Welcome to 2010!!! We are now moving in to the heart of the school when students should be used to the routine of the year and focusing on concentrating before spring hits. This week brings another round of MAP testing. Please be ready to do your best during MAP testing by eating a good breakfast and lunch as well as taking the test seriously. Progress reports will be sent home with students on January 12th.
Both 7th and 8th grade students having been working on adjectives and adverbs. "A" block students completed a quiz on Friday the 8th, "B" block students take the quiz on Monday the 11th. All students should ask questions in class during the next grammar lesson if they are still struggling with adverbs. Next up, prepositions and prepositional phrases. Last week, all students were issued a Literature textbook. This book should be covered ASAP. Bring a paper grocery bag to class and we'll show you how. January 29th, the last day of the quarter is quickly approaching. Remember, 7th grade students are required to have earned 30 AR points and 8th grade students, 40 AR points.
8th grade students have been finishing Colonial Life group posters in class. Presentations of the posters will begin on Tuesday the 12th for "A" block and the 13th for "B" block. Audience members will take notes on the presentations to gather information for the writing of a formal 8 sentence paragraph on Colonial Life in the Americas.
7th grade students have been examining pictures of the Roman Empire at its height and comparing these images to the Roman Empire during its decline. This week students will be reading an information packet on the fall of the Western Roman Empire and then using this information to write a formal paragraph.
Lastly, in observation of MLK Day on the 18th, we will take a short look at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King JR. and watch/discuss his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Students will be given a context for the speech by discussing the historical events of the Civil Rights Movement.
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