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The state writing exam will be conducted on February 6 for fifth and eighth grades. Fifth grade will be required to create a narrative based on a topic given to them by the state. They will have 35 minutes to plan, write, and revise their work. Eighth grade will be given a topic requiring them to make a choice and support the choice. They will have 35 minutes to plan, write, and revise their work.
IN CLASS:
5th Grade - We are practicing writing skills and working with different types of sentences. We will also be practicing how to create better sentences and incorporate quotations into our writing.
6th Grade - Working with the different structures of sentences and will have a test over phrases and clause this week. We will continue to read and work from the book Out of the Dust.
7th Grade - Test in English this week. Wednesday we go to the Dixie Theater to see a performance of Where the Red Fern Grows. Permission slips and ticket money for the trip must be turned in by Tuesday, January 22. If a permission slip or ticket money isn't turned in then your child will not go.
ATTENTION: I will not be at school on Tuesday, January 22. The sub will be collecting the permission slips and money for the field trip from 7th grade. LEAP to Success after school program will begin on February 4, 2008. If your child qualifies for the program, he or she will be bringing home an application for you to complete and return.
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