TUESDAY, MAY 25

CORE 1/2 COMPLETE THE QUESTION UP TO P. 47 FOR THE MIRACLE WORKER

2. CORE 3/4 QUIZ TOMORROW ON THE CHARACTERS FOR MSND, COMPLETE QUESTIONS FOR ACT 1 SCENE 2

REMEBER THE RETURN LIBRARY BOOK AND BRING YOUR $7 IF YOU WANT TO BUY A 8TH GRADE T SHIRT

FRIDAY, MAY 14

REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW FOR EOG TESTING GO OVER TERMS AND DEFINITIONS AND ALL THE TEST TAKING TIPS I HAVE TAUGHT YOU

MONDAY MORNING EAT BREAKFAST SOMETHING WITH PROTEIN FOR STAYING POWER PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH, OATMEAL, EGGS, CHICKEN BISCUIT DON'T CARB UP

MON-SCIENCE,  TUES- MATH, WED-READING

THURSDAY, MAY 13

1. POETRY PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE TOMORROW

2. INTERIMS NEED TO BE SIGNED AND BROUGHT BACK TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

1. PERMISSION SLIPS NEED TO BE RETURN FOR THE 8TH GRADE ACTIVITIES

2. POETRY PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE FRIDAY FOR ALL CLASSES

3. INTERIMS GO HOME TOMORROW-PLEASE HAVE THEM SIGNED AND RETURNED TO EACH CORE TEACHER

4. CORE 1/2 COMPLETE THE BACKGROUND INFO ON ANNE SULLIVAN

5. CORE 3/4 COMPLETE GRAMMAR WORKBOOK ON INFINITIVES

MONDAY, MAY 11

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR POETRY PORTFOLIOS AND REVIEWING LITERARY TERMS FOR THE READING EOG

CORE 1/2 10 POEMS

CORE 3/4 15 POEMS ALSO P. 81 AND 82 ON GERUNDS IN THE GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

PLEASE RETURN YOU 8TH GRADE PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED WITH A PHONE NUMBER

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 7 AND 8

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR POETRY PORTFOLIO DUE ON FRIDAY, MAY 15

INTERIMS WILL BE SENT HOME ON THURSDAY, MAY 14

EOG TESTS BEGIN ON MAY 18 WITH SCIENCE, ON MAY 19-MATH AND ON MAY 20-READING

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MY MOMS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009

1.WRITE YOUR POEMS TONIGHT-SYNONYM AND CLERIHEW

2. GET THE PERMISSION SLIP FOR THE 8TH GRADE DANCE SIGNED AND RETURNED. PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE THE END OF THE YEAR FESTIVITES AND THE DATES

TUESDAY,MAY 5,2009

 OK I AM BACK ON SCHOOLNOTES HOPEFULLY THE GLITCHES HAVE BEEN FIXED

UPDATE WE HAVE BEGUN REVIEW FOR THE EOG READING TEST GOING OVER READING STRATEGIES TO USE

WE HAVE BEGUN OUR POETRY UNIT-REVIEWING THE TERMS AND READING AND WRITING VARIOUS TYPES OF POETRY,

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRE TO WRITE A POEM A NIGHT AND THEN PUT TOGETHER A POETRY PORTFOLIO-DUE IN 2 WEEKS CORE 1/2 THEIR 10 BEST CORE 3/4 THEIR 15 BEST POEMS

END OF MAY WE BEGIN SHAKESPEARE FOR CORE 3/4 AND THE MIRACLE WORKER FOR CORE1/2

MAY 14TH INTERIMS WILL BE SENT HOME. THE MAJORITY OF THIS GRADE IS BASED ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE MULTIGENRE PRODUCT

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009

ALL MULTIGENRE PRODUCTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY

1. WRITE A POEM USING ONOMATOPOEIA

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009

1. TEST TOMORROW ON ACT 11 OF ANNE FRANK

2. ALL MULTI GENRE PRODUCTS IN THE BINDERS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY

3.  EOG WORKSHEET FOR REVIEW

4. WRITE 2 FREE VERSE POEMS- DESCRIBE SOMESOME (3/4 CLASSMATES) AND A PERFECT MOMENT 

5. CORE 3/4 PERSUASIVE LETTER ON THE HOLOCAUST- COMPLETE 2ND CARD FOR PEER EDIT

REMEMBER OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE HERE TOMORROW AT 12:30. 

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY APRIL 23/24

1. WE WILL HAVE A TEST ON ACT 2 OF ANNE FRANK ON TUESDAY pLEASE COMPLETE YOUR QUESTIONS WHICH IS YOUR STUDY GUIDE

2. MULTIGENRE PRODUCT ALL BINDERS WILL BE COLLECTED ON FRIDAY

3. CORE 3/4 COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFT OF BUSINESS LETTER ON INDEX CARDS FOR MONDAY FINAL COPY ON THURSDAY

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009

1. WORKSHEET FOR EOG REVIEW

2. POEM SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR RESEARCH PRODUCT

3. CORE 3/4 REFLECTION SHEET DUE FRIDAY

4. ART PROJECT PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ON FRIDAY

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009  

ART PROJECT IS DUE ON THURSDAY DUE TO CLASS TRIP

EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN THE RESEARCH PAPER WITH THE ROUGH DRAFT AND PEER EDITS. THE DEAR READER LETTER AND POWER POINT AND WORKS CITED PAGE SHOULD BE COMPLETE AND CHECKED BY ME. EACH SECTION WILL BE GRADED SEPARATELY.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009

COMPLETE ART PROJECT ON SYMBOLISM FOR MONDAY

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009

WORKSHEET ON ESTABLISHING CONCENTRATION CAMPS- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE BACK

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009

THE FINAL COPY OF YOUR POEM IS DUE TOMORROW FOR YOUR PRODUCT

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009

1. TEST TOMORROW ON ANNE FRANK ACT 1

2. TOMORROW THE FOLLOWING PIECES TO THE MULTI-GENRE PRODUCTS ARE DUE

BINDER, 2 ILLUSTRATED COVER SHEETS, DEAR READER LETTER, RESEARCH PAPER WITH FINAL COPY, ROUGH DRAFT, SELF-EDITS, PEER EDITS, WORKS CITED PAGE POWER POINT

3. REPORT CARDS GO HOME ON APRIL 16TH

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009

FINALLY-I AM BACK AFTER MUCH ANGST WITH SCHOOLNOTES!!!

ALL CLASSES HAVE BEEN IN THE COMPUTER LAB WORKING ON THEIR MULTI-GENRE RESEARCH PRODUCT. THEY SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR POWER POINT PRESENTATION, THEIR WORKS CITED PAGE, COVER SHEET AND DEAR READER LETTER.

WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING THE ACTUAL PAPER. ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE ON MONDAY. WE WILL THEN DO 2 PEER EDITS.

 OUR CLASS TRIP TO SEE OLIVER IS TOMORROW. EACH CHILD NEEDS A BAG LUNCH WITH THEIR NAME ON IT WE WILL BE ON THE BUS AT 9:15 TOMORROW AND ON OUR WAY.

BUSY BUSY WEEK

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25,2009

WE DID NOT HAVE HOMEWORK YESTERDAY NOR WILL WE TOMORROW SINCE WE WILL BE WORKING ON DOING RESEARCH- EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE WORKING ON THEIR TOPIC-ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE DUE NEXT THURSDAY

WE WILL GO TO THE BOOK FAIR TOMORROW

THURSDAY,FRIDAY, AND MONDAY WILL FIND US IN THE COMPUTER LAB RESEARCHING OUR MULTIGENRE PRODUCT

ALL STUDENTS NEED A 1"BINDER FOR THEIR MULTIGENRE PRODUCT

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009

 1.  GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON INFINITIVES

BOOK FAIR - WE WILL VISIT ON THURSDAY

DO NOT BE ABSENT FOR THE COMPUTER LAB ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY- WE WILL BE DOING OUR RESEARCH FOR THE MULTIGENRE PRODUCT.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19

1. FOCUS LESSON DAY 113 ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

2. CORE 3/4 CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER BE PREPARED WITH 3 CHOICES.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

1. FOCUS LESSON ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE DAY 111 CONCENTRATE ON UNDERSTANDING THE TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

1. ALL QUESTIONS AND SUMMARIES FOR THE CAGE NEED TO BE TURNED IN TOMORROW

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK. P. 79-80 APPOSITIVES PLEASE REVIEW

MONDAY, MARCH 16

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 77 EXERCISE 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009

NONE ENJOY THE WEEKEND

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009

1. TOMORROW IS THE LAST EXTENDED DAY FOR TRIP MONEY

2.  GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 75 AND P. 77 EXER 1 PARTICPLES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009

1. PROPAGANDA WORKSHET PLEASE DO SIDE 2

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009

1. ALL INTERIMS SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO CORE TEACHERS

2. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY FOR TRIP MONEY

3. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P.76 EXER 1 ON PARTICPLES

4. EOG WORKSHEET

 MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 73

2. TRIP MONEY IS DUE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009

 PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY DUE

2. INTERIMS ARE OVERDUE

3. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 68, 68 AND 70 EXERCISE 1 ONLY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009 AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

1. INTERIMS NEED TO BE SIGNED AND BROUGHT BACK

2. WORK ON YOUR FRONTPAGE NEWPAPER. IT IS DUE ON MONDAY

3. REMEMBER TRIP PERMISSION SLIPS AND $7.00 ARE DUE TO ME NO LATER THAN NEXT WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22/23

THERE IS NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK. WE WILL BE IN THE COMPUTER LAB FOR BOTH DAYS RESEARCHING INFORMATION ON THE YEAR CHOSEN FOR THEIR NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE, EACH STUDENT HAS ALL THE INFORMATION AS TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE FINAL FRONT PAGE IS TO FOR PRESENTATION ON MONDAY MARCH 2

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 67 INDIRECT OBJECTS

2. DON'T FORGET YOUR TRIP PERMISSION SLIP AND $7.00

FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BOOK REVIEWS ARE DUE ON MONDAY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 66 INDIRECT OBJECTS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009

1.  QUIZ TOMORROW ON CORNELL NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS IN CLASS ON WWII

2. BRING MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS FOR YOUR GROUP CHARACTER BAG PROJECT

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2009

1. FOCUS LESSON-DRAWING INFERENCES READ THE 2 LETTERS AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE BACK

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK-DIRECT OBJECTS P. 64

2. FOCUS LESSON BOTH SIDES

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

FINISH READING YOUR NOVEL FOR THE BOOK REVIEW. REMEMBER IT IS DUE ON MONDAY THE 23RD INSTEAD OF TUESDAY SINCE WE WILL BE WORKING IN THE COMPUTER LAB

HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009

1. COMPLETE THE RADING ON JUDIASM AND FINISH THE CORNELL NOTES

2. CORE 3/4 PRESENTATIONS OF SOCIETIES TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009

1. GRAMMAR QUIZ TOMORROW-REVIEW DIRECT OBJECTS FROM GRAMMAR WORKBOOK AND COMPLETE P. 62

2.  WORKSHEET- READ THE SECTION ON THE HOLOCAUST, HIGHLIGHT AND FILL IN THE CORNELL NOTES

EARLY RELEASE TOMORROW

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 61 DIRECT OBJECTS THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THURSDAY

2. READ AND HIGHLIGHT "A SHORT HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY"

3. CORE 3/4 VOC TEST TOMORROW UNIT 6 REMEMBER YOU PRESENTATION ON YOUR SOCIETY IS ON FRIDAY

TONIGHT IS MATH FAMILY FUN NIGHT

THURSDAY IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009

 1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 60 REVIEW OF DIRECT OBJECTS

ALL MEMOIRS WERE TO BE TURNED IN TODAY. IF YOU DID NOT TURN IT IN-IT MUST BE TURNED IN TOMORROW

2. CORE3/4 YOU HAVE A VOCABULARY TEST ON UNIT 6 ON WEDNESDAY AND THE GIVER SOCIETY IS DUE ON FRIDAY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

FINAL COPY OF YOUR MEMOIR IS DUE ON MONDAY IT MUST BE TYPED WITH ALL COPIES OF THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS STAPLED TO THE BACK

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 57 AND 58

2.  MEMOIR-COMPLETE YOUR SELF-EDIT TONIGHT. TOMORROW YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 PEER EDITS SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOURS WRITTEN

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009

1. FOCUS LESSON DAY 67. iT IS ON THE BACK OF LAST NIGHTS. THESE ARE READING STRATEGIES TO PRACTIC FOR EOG

2. MEMOIR YOU MUST COMPLETE IT TONIGHT. REMEMBER THE END MUST INCLUDE WHY THIS WAS SIGNIFICANT TO YOU -HOW IT CHANGED YOU OR BROUGHT ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009

1. MEMOIR- COMPLETE THE MIDDLE SECTION WHICH SHOULD BE THE BULK OF THE STORY

2. FOCUS LESSON DAY 66 ONLY

3. CORE3/4 VOC TEST UNIT 6 ON FRIDAY. AFTER TEST YOU MAY WORK ON YOUR SOCIETY PROJECT

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009

1.  MEMOIR- COMPLETE THE BEGINNING SECTION

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 55

3. FOCUS LESSON DAY 68

RETURN REPORT CARDS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30

REPORT CARDS WENT HOME TODAY. PARENTS PLEASE SIGN THE PINK COPY AND RETURN TO SCHOOL

1. COMPLETE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO MEMOIR

2. COMPLETE "I HAVE A DREAM"ESSAY

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009

 1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 53 AND 54

2. FOCUS LESSON SIDE 65

BRING YOUR SNACKS FRIDAY FOR

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 51 AND 52

2. FOCUS LESSON DAY 63 ONLY

3. COMPLETE MEMOIR WORKSHEET FOR CLASS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 50 SENTENCE STRUCTURE

2. FOCUS LESSON WORKSHEET

3.  CORE 3/4 MAKE FLASHCARDS FOR VOCABULARY UNIT 6

4. OUR GAME DAY WILL BE THIS FRIDAY. PLEASE BRING YOUR SNACKS IN TO SHARE WITH THE CLASS

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

PARENTS, PLEASE JOIN US IN THE AUDITORIUM TONIGHT AT 6:00. MS. BRYANT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND GIVING OUT IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR CHILD AND REGISTRATION

REPORT CARDS GO HOME ON FRIDAY

THURSDAY,JANUARY 22, 2009

WELCOME BACK TO CATCH-UP DAYS

1. ALL CLASSES GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 49

2, CORE 1/2 PREPOSITION TEST TOMORROW STUDY STUDY STUDY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 47

2.  STUDY PREPOSITIONS CORE 3/4 TEST TOMORROW

 TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009

1. STUDY PREPOSITIONS  FOR TEST

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 45 SUBORDINATIONG CONJUNCTIONS

PARENTS: I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT 46 STUDENTS IN MY CLASSES WERE CHOSEN TO HAVE THEIR POEMS  PUBLISHED IN THE POETRY ANTHOLOGY, CELEBRATION OF POETS. THOSE SELECTED WILL BRiNG MORE INFO HOME IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE CELEBRATION IN THE MEDIA CENTER FOR THEM.

I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF SOME PARENTS COULD DONATE SOME DRINKS AND PERHAPS A GIFT CARD TO BJ'S  (I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A SHEET CAKE FOR THEM).

ALSO SINCE OUR PROJECT THIS MONTH WAS  GAME BOARDS, WE ARE HAVING A GAME BOARD DAY ON THE 23RD. DONATIONS OF SNACKS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOU HELP

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 44 ON CONJUNCTIONS

2. ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMOROW

3. STUDY YOUR LIST ON PREPOSITIONS-A GRAMMAR  LESSON IS COMING UP SOON

THE QUARTER ENDS ON THE 23RD. ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN PRIOR TO THAT FOR CREDIT.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008

1. PREPOSITION WORKSHEET- BOTH SIDES

2. UNIT TEST ON THE GIVER TOMORROW- REVIEW YOUR CHAPTER ANSWER SHEETS AND SUMMARY GUIDES

3. PROJECTS ON THE POP UP BOOK AND SUMMARY AND THE GAME BOARDS ARE DUE FOR EVERYONE NEXT TUESDAY

 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009

1.  GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 40 AND 41 ON PREPOSITIONS

2. READING WORKSHEET

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009

1.  TEST TOMORROW ON THE GIVER VOCABULAR CORE 1/2 CH 11-17, CORE 3/4 SECTION 3

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 39 PREPOSITIONS

3. 2 WORKSHEETS

REMEMBER YOUR BOOK PROJECTS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH.

MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. HOPEFULY E HAVE MADE A RESOLUTION TO TURN IN WORK ON TIME, TO BE PREPARED FOR CLASS AND TO HIT THE BOOKS

1.  QUIZ TOMORROW ON CHPATER 11-15 USE YOUR STUDY GUIDES

2. GIVER WORKSHEET AND COMPLETE THE GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON PREPOSITIONS

3. VOCABULARY TEST ON WEDNESDAY CORE 1/2 VOC WORDS OF CHP 11-17 AND CORE 3/4 SECION 3 ON THE GIVER

4. WE WILL HAVE THE FINAL UNIT TEST ON THURSDAY ON THE GIVER

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008

WORK ON YOUR GAME BOARDS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY-SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR ON JANUARY 5, 2008

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR THE LAST CHAPTERS 21-23 AND DO THE SUMMARIES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008

1.  SUMMARIZE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 17/18 OF THE GIVER

BRING IN YOUR MATERIALS FOR YOUR GAME BOARD-NEW DUE DATE JANUARY 13

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008

1. TEST TOMORROW ALL CLASSES ON CHAPTER 6-10 VOCABULARY ON THE GIVER STUDY TONIGHT

2. SUMMARIZE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR CHPATER 14-15

MONDAY,DECEMBER 15, 2008

1. WORKSHEET

2. COMPLETE SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 12-13

3. QUIZ TOMORROW ON CHAPTERS 6-10 ON THE GIVER

4. VOC TEST ON WEDNESDAY CHAPTER 6-10 ON THE GIVER

IF YOU HAVE NOT RETURNED YOUR INTERIM, PLEASE DO SO TOMORROW

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008

CONTINUE TO READ YOUR NOVEL

REMEMBER GAME BOARDS ARE DUE ON JANUARY 6

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008

1. CORE 1/2 WORKSHEET

2. SUMMARIZE AND ANSWER WUESTIONS FOR CHPATER 10-11 OF THE GIVER

3. RETURN INTERIMS SIGNED

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008

VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 1-5 OF THE GIVER

SUMMARIZE CHAPTER 9 (CORE 3/4 9-10) AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR PACKET

INTERIMS WILL GO HOME TOMORROW AS WELL AS OUR NEWS LETTER

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008

1. STUDY FOR VOC TEST ON THURSDAY CHAPTERS 1-5 ON THE GIVER

2. SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 8 OF THE GIVER

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,2008

1.VERB TEST TOMORROW REVIEW ACTION AND STATE OF BEING

2. THURSDAY:VOC TEST ON THE GIVER CHAPTER 1-5

3. WRITE SUMMARY AND DO QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 7 OF THE GIVER

INTERIMS WILL GO HOME ON THURSDAY

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008

READ YOUR NOVEL -GAME BOARDS ARE DUE ON JANUARY 4, 2009

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008

1. STUDY FOR GRAMMAR TEST TOMORROW REVIEW YOUR STUDY SHEET ON VERBS. ALSO REVIEW FROM GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008

1. WORKSHEET ON THE GIVER

2. STUDY YOUR QUESTIONS AND SUMMARY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 1-5 ON THE GIVER

3. COMPLETE CLASSWORK ON THE GIVER IF YOU DID NOT FINISH

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008

1. STUDY VERBS FOR YOUR TEST ON FRIDAY

2.  GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 29 AND 30

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008

1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOKS P. 27 AND 28

2. SUMMARIZE CHAPTER 4 AND 5 OF THE GIVER

QUIZ ON LINKING VERBS, TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS., PREDICATE NOUNS AND PREDICATE ADJECTIVES ON WEDNESDAY USE TOMORROW'S WORKSHEET AND YOUR VERB PACKET TO REVIEW

QUIZ ON CHAPTER 1-5 OF THE GIVER ON THURSDAY USE YOUR QUESTIONS AND CHAPTER REVIEWS TO STUDY

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008

1. READ BOOK YOU CHOSE FOR YOUR GAME BOARD

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008

 1. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P, 27

2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 1 ON THE GIVER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008

1. FOCUS LESSON ON SELECTIVE UNDERLINING

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008

 1. GRAMMAR PACKET CORE 1/2 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS. CORE 3/4 LNKING VERBS

2. CORE 1/2 ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY IS DUE TOMORROW NO EXCEPTIONS FINAL COPY TYPED IS DUE ON FRIDAY

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008

1. FOCUS LESSON-USING EFFECTIVE READING STRATEGIES

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 26 ADJECTIVES

3. CORE 3/4 FINAL COPY OF ESSAY MUST BE TYPES WITH RUBRIC IN BUSINESS FORMAT

4. CORE 1/2 ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008

1. FOCUS LESSON ON NON-FICTON DO THE SUMMARY AND PREDICTION FOR EACH PARAGRAPH

2. ALL CLASSES NEED TO TURN IN THEIR POETRY BY FRIDAY SO I CAN PROOFREAD IT

DON'T FORGET WE ARE COLLECTING CAT AND DOG FOOD FOR THE SPCA-BRING A BAG OR A CAN AND GET BONUS POINTS

 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008

ALL CLASSES WILL HAVE A VOCABULARY TEST ON UNIT 5 ON MONDAY

PLEASE SIGN THE REPORT CARD AND RETURN THE WHITE COPY TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008

1.  ALL CLASSES SHOULD COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET ON SUFFIXES

2. CORE 3/4 GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 19

REPORT CARDS GO HOME TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008

ALL CLASSES COMPLETE THE FOCUS LESSON ON WORD STRATEGIES

BE READY TO WORK ON YOUR MURAL TOMORROW

VOCABULARY TEST WILL BE ON MONDAY UNIT 5

REPORT CARDS WILL GO HOME ON nOVEMBER 7TH

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OCTOBER 30 AND 31

NONE HAPPY HALLOWEEN

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008

CAMPFIRE TOMORROW BE PREPARED TO ACT OUT OR TELL YOUR STORY. DON'T FORGET YOUR PROPS IF YOU NEED THEM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008

 1. HAVE YOUR INDEX CARD AND SUMMARY WITH THE RUBRICS FOR YOUR CAMPFIRE STORY- NO ONE CAN PARTICIATE ON THURSDAY UNLESS I HAVE YOUR CARD

2. GRAMMAR WORKBOOK P. 15,16,17 ON VERBS SHOULD BE COMPLETED

3. DON'T FORGET THE CHOCOLATE, MARSHMALLOWS AND GRAHAM CRACKERS FOR THE SMORES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008

1. GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON PREFIXES

2. CORE 3/4 BLACK CAT WORKSHEET

3. ALL CLASSES:INDEX CARDS WITH YOUR NAME AND SUMMARY OF YOUR MYSTERY OR SUSPENSE STORY DUE TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY STAPLE THE RUBRIC TO THE CARD BE PREPARED TO TELL OR ACT THE STORY NO READING

4. I NEED ALL CLASSESS TO BRING EITHER MARSHMALLOWS, GRAHAM CRACKERS OR CHOCOLATE TO MAKE OUR SMORES ON THURSDAY

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008

I HOPE ALL THE KINKS ARE NOW FIXED AND THIS IS WORKING AGAIN

FINAL COPY OF ALL ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS ARE DUE BY MONDAY THE LATEST MANY OF YOU IN CORE1/2 DID NOT COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT

THOSE WHO DID TURN THE ESSAY IN SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR SUSPENSE OR MYSTERY BOOK AND WORKING ON THEIR STORY FOR OUR CAMPFIRE. REMEMBER YOU ARE TELLING A STORY USING THE PATTERNS OF SUSPENSE WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN CLASS. BE CREATIVE AND LIVELY DRAW US INTO YOUR STORY IT SHOULD BE SUSPENSEFUL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008

 1. ALL CLASSES: COMPLETE THE THIRD PARAGRAPH FOR THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

2. COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET ON ROOT WORDS. OUR FOCUS THIS WEEK IS ON PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

3. DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE A VOCABULARY TEST ON FRIDAY FOR UNIT 4 AND CORE 3/4 FOR UNIT 1,2,3,4

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008

 1. MAKE FLASH CARDS FOR UNIT 4 VOC WORDS 1-10

2. QUIZ TOMORROW ON "11:59" AND "RETRIEVED REFORMATION"

START BRINGING IN MARSHMALLOWS, CHOCOLATE AND GRAHAM CRACKERS FOR YOUR CHILL OUT CAMPFIRE. REMEMBER YOUR STORY IS DUE ON OCTOBER 30

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13,2008

 1. COMPLETE GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON ANTECEDENTS AND LITERATURE WORKSHEET ON "RETRIEVED REFORMATION"

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008

1.  ALL CLASSES NEED TO STUDY ALL THE VOCABULARY WORDS FOR UNIT 3. CORE 3/4 NEED TO STUDY UNIT 1-3. TEST IS ON MONDAY

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008

ALL CLASSES SHOULD CONTINUE TO STUDY THEIR VOCABULARY WORDS AND COMPLETE THE ASSIGNED WORKSHEET ON THE THREE STORY EXCEPTS

 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008

 ALL CLASSES ARE TO DO THE WORKSHEET ON THE STORY "11:59" AND CORE 3/4 IS TO COMPLETE THE PRETEST WORKSHEET ON THE VOC WORDS

2. EVERYONE SHOULD COME PREPARED TOMORROW WITH THEIR BOOK REPORTS

3. VOCABULARY TEST IS ON MONDAY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6,2008

1. BOOK REVIEWS ARE DUE TOMORROW

2. CORE 1/2 STUDY THE FIRST 10 VOC WORDS FOR UNIT 3

    CORE 3/4 STUDY VOC WORDS FOR UNIT 3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008 AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

CORE 1/2 MAKE FLASHCARDS FOR VOC WORDS 11-20

ALL CLASSES: WORK ON BOOK REVIEW

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1,2008

CORE 3/4 MAKE FLASHCARDS FOR VOC WORDS 11-20

CORE 1,2,3,4 DO WORKSHEET ON MYTHS

WORK ON BOOK REVIEW. THEY ARE DUE NEXT TUESDAY

TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 30

 CORE 1/2 TEST TOMORROW ON "THE SPECKLED BAND"

                 GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON VERBS

CORE 3/4   NO HW

1. ALL CLASSES: MAKE FLASHCARDS FOR THE FIRST TEN WORDS FROM UNIT 3

2. COMPLETE THE 2 WORKSHEETS FROM THE "SPECKLED BAND"

3. CORE 3/4 QUIZ TOMORROW ON THE "SPECKLED BAND" COMPLETE THE SHORT STORY WORKSHEET AND THE GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON VERBS

REMINDER: BOOK REVIEW IS DUE ON OCTOBER 7TH

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

1. CORE 1/2 MAKE FLASH CARDS FOR THE FIRST 5 WORDS

2. ALL CLASSES WORKSHEET BOTH SIDES ON DIALECT

THERE WILL BE AN EARLY RELEASE ON THURSDAY AND INTERIMS WILL BE SENT HOME

 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

1. ALL CLASSES: GRAMMAR IN ACTION WORKSHEET BOTH SIDES ON COMPOUND SENTENCES

2. CORE 1/2 FINISH FLASH CARDS FOR VOC WORDS 6-10

3. CORE 3/4 STUDY VOC WORDS FOR UNIT 1. TEST ON FRIDAY WILL INCLUDE ALL VOC WORDS FROM UNIT 1 AND 2

PICTURE DAY TOMORROW AND ON THURSDAY INTERIMS WILL SENT HOME . PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY AS WELL

 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

 1. ALL CLASSES: WORKSHEET ON MOOD

2. CORE /2 EXERCISE 5 IN SP/VOC PAC

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

ALL CLASSES: 1.STUDY FOR VOC TEST TOMORROW. CORE 3/4 40 WORDS FROM UNIT 1 AND 2

                       2. GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON VERBS DO SIDE ONE P.13

INTERIMS NEED TO BE SIGNED AND BROUGHT BACK TOMORROW

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

REMEMBER YOU HAVE A BOOK REVIEW DUE ON OCTOBER 7TH

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2008

 1. ALL CLASSES MAKE SURE YOUR FLASHCARDS FOR UNIT 2 ARE COMPLETE

2. COMPLETE GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ON INDEFINITE PRONOUN

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2008

1. ALL CLASSES STUDY FOR SPELLING/VOC TEST UNIT 2 WORDS FOR TOMORROWKNOW DEFINITIONS AND HOW TO SPELL THE WORDS

OPEN HOUSE IS TONIGHT AT 6:00

THE BOOK FAIR WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 8:30 TONIGHT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

 NONE BUT CONTINUE READING YOUR CHOSEN NOVEL REMEMBER YOUR BOOK REVIEW IS DUE ON OCTOBER 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

ALL CLASSES; COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET -READING WARMUP B

CORE 1/2 MAKE FLASHCARDS FOR THE WORDS 1-5

CORE 3/4 MAKE FLASCARDS FOR THE WORDS 1-10

BOOK FAIR:WILL GO ON THURSDAY

 MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008

GLAD TO MEET ALL MY NEW STUDENTS.

PLEASE HAVE ALL YOUR FORMS READ,SIGNED AND RETURNED.

BUY YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

1. BACK TO SCHOOL POEM DUE TOMORROW AND TYPED

2.FORMS SIGNED AND RETURNED

3. SCHOOL SUPPLIES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

1. "I AM" PROJECT TYPE THE INFORMATION FROM THE SHEET WE WORKED ON IN CLASS. BRING PICTURES TO MAKE THE COLLAGE IN CLASS

2.  ALL PAPERWORK SHOULD BE TURNED IN.

3.  ALL BINDERS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED WITH DIVIDERS FOR CLASS

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 29

THERE IS NO SCHOOLON MONDAY

:"I AM" PROJECT IS DUE ON TUESDAY IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED IT IN CLASS.

IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL POEM, YOU WILL HAVE YOUR FIRST ZERO IT WAS DUE ON WEDNESDAY

ENJOY THE HOLIDAY

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

MAKE YOUR FLASHCARDS FOR THE 10 NEW VOCABULARY WORDS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

1. GRAMMAR WORKSHEET PRACTICE SIDE 2- PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

1. ALL CLASSES SHOULD HAVE THE DIVIDERS IN THEIR BINDERS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS

2. WORKSHEET PRACTICE SIDE 2 DEMONSTRATIVE AND RELATIVE PRONOUNS

3. WORKSHEET "NEGATIVITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND" COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IF YOU DID NOT FINISH THIS IN CLASS.

 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

NO HOMEWORK-ENJOY THE WEEKEND AND I WILL SEE YOU ON MONDAY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

1. ALL CLASSES; WORKSHEET FOCUS LESSON ON HISTORICL DETAILS

2. CORE 1 COMPLETE QUESTONS ON "THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNES"

3.  EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THEIR INDEX CARDS (3X5) FOR THEIR VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

1.  EVERYONE SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR ROUGH DRAFT ON THE ESSAY FROM "THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNES" WE WILL DO A PEER EDIT IN CLASS AND FINAL COPY,TYPED IS DUE ON THURSDAY

2. COMPLETE YOUR FLASCCARDS FOR YOUR VOCABULARY WORDS. CORE 1/2 10 WORDS; CORE 3/4 20WORDS TEST ON FRIDAY FOR ALL CLASSES

WE HAVE MEDIA ORIENTATION TOMORROW YOU WILL ALSO CHOOSE A BOOK TO READ FOR YOUR FIRST BOOK REVIEW. MORE DIRECTIONS AND DUE DATES WILL FOLLOW ON THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

1. COMPLETE FINAL COPY OF ESSAY

 2. CORE 1/2 COMPLETE SP/VOC PACKET

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

1. ALL CLASSES: STUDY FOR VOCABULARY TEST

2. FINAL COPY OF ESSAY IS DUE

3. BOOK REVIEW IS DUE ON OCTOBER 7TH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

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