Weekly+Homework


 * Dec 12 - 16**
 * Students all have a novel to read. They must be ready to take the AR test by Wednesday. Students can either get 8 points between now and break, or get 4 now and read a book over the holiday. We be on WWW List 17 and DOL List 17. We will be having a celebration on Friday. Students have all been asked to bring specified items. Thanks for all your support.**
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 * December 5th - 9th**
 * This week we will continue working in our novels. We will take the AR as well as written tests for our novels. Students have been given list 16 in WWW to study. We have posted DOL 16 for anyone who wants to get a jump on that. We will finish the novels and write in agendas the number of AR points students individually have. Any student needing extra credit may do so by getting extra AR points. It is relatively easy for students to get the AR party this 9 weeks as we have Christmas break in order to read.**
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 * November 28- December 2**
 * We have three weeks until Christmas break we will be working very diligently! We are working on list 15 in WWW as well as DOL 15. Students should be going over DOL every night. This should really be an easy grade for students as they are given the exact sentences on the weekly test.**
 * WWW stems grow and grow. Please be sure students are studying them on a nightly basis. Mrs. Wallace's class will be reading //Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.// Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along. We will be writing responses in our journal on the novel as well. I will be giving quizzes on what is to be read. I will not always announce these quizzes, but they will cover from chapter one on.**


 * Mrs. Shannon's class will be reading //Fatality//. Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along. Her 4th block class will be reading //The Outsiders.// Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along.**

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 * November 14 - 18**
 * Students have been given the opportunity to bring any zero to a 100 through an optional assignment. This assignment should be written in the agenda; be certain to ask your child about it. We will have our WWW test on Thursday. Students will only be tested on the first 25 word stems. We will also have our DOL test on Thursday as well. We are reading a novel in class. I am reading two chapters and assigning one on a nightly basis. Students were assigned a 3 point book. They should be ready to take the AR test on Wednesday. They will also be assigned a 3 point book over the holiday. Students have been told that they can do a 6 point one this week and not have one over the holiday. It is their choice.**
 * Students have a friendly letter in their bookbag. They need to get this signed and brought back for an easy 100. It is telling averages and how things are going in class. Be sure to sign it and return on Tuesday. Have a good week!!!**




 * November 7 - 11**
 * We are finishing up a novel in 2 of our classes. Students must keep up with their reading. They also have a DOL and WWW test every Friday. While we are seeing some growth in WWW, students are not studying for DOL. Pleas have them practice these sentences daily. We are continuing to work in our Holt Readers. We will continue to work on parts of speech and verb tenses. This week we will be writing a paper from the point of view of the turkey. Students can gain extra credit points by bringing in canned items for the stuff a turkey project in order to help those in need.**
 * Please be certain to check your child's agenda on a daily basis! Students are suppose to read a 3 point book by Wednesday of next week.**


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 * October 31 - November 4**
 * Happy Halloween!! We have been using some of the students' PE time to remediate and prepare for tests. The students were very successful last week on DOL and WWW. We hope that we will see improvement in the reading levels as well. Please continue your child to study WWW and DOL on a daily basis. It is much easier to learn it bit by bit. Some classes have also been working with Mrs. Wallace in a novel. Please be certain that your child is keeping up with the reading. Students in Mrs. Wallace's class are reading //Across Five Aprils//. They will be reading one chapter a day. Chapter Five will be on Monday, Six Tuesday, Seven Wednesday, Eight Thursday, and Nine Friday. Please make certain they are keeping up with the reading!!! Mrs. Shannon's last period class is reading //My Brother Sam is Dead// with Mrs. Wallace. Chapter Five will be Monday, Six Tuesday, Seven Wednesday, Eight Thursday, and Nine Friday. Please make certain that your child is keeping up with the reading! We are also working on writing and verb tenses. Mrs. Wallace's class will have a test on verb tenses on Thursday. REMEMBER Your child should have 35 AR points every nine weeks. Any extra AR points will result in extra credit!!!!**
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[|WWW list 11] [|week 11.dol]
 * October 24 - 28**
 * The second nine weeks has begun. Students in 8th grade ELA will be using their Holt Readers to learn skills and standards. We will be doing a story a day along with the skills that go with the stories. Students will be working on WWW list 11 as well as DOL week 11. Students are on their own to get AR points. Mrs. Wallace will be pulling students from PE in an effort to help with AR points, WWW, DOL, and standard deficiencies. Students should be reading to earn a minimum of 4 AR points per week. The majority of homework will consist of reading, studying DOL, studying WWW and an occasional standard practice sheet. Please make sure to check your child's agenda for daily homework assignments. Mrs. Wallace's students will be reading one chapter per night in //Across Five Aprils.// Please make certain your child is reading EVERY night!!!**


 * October 17 - 21**
 * This week we will be taking our benchmarks in ELA. Students should try to do their absolute best on this assessment. We will also be taking the Explore test on Wednesday. This test is designed to give us some career information on your child. Students have until Wednesday of this week to read for any needed AR points. We are getting ready to begin the 2nd nine weeks. We will be using the Holt Reader this 9 weeks. We will be going through the stories and doing the skills that go along with those stories. This will ensure that we get all skills needed for 9th grade covered and mastered. Students should have to study WWW and DOL as well as read for AR points as basic homework the 2nd 9 weeks. We will have a little bit of language homework, but the focus for 2nd nine weeks will be AR points.**
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 * October 11-15th**
 * Mrs. Wallace's students are completing regular and irregular verb usages in their workbooks. They are also starting on an essay concerning a conflict in //The Outsiders//. Students should have the skeleton ready to be checked on Thursday. We will continue to perfect this writing through Friday.**
 * Students are working on WWW list 9 and DOL sentences 9. All students should be reading for AR points this week. I will not assign another book until the week of the 18th. My students are not doing very well with their reading. So far, we have ZERO students who have attained the AR party. There are many 6th and 7th graders. We will be working on grammar, writing, and reading skills in class. I will allow students time to read for AR points as homework. Please check agendas daily for grades and upcoming assignments.**


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 * October 3rd-7th**
 * WWW List 8 [|WWW list 8]**
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Mrs. Wallace's students will be finishing reading //The Outsiders//. We will take the AR test on this novel on Tuesday and a written book test on Thursday. Please make certain you have finished reading the novel. We will have our dol and www test on Friday. We will be working on flashback, foreshadowing, and elements of a story utilizing The Outsiders. We will view the movie //The Outsiders// on Thursday and Friday and write a compare and contrast paper. We will be starting verb tenses and continuing to work in our writing journals. Students have been told the 3 discussions test questions. Please make certain they are preparing for them. We are working hard on our www stems. Please make sure that students are going over these each evening. Students should have most of their AR points by this time.


 * September 26th-30th**
 * Mrs. Wallace's Class is reading the Outsiders- Read 2 chapters per night and quiz daily This week we will be focusing on characterization, elements of a story, flashback and foreshadowing. We are working on subject verb agreement in language.
 * Word Within a Word List 7- [|Word_Within_a_Word_List_7] Be sure to go to WWW List 7 on the right of this page. It will take you to Study Stack which is a great study aid!
 * DOL Week 7- [|DOL]
 * Grammar test Thursday!!!!** Subject/verb agreement
 * Mrs. Webster's class has just finished the novel __Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry__. We will be taking the AR test on Wednesday September 28. We will be discussing various story elements and literary terms as follows: cliffhangers, foreshadowing, point of view, dialect, character analysis, conflict, climax, symbolism, analogies, alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor
 * We are working on Subject / Verb Agreement as well. Students have a packet that includes rules for determining subject / verb agreement.
 * We are working on Word Within A Word ( WWW) list 7 and Daily Oral Language (DOL) Week 7. You can click the link in Ms. Wallace's notes above for practice.
 * Scheduled Tests:
 * Roll of Thunder AR... Wednesday
 * DOL and WWW Tests Friday