It is hard to believe that we are approaching our final official week of school! With 8th grade graduation on Thursday and WOW day on Friday, it will be a busy week!
In 7th grade Language Arts and Reading, we will be sharing our Radio shows on Monday! I am very excited to see the final products with all of the hard work that the students have been putting forth. Our classes will also be finishing up our Ray Bradbury story unit and reading "There Will Be Soft Rains."
In 2nd and 7th Period reading, we will read and perform two Reader's Theater plays, "The Millionaire Miser" and "The Borrower and the Boy".
For more information about the upcoming week, please see Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Mastny's blogs.
*****Don't forget to bring in your WOW day supplies on Tuesday!!!!!*****
Enjoy your three day weekend!!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Career Fair!
I want to take a minute to thank all parents, family, and friends who volunteered their time this morning for our 7th grade career fair. The students greatly enjoyed all presentations and were very excited to share their experiences!
Looking forward to next week, we will be reading the works of Edgar Allen Poe including the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" and poem "The Haunted House." Our skill focus will be on pulling out story elements and discussing their importance in the text. We will conclude the week by writing our own "scary stories" following Poe's example.
In 3rd period reading, we will finish reading Pacific Crossing and write a final journal assessment on Friday.
In 7th grade language arts, we will be reading, listening to, and creating our own radio shows. Throughout the weeks, students will be allowed to work in groups to prepare a radio show to share with the class.
In 7th grade reading, we will meet with Miss Hagensee to discuss the summer reading lists and continue reading the works of Ray Bradbury.
In 8th grade math, we will be finishing up Chapter 12 and will have a final in-class assessment on Wednesday.
For additional information and assignment rubrics, please see Mrs. Mastny and Mrs. Myer's blogs.
Have a great weekend!
Looking forward to next week, we will be reading the works of Edgar Allen Poe including the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" and poem "The Haunted House." Our skill focus will be on pulling out story elements and discussing their importance in the text. We will conclude the week by writing our own "scary stories" following Poe's example.
In 3rd period reading, we will finish reading Pacific Crossing and write a final journal assessment on Friday.
In 7th grade language arts, we will be reading, listening to, and creating our own radio shows. Throughout the weeks, students will be allowed to work in groups to prepare a radio show to share with the class.
In 7th grade reading, we will meet with Miss Hagensee to discuss the summer reading lists and continue reading the works of Ray Bradbury.
In 8th grade math, we will be finishing up Chapter 12 and will have a final in-class assessment on Wednesday.
For additional information and assignment rubrics, please see Mrs. Mastny and Mrs. Myer's blogs.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Spring Fever
With warm weather predicted for the week ahead, the feeling of spring is finally here!
As we move into next week, we will begin to explore new topics in each of our classes.
-In 2nd period Reading, we will be discussing sequencing of events. The three articles, which all focus on natural disasters, we will read, discuss, and analyze are "Struck by Lightning", "A Mountain on Fire", and "Hurricanes: The Monster Storms".
-In 3rd period reading, we will begin our final novel of the year, "Pacific Crossing." This book is the sequel to "Taking Sides," which you all enjoyed reading. In this novel, Lincoln and Tony reunite and live/go to school in Japan as foreign exchange students. We will spend most of this week introducing the book and reading the first few chapters.
- In 7th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Mastny, we will be writing our district assessment and finish the week learning about and creating our own comic strips. The rubric can be found on Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Mastny's blogs.
-In 7th grade Reading, we will finish reading "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" and write a graded journal response as the final assessment for the novel.
-In 8th grade math, we are moving on to fractions with a Quest over this on Wednesday and begin chapter 12 on Thursday.
- Finally, in 7th grade RtI Reading, we will be focusing on Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details. We will use the articles "School Before Soccer", "Fitting In", and "A New Immigration Boom" to help us strengthen our Main Idea skills. Each of these articles are related to the general topic of Immigration (since you are currently learning about this in Social Studies :))
Enjoy your weekend! (And be sure to say thank you to your mom's on Sunday! :))
As we move into next week, we will begin to explore new topics in each of our classes.
-In 2nd period Reading, we will be discussing sequencing of events. The three articles, which all focus on natural disasters, we will read, discuss, and analyze are "Struck by Lightning", "A Mountain on Fire", and "Hurricanes: The Monster Storms".
-In 3rd period reading, we will begin our final novel of the year, "Pacific Crossing." This book is the sequel to "Taking Sides," which you all enjoyed reading. In this novel, Lincoln and Tony reunite and live/go to school in Japan as foreign exchange students. We will spend most of this week introducing the book and reading the first few chapters.
- In 7th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Mastny, we will be writing our district assessment and finish the week learning about and creating our own comic strips. The rubric can be found on Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Mastny's blogs.
-In 7th grade Reading, we will finish reading "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" and write a graded journal response as the final assessment for the novel.
-In 8th grade math, we are moving on to fractions with a Quest over this on Wednesday and begin chapter 12 on Thursday.
- Finally, in 7th grade RtI Reading, we will be focusing on Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details. We will use the articles "School Before Soccer", "Fitting In", and "A New Immigration Boom" to help us strengthen our Main Idea skills. Each of these articles are related to the general topic of Immigration (since you are currently learning about this in Social Studies :))
Enjoy your weekend! (And be sure to say thank you to your mom's on Sunday! :))
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