September 30-October 4

6th: This week we will be reading the story "Batty About Bats", identifying singular and plural nouns as well as understanding the difference between main ideas and supporting details.

7th: This week we will be taking a spelling test, learning about adverbs and how to expand predicates as well as read the story "The Vast Sky."

8th: This week we will be learning some vocabulary strategies, the verb HAVE and reading the story "Legendary Superheroes."

September 23-27

6th Grade: This week we are starting the Language! program. We will be focusing on phonics, taking a spelling pre-test and reading some mini comic strips.

7th Grade: This week we are starting the Language! program. We will be reviewing phonics drills, reviewing antonyms, idioms and reading the story "Remarkable Twins."

8th Grade: This week we are starting the Language! program.We will be learning about open syllables, taking a spelling pre-test and reviewing prepositional phrases. We will also be reading "Mythical Heroes."

September 16-20

I can't believe we have already completed two weeks of school. This week we will be completing baseline assessments in the Language! program. We will be assessing comprehension, fluency and spelling. These assessments will tell us what we do well at in reading and what we need to work on.

6th Grade Students reading an article about instruments made out of junk.

September 9-13

This week we are going to be introduced to SSR (sustained silent reading). Students will need to find a book they want to read in class. We will practice writing responses to passages. We will also start working on our "Read All About Me" Newspapers. These newspapers will be due on Friday, September 13th.