Sunday, May 26, 2013

Weekly Update May 26, 2013

ELA--Poetry Anthologies have all been marked and the students did a great job. Students have completed their first novel of their literature circle.  They are working on their second novel this week.


Math--Gr. 7--Students are working through Ch. 12--Mean, Mode, Median, Range. Ch. 11 Test should be signed for Monday.

Math--Gr. 8--Students are working through Ch. 12--Tesselations. Ch. 11 Test should be signed for Monday.



Social Studies--Students completed Ch. 8--The Impact of Westernization-Africa this week.  We are starting Ch. 9 this week.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the school or email me directly.

Important Dates
May 27--Shops p.m.
May 28-30--Scholastic Book Fair
May 29--Evening of the Arts
June 3--Lunch Lady, Camp Forms and Payments Due
June 4--Shops p.m.
June 12--Shops p.m.
June 17--19--Grade 7/8 Camp at Luther Village
June 20--Shops p.m.
June 21--Admin. Day--Note Date Change
June 26--Grade 8 Grad @ 1:00
June 28--Last Day, K Grad @ 9:00, Awards @ 10:30, Sports Day p.m.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Weekly Update May 12, 2013

ELA--Poetry Anthology will be due on May 15.  Two Reader Responses are Due May 16.  Students will be starting their last large unit:  Literature Circles reading three books consecutively; Hatchet, Old Yeller, and Zack's Lie.  The students will receive a calendar with all meeting dates and due dates leading up to the end of the year.


Math--Gr. 7--Students are working through Ch. 11--Solving Equations.

Math--Gr. 8--Students are working through Ch. 11--Probability.

Social Studies--Students completed Ch. 7--History and Culture of Australia and will start Ch. 8--The Impact of Westernization-Africa this week.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the school or email me directly.

Important Dates
May 15--Read A Thon Kick Off
May 16--Shops p.m.
May 17--Admin. Day, No School
May 20--Victoria Day, No School
May 27--Shops p.m.
May 28-30--Scholastic Book Fair
May 29--Evening of the Arts
June 3--Lunch Lady
June 4--Shops p.m.
June 12--Shops p.m.
June 17--19--Grade 7/8 Camp at Luther Village
June 20--Shops p.m.
June 21--Admin. Day--Note Date Change
June 26--Grade 8 Grad @ 1:00
June 28--Last Day, K Grad @ 9:00, Awards @ 10:30, Sports Day p.m.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Weekly Update May 5, 2013

ELA--Students will be presenting their Tuck Everlasting Final Projects tomorrow.  We have started a Poetry Unit.  The students will be writing their own Poetry Anthologies this week with 20 original poems and 5 others.  This anthology will be due on May 13.

Math--Gr. 7--Students will be writing their test for Ch. 10--Patterns and Expressions on Monday.  They will start Ch. 11--Solving Equations.

Math--Gr. 8--Students will be writing their test for Ch. 10--Solving Linear Equations on Monday.  They will start Ch. 11--Probability.


Social Studies--Students will complete group work for Ch. 7, 8 and 9 to present to the class.


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the school or email me directly.

Important Dates
May 8--Shops p.m.
May 9--Ascension Day Service at BSLC, 5:30 p.m.
May 16--Shops p.m.
May 17--Admin. Day, No School
May 20--Victoria Day, No School
May 27--Shops p.m.
May 29--Evening of the Arts