Mrs. Johnson's Classroom Connection

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome Back!

I hope that everyone is still enjoying summer. Just because we're in school doesn't mean that summer is over, and I will prove that by trying to find "pool-time" until about the middle of September.

6th Grade Students and Your Parents:

Although most sixth grade students learn to manage their hectic schedules pretty quickly, there may be a few who need to start the new year with a little "guidance" from home. To alleviate confusion, homework assignments and test dates are updated on a daily basis, and information pertaining to book reports and classroom novels can also be found on the blog. Also, I check my email daily, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

***On Thursday, 6th grade students were given their directions for their 1st quarter book reports.

***All middle school students will receive novel order forms on Friday.

***On Friday, 7th and 8th grade students were given their directions for their 1st quarter book reports.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING
Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Complete book cover/paragraph
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Write a position paper on corporal punishment in schools (due Monday)
Friday: Complete text pg. 19, R.R., T.F., CYC, and CT, worksheet (both sides), essay, and study for Tuesday's test on "Charles"

7TH GRADE READING
Monday: 100-word essay - due Wednesday
Tuesday: Complete book cover/paragraph
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete text pg. 25 - R.R., T.F., CYC, & CT, and bring pictures for collage
Friday: Complete your "Like Me for Who I Am" collage, and study for Tuesday's test on "Two Kinds"

6TH GRADE READING
Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Did you put your "Children Running" essay in the basket?
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework/Book report directions were distributed and discussed
Friday: Complete your "Surprise Ending" wksht. and your friendly letter

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES/Mrs. McCann's Homeroom
Monday: No homework
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete worksheet (both sides) and wkbk. pg. 4
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 5
Friday: Be ready to prepare your "Native Americans of North America" posters

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Open House is this Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.

O.K. So my pool plans may need to be modified.

Book Report directions have been given to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. The students are to show their novels to me by Friday, September 11th, and the book reports are due on Thursday, October 15th. Once the students have determined which of the three options that they are choosing for their reports, the students should request rubrics in order to know exactly what is expected of them.

Last Friday, all students were given information about ordering novels that will be read in class. The 8th graders will be reading Across Five Aprils, the 7th graders will be reading My Brother Sam Is Dead, and the 6th graders will be reading The Breadwinner. If you would like me to order any of the books, please return the money and the order form by this Friday.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING
Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on Charles
Tuesday: Test on Charles - No homework
Wednesday: Remind your parents to come to orientation.
Thursday: Complete text pg. 139, R.R., T.F., J.W., CYC-all, CT-all
Friday: Complete Harriet Tubman wksht. (both sides)

7TH GRADE READING
Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on Two Kinds
Tuesday: Test on Two Kinds - No homework
Wednesday: Remind your parents to come to orientation.
Thursday: Complete text pg. 75, R.R., T.F., J.E., CYC-all, and CT-all
Friday: Complete your heart "racing", "jumping", or "skipping" essay

6TH GRADE READING
Monday: Complete questions on text pg. 19 (R.R., T.F., C.Y.C., and C.T.), and study for Wednesday's test on Stray
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's test on Stray, and total the cost of keeping a dog
Wednesday: Test on Stray - Remind your parents to come to orientation.
Thursday: Complete text pg. 50, R.R., T.F., and CT-all
Friday: Develop ideas for your mummy's plaque

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES/Mrs. McCann's Homeroom
Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Complete "Skills for Life" wksht.
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pg. 7
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 10
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE MUSIC/Mrs. Johnson's Homeroom

Our class will have Music in our homeroom on Tuesday afternoons, and we will begin the year by working on different genres of music. Individual presentations will be expected of each student, and although class time will be set aside for the projects, some of the work will need to be completed at home.

Today, students selected the genres that they will be working on, and everyone is expected to bring in five pieces of information pertaining to their selected genre for next Tuesday's class. Students may use books, or articles from magazines, newspapers, or the Internet.

7TH GRADE DISCOVERY/Mrs. Johnson's Homeroom

Using a Webquest, our class will work on creating comic strips. The lesson was introduced today in the Computer Lab, and the students seem very excited about it. There is a character guide that needs to be completed for tomorrow.