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

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

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.

Week of March 25th -- Spring Break is a'comin'!

6th Grade: No Homework this week.  Students will be learning about how to research information from different sources.  The Belvidere Library trip will be tomorrow, March 26th.  Students will be finding a book for their research paper to gather information from.


7th Grade:   No Homework this week.  Students will be reviewing how to write quote responses by responding to quotes from famous women in our history.

8th Grade:        No Homework this week.  Students will be reviewing how to write quote responses by responding to quotes from famous women in our history.

6th Grade:  Students will soon be beginning to work on their Mini-Research papers.  Topics must be picked and approved by me by this Friday.  We will be going on our trip to the library next Tuesday so students can find a book to do some research on their topic.

7th Grade:   Students are working on a power point project that represents a quote from an important woman in history.  This power point is due to be presented next Tuesday.


8th Grade: Students are working on Part 3 of their Create a Character project.  They are creating stories on MyAccess for their characters.  So far we have some interesting stories brewing

Week of March 11th

6th Grade: No spelling test or HW this week, but we will only have this week for our character development story on MyAccess.  If students need more time this week they may ask to stay after school if they don't have access to the internet at home or they can simply work on it at home.  They will have the weekend to work on it as well.
            Monday -- 
           Tuesday --
            Wednesday --
            Thursday --
            Friday -- Finish MyAccess over weekend

7th Grade:  These pages are found in the Wordly Wise Book 7 Work Book.
            Monday --   Section 11C        
            Tuesday --
            Wednesday --  Section 11D
            Thursday -- Study words
            Friday -- Vocab test
Students are also working on creating stories on MyAccess for the characters they created in their groups.  I'm looking forward to reading their stories!

8th Grade: These pages are found in the Wordly Wise Book 8 Work Book.
       Monday --   Section 11C        
            Tuesday --
            Wednesday --  Section 11D
            Thursday -- Study words
            Friday -- Vocab test
Students are also working on Part 2 of their Create a Character project.  They will soon present their characters as well as a conversation between two groups' characters.  Next week we will be creating stories on MyAccess for our characters.  I'm looking forward to meeting their characters!

Vocab Tests Returned

Check out the vocab tests.  7th and 8th grade got their tests from last Friday back today.  Lots of 100s in that batch!