WEEK OF APRIL 5TH- APRIL 9TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE WATCHING THE HOOT MOVIE AND DOING COMPARE AND CONTRAST ON THE MOVIE VS THE BOOK. THE AR QUIZ WILL BE GIVEN 4/6/10 AND 4/7/10. UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE MOVIE, THE BOW TIE STRATEGY SHEET WILL BE COLLECTED FOR A GRADE. ALSO, BECAUSE IT IS 4TH QUARTER, YOU NEED TO GET 11 POINTS FOR THIS MARKING PERIOD. START READING!!!!! MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONCLUDE THE REMEMBER THE TITANS MOVIE AND BEGIN CAREERS. WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE JOB SHADOWING PAPERWORK, INCLUDING PERMISSION SLIPS. PLEASE RETURN THEM AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. MRS. M

MARCH 31ST -APRIL 1ST

8TH READING- HAND IN YOUR HOOT BOOK AND CHAPTER SUMMARY SHEET BY 2:30 ON 3/31. NO EXCEPTIONS. STUDY FOR THE AR HOOT QUIZ. THIS QUIZ WILL BE 4/6-4/7, DEPENDING ON WHICH DAY YOU ARE IN MY CLASS. HAVE A GREAT EASTER! MRS. M

7TH SSS- MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR MISSED WORK IS INTO ME BY 2:30 ON 3/31. ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! MRS. M

WEEK OF MARCH 28TH -APRIL 2ND

8TH READING- THIS WEEK EVEN CLASSES WILL LISTEN TO THE CONCLUSION OF HOOT BOOK AND FINISH CHAPTER SUMMARY FOR CH 21. PART 3 OF THE FICTION PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN CLASS ON THE PLOT OF HOOT AND I WILL BE COLLECTING THE HOOT BOOK , SO BRING IT TO CLASS TUES/WED. I WILL ALSO BE GRADING THE CHAPTER SUMMARY SHEETS. THEY WILL BE WORTH 210 POINTS. WE WILL BE TAKING AN AR QUIZ ON THE HOOT BOOK AFTER THE PLOT WKST IS COMPLETED. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL FINISH UP ANY OUTSTANDING POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND WILL CONCLUDE THE MOVIE REMEMBER THE TITANS. MAKE SURE ALL PAPERS AND ASSIGNMENT BOOKS ARE TURNED IN BY TUESDAY. THE END OF THE 3RD MARKING PERIOD IS THIS WEEK! ALSO, I WILL BE HANDING OUT THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THE JOB SHADOWING. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM PROMPTLY! THANK YOU! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

MARCH 24TH-

8TH READING- Just a reminder that the 5 by 5 writing prompt is due 3/26 for all classes. Read up to and including chapter 20 by Friday for odd classes and by Monday for even classes.

WEEK OF MARCH 22ND-MARCH 26TH

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING A WRITING PROMPT ON AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET. WE WILL ALSO BE DOING CH19-20 IN YOUR HOOT BOOK. ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL DO CHARACTERIZATION PRESENTATIONS MON,TUES & WED. THURS/FRI THE CARPENTER'S UNION WILL BE HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS I WILL BE CHECKING THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND & ENJOY THE SUNSHINE! MRS. M

WEEK OF MARCH 15TH MARCH 19TH

8TH GRADE READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE CONTINUING TYPES OF CONFLICT. WE WILL HAVE AN IN CLASS GRADED WORKSHEET. WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT FLASHBACK,FORESHADOWING AND CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. QUIZ THURS/FRI ON THE FICTION NOTES. YOU NEED TO DRAW THE DIAGRAM FOR THE PARTS OF A PLOT(THESE ARE ALSO IN YOUR NOTES)! WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING CHAPTERS 15/16 IN CLASS THIS WEEK. HOMEWORK FOR 3/18,3/19 WILL BE TO READ CH.17/18 AND FINISH SUMMARY SHEET FOR HOMEWORK. DUE 3/22,3/23.

7TH SSS- REMEMBER TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS AND GET THEM SIGNED ONCE A WEEK. ALSO, WE WILL BE FINISHING THE CHARACTERIZATION PROJECTS AND STARTING THE PRESENTATIONS. MRS.TOMKO WILL BE FINISHING UP THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROJECT.

WEEK OF MARCH 8TH- MARCH 12TH

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING PLOT AND PARTS OF THE PLOT. WE WILL REVIEW HOOT CHAPTERS 9-12. CHAPTER 13 WILL BE COVERED THIS WEEK AND 14 & 15 INCLUDING SUMMARIES WILL BE HOMEWORK FOR 3/11 & 3/12. ALL MISSED WORK MUST BE MADE UP THIS WEEK. MRS. M

7TH GRADE SSS- PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR CHARACTER TRAIT POSTER AND 3/11,3/12 WE WILL HAVE MS. HOLTER COME IN AND GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON OPERATION SAFE SURF. MRS. M

MAARCH 1ST- MARCH -5TH

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL COVER CHAPTERS 7-10 IN HOOT BOOK. PART 2 OF THE FICTION PACKET WILL BE ASSIGNED 3/2,3/3. THIS WILL BE DUE 3/8,3/9. ALSO QUIZ 3/9,3/10 ON FICTION NOTES.

7TH SSS- KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THEY WILL BE CHECKED THIS WEEK. BRING IN WORKSHEETS FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. WE WILL BE STARTING THE CHARACTER PROJECT, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTRA MAGAZINES YOU WISH TO DONATE FOR THIS PROJECT,PLEASE BRING THEM IN THIS WEEK.