Welcome Back, Class of 2018!!!!

It's been a wonderful week getting to know this knew group of students!  I'm truly looking forward to working with all of you this coming year!  We practiced a lot of classroom routines this week and started to get back in the groove of classroom learning.  We are well on our way to solidifying those pesky mashed potato brains that plague us after a long summer break!

Everyone already returned their classroom contracts (very impressive!).  Just make sure that if you have not brought in a book cover, you should do so by next week.  You are welcome to bring the book home if you'd prefer to make your own from newspaper/paperbag/wallpaper etc.  rather than use a booksock.

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and I will see you all bright and early Monday!

The last full week!

During this last week we will be wrapping up our Safety VS Freedom unit with Utopia presentations and Save a Memory projects.  I'm looking forward to seeing what these groups produce as I've received many compliments from other teachers about how hard they were working on these projects!

Thursday is the last full day of school.  Friday is field day.  Tuesday students get awards and it is the last day of school.

Finally... a Utopia!!!

Welcome back from a wonderful class trip 7th Graders!

Unfortunately, I'll be out with the 8th graders for their trip when we get back from Memorial Day weekend.  Students will continue to work on their Utopias in the lab along with a few other projects if they happen to finish up their Utopia presentations.

Other projects include:

Saving a Memory-- Students will choose a memory from childhood to describe in the first person point of view using plenty of sensory details.  The idea is to capture a moment that The Giver has taught us that we should not take for granted

A Day in the Life of Your Utopia -- Students will write a story of a character having an eye opening moment in their utopias that they have created.  Students must look critically at their communities and identify major weaknesses despite their attempt to create a perfect world for this narrative.

Deep Sea Haiku -- Students will write a Haiku about the deep sea creature they drew for Ms. Stocker's math class.

Wrapping up The Giver!

Tuesday:  Make up Vocab Quiz for absent students
Wednesday: Student will get their final chance to bring up their MyAccess grade for the assignment given at the beginning of the year.
Thursday:  Watch the movie version of The Giver.  Students will compare the movie with the book.
Friday:  Breech of spoiler contract papers due.

The final week of our novel

We will be finishing up The Giver this week.  Wednesday will be our last vocabulary quiz and due date for the final packet of facts and questions for the book.


The Spring Concert is scheduled for May 19th and it starts at 6:00 pm. Students need to be at school to prepare at 5:30.

Chapters 11-17

Thursday:  Vocab quiz

This week we will  be discovering many things Jonas' society does not have, things that we take for granted in our world.

Week 2 in The Giver

We are going to be reading Chapters 5-13!  We learn a lot about Jonas' community and his new assignment this week.  Make sure Chapter 1-4  and Chapters 5-8 packets are both completed and handed in before the end of this week.