Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16-20

Only 16.5 days left!!! Not that I'm counting or anything =] Here is the weekly update, things are going to be very busy in here right up until the last day of school... I did open up an extra credit option for all students - a book report due by June 1st. This is the final extra credit option of the year, so please encourage your child to take a hard look at their grade and decided if they want to improve it before summer arrives. 


Special congrats to Madison Badgley (7th) and Alejandra Carranza (8th) for winning the Zillah Excellence Award for their grades - that is an amazing achievement and I'm so proud of them both!

7th Grade LA:

Monday - We will complete the 4th section of our WebQuest for Freak the Mighty in class. We will also read the first five chapters of the book. Students will have a worksheet that they can use as a study guide on their quiz and final exam. 

Progress reports went home with students today... please look for them and sign and return by Wednesday. 

Tuesday - Students will have a quiz on chapters 1-5. We will then read chapters 6-7 and continue the comprehension worksheet.

Wednesday - Students will begin a character web to help them organize the characters in the story. We will read chapters 8-10 and continue the comprehension worksheet.

Thursday - Students will have a quiz over chapters 6-10. We will read chapters 11-12 and continue the comprehension worksheet.

Friday - We will read chapters 13-15 and continue the comprehension worksheet. The next quiz will be on Monday.

8th Grade LA:

Monday - Wednesday - Students will be finalizing their wiki pages, editing their video skits, and preparing to present their web pages to the class on Wednesday.

Thursday - We will begin the novel The Outsiders and read chapter 1 in  class. Students will have a packet to summarize each chapter that they can use on their final test.

Friday - We will read chapter 2 in class. Students will have a "Tuff Collage" to work on at the end of class and over the weekend.

FYI:


5/31 - Memorial Day
6/1 - 7th and 8th grade extra credit book report due
6/7 - End of Year Dance (time TBA)
6/8 - Last day of school!!