6th Six Weeks - Week 7

Good Day Falcons!

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE YEAR AND YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LIVES! 

It is with heavy heat that I must tell you all that this is the final stop on our long year round journey. You all will have a special place in my heart and I am more than excited to see you all grow and live in the world. You will ALL make an impact, and I can't wait to be a witness to that. There are a couple of reminders. NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY. We will have the Awards assembly on Tuesday at 12:30 PM at the  STC auditorium. Wednesday, still tentative, we will have the talent show. Thursday, we will have the a homeroom social. I am missing you all already.  .  . 

Here is our week in a glance: 

Monday: NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday: Awards assembly

Wednesday: Talent Show

Thursday: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Friday: Teacher Work Day

Let's have a GREAT LAST WEEK! As this being the last post, I will leave a picture of Hershey, so you all can always see him.

 

6th Six Weeks - Week 6

Good Day Falcons!

This is the LAST FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL! How exciting is life going to be with you as a freshman?! VERY EXCITING! This week we will have the vocabulary quiz, THE BIG ONE, this Wednesday. Make sure you are studying! The words that are on the bulletin board are the ones that you will be tested on. This week, on Friday, Student Council will be going on a field trip. Also, this week, you all will be hearing my life story; I can't wait!


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: My life story
Tuesday: Review: Everything you've learned in my class 
Wednesday: Google Slides (VOCABULARY TEST)
Thursday: Google Slides
Friday: Google Slides 

Let's have a GREAT week! 

6th Six Weeks - Week 5

Good Day Falcons!

This week is a BIG week! We have our last round of STAAR assessments! I know you all are more than prepared. You all have been great historians in my classroom, and I am excited for you to master the STAAR. On Monday and Tuesday, we will be off campus studying for the test. After Thursday's exam, we will resume to regular schedule in our classroom. Be sure to get PLENTY of rest for each exam!


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Review for STAAR
Tuesday: Review for STAAR
Wednesday: Science STAAR
Thursday: Social Studies STAAR
Friday: Leadership

Let's make it a GREAT week! 

6th Six Weeks - Week 4

Good Day Falcons!

We only have 4 weeks of school left! (including this week) You all are more than prepared for the Algebra EOC that you are taking this week. Get plenty of rest! We will all take the Algebra Exam in the math wing. We will continue working through History and getting you prepared for the STAAR Assessment.


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: College Informational Day
Tuesday: Algebra EOC
Wednesday: History Supplemental Lesson
Thursday: History Supplemental Lesson
Friday: History Supplemental Lesson 

Let's have a GREAT week!

6th Six Weeks - Week 3

Good Day Falcons! 

We are only 4 weeks left to have in school! You all have done an amazing job this year! Keep doing amazing work and all will be rewarded to you! This week we will be covering history in our class to help better prepare you all for the exam approaching in two weeks! You also will be completing your anthology this week! HOW EXCITING! 

Here is our week in a glance: 

Monday: History Supplementary Lesson

Tuesday: History Supplementary Lesson

Wednesday: History Supplementary Lesson

Thursday: History Supplementary Lesson

Friday: History Supplementary Lesson

Let's have a GREAT Week! 

6th Six Weeks - Week 2

Good Day Falcons!


Not counting this week, there are only 5 more Mondays left this school year! How bittersweet is that!? You all have been doing an excellent job this year so far, and I am beyond proud of all the work you all have done in the classroom. We are two weeks away from your Algebra EOC and three weeks away from the rest of your STAAR exams. Let's make sure that we are doing our best job in the classrooms to prepare for that .


Below is our week at a glance:

Monday: E&R
Tuesday: E&R
Wednesday: Essay
Thursday: Essay
Friday: Field Trip to Movies and PPP 

Let's have a GREAT week! 

6th Six Weeks - Week 1

Good Day Falcons!

We are now welcoming our last Six Weeks of the school year! Isn't it crazy to think that we have already had 5 Six Weeks of school?! I can't believe it. You all did AMAZING during the Reading STAAR Test! Now, we have to focus on the last 3 that I know you all will do amazing on. This week we have our last set of Benchmarks. Let's make sure that you all are taking your time and are answering carefully!


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Science Benchmark
Tuesday: Social Studies Benchmark
Wednesday: Editing and Revising 
Thursday: Editing and Revising 
Friday: Review Grammar 

Let's have a GREAT week! 

5th Six Weeks - Week 6

Good Day Falcons!


This is the LAST week of the second to last Six Weeks of the school year. This week is VERY IMPORTANT because... you have your STAAR READING EXAM THIS WEDNESDAY! It is imperative that you get PLENTY of sleep the night before to be able to come to school mentally rested and prepared. You all are more than prepared for this exam.


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Leadership Building 
Tuesday: Leadership Building 
Wednesday: 8th Grade STAAR - Reading 
Thursday: Leadership Building 
Friday: Leadership Building 

Let's have a GREAT week! 

5th Six Weeks - Week 5

Good Day Falcons!

We are almost at the end of the Fifth Six Weeks and the year! The next three weeks are VERY important! This week you have my Six Weeks Exam, next week you have your Reading STARR exam, and the following week you have your Social Studies and Science benchmarks. It is important that you are staying on top of all your school work.


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Review for Six Weeks 
Tuesday: Editing and Revising Passage (Vocabulary Quiz) 
Wednesday: Six Weeks Exam 
Thursday: Edit your essay
Friday: Editing and Revising Passage

Let's have a GREAT week! 

5th Six Weeks - Week 4

Good Day Falcons!

This week is a short week because THERE IS NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY. This week we will also FINALLY be making our google accounts and will know how to use google office. It is important that you are staying up to date with your vocabulary words because there will be a quiz this week.


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Vivid Words
Tuesday: Vivid Words
Wednesday: Letter
Thursday: Google (Computer Lab) 
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Let's have a GREAT Week! 

5th Six Weeks - Week 3

Good Day Falcons!

I hope you all had an AMAZING Spring Break! I'm so excited and ready to have you all back in my classroom this week! We are already on the third week of the 5th Six Weeks! HOW CRAZY IS THAT!? This week we will be writing an essay. You also have two things due for you anthology! Make sure you are on top of your work.


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Pre-Writing
Tuesday: Drafting 
Wednesday: Edit and Revise your essay
Thursday: Essay Grading Activity
Friday: Essay Grading Activity 

Let's have a GREAT Week! 

SPRING BREAK!

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK! BE SAFE, HAVE FUN, AND MAKE EXCELLENT MEMORIES! SEE YOU ALL BACK IN THE CLASSROOM!

CLASSES RESUME ON MONDAY, (3/19). 

5th Six Weeks - Week 2

Good Day Falcons!

This week we are back in the classroom after a FUN time at the fair! This week we are also learning new lessons and vocabulary is back! We will start journals again this week! Picture day is this Tuesday (3/6), be sure to dress to impress!


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Capitalization
Tuesday: Capitalization
Wednesday: Degree of Comparison
Thursday: Degree of Comparison
Friday: Edgar Allan Poe CSI Activity

Let's have A GREAT week! 

5th Six Weeks - Week 1

Good Day Falcons!

Can you believe we only have 2 Six Weeks left in school!? How does time fly by!? This week, there is going to be a lot of distractions with the STAAR Count Fair. Also, this is the first week of the new Six Weeks. Be sure to leave old habits in the past, develop better ones, and end the year on a positive note!

Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: TELPAS (Last one) 
Tuesday: Writing Assignment
Wednesday: Essay Grading Activity
Thursday: Essay Grading Activity
Friday: STAAR County Fair

Let's have a GREAT week!

 

4th Six Weeks - Week 7

Good Day Falcons!

This is the Last day of the 4th Six Weeks! How time as flown by! We will be having our Algebra Benchmark and Reading Benchmark this week. It is imperative that you all get enough sleep during the weekend and on Monday so you all will be prepared for the exams! We will also have TELPAS writing this week.

Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: ALGEBRA BENCHMARK
Tuesday: READING BENCHMAR
Wednesday: Hyphens/Ellipses (TELPAS)
Thursday: Essay Grading Activity (TELPAS) 
Friday: Essay Grading Activity (TELPAS) 

Let's have A GREAT week! 

4th Six Weeks - Week 6

Good Day Falcons!

The Six Weeks is rapidly ending! We all need to be sure to be diligent as much as possible. We will start TELPAS writing assignments this week! Remember, you need to have all 5 stories finished by March 1, 2018. We are having our Vocabulary Test, this Tuesday, over prefixes and suffixes. Also, we will have our Six Weeks exam this Friday! Study, Study, Study!


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Editing and Revising (TELPAS)
Tuesday: Six Weeks Review (Vocabulary Quiz)
Wednesday: Edgar Allan Poe Poetry
Thursday: Six Weeks Review
Friday: Six Weeks Exam 

4th Six Weeks - Week 5

Good Day Falcons!

This week is a short week since THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! (2/5) This week, we will also be taking the Interm STAAR online assessments on Thursday and Friday (2/8, 2/9). We will also be writing an essay this week!

Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Brainstorm
Wednesday: Outline
Thursday: Essay Writing - STAAR Interm Assessment
Friday: Essay Writing - STAAR Interm Assessment 

Let's have a GREAT week! 

Article Response Project

This project is due on February 7, 2018. 

Assignment:

1. What is your article about?
2. How is Heroism displayed in the article?
3. What lesson can you learn from this article?

You will write a response to the article by answering the questions above.
You must use examples by using in-text citations to answer number 2 like I should you all in class.
You must also write question and answer. The Title of your article must be on the paper.

The article is linked below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gt2pZteP16oacEXju_smnmtzFTzRFSkH/view?usp=sharing

4th Six Weeks - Week 4

Good Day Falcons!


This week is going to be intense in class. We will be breaking down the rubric for essay writing in English 1! We will spend the last 4 days of the week know everything we need to know on how to get the best score with examples! Also, don't forget, your project is due this week!


Here is our week in a glace:

Monday: Quotation marks
Tuesday: Rubric Score: 1
Wednesday: Rubric Score: 2
Thursday: Rubric: Score: 3
Friday: Rubric: Score 4 

LET'S HAVE A GREAT WEEK! 

4th Six Weeks - Week 3

Good Day Falcons!

This week we are continuing our review of basics in both grammar and writing. You all doing great returning from break thus far; I hope you keep it up! Don't forget about your journals this week! As per new rules, one current event - and one from the topics.


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Semicolon / Compound and Complex Sentences
Tuesday: Commas
Wednesday: Commas
Thursday: Commas
Friday: Writing Assignment

Let's Have a GREAT Week! 

4th Six Weeks - Week 2

Good Day Falcons!

We are already on our second week of the new Six Weeks! As stated last week, this semester is going to FLY by. With that being said, it is important for you to be as diligent as possible! Don't forget that your project (Collage of Parts of Speech) is due this Wednesday! You are have started the year great!


Here is our week in a glance:

Monday: Martin Luther King Day - MLK Activity 
Tuesday: Parts of Speech Review
Wednesday: Clauses/ Types of Sentences Review
Thursday: Conjunctions
Friday: Editing and Revising

Let's have a GREAT week! 

Facts vs. Opinions

Attached you will find the powerpoint we went over in class today.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xmV3BqeFmaLTFU931XEEC9Oc8ZCoYbULNTQ9SJcNElA/edit?usp=sharing

4th Six Weeks - Week 1

Greetings,

First of all, WELCOME BACK! I'm so glad to welcome you in my classroom in 2018! I hope you all had an amazing time this holiday break! You all deserved the break after your hard work this past semester. This Six Weeks is a bit longer than previous Six Weeks. With this, we need to be diligent workers and be able to stay on task. I know starting school after a break is tough, but it is all in your mentality. Take this semester day by day, and by the time you know it, the year will be ending and you will be entering High School.

Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: NO SCHOOL 
Tuesday: Welcome Back/Leadership
Wednesday: Editing and Revising
Thursday: Facts vs. Opinions
Friday: Editing and Revising

LET'S HAVE A GREAT WEEK!