5th Grade- No homework

7th Grade- Cans Cans please! Capitalization quiz tomorrow Reading test on Friday.

8th Grade- those of you who did not exempt your verb test will have one tomorrow. Project due Monday!

5th grade- No homework

7th Grade- Finish reading The Giver. Reading Test on Friday. Make sure you have completed the grammar exercises from Monday night. Bring in CANS for our homeroom.

8th Grade- Grammar exercises 15, 16, and 17.

Verb Quiz on Friday. The Ultimate Gift project due November 9th.

Welcome to November! Hope everyone had a safe and spooky Halloween. This is a busy week for all grades, so please check your child's assignment book daily to make sure they have all their assigments.

5th Grade- Chapter 4 test tomorrow. Re-read the chapters. There will be a chart on the test that list the major groups of animals ex. amphibians, reptiles, mammals, etc.. you need to list an example, tell me where they live, and what they eat or how they eat or if they are a flatworm/roundworm, what they feed off of. There are 10 short answers. Most of these come from questions pertaining to our discussions and the captions by the pictures. You will also have 15 fill in the blank. Be confident! You know this stuff!

7th grade- Short story paper due tomorrow. Love the one's I have read so far. Vocabulary Test Unit 4 tomorrow. I need to know what book you are reading on your own by Wednesday. Friday Reading test on The Giver.

8th Grade- Vocabulary unit 4 test tomorrow. I need to know what book you are reading this quarter by Wednesday. The Ultimate Gift project due November 9.

That's all for today. Have a great one!

Tag Day on Friday, October 30

Homework

5th Grade: Friday October 30- Vocabulary Quiz on lessons 8 & 9. Study the vocabulary worksheets.

We will finish discussing Lesson 9 tomorrow. Review on Friday, and Chapter 4 test will be on Tuesday.

7th Grade: Vocabulary- Unit 4 antonyms/synonyms. Test will be on Tuesday. Please note the link on my blog. You can use this to study if you like.

Reading: The Giver- Read chapters 17-19.

8th Grade: Vocabulary- Unit 4 Complete the sentences/antonyms/synonyms. Vocabulary test on Tuesday. Please note the link on my blog. You can use this to study if you like.

The Ultitmate Gift due November 9th

Welcome to the last week of October. Tag day is Friday. Bring in your $1.00 and wear pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.

5th Grade- Tomorrow we will finish up our invertebrate and vertebrate chart. If you have been out, I hope you are feeling better soon

Homework: finish reading lesson 9 and make sure you have completed both sides of the vocabulary worksheets you received yesterday.

7th and 8th grade:

With the beginning of second quarter you need to pick out a book of your choice to report on by the end of the quarter. I will need to approve your choice by the end of next week. I'm not picky as long as it is an appropriate choice for your age and reading level.

7th Grade: Vocabulary Unit 4- Write the words and definitions, and Complete the Sentence (page 54).

8th Grade:

Vocabulary Unit 4- Write the words and definitions.

Grammar: Verbs- Page 333 exercise 5, 6, & 7.

The Ultimate Gift project due November 9th. Come to me sooner than later if you have questions!!

5th Grade:

Thank you to all who brought in vertebrates today. Our "show and tell" was fabulous and Mr. McKay even came by to visit our outdoor classroom. I'm very proud of all the kids and how well they behaved and worked on their assignment.

7thGrade:

No homework, enjoy your weekend.

8th Grade:

No homework, just work on your project!

5th Grade-

Vertebrate "show and tell" tomorrow. Homework: Complete the lesson outline for Lesson 8.

7th Grade- 2nd draft of short story due tomorrow

8th Grade- Personal Narrative paper due tomorrow. Typed, minimum of one page double spaced, 12 pt, Times New Roman. ULTIMATE GIFT PROJECT DUE NOVEMBER 9.