ITBS scores are in! The students received their scores and a detailed analysis today. Hope they made it home. The scores were very good! The students should be proud. We were very pleased with the overall scores. Please be sure to ask your student about them.
In reading we are reading non-fiction, informational passages about the Holocaust. We are preparing the students to read a novel set during this time period. We are also discussing how to read non-fiction text and learning strategies to help us be better readers of non-fiction.
Verbs are the grammar subject of the moment. We have been discussing verbs for about a week now. We will probably be working on them for another two weeks. While most students knew what a verb was, this is the first time they have been introduced to the principal parts and some of the tenses. We are also stressing word choice by using strong verbs in our writing.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
April Showers bring...
Well, if you're a parent (or teacher) of a middle school student, you know what April brings - thoughts of summer, no school, baseball/softball, anything but education! Please encourage your student to keep up his/her good work and not let school work slide at this time of year. It's easy to do. There is a lot going on in their lives with ballgames and practice, track, outside chores, etc. Let's try to keep them on the right track and get them through the school year.
Ask your student to read their fables and fairytales to you. Most of them did a wonderful job. We are going to begin a persuasive essay in writing next.
In reading we will be starting our Holocaust unit. We usually get to this earlier in the year, but will begin this week. We will start with some backgound information, and then move on to reading novels set during this time period. This will take us to close to the end of the year. We will end with a brief unit on poetry.
Upcoming events include:
4/13 Track meet at Pekin 4:30
4/13 BRI testing
4/21 Early dismissal
Ask your student to read their fables and fairytales to you. Most of them did a wonderful job. We are going to begin a persuasive essay in writing next.
In reading we will be starting our Holocaust unit. We usually get to this earlier in the year, but will begin this week. We will start with some backgound information, and then move on to reading novels set during this time period. This will take us to close to the end of the year. We will end with a brief unit on poetry.
Upcoming events include:
4/13 Track meet at Pekin 4:30
4/13 BRI testing
4/21 Early dismissal
Monday, April 5, 2010
New Schedule
Just a reminder, our schedule has changed. Our school day will now begin at 8:10 (ten minutes early) and dismiss at 3:10 (twenty minutes later). This will help us to make up three snow days.
Essay Contest: The Mahaska County Sheriff's Posse in conjunction with the Pella Rollscreen Foundation is sponsoring an essay contest for all E-B seventh grade students. The theme of the essay must be "Why it is important for meto say no to drugs and alcohol." The essays may be hand-written or typed and must be at least 3/4 of a page long. All essay must be turned in to me by April 22. The winners will receive: 1st place - $500 savings bond, 2nd place - $250.00 savings bond, 3rd place - $100.00 savings bond. Please encourage all students to to participate!
In class, we have finished writing our fables and fairy tales and have completed our mythology projects. We will finish up the folklore unit by reading legends and tall tales. As far as writing, we will be completing graphic organizers to help us write a persuasive essay. In grammar, we finished the pronouns unit and now begin talking about verbs.
Essay Contest: The Mahaska County Sheriff's Posse in conjunction with the Pella Rollscreen Foundation is sponsoring an essay contest for all E-B seventh grade students. The theme of the essay must be "Why it is important for meto say no to drugs and alcohol." The essays may be hand-written or typed and must be at least 3/4 of a page long. All essay must be turned in to me by April 22. The winners will receive: 1st place - $500 savings bond, 2nd place - $250.00 savings bond, 3rd place - $100.00 savings bond. Please encourage all students to to participate!
In class, we have finished writing our fables and fairy tales and have completed our mythology projects. We will finish up the folklore unit by reading legends and tall tales. As far as writing, we will be completing graphic organizers to help us write a persuasive essay. In grammar, we finished the pronouns unit and now begin talking about verbs.
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