All classes had orientation in the media center on Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Bowen went over important information, students took Star tests in order to assess individual reading levels, and students had a chance to check out books.
Sixth Grade had an open-book worksheet on the short story "Stray" on Wednesday. We will go over the worksheet in class on Thursday, as well as discussing pretests from last week. The next readings for this class are "The Land I Lost," which is due on Friday, and "The Flood," which is due next Monday, September 8th.
Seventh Grade had an open-book worksheet on the short story "The Smallest Dragonboy" on Wednesday. We will discuss this assignment in class on Thursday, as well as working on a journal entry in class. The short story "Song of the Trees" is due on Friday.
Eighth Grade had a great discussion on three poems, "The Road Not Taken," "All But Blind," and "The Choice," all in the textbook, on Wednesday. We also did a brief worksheet in class. Students have been working on memoirs this week, and the first drafts are due on Thursday. The next readings for this class are "E-mail from Bill Gates," which is due on Thursday, and "The Girl Who Hunted Rabbits," which is due on Friday.
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Looks great Mrs. Lane!
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