One more week to go!!!
I hope you all have a joyous and blessed Memorial Day!
Important Events
May 31st - Student Council Bowling after school
June 1st - All School Picnic
June 2nd - Last day of school!
June 2nd - 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony
This Week
6th Grade ~ This week, the 6th graders finished up their book talks/trailers, as well as final details/discussions on our novel, The River. On Wednesday/Thursday, we, as a class, reviewed for the comprehensive test, and then the students took that test today (Friday). Next week, we will correct The River tests, and wrap up 6th grade stuff!
7th Grade ~ This week, the 7th graders finished up their book talks/trailers. We then spent the rest of the week discussing and planning demonstration speeches. This coming (and FINAL!) week, the students will present their demonstration speeches. Presentation dates are as follows:
Tuesday: Joelle, Elena, Owen, Hannah, Lauralei, Grace, Finn, Lily, Alison, Faith, and Garrett.
Wednesday: Naomi, Kyle, Paige, Wesley, Caleb, Ellie, Alyssa, Jacob, Ellery, Sarah, Lena, and Nora.
Thursday: Nathaniel, Caiden, and Mason.
8th Grade ~ This week, the 8th graders started their final unit as an ELA student at FILS. This week, the students selected a short story from a list of stories I supplied, and they were then assigned groups based on their preferences. As a group, the students did a pre-reading activity about the story, read the story, completed some comprehension questions about the story, and then created a short "book talk" about what they read. Group presentations will be on Tuesday. The rest of the week will be devoted to wrapping up 8th grade stuff! Also, just a reminder that 4th quarter book "talks" are due by the last day of school!
ALL ~
If your child has checked out any books from my classroom library OR the school library, please make sure they get those books in by next Tuesday at the latest.
On Wednesday, the House (pertaining to house points) that won the most points all year will be having a lunch party with me, so those students will NOT need to pack a lunch that day. I will let the students and parents (via email) know who won on Tuesday! Also, just a fun fact, if your child has been talking about the house points that go on in my classroom and you are curious, all 4 houses managed to win a quarter for most points! How convenient... ;)
Have a wonderful LONG weekend!
Grace
