Literature Fair Project Guidelines

September 21 - 25

• Spelling and Vocabulary Tests will be REPLACED with work that we do in class this week.  
• Continue to work on your literature fair projects.  The fair is approaching quickly.
• Grandparents' Day is also rapidly approaching.  Make plans to check out after our celebration.
• This week, we will have a quiz in grammar on Thursday.  This is for every class.  It will be on Unit 3 in your books (end marks, punctuation, and types of sentences)
• 12th Grade will not have a quiz in grammar, but we will be working on finishing our book and the class project and information sheet.
• FRIDAY-- Students will be grouped in their Soul Survivor Tribes to work on a STEM project.  It is the pumpkin drop time of year!  Start thinking about how you can preserve your pumpin.  The lighthouse trip is fun, and we invite parents to come and watch the drop! Mrs. Stull will send home information soon.  Students will also be dismissed at 12:30 on Friday to enjoy the Volleyball games.  We hope that everyone can come out and support the Lady Lions!

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE WILLIAMSBURG TRIP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO.  WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER 

ADVENTURE FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS!

You can receive a discount if you register this week. 

Happy Weekend!

 There is no homework this weekend.  Thank you for working hard for Mrs. Hodge this week.  I am anxious to see you on Monday. 

Don't forget the Potato Festival and opportunity to ride the float in the parade.  If you would like to ride it, wear NLCA gear and meet at the school at 12:30 on Saturday.    

September 8 -11

 This is the schedule for this week's class.  In the event you are absent, be prepared for what is listed on each day. If the class gets behind, this will remain the goal for each class by the end of the week. 

8th Grade

Tuesday:  Grammar test tomorrow, use Unit 1 & 2 review as your Study Guide; Work on Spelling and Vocabulary pages 6 & 7; Receive literature fair information and begin working on your books and projects.

Wednesday:  Grammar Test; work on bonus; read literature fair book

Thursday:  Read pages 27-31 in literature and take quiz; Read "Footprints in the Sand" in the back of your spelling book; work on literature fair

Friday:  Spelling Test 3, attach your bonus to the back of the quiz; Write an essay answer to this question:  WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN MATTHEW'S AND MARILLA'S RESPONSE TO ANNE?"   I am giving you a template as a reminder :)

7th Grade:

Tuesday: Grammar test tomorrw; Get new Spelling words

Wednesday: Grammar Test; Read poem in back of spelling book, "Chartless" ; Literature Fair Book

Thursday:  Spelling Test Tomorrow!  Work on Literature Fair Book and Bonus

Friday:  Spelling Test 3; Go to IXL and complete section on Kinds of Sentences or End Marks

11/12 Grade:

Tuesday: Spelling List 3; complete paged 208-209

Wednesday:The Giver compare/contrast

Thursday:  Grammar Test tomorrow.

Friday:  Grammar Test 1; Vocabulary Test 2; Turn in The Giver Packets

9/10 Grade:

Tuesday: Spelling List 3 and work on pages 208-209; Receive literature fair information; Begin The Giver compare and contrast

Wednesday:Continue The GIver compare and contrast; 

Thursday:The Giver Work; Spelling test Tomorrow; Grammar Test Tomorrow

Friday:  Spelling Test 3; Grammar Test Tomorrow Turn in The GIver packet

Thursday, September 3

 Homework:

Everyone needs to study for the spelling and vocabulary test that is tomorrow.  Don't forget to do your bonus.

8th Grade:  Read up through chapter 7 (more if you want to!)

7th Grade:  Read up to page 95 in Out of the Dust

August 31-September 4

•  Everyone will have a spelling/vocabulary test on list 2 this week.
• Grammar quizzes will begin this week, and the first grammar tests will be given next week on Units 1 and 2.
• We are all reading various pieces of literature.  Keep up with the reading to be prepared for activities and quizzes on the material.
• Literature Fair Book choices are due on Monday, August 31.

I hope you have a blessed week.  

Keep this information in your folder.

August 21-September 5

• All classes will have Spelling/Vocabulary List 2 this week.  The test will be on September 5.
• Don't forget the new Bonus Opportunity.  We no longer write our words repeatedly. 
  
  
• There is NO WEEKEND HOMEWORK! Have a great one!