Mrs. Coats’s COMMUNICATION SKILLS Page

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REMINDERS

Wednesday, 4/6/11

Independent Reading Log/AR Test #1 Due April 21!

Independent Reading Log/AR Test #2 Due May 16!

Thursday, 3/3/11

Reading log & AR test #2 are due March 18.

*Final cutoff date for AR tests: March 24--The two highest AR test scores will be factored into the final average.

 

Friday, 2/11/11

1 week until the first independent reading log & AR test are due!

2nd & 3rd Blocks: Finished board games due Monday (2/14)

Tuesday, 2/1/11

3rd Quarter Reminders:

• Two (2) Independent Reading Logs/AR Tests for 3rd Quarter; due Feb. 18 and March 18!!
  • Reading logs and test forms for non-AR books are still available for download here.
• If you haven't turned in your money and permission slip for the trip to the play at ECSU, it needs to be in no later than Thursday (2/3/11)!
• The test on literary terms and grammar from last month can be downloaded here.  The test was not counted, but the material will be on an upcoming test that will count.  The test date will be announced in class 4-5 school days ahead of time. 
• Parents: If you are able and willing to donate ANY school-appropriate paperback novels (or other classroom materials), please let me know!  Thank you so much to those who already have!!

Monday, 11/22/10

Tuesday, 11/9/10

• The study guide for the "Elements of Short Stories" test for Blocks 2 (test Friday, 11/12) and 3 (test Monday, 11/15) is available here for downloading.
• The "Elements of Short Stories" Cornell notes (from  pp. 172-173) are due the day of the test.
• Quarter 2 reading logs are due November 29.
• This page is intended to be a supplement to the tools already given to students for those times when regularly-used handouts or long-term due dates are forgotten.  With that in mind, I update this page as often as is necessary, as often as I get the opportunity.  If you've provided me with your e-mail address, you should be getting an e-mail each time I update the page; if you aren't, check your spam folder to make sure the messages aren't going there.  You may add additional e-mail addresses by clicking on the "Notify Me" button on the left side of the page.

Thursday, 10/21/10

o        There were two previous announcements on this page, but again, all of the information that was previously on this page got deleted.  Please be reminded of the following…

o        Last day for AR tests to count for this marking period is Monday, October 25!

***ALSO…

o        Blocks 1&4: The assignment for the textbook story “Hey, Come on Out!” (handout—can be downloaded here) is due tomorrow WITH  the paraphrased vocabulary defintions (on a separate sheet of notebook paper).

o        Blocks 2&3: Your nonfiction log (i.e. “metacognitive log”) for the article “Trapped Chile Miners Face 4-Month Mental, Physical Test” is due tomorrow.  Both the log and the article can be downloaded here.

o        ALL CLASSES: If you have not turned in the “metacognitive log” for the article from science class, you need to do so—IT COUNTS AS A COMMUNICATION SKILLS GRADE, TOO!

Sunday, 9/12/10

o       Somehow, all of the information that was previously on this page got deleted.  Please check my SchoolNotes calendar for important upcoming dates.

o       If you haven’t already brought one in, please bring a composition or 1-subject spiral tablet to leave in the classroom as soon as possible.

o       Everyone should have an independent novel  before leaving school on Monday, September 13!  Reading logs are due October 4!  See the handout on independent reading guidelines for information on your requirements and the reading competition; it should be in your binder and can also be downloaded from this page.