Friday 1-13-12
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Happy Friday the 13th!
Remember- NO SCHOOL on Monday 1-16-12
6th Grade:
We are working hard and preparing to write our 1st Yellow Hamburger Essay (Writing from Knowledge and Experience) next week. Homework for the weekend:
- Come ready on Tuesday with the topic you are going to use for your essay. Remember- the prompt is: Write about a time when you faced a fear.
- MANY students were given back their Winter packets. These were supposed to be finished and turned in on Tuesday 1-10-12. Many students turned in incomplete packets. They were given a 2nd chance. They need to finish, fix or complete and turn these in by TUESDAY 1-17-12
7th Grade:
- We are reading Rikki-Tikki- Tavi by Rudyard Kipling in our literature books. We will finish up the story over the break. Students are doing a great job in class with prediction, and identifying examples of suspense and foreshadowing in the text.
- MANY students were given back their Winter packets. These were supposed to be finished and turned in on Tuesday 1-10-12. Many students turned in incomplete packets. They were given a 2nd chance. They need to finish, fix or complete and turn these in by TUESDAY 1-17-12
