Ms. Richards

WEDNESDAY, November 30, 2011

AC classes worked on their literary analysis of Gifted Hands.  Tomorrow they will work with a partner to make a presentation booklet over the book.

ON LEVEL classes finished the book The Lightning Thief (3rd period) and were given information to work on for their book project.  5th period has 3 pages to go to finish the book.  All students will be working on the project tomorrow.  More information will be posted on the project in the near future. 

Students who have missing grades are students who probably have not turned the work in or hafe turned it in late. 

Interpreting your ITBS scores: Download ITBS brochure 11-12

Students received their progress reports and ITBS scores.  Please sign the progress report and return it to your child's homeroom teacher.   

TUESDAY, November 29,2011

Today the On Level classes nearly finished the book The LIghtning Thief.  We will begin on our project over The Lightning Thief as soon as we finish reading the book.  Each group will need one sheet of poster board for their project.

AC classes started work on an analysis of the book Gifted Hands.  They are using their Little Literary Guide to help them with this project.  If students work well on this project, it will be used in lieu of a written test. 

 

MONDAY, November 28, 2011

AC classes finished watching the movie Gifted Hands.  We will begin our literary analysis on the book on Tuesday.  On Friday, December 2, there will be a test on Gifted Hands. 

On Level classes listened to the book The Lightning Thief.  Hopefully we will finish the book this week and begin our project on the book.  Students will be given daily assignments to be used on the project. 

FRIDAY, November 18, 2011

Happy

Thanksgiving!

WEDNESDAY, November 16, 2011

On Level worked on spellling unit 2, which is due on Friday.  There will be a spelling and definitions test on the words from unit 2 on Friday.  We finished class by listening to The Lightning Thief.

AC classes worked on looking for words they did not know from the book Gifted Hands.  They guessed the definition of the vocabulary from the words around it and finished by looking up the word to see if their hunch was correct.  This is due by the beginning of class on Thursday. 

 

MONDAY, November 14, 2011

ON LEVEL classes worked on lesson 2 from the spelling book.  Then they listened to The LIghtning Thief.  We are working on spelling nad The Lightning Thief this week.

AC classes went over drawing conclusions, and started going over the plot outline for Gifted Hands.  Our focus this week will be the book Gifted Hands.

 

THURSDAY, November 10, 2011

All classes had the opportunity to go to the media center today.  On level worked on Vocabulary Unit 1 to finish this assignment.  AC classes worked on finishing the Ben Carson book. We will start working with the book on Monday so all need to have the book read.  READING LOGS are due for all students.  Please sign your child's reading log. 

WEDNESDAY, November 9, 2011

On Level Classes took a pretest on non-fiction literature.  After the test, they listened to the book, The Lightning Thief. 

AC Classes took a pretest on non-fiction literature.  After the test, they completed a worksheet on Figurative Language and Drawing Conclusions.  Students who did not finish the Drawing Conclusions side in class should complete this for homework. 

Tomorrow we will all go to the media center to check out books, take tests, and read.

 

MONDAY, November 7, 2011

ON Level classes listened to The Lightning Thief today.

AC Classes read Gifted Hands.

Have a great day off and read those books! 

 

THURSDAY, November 3, 2011

ON LEVEL worked on their vocabulary today.  They finished the class by listening to The Lightning Thief.  Reading logs are due tomorrow and new reading logs will be given out.

AC classes spent the time reading Gifted Hands.  We will begin going through the book next week.  Reading logs are due tomorrow and new reading logs will be given out.

Have a great "wet" night!