Bookmark For Pages 16-29 Due Tomorrow.

We visited the Book Fair today. Bring your money tomorrow if you want to purchase books.

Today we began Stave One of A Christmas Carol. We began working on a Bookmark for the first eight pages. Finish the Stave tonight and complete the SECOND or MIDDLE Bookmark for Stave One pages 16-29.

Write your second paragraph in your notebook tonight for homework. We will conference tomorrow.

Make sure you copy the list of vocabulary words in your vocabulary notebook for Thursday.

Permission slips for field trip.

Great Job on Friday Empire!

Just a reminder to study kinds of sentences, prepositional phrases and subjects and predicates for the test tomorrow. You will do "swimmingly" IF you check your notes, try the games on the blog and refer to handouts in your binder. Due tomorrow is final copy of open response about Julie and the pact "wrecking a whole famiy" and Mozart packet and Study Guide questions to #45.

Enjoy the sunshine!!!!!

Test on Friday, September 24th.

We continue to work on Subjects and Predicates. Tonight we have sentences about the book on which to underline the subject and the predicate. We will also construct our own sentences and underline the subject and the predicate.

Actively study for the test on Friday, September 24th.

Immigration bulletin board needs a little TLC.

Vote on Friday after the test.

Some Links To Check Out!

Thought you might want to gain a little knowledge!

Quarter Notes for Chapters 4-6 Should Be Done.

In Periods 2, 3, and 5 we did a writing prompt about Circle Justice. We discussed its purpose and why it is used. We finished eading Chapter 5 and got part of the way through Chapter 6. In Period 5 we read all the way through Chapter 6 and part of the way through Chapter 7. Periods 2 and 3 should have Quarter Notes for Chapter 4-7 tonight and a bookmark completed for Chapter 6.

Period 5 needs to complete a bookmark for Chapter 7, only.

Have your final signed for ROT,HMC.

Final Tomorrow and Penny Book Due, Also.

We did a little review today and I'm sure you will do" smashing" on the final.

Penny Book due, also.

Touching Spirit Bear Quarter Notes due tomorrow for Chapters 1 and 2.

Peny Books Look Good.

I have check everyone's Penny Book who has submitted them on either google docs or as a hard copy. PLEASE DO NOT USE; a lot, stuff, there is, is because, or begin your caption with the year.

Please check your sentences and make sure they are complete sentences.

ROT,HMC final is on Wednesday. Please have 24 events listed in chronological order from the book. They do not have to be looooooong sentences but merely events which are significant.

I'm reading the Memorial Day essays.

Chapter 12 Quarter Notes Due Tomorrow.

Quarter Notes are due for Chapter 12 tomorrow. We are almost through.

"What Memorial Day Means To Me" due this Friday, May 13th.

Penny Books due Monday, May 16th.

Final on the book next week after a brief review.

Study grammar sheets.

Penny Book Due May 16th.

We worked all period on the Penny Book today. You have two double-sided sheets for homework tonight. Antonyms 177, Antonyms 178, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms 179 and Prefixes 180.

We'll go over your open response in your notebook.

Make sure you have Quarter Notes for Chapter 9.

Keep working on Penny Books!

Finish Quarter Notes for Chapter 8 and Actively Study for Tests.

We corrected our homework assignments which we completed over the weekend on Chapters 7 and 8. Tonight we will complete Quarter Notes for Chapter 8 and actively study for our Sections 2 and 3 test tomorrow.

What Do You Know 10-12 due next Monday, May 9th.

Wednesday we will work on the Penny Book in class.

What Memorial Day Means to Me?

Finish "What Do You Know?" and Define Section 2 Vocabulary.

Today we discussed the open response we completed in our notebooks. We discussed Mama's motive for taking the children to see the Berrys. In addition, we talked about the trip to Strawberry, Mississippi and the Barnett Mercantile. Tomorrow in Periods 2 and 3 we'll complete Chapter 5 and I will collect "What Do You Know?" at the beginning of class.

Define all the words in the Section 2 list for homework.

I'm reading your Penny Book captions. Are you checking your spelling????? I hope so.

Read Chapter 5 Tonight and Do Quarter Notes.

We know what happens to Stacey when Mr. Morrison broke up the fight at the Wallace Store. What would you do if you saw Mr. and Mrs. Berry? I think I would cry to myself and promise never to go to the Wallace Store again. Read Chapter 5 and tomorrow we'll talk about the Barnett Mercantile. TJ has such an influence on Stacey. Do Quarter Notes for Chapter 5 and we will finish "What Do You Know?" in class. Your Penny Books look good.

First column of Section 2 words should be defined by Thursday.

What Do You Know? #1-6

We talked more about Chapter 4 and discussed some of the characterization after we took our vocabulary test. We will finish up Chapter 4 and go on to Chapter 5 tomorrow.

Thank you to all who sent their first five years for their Penny Book. If you would prefer to give me a printed copy for perusal, that is fine, too.

Period 5 may complete their What Do You Know?

Don't forget to have your tests signed for "Song of the Trees" due tomorrow.

Quarter Notes Tonight and Open Response

If you are in Periods 2 or 3, begin Quarter Notes for Chapter 3. If you are in Period 5 finish Quarter Notes for Chapter 3.

Respond to the question, "What was the suspense in Chapter 1? Explain in 4 or 5 complete sentences.

Hopefully, we will finish Chapter 3 tomorrow and begin Chapter 4. What a great act of revenge on the part of the Logan children.

Great job to the students who showed me their poems for the poetry contest. I hope we have some published!!!!!

Penny Book on Wednesday, April 6th.

Four More School Days Until MCAS!

We are turning the corner on the big day. Actively study your parts of speech, poetry review, elements of a short story, and remember the strategies we've learned!

Open Responses due on Friday, March 18th. Final is the same day!

BRING HIGHLIGHTERS TO CLASS!!!!!!!

Have You Brainstormed Changes Since Fourth Grade?

Check out the new link to see some well-written paragraphs.

Subjects and Predicate Homework

Tonight we have 15 sentences to read and underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. We did some in class so we should not have that many to do. Period Two only has to finish the first 10 because I put that on the homework board for tonight.

We also have 20 words to define and identify the part of speech in our notebook for homework. We already defined; strenuous, incredulous,ludicrous,haggard,retrospect, and a couple others.

We need to vote for the characters.

Reading/Writing class- Can you bring in some lyrics for a favorite song?????