Nearing the End

We are nearing the end of the school year. We need to make sure that we are getting our work turned in. Incompletes and failing grades will require summer school which is now tuition based.

For Reading: You need to make sure you are keeping up with your reading log and the short stories we are reading.

For Writing: You need to make sure you are turning in all of the pieces for the proposal essay. There are quite a few students who still need to turn in one or more pieces of it. We will start presentations today. That is a 15 point grade. You will also do a self reflect which is worth 5 points.

For Social Studies: Please make sure you have completed your Social Studies powerpoint.

You will need to come to workroom if you have not finished these tasks.

What to expect this week!

Reading:

• If you did not score well on the City of Ember whole book test, then you should consider making corrections to it. Today and tomorrow you may come into workroom and look over your test taking notes on what you need to study. On Friday you may come in after you have studied and make corrections on your test- not using the notes that you took earlier in the week.
• There are vocabulary words that you need to have put in your reading log for the next story we are going to read on page 245.

- Fracture- break in a bone

- infection- germs invading a wound

- current- steady flow of water

- kayak- small, one-person boat

- handicapped- having a physical or mental problem

• You may come into workroom to correct your SSR diary as well for a better grade.

Writing:

• There are NO more spelling tests for this year. However, you are allowed to come into workroom on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays to retake any spelling test that you may need to bring your grade up.
• Rough Drafts have been due. If you have not completed it, then you need to get it finished and turned in. Your final draft is due Friday, May 22, 2009.

Health:

• There is homework in Health due on Wednesday (the next health class). You have to interview another person who is 18 years old or older about peer pressure.

1. When you were a teenager, was there peer pressure? In what areas (clothes, drinking, smoking, etc.)?
2. At what age do you remember bring most worried about what your friends thought of you?
3. How did you resist peer pressure?
4. What was your most embarrassing moment when you were a teen?

In Math we are learning about the X and Y axis and plotting points. We have just gone over lines and how to draw them within the quadrants.

Field Day is on June 11, 2009. If you are purchasing a field day shirt, please make sure your money is turned in by Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Be sure to choose the color of your homeroom.

REMEMBER WE ONLY HAVE 3 MORE WEEKS FOR YOU TO GET YOUR WORK TURNED IN SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT. SUMMER SCHOOL IS TUITION BASED WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

Writing and Health

Spelling Words for List #10
Finally Realize
Conclusion Decision
Probably Litter
Possibly Responsible
Often Government
Extremely Ashamed
Immediately License
Severe Fundraiser
Desperate Essay
Catastrophe

Spelling test on Friday, May 15, 2009.

There is a health quiz on Thursday, May 14, 2009.. STUDY STUDY.. many of you NEED to do well on it :-)

If you have not turned in your rough draft or your outline for your essay, you need to get it in. You should be working on your final copy after we do the peer editing/revisions tomorrow. The end of the year is nearing so you need to stay on top of it.

If you were eligible for the Dorney Park field trip, you received a field trip form today. The field trip form and money is due on Monday, May 18th. Remember the cost covers your transportation to Dorney Park, lunch, and admission to the amusement park and water park.

There is also a gathering on Monday, May 18th from 2pm-3:20pm.

Reminder: Make sure you are giving your cell phones to your last period teacher.

Some Upcoming Dates

May 4-8 is the Book Fair (its a great deal- buy one get one free!)
May 6th is the OM Spaghetti Dinner from 6pm-9pm. The cost is $5.00 a person.. children 5 and under are free.
May 9th is the 8th grade formal (7th graders are able to go if they are attending with an 8th grader)
May 18th is the middle school gathering from 2pm-3:20pm
May 19th is the 8th grade DSTP for Science
May 20th is the 8th grade DSTP for Social Studies
May 21, 22, 26, 27 are the 8th grade DSTP make up days
May 25 is NO SCHOOL due to Memorial Day
May 29 is Community Service Day and Gathering

Reading and Writing

Reading: You need to have a nonfiction book in class immediately. They were due today. Due today was also your SSR book project. You should have completed a poster or a commerical following the guidelines given to you. If you have not completed it, please be sure to stay in during recess to get it completed.

Writing: If you are working with me on your essay, you need to redo your outline and get it back in to me so we can start your rough draft.

You have new spelling words for week 9. Your homework is to write them all 5 times each instead of doing a spelling pretest. All of your spelling words are linked to your essay and should help you while you are writing your rough draft.

The words are:
problem
solution
benefit
effective
proposal
thesis
response
transition
negative
positive
improvement
reason
sacrifice
resolve
crisis
scenario
increase
decrease