Happy Halloween!

Another week has flown by and I know many of you are looking forward to this Halloween weekend!

In Language Arts next week, we are beginning to write our narrative. For Monday, please have your top three choices chosen for your narrative topic. In reading, we are continuing to read Sign of the Beaver and will have a short quiz over chapters 1-10 at the end of the week.

Reminder: No School-Tuesday, November 2nd!

Have a safe and happy Halloween weekend!

Parent Teacher Conferences

It was great to see all of the parents at Parent Teacher Conferences last night! The support team that the parents in our district provide is so beneficial in guiding our students to success.

Looking ahead to the next few weeks, we will begin writing our narrative in Language Arts and practice writing, editing, and revising our work. Our main goal will be brainstorming this week.

In reading, we will continue with the Sign of the Beaver. Our goal this week is to strengthen our vocabulary skills and ability to use context clues to determine the definitions of new words.

On a personal note, Dominic is already 3 1/2 months old (I can't believe how quickly time is going!) He is starting to sit up with support, which is very exciting! I attached a recent picture for those of you who have asked! :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fall Fun

It is hard to believe that October is halfway over already!

In Language Arts next week we will finish up our Adjective Unit and take a test on Friday. In Reading, we have begun to read Sign of the Beaver and will be focusing on summarizing and main ideas throughout theses chapters. Finally, in RtI, we will be reading The Stranger and focusing on vocabulary strategies.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Reminders:
Early Dismissal-Wednesday, October 20th
Parent Teacher Conferences- Thursday, October 21st

Fall Update

Although I have only been back at Lakeview for a short week, I am already back in the school routine! I am very excited to see everyone again and am looking forward to a great year! Thank you to all of the staff and students for making my transition back to Lakeview a great one!

Looking ahead to next week, we will be continuing the Adjective unit in Language Arts. There will be a quiz on Friday. In Reading, we are beginning our first novel of the year, Sign of the Beaver! We will preview the book on Tuesday and begin reading on Thursday!

Additional Info:
8th grade Explore Test- Wednesday, October 13th

Have a great week!

Welcome Back!

School is back in session!

I hope that everyone enjoyed their summer and is returning to Lakeview ready for another year full of enriching classroom experiences! My summer was very busy, as many of you know, as my husband and I welcomed Dominic Anthony into our family on July 6th! He is a wonderful baby and is already growing so fast!

It was great to see many of you at Open House and I look forward to working with all of you when I return from my maternity leave on October 4th!

See you soon!

7 Days Left!

As we enter into the final week of school, we are filled with mixed emotions of excitement for summer and sadness over the end of another school year. With the last day just around the corner, we have many exciting days/events coming up.

In math, we are going to finish the year off by creating a math review book of all the various math concepts that we have learned this year. In RtI, we will be finishing our read-aloud book, After Ever After, and discuss how we can work on continuing to develop our reading skills over the summer.

7th Grade Important Dates:
- Wednesday, May 26th: Ride Janie Ride Pancake Breakfast
- Friday, May 28th: Field Day & Lip Sync Assembly & End of 3rd Trimester
- Tuesday, June 1st: Awards Assembly
- Wednesday: Last Day!

Countdown Begins!

It is officially that time of the school year when many of the students begin to count down the final number of days of school! It is both the most exciting and most busy time of the year!

In math, we are in the middle of our final chapter- Probability and Combinations. Students will have a quiz on Friday over this material. In RtI, we are finishing writing our children's books and we will share those with the class at the end of the week.

Exciting Events:
May 25th-May 27th: Pancake Breakfast for grades 6-8
May 28th: 8th grade fieldtrip & 6/7 Field Day
May 31st: No school
June 1st: Graduation
June 2nd: Last day of school!