January 12 - 16

ALL CLASSES:

• Spelling List 13 for grades 7-10.... Test will be Friday, 1/16/26
• List 6B for 11/12 grades...Test will be Friday, 1/16/26
• Young Writer's Stories will begin this week
• Grammar Games will continue with Clauses/Phrases
• Don't forget to do IXL each week.  It only takes 15 questions in the arena!

CHAPEL NOTES:

• Chapel notes will be taken up this week as a grade.  From this week, until further notice, I will assign when chapel notes are due.  I do not feel like the current method is working very well, so I am going to try something else.
• I will have a sheet for you to take notes on.  You can get those from me, or outside of my classroom on the wall by the door. 
• Notes are due after chapel. 
• If you are absent on chapel days, I will give you the link to a message you can watch and take notes on for the grade.

QUIZZES AND TESTS THIS WEEK:

• Be prepared for the Pronoun Quiz we did not get to take last Friday.
• Spelling and Vocabulary Quiz -- Friday, January 16
• Begin studying for "The Road Not Taken" quiz on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
• 11/12 Grade - Reading Quiz on Monday, January 12
• 8th Grade- Out of the Dust test Friday, January 16*** students were given a study guide that we filled out in class. 

YOUNG WRITER'S INFORMATION :

   Students must not exceed the following word limits:

• Grade 1-2 - 200 Words
• Grade 3-4 - 500 Words
• Grade 5-6 - 800 words
• Grade 7-8 - 800 words
• Grade 9-10 - 1,000 words
• Grade 11-12 - 1,200 words

1. Submissions must reflect the original creative thinking of the student. Generative AI may not be used to write, rewrite, or substantially edit the student's work.

2. Students must disclose any use of AI tools in their writing process (e.g., brainstorming, grammar checking). Undisclosed use of AI-generated content is considered a violation of contest integrity

If it is permissible within school and classroom policy, students may use AI tools for the following purposes, with proper disclosure:

• -  Idea generation or brainstorming (e.g., asking for writing prompts)

• -  Grammar or spelling suggestions

• -  Vocabulary enhancement (e.g., synonyms or definitions)

  Students must include a brief AI Use Statement with their submission, such as:

  “I used Grammarly to check spelling and ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas for my story.”