WEEK OF DECEMBER 21ST-DECEMBER 23RD

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE COMPLETING OUR BIO-POEMS AND SHARING THEM IN CLASS. THEY WILL BE WORTH 100POINTS. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ENJOY YOUR BREAK! SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE CONCLUDING OUR BULLYING UNIT BY DISCUSSING AND SIGNING THE BULLYING PLEDGE IN CLASS THIS WEEK. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! MRS. M

WEEK OF DECEMBER 14TH-DECEMBER 18TH

8TH GRADE READING- THIS WEEK YOUR SUMMARY OF THE STORY "THE VISION OF MAYA YING LIN" IS DUE MON 12/14 AND THURS 12/16. THERE WILL BE A VOCABULARY QUIZ ON 12/17 &12/18 VOCAB IS FROM YOUR VOCAB CARDS AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON PAGE 502 OF YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK. YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE DEFINITIONS OF THE WORDS AND ALSO BE ABLE TO USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE. WE WILL BEGIN TO WRITE BIOPOEMS IN FRIDAYS CLASS AND CONTINUE THEM UNTIL CHRISTMAS BREAK. MRS.M

7TH SSS- MRS. ROWLAND WILL BE I N THIS WEEK TO VIDEO YOUR COMMITMENT STATEMENTS. WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE "ON THE BRIDGE STORY AND ALSO GOING OVER BULLYING WORKSHEETS. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNEMNT BOOKS AND GET ALL OF THE ALL STAR PAPERS IN ASAP. MRS. M

DECEMBER 9TH/10TH

8TH GRADE READING- YOU HAVE HOMEWORK FOR FRI/MON CLASS. FINISH YOUR SUMMARY THAT WE STARTED IN CLASS. 3 PARAGRAPHS FOR PAGES 503-508. 2 PARAGRAPHS FOR THE END OF THE STORY. TOTAL OF 5 PARAGRAPHS 5 SENTENCES DUE 12/16,12/17, DEPENDING ON WHICH DAY YOU HAVE 8TH READING. VOCABULARY QUIZ NEXT THUIRS12/17 AND 12/18. KNOW THE DEFENITIONS AND BE ABLE TO USE THEM IN A SENTENCE. VOCABULARY WORDS ARE FROM YOUR WORD CARDS AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON PAGE 502 OF THE RED LITURATURE BOOK. MRS. M

WEEK OF DECEMBER 7TH-DECEMBER 11TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING A BIOGRAPHY IN THE RED LITURATURE BOOK. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR BOOKS WITH YOU TO CLASS. WE WILL BEGIN BY INTRODUCING THE VOCAB WORDS AND AND OVER VIEW OF THE STORY IN MON/TUESDAYS CLASSES. WE WILL MAKE STUDY CARDS FOR THE VOCAB WORDS. WED/THURS WE WILL BE READING PAGES 503-508. AND HAVING A CLASS DISCUSSION. HOMEWORK WILL BE TO FINISH READING THE STORY AND REVIEW VOCAB. FRIDAY'S CLASS WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE ENDING AND WRITING A SUMMARY IN CLASS, WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN FOR A GRADE. AT THIS TIME IF YOUR NEWSPAPER PROJECT IS NOT IN YOU WILL HAVE A ZERO! INTERIMS ARE TUESDAY. MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING THE STORY "ON THE BRIDGE" . THIS GOES WITH OUR BULLYING UNIT. ALL STAR PROGRAM WILL BE 4TH PERIOD MON/TUES. 5TH PERIOD THURS./FRI. WEDNESDAY CLASSES WILL BE DOING A CYBERBULLING WORKSHEET AND A GAME ON THE WHITE BOARD. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS ARE NOT UP TO DATE AND YOUR WORKSHEETS ARE NOT IN FOR THE ALL STAR PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE FAILING SSS AT THIS TIME. INTERIMS ARE ON TUESDAY! MRS. M

DECEMBER 1ST-DECEMBER 4TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING THE PLAY BIOGRAPHY OF NELLIE BLY. WE WILL READ THE PLAY IN TUES/WED CLASSES AND CONCLUDE THE PLAY THURS/FRI/ FOLLOWED BE A 10 QUESTION QUIZ. ALSO, I WILL ASSIGN A REQUIRED READING LOG TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR AR BOOK. THIS IS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE RW LOGS. IT IS DUE MONDAY DEC 7TH AND TUESDASY, DEC 8TH. IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR NEWSPAPER PROJECTS, THEY MUST BE IN BY TUES. DEC 2 TO GET CREDIT FOR THEM. ORIGINAL DUE DATE WAS NOVEMBER 20TH. AT THIS TIME 30 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCED FROM YOUR GRADE, UNLESS I SPOKE WITH YOU DUE TO ABSENCE. MRS. M


7TH SSS- ALL WORKSHEETS NEED TO BE TURNED IN FOR THE ALL STAR PROGRAM ASAP. INTERIMS ARE DEC. 8TH. IF ALL PAPERS ARE NOT TURNED IN, YOU WILL BE FAILING SSS. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. I WILL CHECK THEM SHORTLY. THIS WEEK TUES. CLASSES WILL FINISH THE BULLYING VIDEO AND WKST. WED. WE WILL BE DOING A CYBERBULLYING WKST AND CLASS DISCUSSION. THURS/FRI. MS. HOLTER WILL BE HER TO DO A PROGRAM FOR US ON MAKING SMART CHOICES- DRUGS/ALCOHOL. MRS. M

NOVEMBER 23RD-NOVEMBER 26TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE WATCHING THE JACKIE ROBINSON BIOGRAPHY THIS WEEK AND COMPLETING THE CHAIN REACTION WORKSHEET TO FOLLOW EVENTS IN JACKIE'S LIFE. THIS WILL BE A GRADED WORKSHEET. HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING! ENJOY YOUR TIME OFF! MRS. M

7TH SSS- MON. WE WILL BE FINISHING THE BULLYING VIDEO AND WKST IN CLASS. PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN IN ANY OUTSTANDING WORKSHEETS THAT YOU STILL HAVE FROM THE ALL STAR PROGRAM. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. I WILL CHECK THEM AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK. TUES/WED. WE WILL HAVE THE ALL STAR PROGRAM! ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING BREAK! MRS. M

NOVEMBER 16TH-NOVEMBER 20TH

8TH READING-NEWSPAPER PROJECT -WE WILL BE FINDING THE 5 ARTICLES FOR THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT IN CLASS. STUDENTS HAVE THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE PROJECT WITH THEM. THE PROJECT WILL BE DUE 11/20/09 FOR ALL CLASSES. THIS IS A 200 POINT PROJECT. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR. YOU NEED 11 POINTS THIS MARKING PERIOD. WE WILL ALSO BE STARTING NOTES ON BIOGRAPGHY IN WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! GO SPARTANS!

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK MONDAYS CLASS WILL BE WATCHING A BULLYING VIDEO AND WORKSHEET. TUES/WED ALL CLASSES HAVE THE ALL STAR PROGRAM. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING IN ANY PAPERS FOR MRS. ROWLAND. THURSDAY/FRIDAY CLASSSES HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER ON CYBERBULLYING. ASSIGNEMNT BOOKS MUST BE SIGNED ON FRIDAYS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED MON/TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! GO SPARTANS!

WEEK OF NOVERMBER 9TH-NOVEMBER 13TH

8TH GRADE READING- DUE TO MY ILLNESS LAST WEEK, WE WILL BE DOING BALANCED /BIAS ARTCLES THIS WEEK AND GOING OVER INFORMATION FOR THE 200 POINT NEWSPAPER PROJECT THIS WEEK. THE ACTUAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED UNTIL 11/16 AND 11/17 IN CLASS. IT WILL BE DUE 11/20 AND 11/23. ALL INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE GONE OVER IN CLASS AND YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE A TYPED COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE BRING NEWSPAPERS TO CLASS ON OR BEFORE 11/16. SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS.M.

7TH SSS- 4TH PERIOD WILL BE HAVING THEIR ALL STARS PROGRAM ON MON/TUES. OF THIS WEEK. 5TH PERIOD WILL HAVE ALL STARS PROGRAM WED/THURS. THE DAYS YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL STARS WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE POSTERS FOR THE PLCB POSTER CONTEST. I WOULD LIKE ALL ENTRIES IN BY FRIDAY 5TH PERIOD. REMINDER: ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOKS ONLY NEED A PARENT SIGNATURE ON FRIDAYS FROM THIS POINT ON! GREAT JOB KEEPING UP THOSE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THIS QUARTER! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK(BOTH PARENTS/STUDENTS)! MRS. M.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2ND-NOVEMBER 6TH

8TH READING RW#5 IS DUE FOR MONDAY'S CLASS. MONDAY IS ALSO THE LAST DAY FOR AR POINTS. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING BALANCED /BIAS ARTICLES ANDDISCUSSING OUR 200 POINT NEWSPAPER PROJECT,WHICH WILL BE ASSIGNED NEXT WEEK. iF YOU HAVE ANY EXTRA NEWSPAPER PLEASE BRING THEM IN TO CLASS. THANK YOU. tHEIR WILL BE NO FURTHEER RW LOGS AT THIS TIME. WE WILL BE DOING OTHER ACTIVIES FOR THE 2ND MARKING PERIOD. MRS. M

7TH SSS-PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOKS. STARTING THIS WEEK YOU ONLY NEED TO GET A PARENT SIGNATURE ONCE A WEEK. THIS SHOULD BE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WEEK IN CLASS WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE PLCB POSTER AND ALL STAR PROGRAM WILL BE TUES/WED OF THIS WEEK.

OCTOBER 26TH-OCTOBER 30TH

8TH READING-WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ESSENTIAL/NONESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND WORKING IN THE PSSA BOOK. STUDENTS NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR AR READING AND QUIZZES. 11 POINTS BY THE END OF THE 1ST QUARTER! AT THE END OF THE WEEK WE WILL BE EXAMINING EDITORIALS AND SELECTING INFORMATION FROM THEM. RW #5 WILL BE ASSIGNED 10/26-10/27. MRS. M

7TH SSS- MRS. RUMBLE FROM RUMBLE FARMS WILL BE SPEAKING IN CLASS ON 10/26,10/27. THE WINNER OF THE $50.00 SAVINGS BOND WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY! WE WILL CONTINUE OUR BULLYING UNIT BY COMPLETING THE WKST(THE WAY I SEE IT) AND WATCHING THE VIDEO. PLEASE KEEP CURRENT WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. DON'T FORGET TO GET THEM SIGNED!!! MRS.M

OCTOBER 19TH-OCTOBER 23RD

8TH READING-TEST MON/TUES.ON RAYMOND'S RUN STORY. REMINDER -BRING IN YOUR ESSAY QUESTION. THAT IS PART OF THE TEST! WED/THURS WE WILL BE STARTING A 5 BY 5 EDITORIAL. I WILL DISCUSS THE TOPICS AND RUBRIC IN CLASS ON THESE DAYS. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE MON, 10/26 AND TUES.,10/27. NO READER WRITER LOG THIS WEEK! DUE TO THE 5BY5 EDITORIAL.

FRIDAY - ALL CLASSES WILL BE COMBINED WITH MRS. KOLVA'S CLASS FOR A GUEST SPEAKER FROM M&T BANK ON THE STOCK MARKET. YOU WILL REPORT TO YOUR REGULAR SCHEDULED CLASS AND THEN WE WILL COMBINE THE CLASSES AFTER ATTENDANCE IS TAKEN.

7TH SSS- MON/TUES. ALL STAR PROGRAM FOR BOTH 4TH & 5TH PERIODS. BRING IN THE FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WORKSHEET IF YOU HAVEN'T HANDED IT IN YET. ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THEY WILL BE CHECKED WED/THURS. OF THIS WEEK. WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE HEALTHY CHOICES 5 BY 5 FOR THE $50.00 SAVINGS BOND. ALL ENTERIES MUST BE COMPLETE AND TURNED IN BY OCT. 23RD TO BE IN THE CONTEST. ALL STUDENTS MUST DO THE ASSIGNEMNT TO PASS SSS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

OCTOBER 15TH

8TH GRADE READING. REMEMBER TO WORK ON YOUR TAKE HOME ESSAY QUESTION. THIS IS DUE THE DAY YOU TAKE THE TEST AND WILL BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE TEST. THE TEST FOR RAYMOND'S RUN IS 10/19,10/20. STUDY!!!! NO RW LOG THIS WEEK DUE TO THE TEST AND NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE DOING AN EDITORIAL IN 5BY5 STYLE. MRS. M

WEEK OF OCTOBER 12TH-16TH

8TH READING-ON WEDNESDAY RW#4 IS DUE ALONG WITH THE RAYMOND'S RUN PACKET. THEY WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS! WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR A TEST ON THE RAYMOND'S RUN STORY10/19,10/20. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR VOCAB CARDS AND LITERATURE BOOK TO CLASS WITH YOU EVERY CLASS!

7TH SSS-BOTH 4TH &5TH PERIODS WILL HAVE THE ALL STAR PROGRAM ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. BRING IN YOUR FORWARD TO THE FUTURE PAPERS FOR CLASS! ON FRIDAY WE WILL BE WORKING ON A 5BY 5 ON HEALTHY CHOICES. YOU CAN WIN A $50.00 SAVINGS BOND FROM RUMBLE'S FARM IF YOU SUBMIT THE PAPER TO ME BY THE 23RD OF OCTOBER. THIS IS A MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT TO PASS SSS. IF TURNED IN AFTER THE 23RD. YOU WILL GET CREDIT, BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE $50.00 SAVINGS BOND. ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 5TH-OCTOBER 9TH

8TH READING- REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK WITH YOU EVERYDAY! THIS WEEK WE WILL BE FINISHING THE STORY RAYMOND'S RUN AND DOING A CHARACTER WHEEL AND CHECK UNDERSTANDING WKSTS. RW#4 WILL BE ASSIGNED DURING MON/TUESDAYS CLASSES AND WILL BE DUE 10/15 OR 10/16. DUE DATE DEPENDS ON WHICH DAY YOU ARE IN MY CLASS THAT WEEK. KEEP UP WITH THE AR AND THE AR QUIZZES. BRING AR BOOK EVERYDAY ALSO! SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS. M


7TH GRADE SSS- REMEMBER TO KEEP ASSIGNMENT BOOKS UP TO DATE AND GET THEM SIGNED BY YOUR PARENTS DAILY. ALSO BRING YOUR ALL STAR HOMEWORK FOR MRS. ROWLAND BACK THIS WEEK. ALL STAR PROGRAM THIS WEEK IS ON WEDNESDAY /THURSDAY FOR BOTH 4TH /5TH PERIODS! SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS. M

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28TH-OCTOBER 2ND

8TH READING- RW #3 IS DUE THIS MON/TUES. (WHICH EVER DAY YOU HAVE MY CLASS). THIS WEEK WILL BE MAKE UP READER WRITER LOG WEEK. NO NEW RW LOGS THIS WEEK. ALL MAKE UP RW LOGS ARE DUE BY 10/6. THIS WEEK YOU WILL NEED YOUR RED LIT BOOK. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING VOCAB ,MAKING PREDICTIONS, AND READING THE STORY RAYMOND'S RUN. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR QUIZZES!


7TH GRADE SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ALL STAR PROGRAM 4TH PERIODS THURSDAY/FRIDAY. 5TH PERIOD TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. WE WILL BE WATCHING A BULLYING VIDEO AND DOING A STRATEGY WORKSHEET TO GO ALONG WITH THE VIDEO.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20TH-25TH

8TH GRADE READING- READER WRITER LOG #2 IS DUE IN CLASS ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY. (WHICH EVER DAY THAT YOU HAVE ME). RW#3 WILL BE ASSIGNED THIS WEEK AND WILL BE DUE NEXT MON/TUES. REMEMBER YOU NEED 4 ENTRIES PER RW LOG! WE WILL BE DOING WORK IN CLAQSS ON OUR COMPREHENSION AND USING CONTEXT CLUES. WE WILL WORK IN THE PSSA BOOK THIS WEEK, SO YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR RED LITURATURE BOOKS THIS WEEK. PLEASE BRING YOUR AR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY TIME AND KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR QUIZZES!


7TH GRADE-SSS- 4TH PERIOD CLASSES WILL HAVE ALL STAR PROGRAM THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 5TH PERIOD CLASSES WILL HAVE THE ALL STAR PROGRAM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND GET IT SIGNED BY PARENTS DAILY! THEY WILL BE CHECKED EVERY WEEK! WE WILL CONTINUE OUR BULLYING UNIT THIS WEEK WITH A WKST AND A BULLYIN VIDEO ATHE DAYS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL STAR PROGRAM.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14TH-SEPTEMBER 18TH

8TH READING-READER WRITER LOG #1 IS DUE SEPTEMBER 14TH/15TH (DEPENDS ON WHICH DAY YOU HAVE READING). WE WILL BEGIN OUR NONFICTION UNIT THIS WEEK. KEEP DOING YOUR AR TO REACH YOUR POINTS.


7TH SSS- THE ALL STAR PROGRAM BEGINS ON MON/TUES FOR PERIOD 5 CLASSES. PERIOD 4 CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON THURS/FRI. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED FOR A GRADE THIS WEEK.

WEEK OF SEPT.7TH-SEPT.11TH

8TH GRADE READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING OUR READER WRITER LOGS. ALL CLASSES NEED TO HAVE THEIR AR BOOKS FOR CLASS BEGINNING ON TUES. AND WED. STUDENTS WILL BE GETTING THEIR READING BOOKS ON THURS AND FRI. MUST COVER THESE BOOKS. THEY ARE BRAND NEW! DON'T FORGET MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

7TH GRADE SSS-WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR BULLYING UNIT AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. REMEMBER THEY ARE TO BE SIGNED EVERY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DON'T FORGET MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

WEEK OF AUGUST 31ST-SEPTEMBER 4TH

8TH GRADE READING-WELCOME BACK! IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE THIS WEEK. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR SUMMER! THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING OUR PROCEDURES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR 8TH GRADE READING. WE WILL BE CONTINUING AR LIKE YOU DID IN 7TH GRADE, BUT WITH A LITTLE TWIST THIS YEAR. I WILL BE HAVING YOU DO READER WRITER LOGS. I WILL EXPLAIN THEM THIS WEEK. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU ON MONDAY! MRS.M

7TH GRADE SSS- WELCOME TO THE NSHS! DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE STUDENTS AND TEACHER ARE FRIENDLY AND WILLING TO HELP YOU IF NEED US! THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING PROCEDURES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR SSS. YOU WILL ALSO BE USING AN ASSIGNMENT BOOK TO HELP YOU KEEP EVERYTHING IN ORDER. THIS IS A MANDATORY PART OF SSS. I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY ARE TO BE FILLED OUT. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FIRST DAY! MRS. M

WEEK OF MAY 18TH-MAY 22ND

8TH READING- WE WILL BE FINISHING UP WITH DRAMA BY READING A PLAY. REMEMBER THAT OUR FINAL EXAM IS ON MAY 26TH WITH THE MAKEUP ON JUNE 1ST. WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE FINAL AND REMEMBER TO STUDY THE STUDY GUIDE. KEEP UP WITH THE AR. FINAL DAY FOR QUIZZES WILL BE 5/29.

7TH GRADE SSS- WE WILL BE CONCLUDING WITH OUR JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS. MS. ROWLAND WILL BE IN AS OUR GUEST SPEAKER ON TUES-WED. CLASSES. WE WILL BE DOING PEER PAL LETTERS AND ALSO STARTING TO WATCH THE MOVIE RADIO BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. I WILL BE CHECKING THEM ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WEEK OF MAY 11TH-MAY 15TH

8TH GRADE READING-PART 4 OF THE FICTION PROJECT AND ANY MAKE UP PART, ARE DUE 5/11 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS. WE WILL WRAP UP NOTES ON FICTION AND BEGIN THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FICTION FINAL 5/26. KEEP READING TO GET YOUR AR POINTS.

7TH GRADE SSS- WE WILL BE LISTENING TO JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS UP TO DATE.

WEEK OF MAY 4TH-MAY 8TH

8TH READING- PART 3 OF THE FICTION PROJECT IS DUE 5/4. PART 4 THE FINAL PART WILL BE ASSIGNED ON MON.5/4 AND IS DUE 5/11. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING SETTING IN FICTION WRITING THIS WEEK IN CLASS. POINT OF VIEEW IN FICTION WRITING WILL BE DISCUSSED ON THURSDAY. CONTINUE WITH YOUR AR. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. N HERSHEY SCIENCE TRIP FRIDAY!! HAVE FUN!

7TH GRADE SSS- WE WILL BE LISTENING TO OUR JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATION AND COMPLETEING OUR EVALUATION SHEETS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TO BE HERE AND PREPARED FOR THE DAY YOU SIGNED UP TO PRESENT. DRESS ACCORDING TO OUR CLASS DISCUSSION. NO JEANS AND NO SHORTS. HAVE A SUPER WEEK

APRIL 20TH -APRIL24TH

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE HAVING A NOTES QUIZ ON 5/1. WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION ON FICTION, FORESHADOWING AND FLASHBACK. PART 3 OF THE FICTION PROJECT IS DUE 5/4. CONTINUE AR AND AR QUIZZES.

7TH GRADE SSS-JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS BEGIN ON 5/1. HAVE ALL INFORMATION READY FOR THE DAY YOU ARE PRESENTING. ASSIGNMENT BOOKS WILL BE CHECKED THIS WEEK.

7TH GRADE HOMEROOM-PLEASE RETURN YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THE SOUTH VO TECH FIELD TRIP BY 5/1.

WEEK OF APRIL 13TH-17TH

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE STARTING OUR 200 POINT FICTION PROJECT ON 4/14. THERE ARE FOUR PARTS. EACH PART IS WORTH 50 POINTS. PART ONE WILL BE ASSIGNED ON 4/14 AND DUE 4/20. WE WILL BE WORKING ON CHARACTERIZATION THIS WEEK.

7TH GRADE SSS- WE WILL BEGIN TO GO OVER THE PAPERS ON JOB SHADOWING AND THE WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORT THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. DON'T FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS FOR JOB SHADOWING IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO. JOB SHADOWING WILL BE APRIL 23RD OR 24TH!

WEEK OF APRIL 6TH-APRIL 8TH

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TYPES OF FICTION. A READING STRATEGY WORKSHEET WILL BE GIVEN OUT ON MONDAY AND IS DUE WEDNESDAY.


SSS- WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO WORK ON THE PACKET FOR THE COIN -CAREER PROGRAM. JOB SHADOWING PERMISSION SLIPS ARE DUE BACK BY 4/8/09.

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!--DON'T FORGET WE WILL HAVE A 2 HR EARLY DISMISSAL ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH.

WEEK OF MARCH 23RD-27TH

8TH READING. NEWSPAPER PROJECT WAS DUE TODAY WORTH 200 POINTS. 10POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED EACH DAY LATE. IF NOT IN BE WEDNESDAY25TH, IT WILL BE A ZERO. WE WILL BE GOING OVER AUTHORS PURPOSE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THIS WEK. CONTINUE WORKING ON THE NONFICTION STUDY GUIDE. WE WILL HAVE THE TEST ON NONFICTION NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST.

7TH GRADE SSS- WE WILL BE STARTING OUR CAREER UNIT THIS WEEK. ALSO, ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE THE CARPENTER'S UNION HERE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION. JOB SHADOWING WILL BE APRIL 23RD OR 24TH. I WILL SEND MORE INFORMATION ON JOB SHADOWING IN APRIL.

WEEK OF MARCH 16TH-20TH

8TH GRADE READING-EDITORIALS ARE DUE 3/17. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SAMPLES OF EDITORIALS THIS WEEK. ALSO AUTHOR'S PURPOSE FOR WRITING. NEWSPAPER PROJECT 200 POINTS WILL BE DISCUSSED WEDNESDAY. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE3/23. END OF THE MARKING PERIOD IS 3/24. KEEP READING THE AR BOOKS!

7TH GRADE SSS- CHARACTER POSTER PRESENTATIONS ARE THIS WEEK. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER FROM THE CARPENTERS UNION ON 3/24-3/25. MAKE SURE IF YOU OWE ANY ASSIGNMENTS OR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THAT YOU SEE ME BEFORE THE END OF THE MARKING PERIOD-3/24.

WEEK OF MARCH 9TH-13TH

8TH READING- NO REGULAR READER WRITER LOGS THIS WEEK,HOWEVER MAKE-UP READER WRITER LOGS ARE DUE BY 3/14. EDITORIALS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND WE WILL WORK ON THEM WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY IN CLASS. THEY ARE TO BE TURNED IN 3/13.


7TH SSS WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR CHARACTER POSTERS AND STARTING OUR PRRESENTAIONS THIS WEEK AND GOING INTO NEXT WEEK.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16TH-20TH

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE CONTINUING MAIN IDEA& SUPPORTING DETAILS ON TUESDAY. GREAT RAT HUNT STORY AND PACKET WILL BE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ALSO COVERS MAIN IDEA, VOCAB,RECALLING DETAILS AND SUMMARY. PLEASE CONTINUE READING YOUR AR BOOKS TO COLLECT YOUR POINTS.

SSS- WE WILL BE CONCLUDING REMEMBER THE TITANS THIS WEEK AND WE WILL BE STARTING OUR CHARACTER UNIT BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR NOTE BOOK FOR ME TO CHECK YOU NEED TO SHOW ME ASAP. I WILL BE PUTTING THE GRADES IN BE THIS WEEK AND NO NOTEBOOK IS A ZERO!

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9TH-13TH

8TH READING-NONFICTION QUIZ #1 ON FRIDAY,13TH. NO READER WRITER LOG UNTIL 2/13-DUE 2/20. WE WILL CONTINUE ESSENTIAL,NONESSENTIAL INFO. ,MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS. WE WILL READ THE PLAY OLIVER TWISTAND TAKE A 10 QUESTION QUIZ UPON COMPLETION OF THE PLAY. KEEP READING YOUR AR BOOKS!

SSS- WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE INAUGURATION ON MON-TUESDAY. THE REST OF THE WEEK WE WILL BE WATCHING AND DISCUSSING REMEMBER THE TITANS, AS A CONCLUSION TO OUR DIVERSITY UNIT. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2ND-6TH

8TH READING-READER WRITER LOG #2 WILL BE ASSIGNED MONDAY, 2/2 AND DUE FRIDAY, 2/6. WE WILL CONTINUE TO READ OUR AR BOOKS AND WE WILL BE DOING NONFICTION IN CLASS.

7TH GRRADE SSS- WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR UNIT ON DIVERSITY. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TURNED IN YOUR EMMITT TILL WKST. WE WILL BE WATCHING THE HOLOCAUST IN MEMORY OF THE MILLIONS AND HAVING CLASS DISCUSSIONS. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! I WILL BE CHECKING THEM SHORTLY!!!!

WEEK OF JANUARY 26TH-30TH

8TH GRADE READING- WE WILL BE STARTING OUR AR BOOKS. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND SELECTING ONE ON MONDAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOU CAN ALSO BRING ONE FROM HOME AND WE WILL CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS AR. READER WRITER LOG #1 WILL BE ASSIGNED ON MONDAY AND DUE 1/30. wE WILL BE GOING OVER READING STRATEGIES IN CLASS NEXT WEEK AND LOOKING AT AN EXAMPLE OF A NONFICTION STORY.

SSS-PLEASE KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. I WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK THEM IN THE 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER. BRING YOUR EMMITT TILL PAPER WITH YOU TO YOUR NEXT CLASS. WE WILL SHORTLY BE STARTING THE HOLUCOUST

WEEK OF JANUARY 12TH -16TH

8TH GRADE READING- WORK ON STUDY GUIDE GIVEN ON 1/9/09. WE WILL BE CHECKING IT DURING CLASS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL EXAM ON THURSDAY, 1/15/09. PLEASE SEE ME BEFORE THIS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE STUDY GUIDE.

SSS- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ALL STAR PRESENTATION THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT THURSDAY, 1/15/09, HAS BE CHANGED DUE TO THE LAST SNOW DAY. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE NEW DATE AS SOON AS IT IS FINALIZED. THIS WEEK IN CLASS WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR UNIT ON DIVERSITY. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL SCIENCE CARDS AND ALL STAR PAPERS ARE TURNED IN FOR THE 2ND SEMESTER. PLEASE CONTINUE TO USE YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE SIGNED, BUT SHOULD STILL BE UP TO DATE. I WILL BE CHECKING THEM IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.