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A MISSED OR LATE ASSIGNMENT CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE A STUDENT'S GRADE. I DO NOT GIVE EXTRA CREDIT FOR LACK
OF WORK ETHIC. I GIVE EXTRA POINTS FOR LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE COMPLETED EARLY.
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THIS WEEK...
No school Monday, October 10th.
Field Trip - Wednesday, October 12th. Students are to wear their gym uniform if not dressing up. No electronic devices of any shape or form allowed on the field trip! Students have been informed of this policy. Better if phones, ipods erc. are left at home...since not allowed on the faire grounds and the bus company will not be responsible if items are left on the bus. Better safe than sorry!
Walk-s-thon - Friday, October 14th. All walk-a-thon money is due by Wednesday, october 12th.
THERE ARE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE YET TO RETURN THE FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM...PERMISSION SLIPS WERE DUE BY 9/30/11.
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7TH GRADE SOCIAL - THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE COVERAGE OF EARLY CIVILIAZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS STUDY NIGHTLY...THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF MEMORIZATION INVOLVED WITH HISTORY. THERE IS NEVER A NIGHT WITHOUT HOMEWORK. PLEASE INSTILL IN YOUR CHILD THAT STUDYING IS HOMEWORK!!!
STUDENTS HAVE A "FORMAL" WORKSHEET TO USE FOR ALL FUTURE CURRENT EVENTS. THIS FORM MUST BE USED.
*******************************************************7THGRADE RELIGION - WE WILL WRAP-UP CHAPTER 2 THIS WEEK WITH A FOCUS ON "FINDING TRUTH". THE TEST FOR CHAPTER 2 WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH.
AS PART OF A GRAMMAR AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION GRADE, STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A WEEKLY JOURNAL PROMPT ON WEDNESDAYS. COMPLETED PROMPTS WILL BE DUE ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. ALL PROMPTS MUST BE AT LEAST ONE FULL PAGE LENGTH IN THE COPY BOOK JOURNAL.
GRAMMAR - THIS WEEK WE BEGIN COVERAGE OF "VERBS". THERE ARE MANY CONCEPTS TO COVER FOR VERBS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS GET INTO THE HABIT OF STUDYING GRAMMAR. THERE ARE MANY RULES THAT NEED TO BE STUDIED!!!
VOCAB - UNIT 2 IS DUE ON TUESDAY, 10/11/11. THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 2 IS 15 ALITERATIONS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 10/12/11. THE UNIT 2 TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY, 10/13/11.
UNIT 3 IS DUE ON TUESDAY, 10/25/11 AND THE UNIT 3 TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 10/26/11. THERE WILL BE NO WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 3 DUE TO THE SHPORTENED WEEK FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES.
VOCAB WILL REMAIN ON A BI-WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF TUESDAY - UNIT DUE, WEDNESDAY - WRITING ASSIGNMENT, AND THURSDAY - TEST, UNLESS STUDENTS ARE TOLD OTHERWISE.
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LITERATURE - THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING IN THE LIT TEXT. WE WILL WRAP-UP COVER MYTHS, TALES AND FABLES.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUIZ ANY DAY!!!
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8TH GRADE ILA
AS PART OF A GRAMMAR AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION GRADE, STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A WEEKLY JOURNAL PROMPT ON THURSDAYS. COMPLETED PROMPTS WILL BE DUE ON THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY. ALL PROMPTS MUST BE AT LEAST ONE FULL PAGE LENGTH IN THE COPY BOOK JOURNAL.
GRAMMAR - THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN COVERAGE OF VERBS. THERE ARE MANY CONCEPTS TO COVER FOR VERBS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS GET INTO THE HABIT OF STUDYING GRAMMAR. THERE ARE MANY RULES THAT NEED TO BE STUDIED!!!
8TH GRADE VOCAB - UNIT 2 IS DUE ON TUESDAY, 10/11/11. THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT IS 15 ALITERATIONS, DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 10/12/11. THE UNIT 3 TEST IS THURSDAY, 10/13/11.
UNIT 3 IS DUE ON TUESDAY, 10/25/11 AND THE UNIT 3 TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 10/26/11. THERE WILL BE NO WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 3 DUE TO THE SHPORTENED WEEK FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES.
VOCAB WILL REMAIN ON A BI-WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF TUESDAY - UNIT DUE, WEDNESDAY - WRITING ASSIGNMENT, AND THURSDAY - TEST, UNLESS STUDENTS ARE TOLD OTHERWISE.
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8TH GRADE LITERATURE - THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE COVERAGE OF GREEK MYTHS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT STUDENTS STUDY FOR THIS GENRE. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF MEMORIZATION INVOLVED!!!
WE WILL READ "MEDUSA".
THERE WILL BE A TEST ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH ON THE 12 OLYMPIANS...STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING ABLE TO LIST ALL TWELVE OLYMPIANS ALONG WITH EACH OLYMPIAN'S SYMBOL AND WHAT THEY ARE THE GOD/GODDESS OF. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A STUDY GUIDE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.
ALREADY FINDING THAT SOME STUDENTS MUST TAKE A MORE SERIOUS APPROACH TOWARD THE EFFORT THEY PUT INTO THEIR HOMEWORK. AFTER THREE WARNINGS, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FORMAL WARNING FOR MISSING AND/OR LATE HOMEWORK.
SECOND AUTHOR CRITIQUE IS DUE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH.
*****REMEMBER, ANY DAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR A QUIZ!!!*****
May the Lord Bless you and keep you,
Mrs. Persinger
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