It is the student's responsibility to write down assignments in their agenda. This page is for those times when they feel like they missed something or when there is an absence.



Week of August 18, 2008


Silver: vocabulary assignment(definitions, parts
of speech,story) DUE Friday 8/22/08
vocabulary packet 3 DUE Friday 8/22/08


Gold: vocabulary assignment(definitions, parts of speech, story) DUE Monday 8/25/08
vocabulary packet DUE Monday 8/25/08

Week of August 25,2008

Silver:  vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, story) DUE Thursday Vocabulary packet DUE Thursday  Spelling/Definitions Tests Thursday

Gold:  vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, story) DUE Friday Vocabualry packet DUE Friday  Spelling/Defintions tests Friday

Week of September 2, 2008

Silver:  vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, story) DUE Thursday Vocabulary packet DUE Thursday  Spelling/Definitions Tests Thursday

Gold:  vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, story) DUE Friday Vocabulary packet DUE Friday  Spelling/Definitions Tests Friday

Week of September 22, 2008

Silver: Vocabulary assignment and Vocabulary Packet will be worked on in class!  The packet and vocabulary assignment will be DUE on Thursday 9-25-08 with the spelling and definitions test on Thursday 9-25-08   We  will continue to work on isolated writing skills in the classroom

Gold: Vocabulary assignment and Vocabulary Packet will be worked on in class!  The packet and vocabulary assignment will be DUE on Friday 9-26-08 with the spelling and definitions test on Friday 9-26-08   We  will continue to work on isolated writing skills in the classroom.

Silver and Gold classes will put together their reference folders on Wednesday/Thursday.  Please make sure you have a folder with brads.  I prefer red, but any color will do!  Also, agenda checks will be done on these days also!

Week of September 29, 2008

Silver:  Vocabulary Packet and Vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, and story) will be DUE on Thursday 10-2-08.  Spelling/Definitions Tests will also be on Thursday.  Agenda check will be on Tuesday 9-30-08.

Gold:  Vocabulary Packet and Vocabulary asssignment (definitions, parts of speech, and story) will be DUE on Friday 10-3-08.  Spelling/Definitions Tests will also be on Friday.  Agenda check will be on Monday 9-29-08.

We will be working on a rough draft of an editorial in preparation for an upcoming contest for writing persuasively!

Week of October 13, 2008

Silver Days:  Vocabulary Packet and vocabulary assignment(definitions, parts of speech, story) due on Wednesday 10-15!  Spelling/Definitions Tests will also be on Wednesday!

Gold Days:  Vocabulary Packet and vocabulary assignment (definitions, parts of speech, story) due on Thursday 10-16.  Spelling/Definitions Tests will also be on Thursday.

We will be working on the MANDATORY Editorial project for the next two weeks!  We will talk about format, style, and content.  We will do as much research as possible at school.  The final copy will be in third person (do not use I, me, we, us...)  They will be due on 10/30-10/31 with the rough draft, final copy, cover sheet, and bibliography.  It will contain 300-400 words.  Topics below.....

Changing the Driving Age

The Electoral College

Offshore Oil Drilling

 Enjoy your day off on Friday 10-17!  Perhaps you can work on you editorial for a little bit! :)

Week of November 4, 2008

Silver/Gold

The students received their packets and vocabulary assignments on Monday/Tuesday and were given 45 minutes in class to complete the "homework" at school.  We will be working on grammatical skills during the week.  The spelling/definitions tests will be on Thursday and Friday.

The students were given a project on Monday/Tuesday that will be due on November 17 or 18 (Monday/Tuesday).

The project is to create an original product to sell to the class.  This follows up the persuasion unit.  The student will have to present the product as a commercial before the class.  They also will turn in a written paper in script or narrative format with the style of persuasion they used (testimonial or bandwagon).  This project should be a stress-free one.  They should have fun with it!  :)

Week of December 8/ Week of December 15

GO DOLPHINS! GO DOLPHINS!  GO DOLPHINS!  GO DOLPHINS!  GO DOLPHINS! 

The students do not have a packet this week or next week or ever again!  They do not have a vocabulary assignment this week or next week, but will begin those assignments again upon return from the Christmas Break!

We are continuing to work on a poetry unit in class.  If your child is not getting done each day with the assigned work then they may need to finish up at home, but they do not have assigned homework.

There will be a poetry memorization assignment when we get back.  I will let them choose the poem they want to memorize and recite in class before we leave for the break.