Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Week of April 22nd!!!

6th Grade:        Same packet of words as last week.    

           Monday -- 5 spelling word sentences
           Tuesday -- 5 spelling word sentences            
            Wednesday -5 spelling word sentences
            Thursday -- 5 spelling word sentences            
            Friday -- spelling test

7th Grade:   No HW this week. Vocab tests will be returned Tuesday.



8th Grade: No vocab HW this week, but I will have the students take home a writing packet for Thursday.  Vocab tests will be returned Wednesday.

                      Thursday -- Self-timed 30 Min. Expository prompt response

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Week of April 15th!

6th Grade:            

           Monday -- Poetweet/Twaiku
           Tuesday -- p61
            Wednesday -p62

            Thursday --p63
            Friday -- spelling test

7th Grade:  These pages are found in the Wordly Wise Book 7 Work Book.
            Monday --   Section 12C       
            Tuesday --Section 12D
            Wednesday -- Section 12 E

            Thursday -- Study words
            Friday -- Vocab test

8th Grade: These pages are found in the Wordly Wise Book 8 Work Book.
       Monday --   Section 12C       
            Tuesday --Section 12D

            Wednesday -- Section 12E

            Thursday -- Study words
            Friday -- Vocab test

Monday, April 8, 2013

Welcome Back!!! Week of April 8th:

Well I hope everyone is well rested!  The rest of the year is going to go by like a flash, so don't blink!  It's April... which is also known as Poetry Month!  Everyone will get a little taste of poetry this month to help spice up our test prepping.

6th Grade:  We'll be working on paraphrasing this week.  For our mini-research paper students will be showing me their paraphrasing skills in writing a body paragraph.  Then, next week, we will start back up with our spelling test routine and get down with some NJASK test prep. 

7th Grade:  We'll be working on reviewing what's essential in expository writing. 
Homework:  Wednesday-- Week 12 Vocab Section A; Thursday -- Week 12 Vocab Section B
Friday the 19th will be the day of our Week 12 Vocab TEST.

8th Grade:  We'll be working on reviewing what's essential in responding to a quote response through creating a power point presentation
Homework:  Wednesday-- Week 12 Vocab Section A; Thursday -- Week 12 Vocab Section B
Friday the 19th will be the day of our Week 12 Vocab TEST.