Week of June, 1, 2009
Quote of the week:
"If you can dream it, you can do it!" Walt Disney
After this week we only have one Monday left
Students should bring back their literature books that they took home at the beginning of school.
Any student that has a library book still out needs to return it.
Flash cards are up!
All students have been given a literature book to take home. These books will be returned at the end of the year.
We will be concentrating on vocabulary this year. Students will be given a prefix, suffix, and three root words every week to help build their vocabulary. Quizzes on these words will be given on Friday.
8th Grade English:
Always come to class prepared.
A letter grade is lost for each day that work is late unless student has received an extension. After the third day, work can only receive an "F". However, an "F" is better than a zero. Students can recover from an "F". It is difficult to recover from a zero. No extra credit points will be applied to zeros earned from not turning in work.
Any student who receives a "D" or "F" on a spelling/vocabulary test can raise the grade to a "C" by writing all missed spelling words ten times and all missed vocabulary words and their definitions five times. The original quiz must be returned with these. The student may write the words (and definitons if required) on the back on the quiz sheet. The make-up work MUST be turned in the day after it is given out. No credit will be given for work turned in late.
Sixth six-week reading assignment: Since the library is mostly unavailable to students because of the SOLs, students will read a children’s picture book to the class. They may NOT take this book from the school library. Instead they are to bring one from home or borrow one from family, a friend, a neighbor, or the public library. It needs to have interesting and engaging illustrations and a good story. Students need to practice reading the book so that they don’t stumble over words while reading it to the class. They are to ask two questions of the class when they are through reading. At least one question will be inferred. The reading and questions need to take AT LEAST two minutes but not more than five minutes. This assignment is worth 20 points. The actual reading is worth 12 points and each question is worth 4 points.
No extra credit will be given when a student has a zero for not turning in work.
All typed writing assignments must fit this format:
Name
Date
Period in upper right corner
12 pt. Font
Times New Roman or Comic Sans
Indented paragraphs
Double spaced
Titled
English 3,4,5, and 7 periods
Monday, June 1, 2009
In class: Students will have a test on the Atomic Bomb Documents at the beginning of class. Then students will clean their notebooks out as the rest of the work they will be doing is this year will not require a notebook. If there is time, we will begin work on the personal mandala.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
In class: Students will begin or continue work on their personal mandalas today.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
In class: Most of the 8th grade is going on the D.C. fieldtrip. Those that are left will work on their mandalas today or reading an assigned text.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
In class: Today I will teach civics. We will go to the library to do a web search that Mr. Hollifield has designed.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Friday, June 5, 2009
In class: This day will be a little different. Students will go to the gym first period. We will go to lunch at 10:30 with the 7th graders. We will then go to the gym again for some free time. After the 6th graders have finished, we will go back to the cafeteria for a ice cream social. Once we've finished, we will move to the auditorium to watch a movie.
Homework: Have a great weekend!
8th Grade: Week of May 18, 2009
Quote of the Week:
“The road to excellence is always under construction”
– Unknown
Monday, May 18, 2009
In class: Class will begin with three students reading their picture books. Students will finish the movie that we have been watching to decompress after the reading SOL. We will then do an exercise to help prepare for the big vocabulary test on Friday. All of these words are listed on schoolnotes.com under the flash cards.
Homework: Read 30 minutes. Study for the vocabulary test on Friday.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
In class: Class will begin with three students reading their picture books. Progress reports will be given out. Return these signed tomorrow for five points extra credit. Since we didn’t get to the atomic bomb documents last week, we will work on them this week. We will begin by reading FDR’s plea to the major powers. Students will fill out a summary sheet for each document.
Homework: Read 30 minutes. Study for the vocabulary test on Friday.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
In class: We will begin class with three students reading their picture books to the class. Then we will continue reading the atomic bomb documents and fill out the summary sheets.
Homework: Read 30 minutes. Study for the vocabulary test on Friday.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
In class: Class will begin with the three students reading their picture books if there are any left. Then we will continue reading the atomic bomb documents and fill out the summary sheets.
Homework: Read 30 minutes. Study for the vocabulary test tomorrow.
Friday, May 22, 2009
In class: We will begin class with a test on all the vocabulary root words, prefixes and suffixes that we have had this year. Today is the last day that students may read their picture books to the class. If there is time, we will continue reading the atomic bomb documents.
Homework: Have a great weekend.
8th Grade: Week of May 11, 2009
Quote of the Week:
"You don't have to be tall to see the moon." - African Proverb
Monday, May 11, 2009
In class: Class will begin with a test on “Paul Revere’s Ride”. Students will read silently until all have finished the test. Then those students that were to read a picture book today will read theirs to the class. There will be no vocabulary words this week. Students will have a test next Friday, May 22, on all of the vocabulary roots, suffixes, and prefixes that we have had this year. If there is time left over, we will read Twain’s “The War Prayer.”
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
In class: Class will begin with three students reading their picture books. If we didn’t read or finish reading “The War Prayer”, we will do that. We will begin reading the atomic bomb documents.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
In class: We will begin class with three students reading their picture books to the class. We will do a little review for the SOL test tomorrow. Then we will continue reading the atomic bomb documents.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
In class: Since the reading SOL was this morning, we will begin class with the three students reading their picture books. Then we will play games in class today.
Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Friday, May 15, 2009
In class: We will begin class with three students reading their picture books to the class. We will continue reading the atomic bomb documents.
Homework: Have a great weekend.
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