December 16-20

6th: We will be reading the story "Africa Digs." We will focus on how to answer multiple choice questions and practice putting events in order.

7th: We will be writing a paragraph and reviewing prepositions. We will also be reading the story "Coming Clean About Toxic Pollution"

8th: We will be writing New Year's Resolution and taking a test on prepositional phrase. We will also be reading a story about Roberto Clemente.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

December 9-13

6th Grade: This week we will be working on reading fluently. We will be reading out loud to each other and practice our phrasing. We will also be starting to read the story "Africa Digs" and reviewing antonyms.

7th Grade: This week we are going to be reading about Rachel Carson. We will also be completing an informal outline to write a paragraph about Rachel Carson as well take a spelling test on Friday. Please, study your words.

8th Grade: This week we are going to be reading "A Special Kind of Athlete." We will also be learning the prefix 'anti' and taking a spelling test on Friday. Study your words.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

What are you thankful for?

November 11th-15th

Happy Veteran's Day!

6th: This week we will be having a spelling pretest. We will also be reading Mini Dialogs 9-12 and working on our fluency when reading different types of phrases.

7th: This week we will be taking a test on different word meanings and begin reading the story "Looking At Jazz" and understanding the vocabulary words in the story.

8th: This week we will be reading "Tony Hawk", learning the vocabulary words and answering comprehension questions about the story. We will also learn about the prefix sub-.

November 4-8

6th: This week we will be reading about maps and how they are like a sandwich. Students will also be able to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text. We will be having a spelling test on Friday.

7th: This week we will be learning about adverbs and using them in our writing. We will also be preparing to write an expository paragraph.

8th: This week we will be learning about possessive nouns and pronouns and read "The Complete Athlete" and "Extreme Athletes."  We will also be focusing on prepositions and prepositional phrases.

Red Ribbon Week: October 28th-31st

Why are you drug free?

Monday: Wear Red
Tuesday: Twin/Triplet Day
Wednesday: Crazy Hat/Hair/Sock Day
Thursday: Blue/Gold Day

Conferences

Conferences are next week. They will be on Monday and Thursday from 4:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. in the gym. Remember if you come to conferences you will get a free assignment pass. It can't be used on projects or tests.

Hope to see you there! :)