Mrs. Markiewicz Homework Helpline

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH FEBRUARY 24TH

2012-02-17T06:20:00.000-08:00

8TH READING-THE WRITING PROMPT IS DUE IN 2/21 &2/22 CLASSES. ALSO DUE IS THE BIO POEM ON THE SAME DAYS. THIS WEEK, WE WILL BEGIN PARTS OF A STORY AND THE FICTION UNIT. WE WILL TAKE NOTES AND WATCH THE VIDEO PARTS OF A STORY.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE DOING THE ALL STAR PROGRAM THIS WEEK. PLEASE TURN IN ANY WORKSHEETS THAT YOU ANY HAVE, AND GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK COMPLETE AND SIGNED.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13TH-27TH

2012-02-13T06:22:00.000-08:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE ARE DOING A WRITING PROMPT- WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU TOOK A LESS TRAVELED ROAD. DUE EVEN CLASSES 2/21, ODD CLASSES 2/22. WED/THURS CLASSES WE WILL BE DOING ACROSTIC AND BIOPOEMS.

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE DOING THE HOLOCAUST UNIT THIS WEEK. WE WILL WATCH VIDEOS AND READ STORIES ,INCLUDING A SUMMARY ON THE HOLOCAUST, WKSTS AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS & GET THEM SIGNED.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6TH-FEBRUARY 10TH

2012-02-07T05:46:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING POETRY. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TERMS AND POETRY. WE WILL BE READING ROBERT FROST THE ROAD NOT TAKEN. HANDOUT IN CLASS. ( PAGE 775 IN THE RED LITERATURE BOOK. ALSO FOUND ON773 WALT WHITMAN/ROBERT FROST BACKGROUND INFO. WE WILL BE ANALYSING THE PIECE IN CLASS. WE WILL READ O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN! PAGE 777 IN THE LITERATURE BOOK.
7TH SSS-CREATE AN INVENTION OF THE FUTURE. ALL STAR LESSON 3 WILL BE THURS/FRI. KEEP NOTEBOOKS UP TO DATE AND GET THEM SIGNED.

UPDATE 1/31

2012-01-31T06:29:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- RAYMOND'S RUN PACKET INCLUDING THE CHARACTER WHEEL, IS DUE THE DAY OF YOUR TEST. THE PACKET AND WHEEL ARE WORTH 150 POINTS. ALL HOMEWORK BLOGS WERE HANDED OUT IN CLASS 1/30 &1/31. RESEARCH YOUR SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS AND STUDY VOCAB. YOU MAY TYPE OR HAND WRITE YOUR ESSAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST AND STAPLE IT TO THE TEST THAT DAY. YOU MUST DO VOCAB AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3-5 SENTENCES) THE DAY OF THE TEST IN CLASS. STUDY!!!

RAYMOND'S RUN ESSAY QUESTION-TEST

2012-01-26T08:31:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- YOU ARE TO SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND WRITE A MINIMUM OF 8 SENTENCES. YOU CAN WRITE OR TYPE THIS PART OF THE TEST BEFORE 2/2 &2/3 TEST. THE DAY OF THE TEST, YOU MAY BRING IT TO CLASS AND ATTACH IT TO THE BACK OF THE TEST.

A. IN A BRIEF ESSAY, COMPARE SQUEAKY AND RAYMOND AS THEY ARE PORTRAYED IN "RAYMOND'S RUN ".THEIR DIFFERENCES ARE OBVIOUS: SQUEAKY IS BRIGHT AND QUICK WITTED; RAYMOND IS NOT "QUITE RIGHT." IN WHAT WAYS ARE THEY SIMILAR? ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINTS BY CITING DETAILS FROM THE STORY.

B. RAYMOND'S RUN MIGHT HAVE BEEN CALLED SQUEAKY'S RUN. WOULD SQUEAKY'S RUN HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE STORY? STATE YOUR OPINION IN AN ESSAY. REFER TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLOT TO SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

RAYMOND'S RUN ESSAY QUESTION-TEST

2012-01-26T08:29:00.001-08:00

RAYMOND'S RUN SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THE TEST2/2 & 2/3 CLASSES

2012-01-25T05:25:00.001-08:00

8TH READING- YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SELECT TWO OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW. REMEMBER TO ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION TO GET FULL CREDIT. USE YOUR STORY ON PAGE 28-38 IN YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK TO ASSIST YOU.

1. AT THE BEGINNING OF RAYMOND'S RUN, SQUEAKY DECLARES THAT NO ONE CAN BEAT ME AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY TO SUPPORT THE NOTION THAT SQUEAKY IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING HER REPUTATION AS THE FASTEST RUNNER.

2. IN A STORY A CONFLICT IS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES. A SHORT STORY USUALLY CONTAINS ONE CENTRAL CONFLICT, AND IT MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE MINOR CONFLICTS AS WELL. WHAT IS THE CENTRAL CONFLICT IN "RAYMOND'S RUN"?

3. THE CLIMAX OF "RAYMOND'S RUN" TAKES PLACE TOWARD THE END OF THE STORY, AS SQUEAKY AND GRETCHEN WAIT FOR THE WINNER OF THE FIFTY-YARD DASH TO BE ANNOUNCED. WHAT EVENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE TENSION AT THIS POINT IN THE STORY?

4. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION OF "RAYMOND'S RUN"? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT IS THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE STORY? NAME TWO THINGS THAT THE OUTCOME REVEALS ABOUT SQUEAKY.

TUESDAY 1/24/12 READING UPDATE

2012-01-24T06:13:00.001-08:00

8TH READING- THE RAYMOND'S RUN TEST SCHEDULED FOR 1/30 &1/31 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2/2 & 2/3. KEEP CHECKING HOMEWORK HELPLINE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST.

VOCAB FROM PAGE 26 IN THE LITERATURE BOOK IS ON THE TEST. IT WILL BE MATCHING

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WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD-JANUARY 27TH

2012-01-20T11:07:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- WE WILL BE FINISHING RAYMOND'S RUN STORY AND DISCUSSING PLOT. TEST ON THIS STORY ALONG WITH THE VOCAB WORDS ON PAGE 26 OF THE RED LITERATURE BOOK WILL BE JAN 30TH AND JAN. 31ST.

7TH SSS- STUDENTS WILL BE STARTING LESSON 2 OF THE ALL STAR PROGRAM, AND COMPLETING EMMETT TILL RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY. CONTINUE TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS SIGNED.

WEEK OF JANUARY 9TH-JANUARY 13TH

2012-01-06T07:13:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- EXAMS THIS WEEK! MONDAY CLASSES WILL BE REVIEWING READING STRATEGIES AND PLAYING A REVIEW GAME. 4TH-5TH PERIODS THIS WEEK WILL BE STUDY HALLS TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS!
1/11/12-EXAMS 1 &2 PERIODS
1/12/12-EXAMS 6&7 PERIODS
1/13/12-EXAMS 3&4 PERIODS
1/14/12- EXAM 5 PERIOD
1/14 CLASSES WILL BE REVIEWING THE RAYMOND'S RUN VOCABULARY AND PLAYING A REVIEW VOCAB GAME ON THE SMART BOARD.

7TH SSS- STUDENTS NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED THIS WEEK. 1/13/12- CLASSES WILL START THE ALL STAR PROGRAM. CLASSES 1/9-1/13 WILL BE USED FOR STUDY HALL TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS.

WEEK OF JANUARY 2ND-JANUARY 6TH

2012-01-03T05:26:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE MID -TERM EXAMS. STUDY GUIDE WILL BE GIVEN AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS 1/3-1/4 CLASSES. STUDENTS WILL HAVE TIME IN CLASS TO WORK ON THE STUDY GUIDE IN SMALL GROUPS. ON THE ABOVE DATES. 1/5-1/6 CLASSES THE STUDY GUIDE WILL BE GONE OVER AS A CLASS ,TO CL ARIFY ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL GO OVER THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE ACTUAL TEST . ie. multiple choice,fill in blank, matching. STUDENTS HAVE THE WRITTEN PORTION OF THE EXAM INCLUDED IN THE STUDY GUIDE. THINK ABOUT AN AR BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ IN EITHER THE 1ST OR 2ND MARKING PERIOD. WHAT IS THE TITLE? IS THE BOOK NONFICTION?> WHY OR WHY NOT? GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. ( 2 PARAGRAPHS-5 SENTENCES EACH). HELPFUL HINT: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE ANY EXAM TO START STUDYING. STUDY EACH NIGHT 15MIN-1/2 HOUR. START TONIGHT!

EXAM SCHEDULE
JAN10-PERIOD 1,2
JAN 11-PERIOD 6,7
JAN 12- PERIOD 3,4
JAN 13-PERIOD 5
JAN 10,11,12 EARLY DISMISSAL 12:50
JAN 13 NO EARLY DISMISSAL- AFTER 5TH PERIOD EXAM WE WILL FOLLOW THE 2 HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING THE DIVERSITY UNIT WITH MLK BIG BOOK , CLASS DISCUSSION, VIDEO AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK. YOU STILL NEED TO GET IT SIGNED EVERY NIGHT!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 19TH-DECEMBER 23RD

2011-12-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-02T10:06:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-22T09:59:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-16T16:54:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-16T06:29:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-10T09:40:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-21T07:54:00.001-07:00

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

2011-10-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-28T08:59:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-19T07:18:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-19T06:50:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-12T07:08:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-23T07:29:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-17T06:25:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-18T06:08:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-01T10:36:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-18T05:56:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-04T07:03:00.000-08:00

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

2011-03-02T11:31:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-25T10:10:00.000-08:00

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-

2011-02-18T05:46:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-16T08:41:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-11T11:15:00.001-08:00

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

2011-02-07T11:20:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-04T06:57:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-31T05:47:00.000-08:00

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-

2011-01-25T06:27:00.000-08:00

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-

2011-01-24T07:25:00.001-08:00

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

2011-01-21T11:25:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-16T20:10:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-07T11:49:00.000-08:00

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

WEEK OF JANUARY 3RD-JANUARY 7TH

2010-12-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- ALL MAKE-UP NEWSPAPER PROJECTS AND MAKE-UP EDITORIALS ARE DUE BY 1/3/11. WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE FINAL EXAM,PLAYING A REVIEW GAME IN CLASS, AND DOING THE STUDY GUIDE. EXAMS ARE 1/10,1/11,/1/12, & 1/13. PLEASE NOTE EARLY DISMISSAL ON THE 10TH,11TH, &12TH. 13TH IS REGULAR DISMISSAL. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY HAPPY NEW YEAR! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE DOING OUR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION PROJECTS THIS WEEK. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY BREAK! MRS. M

2010-12-22T08:41:00.001-08:00

DECEMBER 22ND

2010-12-22T06:31:00.000-08:00

8TH READING-ALL READING CLASSES WILL HAVE THE STUDY GUIDE BY CHRISTMAS BREAK. THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK, BUT IF YOU ARE AMBITIOUS AND WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON IT, YOU HAVE IT. WE WILL HAVE TIME IN CLASS TO WORK ON IT AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR FINALS WHEN WE COME BACK! REMINDER!! ANYONE WHO DID NOT TURN IN AN EDITORIAL STARTING AT 18/20 OR NEWSPAPER PROJECT STARTING AT 180/200, YOU WILL NOT GET FULL CREDIT,BUT IT AT LEAST YOU WOULD NOT HAVE A ZERO. ALL ARE DUE JANUARY 3RD. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS AND SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 20TH- DECEMBER 23RD

2010-12-16T08:20:00.001-08:00

8TH READING- WE WILL BE FINISHING THE BIOGRAPHY PLAY- NELLIE BLY AND TAKING A QUIZ. ALSO, KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR POINTS! ALL STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THE NEWSPAPER MAKE UP SESSION IN MY CLASS 12/20, THE PROJECTS ARE DUE JANUARY 3RD. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! ENJOY YOUR BREAK! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL HAVE PRESENTERS ON DECEMBER 21st & 22nd. DECEMBER 20TH AND 23RD WE WILL BE FINISHING OUR PROJECTS AND BEGINNING PRESENTATIONS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR! ENJOY YOUR VACATION! MRS. M

DECEMBER 15TH

2010-12-15T10:40:00.000-08:00

8TH GRADE READING-
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
MONDAY,DECEMBER 20TH I WILL BE IN MY ROOM TO DEMONSTRATE AND HELP THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT TURNED IN THE 200 POINT NEWSPAPER PROJECT. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE 150/200 IF EVERYTHING IS CORRECT THAT THEY TURN IN. DUE DATE FOR THE NEWSPAPER PROJECTS IS JANUARY 3RD. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ASSIGNMENT MAKE UP, PLEASE EMAIL ME OR CALL ME AT 874-0495. THANK YOU!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 13TH-DECEMBER 17TH

2010-12-13T10:37:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- WE WILL BE USING POWER LIBRARY TO LOOK AT THE BIOGRAPHY OF CARL HIAASEN. WE WILL BE COMPLETING A BIOGTRAPHY REPORT USING A COPY OF HIS BIOGRAPHY. THIS REPORT WILL BE WORTH 100 IN CLASS POINTS. THURSDAY/FRIDAY WE WILL BE READING THE BIOGRAPHICAL PLAY-NELLIE BLY AND TAKING A QUIZ UPON IT'S COMPLETION NEXT WEEK. MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR CHARACTERIZATION POSTERS IN CLASS THIS WEEK. PRESENTATIONS WILL START NEXT WEEK. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. MRS.M

WEEK OF DECEMBER 6TH-DECEMBER 10TH

2010-12-03T10:38:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- NEWSPAPER PROJECTS ARE VERY PAST DUE. REMINDER THAT THEY ARE WORTH 200 POINTS. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE FINISHING WORK IN THE PSSA BOOK ON TEXT ORGANIZATION AND STARTING OUR BIOGRAPHY UNIT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE REDOING THEIR NEWSPAPER PROJECT, THEY ARE DUE BY 12/6/10.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AND HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE WINTER FORMAL! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE CONTINUING THE CHARACTERIZATION UNIT THIS WEEK AND STARTING OUR POSTERS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. PLEASE BRING IN MAGAZINES IF YOU HAVE ANY THAT YOU ARE GOING TO THROW AWAY! WE CAN USE THEM FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29TH-DECEMBER 3RD

2010-11-30T06:24:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- ALL EDITORIALS AND NEWSPAPER PROJECTS ARE NOW OVERDUE AND POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED. I WILL STILL EXCEPT THEM UNTIL DEC 3RD. THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TEXT ORGANIZATION AND AUTHOR'S PURPOSE. WE WILL BE WORKING IN THE PSSA WORKBOOK IN CLASS. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR POINTS!

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE DISCUSSING HOW TO MAKE AND KEEP FRIENDS. THIS WILL LEAD US INTO OUR CHARACTERIZATION UNIT. PLEASE SAVE ANY MAGAZINES AND BRING THEM IN. WE WILL BE DOING A CHARACTERIZATION POSTER AND CAN USE PICTURES. WE WILL ALSO BE DOING THE POST TEST FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15TH-NOVEMBER 19TH

2010-11-15T12:14:00.000-08:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK YOUR EDITORIALS WILL BE DUE 11/17 & 11/18 CLASSES. WE WILL BE STARTING OUR NEWSPAPER PROJECT WORTH 200 POINTS BEGINNING IN 11/17 & 11/18 CLASSES. THIS PROJECT WILL BE DUE 11/22 & 11/23 CLASSES(WHICH EVER DAY YOU HAVE ME THEY ARE DUE THAT DAY)! WE ARE FINISHED READER WRITER LOGS FOR THE YEAR!!! WE ARE STILL DOING AR SO KEEP READING! WE WILL FINISH THE WEEK WITH A REVIEW OF BALANCE AND BIAS ARTICLES. SEE YOU ON TUES! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE ODD GIRL OUT VIDEO AND BULLYING UNIT. WE WILL BE WRITING THANK YOU NOTES FOR FRACKVILLE ROTARY AND AMAZING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM! SEE YOU SOON! MRS. M

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8TH-NOVEMBER 12TH

2010-11-05T07:02:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- RWL #5 IS DUE 11/11 & 11/12 CLASSES. WE WILL BE CONTINUING WITH ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING AND WRITE AN EDITORIAL ON A TOPIC GIVEN BY THE TEACHER. WE WILL VISIT THE LIBRARY AS A CLASS TO GET AR BOOKS. RUBRIC, GRAPHIC ORGANIZER AND SET UP OF THE EDITORIAL WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS. EDITORIALS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON NOV. 16TH & 17TH. (WHICH EVER DAY YOU ARE IN MY CLASS). REMINDER KEEP UP WITH YOPUR AR. YOU NEED 11 POINTS FOR THE 2ND MARKING PERIOD! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M.

7TH SSS- WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ODD GIRL OUT VIDEO AND WRAP UP THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM! KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! MRS. M

WEEK OF OCTOBER 25TH-OCTOBER 29TH

2010-10-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING THE PSSA WORKBOOK IN CLASS AND DISCUSSING ESSENTIAL/NONESSENTIAL INFORMATION. WE WILL BE PRACTICING LOCATING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FROM NONFICTION TEXT. RWL # 4 WILL BE ASSIGNED IN 10/25 &10/26 CLASSES. THEY WILL BE DUE11/1 &11/2 CLASSES. FINAL DAY FOR THE AR POINTS IS NOV 2. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM--BRING IN YOUR MAGAZINE ARTICLE FOR MS. FITZPATRICK. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING AND SIGNING THE BULLYING PLEDGE. WE WILL BE WRAPPING UP THE BULLYING PROGRAM WITH THE MOVIE ODD GIRL OUT. WE WILL DO THE CHAIN REACTION PAPER TO FOLLOW IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE STORY. REMEMBER TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK COMPLETE AND SIGNED BY AN ADULT. HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND! MRS. M

8TH READING-5 BY 5

2010-10-20T07:27:00.000-07:00

REMINDER THAT FINAL COPIES OF YOUR 5 BY 5 ARE DUE

EVEN CLASSES-THURSDAY OCT 21st
ODD CLASSES-FRIDAY OCT 22nd

ALSO, THE LAST DAY TO TAKE AN AR QUIZ FOR THE 1ST MARKING PERIOD IS NOV. 2.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 18TH-OCTOBER 22ND

2010-10-15T08:28:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR WRITING PROMPTS IN CLASS. THE FINAL COPIES WILL BE DUE 10/21 &10/22. WE WILL BEGIN NOTES AND CLASS DISCUSSION ON NONFICTION AND ESSENTIAL/NONESSENTIAL INFORMATION IN THURS AND FRI CLASSES. REMINDER THE LAST DAY FOR AR QUIZZES FOR THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD IS NOV. 2. YOU NEED 11 POINTS! NO RWL THIS WEEK DUE TO THE WRITING PROMPT. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE DOING RWL #5. MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL HAVE THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM THIS WEEK AND CONTINUE WITH THE BULLYING UNIT. KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! MRS. M

WEEK OF OCTOBER 11TH-OCTOBER 15TH

2010-10-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE A TEST ON RAYMOND'S RUN STORY 10/13 & 10/14 CLASSES. REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN WRITE THE ROUGH DRAFT OF YOUR ESSAY AND BRING IT TO CLASS---MUST BE HAND WRITTEN AND WILL BE COLLECTED WITH THE TEST. ALSO, MAKE UP RWL'S ARE DUE IN 10/13 & 10/14 CLASSES AS WELL. IN 10/15 CLASSES WE WILL BE STARTING OUR 5 BY 5 WRITING ASSIGNMENT. ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND! SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS. M

7TH SSS-WE WILL HAVE THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM THIS WEEK AND CONTINUE WITH THE DR. PHIL VIDEO AND BULLYING DISCUSSION. PLEASE KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK AND MAKE SURE TO GET IT SIGNED! MRS. M

WEEK OF OCTOBER 4TH-OCTOBER 8TH

2010-10-03T19:07:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL FINISH THE RAYMOND'S RUN STORY AND REVIEWING FOR THE TEST. THE TEST HAS BEEN CHANGED UNTIL 10/13/& 10/14 CLASSES!

ALSO, THERE ARE NO RWL'S THIS WEEK ONLY MAKE UPS. ALL MAKE UPS ARE DUE TO ME BY 10/13 &10/14 CLASSES. SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE WATCHING THE DR. PHIL VIDEO ALONG WITH THE WAY I SEE IT WORKSHEET. MS. FITZPATRICK WILL ALSO BE HERE THIS WEEK, SO REMEMBER TO BRING IN YOUR HOMEWORK TO RECEIVE YOUR CHECK MARK. AS ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED THE DAY (S) THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE AMAZING ALTERNATIVES. I WILL BE CHECKING FROM SEPT. 27TH-OCT 1. SEE YOU IN CLASS! MRS. M

8TH READING-RAYMOND'S RUN TEST

2010-09-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

8TH GRADE READING- THE TEST ON RAYMOND'S RUN WILL BY 10/5 & 10/6. STUDY GUIDES WILL BE HANDED OUT IN 9/30 & 10/1 CLASSES.

READER WRITER LOG # 3 IS DUE 10/5 & 10/6 CLASSES.
MRS M

8TH READING-9/28/10/ 9/29/10

2010-09-29T10:13:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- FINISH READING UP TO AND INCLUDING PAGE 35 IN THE RED LITERATURE BOOK- RAYMOND'S RUN STORY. STUDY VOCAB PAGE 16 AND STUDY CARDS TO REVIEW. DUE 9/30-10/1 CLASSES. MRS. M

7TH SSS- SESSION 2 HOMEWORK

2010-09-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

THE FOLLOWING IFS THE HOMEWORK FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM WITH MS. FITZPATRICK. USE ADULT INTERVIEW WORKSHEET TO INTERVIEW A PARENT, RELATIVE OR OTHER ADULT. COMPLETE WORKSHEET DUE

4 EVEN OCT. 5TH
4 ODD OCT. 4TH
1 EVEN OCT 7TH
1 ODD OCT. 6TH

REMEMBER THAT THE WORKSHEETS ARE FOR A CHECK MARK AND MUST BE COMPLETE TO PASS SSS. MRS. M

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27TH- OCTOBER 1ST

2010-09-28T06:53:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- WE WILL BE LOOKING OVER THE VOCABULARY PAGE 26 IN THE LITERATURE BOOK AND CREATING STUDY CARDS FOR THEM. WE ALSO WILL BE READING AND DISCUSSING RAYMOND'S RUN PAGES 29-38. RWL #2 IS TO BE COLLECTED IN CLASS 9/27 &9/28. WE WILL SET UP RWL #3 DUE 10/4 & 10/5. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AR QUIZZES! MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR BULLYING UNIT AND HAVE OUR AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THEY WILL BE CHECKED IN CLASS THIS WEEK! MRS. M

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

2010-09-21T08:29:00.000-07:00

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK AMAZING ALTERNATIVE HOMEWORK- STUDY THE ALL-IMPORTANT FACTS SHEET, ( THIS FACT SHEET WILL BE USED IN A GAME FOR THE NEXT CLASS). GIVE PARENT/GUARDIAN LETTER TO PARENTS AND COMPLETE FIRST HOME TEAM ACTIVITY.... DO NOT NEED TO RETURN COMPLETED ACTIVITY ANSWERS , JUST SHARE WITH PARENTS.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER20TH-SEPTEMBER 24TH

2010-09-17T09:43:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-WE WILL BE COLLECTING RWL #1 AND SETTING UP RWL#2. WEE WILL BE DISCUSSING CONTEXT CLUES AND DOING WORK FROM THE PSSA BOOK IN OUR CLASS. WE WILL HAVE A CLASS DISCUSSION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PSSA PASSAGE. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE WARM WEATHER! MRS. M

7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL START THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. FOR 4TH PERIOD CLASSES IT WILL BE MON/TUES AND FOR 1ST PERIOD CLASSES IT WILL BE WED/THURS. I WILL BE CHECKING THE ASSIGNMENT BOOKS THIS WEEK IN CLASS,MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UP TO DATE AND SIGNED. WE WILL ALSO BE STARTING OUR BULLYING UNIT WITH CLASS DISCUSSIONS, WEBS, BULLYING SURVEY,NEWS CLIPS AND DR. PHIL VIDEO AND WKST. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13TH-SEPTEMBER 17TH

2010-09-13T07:04:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL DO RWL #1 , WHICH IS DUE 9/20 FOR ALL CLASSES. IN CLASS WE WILL DISCUSS SEVERAL READING STRATEGIES AND DO A CLASS ACTIVITY AND PRESENTATION ON THE STRATEGIES. THE POSTERS THAT THEY CREATE WILL BE HUNG AROUND THE CLASSROOM AND 50 PTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE ASSIGNMENT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOKS TO CLASS THIS WEEK. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, STUDENTS WILL BE DOING A COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A GRADE. THEY WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR STRATEGIES THEY HAVE LEARNED THIS WEEK. BRING YOU AR BOOK TO CLASS EVERYDAY! MRS. M

7TH SSS- ASSIGNEMNT BOOKS MUST BE COMPLETE AND SIGNED. THEY WILL BE CHECKED IN MON/TUES. CLASSES. WE WILL FINISH OUR STUDY SKILLS ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK IN CLASS. STUDENTS WILL TAKE A SURVEY IN TUES/WED CLASSES FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM THAT WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK. PARENTS SHOULD HAVE SEEN A PERMISSION SLIP THAT NEEDED TO BE RETURNED ONLY IF TH3EY DID NOT WANT THEIR CHILD TO TAKE THE SURVEY. IF THE CHILD DOES NOT HAVE THE SIGNED FORM THE CHILD WILL BE GIVEN THE SURVEY IN CLASS THAT DAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, EMAIL lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net OR CALL 874-0495 EXT 2540.

7th SSS PERMISSION FORM

2010-09-10T05:29:00.000-07:00

7TH SSS-A PERMISSION FORM WILL BE HANDED OUT IN CLASS FOR THE AMAZING ALTERNATIVE AND ALL STAR PROGRAM. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THESE FORMS IN FRIDAY AND MONDAY CLASSES. SURVEYS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY CLASSES. YOU ONLY NEED TO SIGN AND RETURN THE FORM IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME AT 874-0495 EXT. 2540 OR MY EMAIL lmarkiewicz@northschuylkill.net. MRS. MARKIEWICZ

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

2010-09-07T10:34:00.000-07:00

REMINDER THAT MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 6:30-8:30! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! MRS. M

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6TH-SEPTEMBER 10TH

2010-09-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK YOUR SIGNED RULES ARE DUE BY 9/10. IF I DO NOT HAVE THEM BY THAT DATE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR CHECK MARK OR POINTS! ALSO YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW ME YOUR PRACTICE READER WRITER LOG WORTH 50 PTS, BY THE END OF CLASS 9/9 OR 9/10 9WHICH EVER DAY YOU ARE IN MY CLASS THIS WEEK)! WE WILL GO TO THE LIBRARY ON 9/9 AND 9/10 TO GET AR BOOKS. IF YOU ARE USING A BOOK FROM HOME, PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU! REMINDER: MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH! PLEASE REFER TO YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE EXACT TIMES. HAVE A GREAT WEEK! MRS. M

7TH SSS- HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR LONG WEEKEND! PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS! YOU SHOULD BE GETTING THEM SIGNED DAILY! STARTING NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE CHECKING THEM FOR A GRADE. THIS WEEK--WE WILL BE DISCUSSING STUDY SKILLS! KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN TO PICK UP THE STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR STUDYING! SEE YOU SOON! MRS. M

WEEK OF AUGUST 30TH-SEPTEMBER 3RD

2010-08-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- WELCOME BACK! tHIS WEEK WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR MY CLASSROOM. RULES NEED TO BE COPIED INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK AND SIGNED BY BOTH STUDENT AND PARENTS BY 9/6-9/7 CLASSES. yOU WILL RECIEVE POINTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT THAT WILL BE EXPLAINED IN CLASS THIS WEEK. LITERATURE BOOKS WILL BE HANDED OUT AND CURRICULUM AND AR WILL BE DISCUSSED. YOU MUST HAVE AN AR BOOK BY 9/8-9/9 CLASSES. WE WILL BE GOING OVER TO THE LIBRARY NEXT WEEK. READER/WRITER LOGS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND IN CLASS EACH STUDENT WILL WRITE AN PRACTICE LOG IN THEIR NOTEBOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ,IF NEEDED. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE 50 POINTS FOR THEIR PRACTICE LOG. LOGS WILL BE DUE 9/8-9/9. STUDENTS NEED A FOLDER TO KEEP HANDOUTS IN FOR READING. ( ANY POCKET FOLDER IS FINE! I SAW THEM IN WALMART AND KMART FOR 25CENTS---IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING A FOLDER PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP! HAVE A GREAT FIRST WEEK!

7TH SSS- WELCOME TO NS JR/SR HS! THIS WEEK WE WILL GO OVER RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR MY CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS BOOKS THAT ARE MANDATORY FOR THE SSS CLASS. THEY WILL BE STARTED IN THE FIRST SSS CLASS. WE WILL PLAY AN ICE BREAKER GAME AND GO OVER STUDY SKILLS THIS WEEK!

WEEK OF MAY 31ST - JUNE 4TH

2010-05-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-FINAL EXAMS THIS WEEK!!! MAKE SURE THAT ALL LITERATURE BOOKS AND NOTEBOOKS ARE TURNED IN TO ME! MRS. M

7TH SSS-WE WILL BE FINISHING UP THE RADIO MOVIE AND HAVING A WRAP UP DISCUSSION OF SSS. REMEMBER TO BRING MATERIALS TO STUDY FOR THE FINALS DURING EXAM WEEK! MRS. M

WEEK OF MAY 24TH-MAY 28TH

2010-05-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- FINAL DAY FOR AR IS FRIDAY 5/28. BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOKS AND NOTEBOOKS TO CLASS. I WILL BE COLLECTING THE LITERATURE BOOKS AND GRADING NOTEBOOKS (20PTS.) ALSO, BRING YOUR STUDY GUIDE TO REVIEW FOR FINALS NEXT WEEK! IF YOU ARE MAKING UP ANY OF THE 4 PART FICTION PROJECT, ALL PAPERS ARE DUE TO ME BY FRIDAY, MAY 28TH! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

7TH SSS- REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PEER PAL LETTER IN ASAP!!! YOU NEED THIS TO PASS SSS! LETTERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN BY 5/21!!! I WILL STILL TAKE THEM ON 5/24 NO LATER!

WEEK OF MAY 17TH- MAY 21ST

2010-05-17T04:53:00.000-07:00

8TH READING-THIS WEEK WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE STUDY GUIDE AND FINISHING UP DRAMA. tHURS/FRI WE WILL BE PUTTING OUR 4 PART FICTION PROJECT TOGETHER. REMINDER: GET YOUR AR POINTS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD! (11) FINAL EXAM WEEK IS JUNE 1ST-4TH!!!

7TH SSS- WE WILL BE FINISHING JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS MON/TUES. PEER PAL LETTERS ARE DUE BY THURS AND WE WILL WATCH THE COMMITMENT VIDEO FROM ALL STARS UPON COMPLETION OF THE PEER PAL LETTERS.

WEEK OF MAY 10TH-MAY 14TH

2010-05-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING DRAMA AND READING PSSA AND PLAY THE BIRTHMARK. PLEASE KEEP READING AR AND WORK ON YOUR STUDY GUIDE. REMEMBER THAT YOUR 5 BY 5 IS DUE 5/11 FOR ALL CLASSES. IF YOU HAVE MRS. KOLVA THAT DAY IT WILL STILL BE COLLECTED! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS.M
7TH SSS- JOB SHADOWING REPORTS CONTINUE THIS WEEK! REMEMBER THAT IF IT IS YOUR DAY THAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE PREPARED TO PRESENT! MRS. M

WEEK OF MAY 3RD -MAY 7TH

2010-05-03T04:55:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TONE STYLE AND MOOD. WE WILL BE READING PSSA BOOK STORY THE THREE WISHES AND DOING THE GUIDED READING QUESTIONS IN CLASS AND SMALL GROUP WILL BE DOING PAGE 226 QUESTIONS 1 &2 AND SHARING IN CLASS DISCUSSION. WED/THURS WE WILL BE USING OUR SENSORY SETTING SHEETS TO CREATE A 5 BY 5 DUE 5/11. FRIDAY-HERSHEY TRIP. THOSE NOT GOING WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON THEIR 5 BY 5 OR DO AR. HAVE A GREAT WEEK! MRS. M

7TH SSS- PRESENTATION MS.GEARY-SEXUAL HARASSMENT MON/TUES. JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS WED/THURS AND FRIDAY STUDENTS WILL WORK ON THEIR PEER PAL LETTERS. MRS.M

WEEK OF APRIL 26TH-APRIL 30TH

2010-04-23T07:24:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL DISCUSS THEME AND CONTINUE WITH OUR FICTION UNIT. WE WILL COVER FIRST/THIRD PERSON AND REVISIT TONE,STYLE AND MOOD. SENSORY SETTING HOMEWORK SHEETS ARE DUE 4/27TH. WE WILL USE PSSA BOOKS IN CLASS TO COVER SOME OF OUR TOPICS. IF YOU ARE ABSENT THESE DAYS PLEASE SEE ME. WE WILL DO AN IN CLASS ACTIVITY ON THEME THIS WEEK. HOMEWORK WILL BE GIVEN THURS/FRI AND WILL BE DUE 5/4/10. KEEP READING AR. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR AR BOOK TO EVERY CLASS! YOU NEED 11 POINTS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

7TH SSS- 4/26 & 4/27 WILL BE USED FOR ALL CLASSES TO WORK ON THEIR JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS. JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS BEGIN 4/27 AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY FOR THE DAY YOU ARE ASSIGNED! BRING WITH YOU : QUESTION PACKET,ROUGH DRAFT,FINAL COPY OF REPORT, KWL, RUBRIC, 3 VISUALS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

WEEK OF APRIL 19TH-APRIL 23RD

2010-04-15T05:54:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTHOR'S USE OF DETAILS IN CREATING A MENTAL PICTURE. WE WILL EXPLORE THE USE OF THE 5 SENSES IN SETTING. PSSA TESTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

7TH SSS- MON- WE WILL WRAP UP THE COIN PROGRAM IN THE LIBRARY ON CAREERS, TUES/WED- WE WILL GO OVER THE REMAINING PAPERWORK OF JOB SHADOWING AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THURS/FRI-JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCE-HAVE FUN!!!! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT IN YOUR PRESENTATIONS! MRS. M

WEEK OF APRIL 12TH-APRIL 16TH

2010-04-09T07:27:00.000-07:00

8TH READING- THIS WEEK I WILL BE COLLECTING THE BOW TIE STRATEGY WKST THAT IS PART 4 OF THE FICTION PROJECT.(TUES/WED) WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING AND CREATING A MENTAL PICTURE FROM DETAILS THAT THE AUTHOR PROVIDES IN FICTION TEXT. WE WILL DISCUSS PSSA ANALYSIS OF SETTING. PAGE 197. WE WILL DO A VISUAL FIELD TRIP AND CREATE A DRAWING FROM OUR MENTAL PICTURES PROVIDED FROM THE AUTHOR'S USE OF DETAILS IN A PASSAGE. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! REMEMBER MAKE SMART CHOICES! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL FINISH GOING OVER THE PAPERWORK NEEDED FOR THE JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCE. (APRIL 22OR 23) WE WILL DO THE COIN PROGRAM IN THE LIBRARY FROM 4/13-4/16 ON CAREERS. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOKS! THEY WILL BE CHECKED 4/12/& 4/13. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! REMEMBER MAKE SMART CHOICES! MRS. M

WEEK OF APRIL 5TH- APRIL 9TH

2010-03-31T09:23:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-26T07:26:00.000-07:00

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-

2010-03-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-12T06:51:00.000-08:00

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

2010-03-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

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

2010-03-01T06:55:00.000-08:00

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.