Enjoy Your Extra Day Off and READ.

Today might be a good opportunity to catch up on your reading and do the Chapter 6 Quarter Notes. Stay warm, drink cocoa, and read.

Great Effort on the Test Today.

Today the seventh grade teams demonstrated great effort on the practice MCAS test. Hopefully, your scores reflect effort proving you utilized strategies we covered in ELA class. I look forward to reading your essays and grading your multiple choice answers.

Today the Chapter 5 quarter notes were due in addition to the Quiz Time 1-5 on the back of your vocabulary list. Therefore there will be no additional homework.

Tuesday, January 18th will be the last day to purchase a penpal.

Enjoy the long weekend!!!!!!

Finish Open Response and Actively Study for Vocabulary Test Tomorrow.

We wrote an open repsonse in our notebooks for "The Give" today. Tonight we will write a final copy to be passed in tomorow.

Actively study for your vocabulary test tomorrow, January 11th. Make sure you know all words, definitions and parts of speech.

Chapter 4 quarter notes are due on Wednesday and Chapter 5 are due on Friday, January 14th.

Penpal money will be collected all week. The cost is $2.00 for a penpal from the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. It's FUN!!!!!!!!!

Vocabulary Test on Tuesday, January 11th.

Make sure to carefully study your words, definitions and parts of speech for the test on Tuesday, January 11th. We discussed chapter two of the book today and have a clearer picture of the lack of choices among the members of the Community. Each chapter will spark more and more questions but these questions will answer themselves as we continue to read.

Chapter 3 quarter notes are due on Monday, January 10th.

Penpal money will be collected next week. Just bring in $2.00 for a penpal from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America or the United States. Penpals are fun to write to and your writing skills will improve.

Twenty Four Words Due Tomorrow, January 7, 2011.

We went through the open responses and the multiple choice questions for "A Walk to the Jetty" by Jamaica Kincaid. We worked on some strategies which should help us to improve our scores in March.

Continue to define your vocabulary words and indicate the part of speech. We will have a test on Tuesday, January 12th.

Keep reading. Tomorrow we will discuss Chapter 2 of "The Giver" together.

First Six Vocabulary Words And Packet Due Tomorrow, January 5th.

We listened to the first chapter of The Giver today and discussed the characters, the setting and the upcoming Ceremony. Tomorrow the definitions and parts of speech are due for the first six words. The following six words are due on Thursday and the next six words are due on Friday. The final six words need to be done by Monday, January 10th.

Packets are due tomorrow, also. Hopefully you have put time into this assignmnet. Make sure you have a graphic organizer somewhere on your answer sheet. Grades will be counted toward third report card.

Anyone interested in a pen pal from another country? See Mrs. Jaggers for more information!

We worked on some grammar today. Contractions are easy. Know the difference between "have" and "of" when writing contractions!!!!

What was the best part of your vacation? Explain. What was the worse part of your vacation? Explain.