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
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