Happy New Year.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Did you get any highlighters from Santa Claus???

Have your Christmas Carol finals signed and read the first two chapters of The Giver. No quarter notes, no bookmark, just read. We'll talk about the book when we return. Happy New Year!!!!! (I miss you, a little):))

Nice Job Today!

Looking forward to tomorrow for the Culture Day Holiday Song Competition!

Make sure you help prepare your region's food or bring in a something to share; plates, napkins or drinks.

Type 5 Paragraphs Tonight!

We used the netbooks to type today so many students do not have homework tonight! However, if you do not have a typed double-spaced copy of your essay; please do so tonight!

Write Five Paragraphs In Vocabulary Notebook For Tonight.

We had a Writer's Workshop today so most people are well on the way to completing their long composition.

Web Tonight And Opening Paragraph.

Final On Monday, December 19th.

Today we used class as an opportunity to study for the final. We also decided on the open response to be scored for part of our final grade.

Remember, if you are fixing you analogies, please put the correct answer, have the paper signed by a parent or guardian, and explain why the answer you fixed is the correct answer.

Open Reponses Due Tomorrow. Final on Monday, December 19th.

We completed the book today and took a spelling test in our vocabulary notebook. We have some work to do! Tomorrow we will review for the Final rescheduled for Monday, December 19th.