Tuesday, August 31

6th grade:
•Story Art Activity

*Assignment: Context Clues Practice worksheet pp. 50 and 51

7th grade:
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder over "Last Cover"
•Advertising Flyer for Colin's art exhibit

*Assignment: None

Monday, August 30

6th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Pre-test
•Strategic Reading practice worksheet over "The Secret of the Wall" (Sensory Images chart)
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder over "The Secret of the Wall" (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Pre-test
•Strategic Reading practice worksheet over "Last Cover"
-Complete the character chart with traits and evidence from the story (write page numbers)
-due tomorrow

*AR is due October 13th

Friday, August 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Study Spelling words
•Unit 1 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*Assignment: None

Thursday, August 26

6th grade:
•Continue reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Continue filling in the context clues chart

*Assignment: Context Clues practice worksheet pp. 46 and 47, for those who didn't get one in class yesterday

7th grade:
•Finish reading "Last Cover" and discuss the outcome with partner
•Complete the context clues chart and turn it in

*Assignment: Context Clues chart is due tomorrow for those who don't complete it in class.

Wednesday, August 25

6th grade:
•Begin reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Fill out context clues chart as you read the story

*Assignment: Context Clues practice worksheet pp. 46 and 47

7th grade:
•Begin reading "Last Cover"
•Fill out the context clues chart as you read

*Assignment: Vocabulary and Context Clues practice worksheet #2

Tuesday, August 24

6th grade:
•Handout textbooks
•"Take a Walk" through the textbook
•Take notes and have discussion over Context Clues
•Preview "The Secret of the Wall"

*Assignment: Context Clues pp. 43 and 44 (worksheet)
-Due tomorrow

7th grade:
•Handout textbooks
•"Take a Walk" through the textbook
•Take notes and have discussion over Context Clues
•Preview "Last Cover"

*Assignment: Vocabulary and Context Clues 1 (worksheet)
-Due tomorrow

Monday, August 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 1 Spelling Pre-test: Study list throughout the week and test will be on Friday. Spelling list will be worth 5 points of the test so be sure you hold on to it!
•Set AR goals
•Go to the library for orientation and check-out

*Assignment: None

Friday, August 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish STAR testing
•Go over Reading Journals and complete first entry

*Assignment: None

Thursday, August 19

6th and 7th grade:
•Go over Reading Journals and contents (didn't have time yesterday)
•Getting to Know Each Other baseball card activity
•STAR testing

*Assignment: Signed Syllabus and Getting to Know Your Child form is due tomorrow!

Wednesday, August 18

Welcome Back!

6th and 7th grade Reading:
•Take a True or False "Quiz" about Mrs. Tucker
•Go over the Syllabus together and sign
•Pass out Reading Folders and go over contents

Assignment: Take home Syllabus, Standards, and Getting to Know Your Child for parents to read and fill out. Parents can keep the Standards, but return the Syllabus and Getting to Know Your Child handouts.

Due: Friday, August 20th