The next several weeks will be very busy! 8th grade dance - May 5th from 7pm - 9pm. Olympics will start next week - 6th grade May 9th, 7th grade May 10th, 8th grade May 11th. Reach night will be on May 10th from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Musical will be on May 12th and 13th. May 24th will be the 8th grade graduation ceremony. In reading, we will continue to work in the Language! Live program. We will be taking our content mastery tests for Unit 3 and our final benchmark testing. 7th grade ELA - We are working on our community service projects. Students are writing a proposal, and contacting individuals to present their projects. One group is proposing to present a play to students at Hayes Elementary and another group is proposing a fundraiser to help homeless pets. 8th grade ELA - The 8th graders are working on their end of the year interview projects. They are completing an application and writing cover letters. They will be having mock interviews on May 8th, 9th and 12th. If you would like to volunteer to be a mock interviewer please contact Mrs. Stephanie Estes.
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Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great spring break.
Milestone testing starts next Wednesday. Reading: This week in reading, we are preparing for Milestone Testing. We are reviewing how to read a question, how to locate information to support our answer, and how to eliminate choices. We are also reviewing vocabulary and reading skills. Please encourage your student to remain focused and to participate in these activities. Homework: Monday - The Raft, Tuesday - The Midnight Ride, Wednesday - Bombs Away, Thursday - Texas Quilts. 7th grade language arts: This week we are preparing for Milestone Testing. We are reviewing the parts of speech, sentence patterns and writing techniques. Please encourage your student to remain focused and to participate in these activities. Wednesday and Thursday nights homework will be diagramming sentences. 8th grade language arts: This week we are finishing Anne Frank. We will take our test on Friday. Students will receive their study guides on Wednesday. We will also be preparing for Milestone Testing. We are reviewing grammar and writing skills daily during our warm up. Homework: Wednesday and Thursday - Parts of speech worksheets. |
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