Monday, December 21, 2009

Good evening! Since this is a short week, there will not be a spelling test. Tonight's home is as follows:
*Read The Giver chapters 22 and 23.
*Vocabulary definitions are due Wednesday. Students will have the break to study their words. The test will be on January 4. Layer A projects are also due January 4.
*There will be a final test on The Giver on Wednesday.


BOOK PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

December 10

*Language Arts*
Good evening! Students have been doing an excellent job in our group discussions about The Giver by Lois Lowry. Layer C of their required assignments are due Monday, December 14. The assignments are on a project sheet similar to the sheets from their previous novel. Layer B will be due December 21, and Layer A will be due on January 4. Book projects are due December 23. These were handed out November 30.

*GATE*

Students should remember to bring a notebook and pencil with them to class. We will be doing a lot of writing with our science experiments!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

December 2

Good afternoon! Next week students will be starting the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Students will receive a packet similar to the one that was given from our last novel. Students will learn how to write a business letter, and they will complete various projects. Packets will be handed out on Monday.

Wednesday's Homework:

Grammar page 48
Practice Book page 97 and 98
Spelling page 39 *Test Friday
Finish defining vocabulary *Test Friday