Students will continue to answer questions related to our book Two Miserable Presidents. I really feel like the kids are gaining so much knowledge about the Civil War with this book. I am proud of their abilities to read and think critically.
Writing: We will begin our outlines and rough drafts of argumentative essays this week. We have spent a week looking at topics and writing sample opinions on things. Students are really gaining a lot of ground with their organization in writing.
8th Grade Reading: This week we will spend a lot of time frontloading information on the Middle Ages and King Arthur. Next week we will start reading the novel King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. I'm excited to do this one!
Homework this week:
7th:
Monday--None (enjoy Trick or Treating and family time)
Tuesday--H.1 (Capitalization) I will take a grade on this
Wednesday-- Read for 20, or do IXL H.1 if you haven't mastered
Thursday--Read for 20, or IXL H.1 if you haven't mastered
8th Grade:
20 minutes of reading/fill out log
(no homework Monday night for Halloween)
Monday, October 31, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Halloween dance this Friday, October 28th from 6:00-10:00. Cost is $5 with a costume, $7 without.
Monday, October 31st students may wear costumes to school. ALSO, we will have a pumpkin decorating party that afternoon from 2:00 (ish)-3:30. Students will need a pumpkin and any materials they would like to use to decorate their pumpkin with. I will have some items available, but the more students bring in the better. In the past I have had princess pumpkins, super heroes, television and movie characters, etc. I expect great things from this group! :) Students may also bring in a snack to share with the class for this.
Projects: This week students will finish up and present their endangered species project. The kids have worked hard, and I'm impressed with their patience as we try new programs and ideas. I told them we adapt and just deal with problems and they have done great! This Thursday there will be a final exam on ecosystems. This will be a multiple choice assessment and will not include the vocabulary, as students have already tested well on it. To prepare for the test, students should watch 2 Brainpop videos: one on the energy pyramid and one on food chains. We have already watched them together, so this is review.
7th Grade Reading: Students are finishing Civil War posters with their partners. We will continue reading and analyzing Two Miserable Presidents. On Wednesday students will read and annotate a poem, as well as create a graphic novel to go with it. This is a fun activity and this group is always so creative!
Writing: This week we will write an argumentative essay together. Through modeling students will gain a deep understanding of how to present points and counterpoints in this type of writing. Students will also continue to build stamina through daily writing prompts (they love these!)
8th Grade Reading: Students will finish major world religions posters and present them tomorrow (Tuesday). On Wednesday we will visit poetry again and kids will get to create a graphic novel with their assigned poem. Thursday we will start the Middle Ages and complete a webquest!
Homework this week:
7th Grade: 20 minutes reading nightly/fill out log
8th Grade: 20 minutes reading nightly/fill out log
Monday, October 31st students may wear costumes to school. ALSO, we will have a pumpkin decorating party that afternoon from 2:00 (ish)-3:30. Students will need a pumpkin and any materials they would like to use to decorate their pumpkin with. I will have some items available, but the more students bring in the better. In the past I have had princess pumpkins, super heroes, television and movie characters, etc. I expect great things from this group! :) Students may also bring in a snack to share with the class for this.
Projects: This week students will finish up and present their endangered species project. The kids have worked hard, and I'm impressed with their patience as we try new programs and ideas. I told them we adapt and just deal with problems and they have done great! This Thursday there will be a final exam on ecosystems. This will be a multiple choice assessment and will not include the vocabulary, as students have already tested well on it. To prepare for the test, students should watch 2 Brainpop videos: one on the energy pyramid and one on food chains. We have already watched them together, so this is review.
7th Grade Reading: Students are finishing Civil War posters with their partners. We will continue reading and analyzing Two Miserable Presidents. On Wednesday students will read and annotate a poem, as well as create a graphic novel to go with it. This is a fun activity and this group is always so creative!
Writing: This week we will write an argumentative essay together. Through modeling students will gain a deep understanding of how to present points and counterpoints in this type of writing. Students will also continue to build stamina through daily writing prompts (they love these!)
8th Grade Reading: Students will finish major world religions posters and present them tomorrow (Tuesday). On Wednesday we will visit poetry again and kids will get to create a graphic novel with their assigned poem. Thursday we will start the Middle Ages and complete a webquest!
Homework this week:
7th Grade: 20 minutes reading nightly/fill out log
8th Grade: 20 minutes reading nightly/fill out log
Monday, October 10, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Class auction scheduled for this Thursday at 12:25. We are always looking for fun items to put up on the block!
Projects: Students will continue to research and work on presentations and infographics for their ecosystem projects. They are working so hard on this! Vocabulary quiz this Thursday on ALL ecosystem vocabulary!
7th Grade Reading: This week students will take a person, place or idea about the Civil War and work with a partner to create a poster about it. Partners will present the posters on Thursday!
Writing: We are trying to finish the causes of the Civil War essays. This is the last major paper due this quarter and kids should finish up tomorrow. We will end the quarter with some fun writing from Kelly Gallagher's book Write Like This.
8th Grade Reading: This week students will study the five major religions in the world and work in groups to create a poster or presentation about one of them. This will take us into the Middle Ages when we start the 2nd quarter. I'm so excited.....we're going to read King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table!
Homework this week:
7th: 20 minutes of reading OR study science vocabulary terms
8th: 20 minutes of reading (if students in other projects classes have a quiz this week on vocabulary they may use the 20 minutes to study also)
Projects: Students will continue to research and work on presentations and infographics for their ecosystem projects. They are working so hard on this! Vocabulary quiz this Thursday on ALL ecosystem vocabulary!
7th Grade Reading: This week students will take a person, place or idea about the Civil War and work with a partner to create a poster about it. Partners will present the posters on Thursday!
Writing: We are trying to finish the causes of the Civil War essays. This is the last major paper due this quarter and kids should finish up tomorrow. We will end the quarter with some fun writing from Kelly Gallagher's book Write Like This.
8th Grade Reading: This week students will study the five major religions in the world and work in groups to create a poster or presentation about one of them. This will take us into the Middle Ages when we start the 2nd quarter. I'm so excited.....we're going to read King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table!
Homework this week:
7th: 20 minutes of reading OR study science vocabulary terms
8th: 20 minutes of reading (if students in other projects classes have a quiz this week on vocabulary they may use the 20 minutes to study also)
Monday, October 3, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
Projects: This week students will break into teams and begin researching and focusing on their specific roles for their project. The project focuses on endangered species. Each team will choose a species and create a plan of recovery to present to members of "congress."
7th Grade Reading: Continuing with Two Miserable Presidents, students will learn about the first major battles of the Civil War.
Writing: Using their whole class reading book, Two Miserable Presidents, students choose 3 causes of the Civil War and use the book to cite evidence. We will focus on cause and effect strategies for reading strategies, along with writing strategies.
8th Grade Reading: We will continue to read about Ancient Greece and disucss its cultural, societal and religious contributions. On Thursday students will have a test on characteristics of civilizations, along with their knowledge of contributions made to modern society.
Class auction scheduled for this Thursday, October 6, at 3:00.
Please remember to send any spare change or dollar bills to school for our fundraiser for the Fallon Youth Club!
7th Grade Reading: Continuing with Two Miserable Presidents, students will learn about the first major battles of the Civil War.
Writing: Using their whole class reading book, Two Miserable Presidents, students choose 3 causes of the Civil War and use the book to cite evidence. We will focus on cause and effect strategies for reading strategies, along with writing strategies.
8th Grade Reading: We will continue to read about Ancient Greece and disucss its cultural, societal and religious contributions. On Thursday students will have a test on characteristics of civilizations, along with their knowledge of contributions made to modern society.
Class auction scheduled for this Thursday, October 6, at 3:00.
Please remember to send any spare change or dollar bills to school for our fundraiser for the Fallon Youth Club!
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