1. Parents, your child received the Dallas World Aquarium field trip information today. Please review, sign, and return the two-sided form with payment (cash or check payable to Downing Middle School) by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. Thank you so much for your help in this matter.
2. First Six Weeks report cards will be distributed Friday, October 10. Please review your child's progress, sign, and return the receipt form to your child's second period teacher. If you would like to have a team conference, please email the 7th Grade Team Lead Lisa Sanders at sanderslg@lisd.net.
3. REMINDER: Students should continue to work on their project at home. Please scroll down for the 1st Six Weeks Scrapbook Project Guidelines/Expectations. The first six weeks scrapbook project is due on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th.
4. Students received a "tutoring pass" for my class to be used this school year. My classroom is opened for tutoring/assisting from 8:15 before school or until 4:30 after school. Please encourage your child to come for help if needed or just to have a quiet place to work.
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Monday, October 6, 2008
DUE: Personal Narrative Rough Draft (minimum three pages, handwritten, double-spaced)
- **NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK** We are focused on
editing & revising our first processs paper to prepare
for publishing in the computer lab later this week. (NOTE: Flash drives are extremely helpful to enable students to work on computer projects at school and at home.)
- Begin "Editing & Revising" process - due tomorrow
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 (PICTURE RETAKES)
DUE: "Editing & Revising" of Rough Draft
- Begin clean handwritten draft
*REMINDER: SCRAPBOOK PROJECT - DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. PLEASE COME IN BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL FOR HELP IF NEEDED. STUDENTS MAY TURN IN PROJECT THIS WEEK FOR EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 (COMPUTER LAB DAY)
- Students may begin the publishing process when clean handwritten draft is completed.
*REMINDER: SCRAPBOOK PROJECT - DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. PLEASE COME IN BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL FOR HELP IF NEEDED. STUDENTS MAY TURN IN PROJECT THIS WEEK FOR EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
Thursday, October 9, 2008 (COMPUTER LAB DAY)
DUE: Clean handwritten draft
- Begin publishing process
*REMINDER: SCRAPBOOK PROJECT - DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. PLEASE COME IN BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL FOR HELP IF NEEDED. STUDENTS MAY TURN IN PROJECT THIS WEEK FOR EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
Friday, October 10, 2008 (COMPUTER LAB DAY)
- Continue publishing process (ALL components will be due at end of class on Monday, October 13)
*REMINDER: SCRAPBOOK PROJECT - DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. PLEASE COME IN BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL FOR HELP IF NEEDED. STUDENTS MAY TURN IN PROJECT THIS WEEK FOR EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
NOTE: First Six Weeks Report Cards will be distributed during 2nd period.
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First Six Weeks Scrapbook Project
Project Description: This six weeks, you will focus on your life experiences from birth through fifth grade. This may include information related to your family, friends, pets, previous schools and teachers, interests, vacations and hobbies.
Page Requirements: This six weeks, you will complete five pages to the scrapbook. Each page should include a minimum of eight sentences. The pages should be presented neatly and in a manner reflective of the subject of the writing. All pages must be typed.
Writing Expectations: In addition to meeting the length requirements, you should incorporate strong adjectives and adverbs, lively verbs, appropriate paragraphing and transition. Your writing should model appropriate mechanics, including proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation.
Point Breakdown: Your scrapbook project will be graded according to the following rubric for scoring.
Page One – 20 points
•This reflects meeting length requirement, mechanics, paragraphing, content, neatness, and creativity.
Page Two – 20 points
•This reflects meeting length requirement, mechanics, paragraphing, content, neatness, and creativity.
Page Three – 20 points
•This reflects meeting length requirement, mechanics, paragraphing, content, neatness, and creativity.
Page Four – 20 points
•This reflects meeting length requirement, mechanics, paragraphing, content, neatness, and creativity.
Page Five – 20 points
•This reflects meeting length requirement, mechanics, paragraphing, content, neatness, and creativity.
The scrapbook project is due –Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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