Tuesday, May 22

6th and 7th grade:
•Complete the crossword puzzle about events that took place throughout the school year
•Who's Who Word Search (who do you know in the middle school?)
•Turn in books

Friday, May 18

6th and 7th grade:
•Reading Journals (get them ready to be graded)
•Makeup presentations

Thursday, May 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Book Sack Presentations!!!

Tuesday, May 15

6th and 7th grade:
•All Book Sack Projects must be completed today!
  -Presentations will begin on Thursday

*AR is due TOMORROW!!!

Monday, May 14

7th grade:
•Finish Book Sack Project.  Presentations begin tomorrow!

*NO Spelling this week.
*AR is due Wednesday!

Friday, May 11

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 33 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due May 16th!

Thursday, May 10

6th and 7th grade:
•Continue working on Book Sack Project!!!

*AR is due May 16th!

Wednesday, May 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Continue working on Book Sack Project

*AR is due May 16th!

Tuesday, May 8

6th and 7th grade:
•All classes will begin Book Sack Project:
  Students will:
    -choose their favorite book
    -do an author study and write a 1/2 page paper over him/her
    -write a one page summary over the book
    -decorate the sack with items relating to the book
    -fill the sack with at least six items/props that relate to the story
    -present it to small or large groups

All of this will be done in class, except for the props that go into the sack.  This is a fairly large project and will also have a daily participation grade.  This is an activity that I believe the students will greatly enjoy!

*AR is due May 16th!

Monday, May 7

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 33 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library
•AR

*AR is due May 16th!

6th:
signature
patriotic
democratic
serious
nervous
terrific
gigantic
generous
scientific
temperature
tragic
curious
jealous
torture
furious
departure
dramatic
fantastic
numerous
specific

7th:
analyze
summarize
memorize
alphabetize
generalize
visualize
devise
compromise
utilize
capitalize
penalize
paralyze
despise
harmonize
merchandise
sterilize
legalize
authorize
improvise
specialize

Friday, May 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 32 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Finish watching movies and notes

*AR is due May 16th!

Thursday, May 3

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish watching the movie over the "Dogsong" and "Old Yeller"
•Compare and contrast movie and novel

*AR is due May 16th!

Wednesday, May 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Watch movies over novels
•Compare and contrast the movie and the novel

*AR is due May 16th!

Tuesday, May 1

6th grade:
•Test over "Dogsong"

7th grade:
•Test over "Old Yeller"

*AR is due May 16th!