WEEK OF DECEMBER 19TH-DECEMBER 23RD

8TH READING- DUE TO THE HOLIDAY BREAK, WE WILL NOT START THE RAYMOND'S RUN STORY UNTIL AFTER MIDTERMS. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING THE PLAY OLIVER TWIST AND HAVING AN OPEN PLAY QUIZ UPON COMPLETION OF THE PLAY.
LAST DAY FOR AR POINTS FOR THE 2ND MARKING PERIOD IS JAN 17TH. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!

7TH WE WILL BE FINISHING OUR WRITING PROMPT THIS WEEK. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO TYPE THEM ON DEC. 21 7& 22. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOK. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 5TH-DECEMBER 9TH

8TH READING- FINAL COPY OF YOUR BIOGRAPHY WILL BE TYPED IN MR. GOBER CLASSES ON 12/5 &12/6. FINAL BIOGRAPHIES WILL BE COLLECTED 12/7 ODD CLASSES & 12/8 EVEN CLASSES. WE WILL THEN BEGIN TEXT ORGANIZATION IN FRIDAYS KEEP READING AR. YOU NEED 11 POINTS BY THE END OF THE MARKING PERIOD!!!


7TH SSS-WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR CHARACTER TRAITS POSTERS AND START PRESENTING IN 12/8 CLASSES. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28TH-DECEMBER 2ND

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE RESEARCHING FOR OUR BIOGRAPHY. YOU NEED TO PICK YOUR PERSON BY ODD-11/29,EVEN 11/30. WE WILL BE LEARNING HOW TO USE THE POWER LIBRARY TO LOCATE INFORMATION ON YOUR PERSON. YOU WILL HAVE 1 CLASS PERIOD TO LOOK UP INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THE BIOGRAPHY REPORT WKST. YOU WILL HAVE 1 CLASS TO ROUGH DRAFT AND 21 CLASS TO TYPE THE FINAL COPY. IF YOU ARE ABSENT YOU MUST RESEARCH THIS TOPIC AT HOME. FINAL BIOGRAPHY IS DUE ODD 12/7, EVEN CLASSES 12/8. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROJECT PLEASE EMAIL lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net or call 874 0495 ext. 2730.

7th SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN OUR CHARACTER TRAIT POSTER. WE WILL BE WORKING ON THESE IN CLASS. STUDENTS WILL PRESENT THEM TO THE CLASS WHEN THEY ARE COMPLETE. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK. YOU ARE STILL TO BE GETTING THEM SIGNED ONCE A WEEK.

NEWSPAPER PROJECT

I WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TUTOR FOR THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT FROM 2:34-3:10 ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
COMING TO TUTORING, SIGN UP FOR THE 3:10 ACTIVITY BUS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR FORM FOR THE BUS TURNED IN TO THE OFFICE,OR YOU MAY NOT RIDE THE BUS HOME. COME TO MY ROOM (730) AFTER 7TH PERIOD AND GOING TO YOUR LOCKER.

NEWSPAPER PROJECT-UPDATE 11/16/11

8TH READING- I AM AVAILABLE TO HELP STUDENTS BETWEEN 2:34 -3:10. I AM MEETING WITH STUDENTS TODAY 11/16 AND SOME STUDENTS STAYED 11/15. I AM NOT A MIND READER ,ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US! DO NOT MISS OUT ON 200 POINTS! PLEASE SEE ME IF ADDITIONAL DAYS ARE NEEDED FOR TUTORING ON THIS PROJECT! -10POINTS FOR EACH LATE DAY!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14TH-NOVEMBER 18TH

8TH READING-MON- WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BIOGRAPHY NOTES AND NELLIE BLY PLAY. A QUIZ WILL FOLLOW THIS PLAY. TUES-FRI. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT CONTEXT CLUES AND USING THE PSSA BOOK IN CLASS. REMINDER THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT IS DUE ODD CLASSES 11/14,EVEN 11/15. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT, PLEASE EMAIL ME OVER THE WEEKEND @ lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net . I will email you ASAP.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE SIGNING THE BULLYING PLEDGE THIS WEEK, CONCLUDE THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM WITH MS. FITZPATRICK AND DISCUSSING THE UP COMING CHARACTER UNIT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND GET IT SIGNED EACH NIGHT.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7TH-NOVEMBER 11TH

8TH READING-THIS WEEK MON.CLASSES WILL BE LOCATING THEIR 5 NEWS ARTICLES THAT THEY WILL NEED TO DO THEIR NEWSPAPER PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS WORTH 200 POINTS AND IS DUE ODD CLASSES 11/15 & EVEN CLASSES 11/14. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE ON THIS PROJECT. THIS IS A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT. WE WILL BEGIN BIOGRAPHY AND READ NELLIE BLY PLAY THIS WEEK. CONTINUE TO READ AR. YOU NEED 11 POINTS PER MARKING PERIOD.

7TH-SSS- KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE SIGNING THE BULLYING CONTRACT AND WRAPPING UP THE BULLYING UNIT.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 31ST-NOVEMBER 4TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE IN CLASS. STUDENTS WILL READ A PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER QUESTIONS, THEN A WHOLE STORY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING OUR NEWSPAPER PROJECT, WORTH 200 POINTS. THIS WILL BE ASSIGNED IN EVEN CLASSES 11/4 AND ODD CLASSES 11/7. DUE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK! KEEP READING AR. TEST FOR MARKING PERIOD 2 MAY BE TAKEN AFTER 11/1.

7TH SSS- MON/TUES CLASSES MS. FITZPATRICK WILL BE HERE FOR THE LAST AMAZING ALTERNATIVE CLASS. MS. HOLTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT ON CYBERBULLYING. WED/THURS CLASSES. FRIDAY WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ODD GIRL OUT VIDEO AND THE CHAIN REACTION WKST./CLASS DISCUSSION. KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 24TH-OCTOBER 28TH

8TH READING- STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE RWL'S THIS WEEK, BECAUSE WE ARE WRITING EDITORIALS. ALL STUDENTS THAT WERE IN CLASS SHOULD HAVE THEIR EDITORIAL TOPICS. M,T & WED CLASSES WILL WORK ON THEIR EDITORIALS IN CLASS. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE WRITING PROCESS AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. ROUGH DRAFTS WILL BE USED IN CLASS TUES/WED TO REVISE/EDIT. FINAL COPY IS DUE ODD CLASSES 10/27& EVEN CLASSES 10/28. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OR ROUGH DRAFTS ARE 10 POINTS AND ARE NOW EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE A GRADE IN ADDITION TO THE EDITORIAL (20 POINTS). THURS/FRI CLASSES WE WILL HAVE TIME TO DO AR. LAST DAY FOR AR POINTS IS NOV. 1.

7TH SSS- MS. FITZPATRICK WILL BE HERE MON/TUES CLASSES. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BULLYING WKST/CHART AND END THE WEEK WITH THE ODD GIRL OUT VIDEO.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 17TH-OCTOBER 21ST

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING EDITORIALS, BIAS/BALANCED ARTICLES AND BEGIN TO WRITE EDITORIALS. STUDENTS WILL GET TOPICS IN 10/18 & 10/19 CLASSES. EDITORIALS WILL BE DUE EVEN CLASSES 10/27 & ODD CLASSES 10/28. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE WRITING PROCESS ,AND WORKING ON EDITORIALS THIS WEEK IN CLASS.

7TH SSS-MON/TUES CLASSES AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. WED/THURS/ FRI- WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BULLYING UNIT-WORKSHEETS CLASS DISCUSSIONS. KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. PARENTS YOU SHOULD BE SIGNING THAT ASSIGNMENT BOOK EVERY NIGHT.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 10TH-OCTOBER 15TH

8TH READING- MAKE UP RWL"S ARE DUE 10/11 &10/12. TEST FOR MAYA YING LIN ARE 10/11 &10/12 CLASSES. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CHAIN REACTION SHEET WITH YOU TO CLASS THE DAY OF YOUR TEST-WORTH 100 POINTS. WE WILL BE REVIEWING 10/10 CLASSES. 10/14 &10/15 WE WILL BE DISCUSSING BIAS AND BALANCED ARTICLES. KEEP READING AR. 11 POINTS FOR EACH MARKING PERIOD.

7TH SSS-MON/TUES CLASSES WE WILL HAVE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM WITH MS. FITZPATRICK. WED/THURS & FRI CLASSES WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BULLYING UNIT

WEDNESDAY UPDATE 8TH GRADE READING

ATTENTION 8TH GRADE READING- THERE IS NO NEW RWL THIS W3EEK. STUDENTS WHO DID NOT TURN IN RWL1,2 OR 3 CAN DO A MAKE UP RWL THIS WEEK. MAKE UP RWL'S ARE DUE BY ODD CLASSES 10/10, EVEN CLASS 10/11. STUDENTS MAY MAKE UP 100 POINTS,WHICH IS 1 FULL RWL(FRONT/BACK-4 ENTRIES. STUDY FOR THE TEST10/11 & 10/12.

8TH READING-MAYA YING LIN

8TH READING- THE MAYA YING TEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ODD CLASSES 10/12, EVEN CLASSES 10/11. IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION POSTED IN MY WEEKLY BLOG, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ON THE MAYA YING LIN TEST.

ALL 6 VOCAB WORDS -MATCHING STUDENTS MUST ALSO USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT TELLS ME THAT THE STUDENT UNDERSTANDS THE WORDS MEANING.

SHORT ANSWER-

STUDENTS MUST LIST 3 OUT OF THE 5 CRITERIA FOR THE MEMEORIAL GIVEN ON 507 OF THE TEXT BOOK.


THEY NEED TO EXPLIAN WHY THE VIETNAM VETERANS WERE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER VETERANS OF PREVIOUS WARS


WHO WAS MAYA YING LIN AND WHY WERE PEOPLE SURPRISED AT HER ACCOMPLISHMENT?

EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT TO JAN SCRUGGS TO BUILD THE MEMORIAL. WHAT WAS THE 1 THING THAT JAN SCRUGGS INSISTED BE INCLUDED ON THE MEMORIAL?

5 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
WHY DID MAYA CREATE THE DESIGN FOR THE MEMORIAL?

WHY DID SHE ENTER HER DESIGN IN THE CONTEST

WHAT DID SCRUGGS DO TO DECIDE WHO WOULD DESIGN THE MEMORIAL?

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO CREATED THE MEMORIAL?

WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA TO JAN SCRUGGS?

THE ALL OF THESE ABOVE WERE DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEM IN THEIR READING NOTEBOOK.

REREAD THE STORY AND REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THE CHAIN REACTION SHEET WORTH 100 POINTS! DUE THE DAY OF THE TEST.

WEEEK OF OCT 3RD-OCTOBER 7TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING CDT TESTING IN TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY CLASSES. MON/THURSDAY CLASSES WE WILL FINISH DISCUSSING THE MAY YING LIN STORY. STUDENTS WERE TO FINISH READING THE STORY WHERE THEY LEFT OFF IN THEIR CLASSES AND COMPLETE THE CHAIN REACTION SHEET. WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE TEST WHICH WILL BE 10/11 AND 10/12 CLASSES. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE TEST. VOCABULARY FOR MAYA YING LIN-PAGE 502 IN THE RED LITERATURE BOOK. STUDENTS HAVE MADE STUDY CARDS AND HAVE THESE IN THEIR NOTES. THEY WILL BE ASKED TO USE THE VOCAB IN A SENTENCE AND WELL AS MATCH THE DEFINITION TO THE WORD (MATCHING). ALSO, THEY WILL NEED TO LIST 3 OUT OF 5 OF THE CRITERIA FROM PAGE 507. THESE ARE ALSO IN THEIR NOTES. THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA FOR SHRUGGS WAS THAT THE NAMES OF ALL KILLED AND MISSING WERE LISTED ON THE MEMORIAL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW FOR THIS TEST IN CLASS. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME. lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net. KEEP READING FOR AR-YOU NEED 11 POINT BY THE END OF THE MARKING PERIOD.

7TH SSS- KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM MON/TUES. W-TH. F CLASSES WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BULLYING UNIT.

TUESDAY-9/28/11- WEDNESDAY- 9/29/11

8TH READING-REMINDER RWL #3 IS DUE ODD-10/4, EVEN- 10/3. ALL CLASSES ARE TO READ UP TO AND INCLUDING PAGES 504-507,THE MAYA YING LIN STORY. BRING YOUR VOCABULARY CARDS AND YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK TO CLASS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26TH-SEPTEMBER 30TH

8TH READING-RWL #2 WILL BE COLLECTED IN EVEN CLASSES 9/27,ODD CLASSES 9/26. RWL#3 WILL BE DUE EVEN 10/3 & ODD 10/4. WE WILL BE DOING PSSA BOOK THIS WEEK AND DISCUSSING ESSENTIAL/NONESSENTIAL INFORMATION. WED/THURS CLASSES WILL BE THE VISION OF MAYA YING LIN. WE WILL BE MAKING STUDY CARDS FOR THE VOCABULARY WORDS ON PAGE 502 OF THE RED LITERATURE BOOK,WHICH THEY WILL BE GETTING THIS WEEK IN CLASS.

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK MON/TUES CLASSES HAVE MS. FITZPATRICK FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
WED/THURS CLASSES WILL BE VISITED BY THE ROTARY
FRI. -WE WILL DO A BULLYING SURVEY AND WATCH THE DISCOVERY EDUCATION VIDEO ON BULLYING
KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOK! GET IT COMPLETE AND SIGNED!

9/19 &9/20 7TH SSS

7TH SSS- PLEASE RETURN THE GREEN ADULT INTERVIEW WORKSHEET FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. IT IS DUE BACK ODD 9/26 & EVEN 9/27.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19TH-SEPTEMBER 23RD

8TH READING-RWL #1 WAS DUE EVEN 9/19 & ODD 9/20. WE WILL SET UP RWL #2 WHEN #1 IS COLLECTED. RWL#2 IS DUE IN ODD 9/26 & EVEN 9/27 CLASSES. THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE PSSA BOOK AND DISCUSS EXPOSITORY/ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING, FACT & OPINION AND ESSENTIAL/NONESSENTIAL INFORMATION.

7TH SSS- MS. FITZPATRICK WILL BE HERE MON/TUES TO PRESENT THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. WED-THURS CLASSES WE WILL BE CONCLUDING THE STUDY SKILLS QUESTIONAIRE AND DETERMINING STRENGTHS/WEAKNESS IN STUDY SKILLS AREAS. FRI AND NEXT MON WE WILL BE DOING THE BULLYING SURVEY. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS AND GET THEM SIGNED DAILY!

DON'T FORGET YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT! THIS WEEK IS SPIRIT WEEK!
MONDAY-DECADES DAY
TUESDAY-IDOL/SUPERHERO DAY
WEDNESDAY-FAVORITE TEAM DAY
THURSDAY- HAWAIIAN DAY
FRIDAY- SPARTAN PRIDE DAY-WEAR RED WHITE AND BLUE TO SHOW OFF YOUR SPARTAN PRIDE!
HAVE FUN THIS WEEK,BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST STILL STAY WITHIN THE DRESS CODE!
PREP RALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON!

9/12-9/13

8th READING- COPY THE READING STRATEGIES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK IF YOU DID NOT FINISH THEM IN CLASS. KEEP UP WITH YOUR RWL! MRS. M

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12TH -SEPTEMBER 16TH

8TH READING- READER WRITER LOG #1 WILL BE ASSIGNED IN MON/TUES CLASSES. A PREMADE RWL FORM WILL BE HANDED OUT . THEY WILL BE DUE IN CLASS 9/20 & 9/21. IN CLASS WE WILL WORK ON A GROUP ACTIVITY FOR READING STRATEGIES. STUDENTS WILL PRESENT POSTERS TO THE CLASS AND RECEIVE 50 IN CLASS POINTS! WILL ALSO BE WORKING ON PSSA BOOK THIS WEEK. STUDENTS SHOULD BE DOING AR 15 MINUTES 4 NIGHTS A WEEK. I GIVE THEM 15 MINUTES IN CLASS AS WELL. THEY NEED TO COMPLETE 4 RWL ENTRIES A WEEK. MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT WILL BE WED NIGHT 6:30-8:30. PARENTS: THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net

7TH SSS-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING THE BULLYING UNIT AND THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM WITH PRESENTER MS. FITZPATRICK. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND GET IT SIGNED DAILY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS WILL BE CHECKED WEEKLY! PARENTS THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH-SEPTEMBER 9TH

8TH READING- MUST HAVE RULES SIGNED AND RETURNED TO TEACHER BY SEPTEMBER 9TH. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE READER WRITER LOGS IN CLASS--THEY ARE WORTH 100 POINTS. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY FOR AN AR BOOK. IF YOU HAVE ONE AT HOME, BRING IT TO CLASS WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES. WE WILL LOOK AT READING STRATEGIES BEFORE BEGINNING AR.

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK YOU ARE TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK COMPLETED AND SIGNED DAILY. WE WILL FINISH DISCUSSING STUDY SKILLS THIS WEEK. THE SURVEYS FOR THE ALL STAR PROGRAM/AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAMS WILL BE COMPLETED IN CLASSES ON WED/THURS.

WEEK OF AUGUST 29TH-SEPT. 2

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE PROCEDURES AND RULES. sTUDENTS WILL BE WRITING THEIR CLASSROOM RULES INTO THEIR NOTEBOOKS AND THEY WILL SIGN AND PARENTS WILL SIGN. THIS WILL BE USED FOR EXTRA CREDIT ON THE MIDTERM IF RETURNED BY SEPT. 9TH. THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO GET A FOLDER FOR CLASS. THEY WILL NEED AN AR BOOK FOR SEPT 9TH. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY NEXT WEEK, BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BRING IN BOOKS FROM HOME. TO CHECK IF A BOOK IS AR GO TO www.arbookfind.com. WE WILL BE DOING A READER/WRITER LOG THIS WEEK IN CLASS. TOGETHER, SO THAT STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM, AND SO I CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE DOING IT CORRECTLY. A WORKSHEET WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN CLASS SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO KEEP IN THEIR READING FOLDER AT ALL TIMES. WELCOME BACK!

7TH SSS- STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT BOOK IN THEIR HOMEROOM THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE WENT OVER HOW TO USE THE BOOK . STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE BOOK SIGNED BY AN ADULT EACH NIGHT. THEY WILL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND IT WILL AFFECT THE GRADE IF NOT COMPLETED. ALSO, THEY HAVE RULES THAT THEY MUST SIGN AND MUST BE SIGNED BY PARENTS. PLEASE RETURN SIGNED FORM BY 9/9. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING STUDY SKILLS AND WATCHING A STUDY SKILLS VIDEO FOLLOWED BY CLASS DISCUSSION ON STUDY TECHNIQUES AND WHAT WORKS FOR THEM. HAVE A GREAT FIRST WEEK . MRS. M

MAY 23RD-MAY 27TH

8TH READING- WE WILL CONTINUE TO ANALYZE DRAMA THIS WEEK AND READ THE PLAY THE BIRTHMARK,AS AN EXAMPLE OF DRAMA. WE WILL REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS. REMINDER, THE LAST DAY FOR AR IS 12:00 PM ON 5/27.

7TH SSS- WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS AND DO PEER PAL LETTERS THIS WEEK.

EXAM SCHEDULE GRADE 7-11

EXAM SCHEDULE FOR THE FINAL EXAMS GRADES 7-11

THURS. 5/26 PERIODS 4,3

FRIDAY 5/27 PERIODS 6,7

TUESDAY 5/31 PERIODS 1,2

WEDNESDAY 6/1 PERIOD 5

8TH GRADE READING-STUDY YOUR STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM

7TH SSS- ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE PRESENTED BY MAY 25TH, OR YOU WILL FAIL SSS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD.

WEEK OF MAY 16TH-MAY 20TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EXAM THIS WEEK. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH THE HOOT MOVIE AND USE THE SMART BOARD TO COMPARE & CONTRAST THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING DRAMA THIS WEEK IN CLASS. THE LAST DAY FOR AR IS 5/27. NEED 11 POINTS!

7TH SSS- PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOU JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATION THE DAY YOU SIGNED UP TO PRESENT. YOU MUST PRESENT TO PASS SSS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD. PARENTS PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR PRESENTATION. IF THEY HAVE ALREADY PRESENTED THEY SHOULD HAVE THE GRADING SHEET TO SHARE WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION ON THIS MATTER!

WEEK OF MAY 9TH-MAY 13TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LOOKING AT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. WE WILL LOCATE AND DISCUSS EXAMPLES OF EACH . WE WILL USE PSSA BOOK AND WILL ALSO WATCH THE BEGINNING OF THE HOOT MOVIE. WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE WE WILL COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE IN CLASS DISCUSSION. REMEMBER TO CONTINUE YOUR AR POINTS FOR 4TH MARKING PERIOD. YOU NEED 11.

7TH SSS- PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEGUN FOR JOB SHADOWING. REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU SIGNED UP YOU MADE A COMMITMENT TO YOUR CLASS TO PRESENT ON THAT DAY.

WEEK OF APRIL 25TH-29TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE COMPLETING THE HOOT NOVEL. CH 21 & EPILOGUE WILL BE COVERED IN CLASS. SUMMARIES & CH 16-EPILOGUE QUESTIONS ARE DUE IN CLASS 5/3 &5/4. THE HOOT TEST WILL ALSO BE ON 5/3 & 5/4 CLASSES.

7TH SSS- TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE CARPENTER'S UNION. THURS/FRI ARE JOB SHADOWING DAYS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL WORK THAT YOU MISS THE DAY YOU ARE JOB SHADOWING. CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU ASSIGNMENT BOOK UP TO DATE AND GET IT SIGNED FRIDAYS!

WEEK OF APRIL 18TH-APRIL 21

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING CH 19 & 20 FOR HOMEWORK AND WORKING ON PSSA SETTING IN CLASS. REMINDER QUESTION SUMMARIES 1-21 WILL BE COLLECTED AFTER WE COMPLETE THE HOOT NOVEL. THESE WILL BE WORTH 200 POINTS. ALSO, CH QUESTIONS 16-21 WILL ALSO BE COLLECTED FOR A GRADE. 7TH SSS- ALL JOB SHADOWING PERMISSION SLIPS WERE TO BE TURNED IN BY LAST FRIDAY. I DID GIVE THE WEEKEND AS A GRACE PERIOD AND TOLD STUDENTS NO LATER THAN MON. 4/18. AT THIS TIME THOSE NOT HAVING PERMISSION SLIPS TURNED IN MUST DO THE RESEARCH PROJECT AND MAY NOT MISS ANY SCHOOL TIME TO DO SO. WE WILL HAVE PRESENTERS 4/20 & 4/21. AND 2/26 & 4/27. JOB SHADOWING IS 4/28 & 4/29. PRESENTATIONS FOR JOB SHADOWING WILL BEGIN 5/6.

WEEK OF APRIL 11TH-APRIL 15TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE READING CHAPTERS 16-18 IN THE HOOT BOOK AND DOING QUESTIONS AND SUMMARIES. MON/TUES. CLASSES I WILL BE COLLECTING CH 11-15 QUESTIONS, WHICH COULD BE WORTH 100 POINTS. WE WILL BE REVIEWING SETTING AT THE END OF THE WEEK. DON'T FORGET THAT YOU NEED 11 AR POINTS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD AND YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THE AR TEST FOR HOOT. (POINTS WERE GIVEN LAST SEMESTER FOR THIS NOVEL. 7TH SSS- REMEMBER TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK UP TO DATE AND SIGNED BY A PARENT OF ADULT. ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR WORKSHEETS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE ALL STAR PROGRAM AND THE PERMISSION SLIP FOR JOB SHADOWING.

WEEK OF APRIL 4TH-APRIL 9TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE COMPLETING UP TO AND INCLUDING CH 15 IN THE HOOT NOVEL. I WILL COLLECT QUESTIONS 11-15 FOR A GRADE. WE WILL BE DOING A CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS WEB USING THE HOOT CHARACTERS AND INTERACTIONS. 7TH SSS- WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK TO FINISH THE COIN SURVEY AND WORKSHEET. REMEMBER TO TURN IN YOUR JOB SHADOWING PERMISSION SLIPS BY 4/7 & 4/8 CLASSES. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ALL STAR PROGRAM AND DO LESSON 6,&7 THIS WEEK. REMEMBER TO BRING BACK THE GETTING A REPUTATION WKST,SIGNED BY PARENT. ALSO KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK.

WEEK OF MARCH 28TH -APRIL 1ST

8TH READING- WRITING PROMPTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO MY WIKISPACE BEFORE YOUR CLASS ON 3/28 & 3/29 . YOU MUST ALSO HAVE YOUR ROUGH DRAFT OR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER, FINAL COPY AND RUBRIC TO TURN IN ON THOSE DAYS. CHECK WIKI SPACE FOR THE WRITING PROMPT AND RUBRIC IF YOU MISPLACE YOURS. WE WILL BE REVIEWING CHARACTERIZATION, PLOT AND TYPES OF CONFLICT THIS WEEK. FRIDAY'S CLASS WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING HOOT CH 13 AND READING CH 14,SUMMARY AND CH 14 QUESTIONS FOR HOMEWORK IF NOT COMPLETED IN CLASS.

7TH SSS- PERMISSION SLIPS WILL BE GOING HOME IN THURS/FRI CLASSES FOR JOB SHADOWING. PLEASE RETURN YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS BY 4/7 A& 4/8 CLASSES. IF YOU MUST GO TO THE VOTECH TO JOB SHADOW, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP.

WEEK OF MARCH 21ST- MARCH 25TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING PLOT NOTES, READING CH 11
& 12 HOOT NOVEL, SUMMARIES AND QUESTIONS. WE WILL BE DOING A WRITING PROMPT DUE MARCH 28TH & 29TH AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. POST ON YOUR WIKI SPACE. ALL MISSED WORK IS DUE BY TUESDAY , 3/22/11 AT 2:34.

7TH SSS- MUST HAVE ALL MISSED WORK AND ASSIGNMENT BOOKS TURNED IN BY 3/22/11, AT 2:34. WE WILL CONCLUDE THE REMEMBER THE TITANS MOVIE AND HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER ON 3/24 & 3/25.

MARCH 17TH

8TH READING UPDATE- FINISH HOOT NOVEL CH 11 SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS FOR 3/21 & 3/22 CLASSES.

7TH SSS- MAKE SURE THAT YOU TURN IN ANY ALL STAR PAPERS AND ASSIGNMENTS BOOK OWED BY 3/23 & 3/24 CLASSES.

WEEK OF MARCH 7TH-MARCH 11TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE CONTINUING HOOT NOVEL. QUESTIONS FOR CH 6-CH 10 WILL BE COLLECTED IN THURS/FRI CLASSES. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING PSSA TEST TAKING AND PRACTICING FROM THE PSSA BOOK. WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING PARTS OF A STORY AND DISCUSSING PLOT THIS WEEK IN CLASS. KEEP UP WITH YOUR CHAPTER SUMMARIES AS YOU READ THE HOOT NOVEL.

7TH SSS- ALL STAR HOMEWORK- FORWARD TO THE FUTURE IS DUE 3/7 & 3/8 IN CLASS. CONTINUE TO GET ASSIGNMENTS BOOK COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ADULT.
WE WILL BE DOING ALL STAR PROGRAM AND CONCLUDE THE HOLOCAUST MOVIE THIS WEEK.

8TH READING

8TH READING- CH 9 QUESTIONS AND SUMMARIES ARE DUE 3/7 & 3/8 CLASSES. I WILL HANDOUT THE QUESTIONS IN WED/THURS CLASSES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON PSSA ANALYZE CHARACTERIZATION IN CLASS. hAVE A GREAT NIGHT! MRS. M

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28TH-MARCH 4

8TH READING- THIS WEEK ORDER IT WORKSHEETS FOR HOOT WILL BE DUE IN TUES/WED CLASSES. WE WILL BE WORKING ON CHARACTERIZATION IN THE PSSA . HOOT NOVEL CHAPTERS 7-9 WILL BE DISCUSSED. KEEP UP WITH CHAPTER SUMMARIES AS YOU READ. CH. QUESTIONS FOR CH 8 WILL BE DUE FOR WED/THURS CLASSES. CH 9 WILL BE STARTED IN CLASS AND COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK ASSIGNED IN THURS/FRI CLASSES. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS.M

7TH SSS- KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! GET THEM SIGNED ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY. THIS WEEK WE WILL START THE HOLOCAUST PORTION OF OUR DIVERSITY UNIT. BY WATCH A MOVIE THE HOLOCAUST. WE WILL DUE ALL STAR PROGRAM SESSION 3 IN THURS/FRI CLASSES. MRS. M

7TH SSS-

REMINDER THAT INVENTIONS FOR THE ALL STAR PROGRAM ARE DUE IN CLASS 2/22 & 2/23. YOU WERE TO CREATE A PICTURE AND BRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN INVENTION THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL BE INVENTED IN YOUR LIFETIME.

7TH SSS- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

7TH SSS- HOMEWORK DUE 22&23 IN CLASS. DRAW AN INVENTION THE YOU THINK WILL BE INVENTED I N THE FUTURE.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14TH-FEBRUARY 18TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE DOING BIOGRAPHY OF LANCE MACKEY AND TIMELINE. (MON/TUES). THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN FICTION NOTES AND UNIT. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH HOOT NOVEL. CH 5 & CH. 6. SUMMARIES AND CHAPTER QUESTIONS. CH 6 WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETE FOR CLASS 2/23.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO DO COMPUTER WORK ON EMMIT TILL. WORKSHEETS WILL BE GIVEN OUT IN CLASS BEFORE YOU GO OVER TO THE LIBRARY THE FIRST DAY. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. MUST BE SIGNED ON FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK. WE WILL BE DOING SESSION 2 OF THE ALL STAR UNIT THIS THURS/FRI.

REMINDER-FEB. 7- 8 READING CLASSES

8TH READING- TEST ON MAYA YING LIN IS THIS THURS/FRI. STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY-MATCHING. PAPERS ARE ON THE FRONT TABLE AND YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE THEM IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. i SUGGEST REREADING THE MAYA YING LIN STORY ON YOUR OWN FOR REVIEW.


THIS WEEK FINISH THE CHAIN REACTION SHEET FOR THE MAYA YING LIN STORY THEY WILL BE COLLECTED BEGINNING OF WED/THURS CLASSES.

CH4 HOOT SUMMARY AND CH4 QUESTIONS ARE DUE 8WED/THURS CLASSES.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7TH-FEBRUARY 11TH

8TH READING-TEST FOR THE VISION OF MAYA YING LIN WILL BE GIVEN IN THURS/FRI CLASSES. WE WILL BE LISTENING THE CH 4 HOOT NOVEL IN CLASS THIS WEEK. CH4 SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS ARE DUE FOR 2/14 & 2/15.

7TH SSS- KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! THEY ONLY NEED TO BE SIGNED ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY. WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE MLK VIDEO THIS WEEK AND WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTER ON INTERNET SAFETY.

WEEK OF JANUARY 31ST-FEBRUARY 4TH

8TH READING- WE WILL CONCLUDE THE STORY THE VISION OF MAY YING LIN AND TEST WILL FOLLOW. BE SURE TO STUDY VOCABULARY AS WELL! ALSO WE WILL READ UP TO CHAPTER 3 AND DO CH. 3 QUESTIONS FOR THE HOOT NOVEL.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE STARTING ALL STAR PROGRAM THIS WEEK AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THE DIVERSITY UNIT. REMINDER--THE ASSIGNMENTS BOOKS ONLY NEED TO BE SIGNED ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY!

JANUARY 26TH- HOMEWORK-

8TH READING- STUDENTS ARE TO READ CH 2 HOOT NOVEL AND WRITE THEIR CHAPTER SUMMARY IN THEIR SUMMARY PACKET. VOCABULARY PAGE 502 IN LIT BOOK,SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN NOTEBOOKS. WE WILL BE READING MAYA YING LIN STORY IN THURS/FRI CLASSES. HAVE A GREAT WEEK! MRS. M

7TH-SSS STARTING THIS WEEEK STUDENTS ONLY NEED TO GET THEIR ASSIGNMENT BOOK SIGNED ON A FRIDAY FOR THE WEEK. MRS. M

UPDATE-JANUARY 24TH-

HOMEWORK IS TO READ CHAPTER 1 AND COMPLETE CHAPTER SUMMARY 5-7 SENTENCES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY CLASSES. BRING YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK TO CLASS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL BE STARTING THE STORY THE VISION OF MAYA YING LIN. VOCABULARY CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 502 OF YOUR LIT BOOK. STORY PAGES 504-510. WE WILL BE READING CHAPTERS 1-3 IN THE HOOT BOOK THIS WEEK AND COMPLETING CH SUMMARIES 1-3.

WEEK OF JANUARY 24TH-JANUARY 28TH

8TH READING- WE WILL BE DOING THEE HOOT BOOK FOR OUR AR THE 3RD MARKING PERIOD. CH 1 AND CH 1 SUMMARY ARE DUE TUES/WED CLASSES. PLEASE REMEMBER TH BRING YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK NEXT CLASS. WE WILL BE READING MAYA YING LIN-BIOGRAPHY. MRS. M
7TH SSS-KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS- THEY ONLY NEED TO BE SIGNED ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAYS! ALSO WE WILL BE DOING OUR DIVERSITY UNIT AND ALL STAR PROGRAM STARTING THIS WEEK. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

WEEK OF JANURAY 17TH-JANUARY 21ST

8TH READING- LAST DAY FOR AR POINTS IS JAN.18TH. THIS WEEK WE WILL START OUR NOVEL HOOT. WE WILL WRITE A SUMMARY FOR EACH CHAPTER. YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ ADDITIONAL AR BOOKS FOR 3RD MARKING PERIOD POINTS.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BEGIN OUR DIVERSITY UNIT THIS WEEK STARTING WITH MLK. PLEASE REMEMBER TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS SIGNED.

WEEK OF JANUARY 10TH-JANUARY 14TH

8TH READING- LAST DAY FOR THE AR POINTS IS JANUARY 18TH! KEEP READING

MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE

1/10-PERIODS 1&2
1/11- PERIODS 6 &7
1/12- PERIODS 3 &4
1/13- PERIOD 5
REMINDER: THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE MRS. KOLVA THAT DAY WILL TAKE MY EXAM IN HER ROOM! IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EXAM EMAIL ME OR STOP IN MY ROOM DURING SCHOOL HOURS. STUDY YOUR STUDY GUIDE!

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK THE SSS CLASSES WILL BE USED AS A STUDY HALL. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR AR TO SSS CLASS AND ANY OTHER SUBJECTS YOU NEED TO STUDY FOR. MRS. M