Odds and Ends

Tomorrow, Friday, October 30th is the last day of the Scholastic Book Fair so be sure to bring your money if you havent purchased already.

Tomorrow, Friday, October 30th is also the Halloween festivities. Students may come dressed in their costumes but there is to be NO BLOOD, GUTS, OR GORE and NO WEAPONS (no fake weapons either). The parade will start at 2:00pm and the classroom festivities start following the parade.

Tomorrow is a busy day! It is also the Halloween Dance for grades 5-8 from 6pm-9pm. The cost is $3.00 IF YOU WEAR A COSTUME and $4.00 if you are dressed as a tweenie or a teenager :-)

Progress Reports came out so get those signatures and turn them back in to your homeroom teacher!

It is so hard to believe Sunday starts November already..

Spelling Words 10/26-10/31

7th grade:

Possess
Necessary
Embarrass
Occasion
Occur
Tomorrow
Vacuum
Exaggerate
Committee
Different
Possible
Accident
Appreciate
Appearance
Beginning
*could include words from lists 1-4

6th grade:

insist
consist
instruct
construct
inflict
conflict
detain
retain
decline
recline
inspire
conspire
include
conclude
incision
decision
inflate
deflate

Reminders

Reminder: Tonight is the Back to School Night from 5pm-7pm.

Also, 6th grade: You have a Singular and Plural Noun Quiz tomorrow. Study your Spelling Quick Fix Machine on page 38 in your grammar book as well as your notes and classwork.

There is a spelling test for 7th grade tomorrow.

7th grade should also be keeping up with their writing tasks for their larger writing assignment. The larger assignment has been broken down into smaller tasks with due dates. Please make sure you are staying on top of those due dates. If you are diligently keeping up with these tasks, it will make your final product so much easier.

SCHOOL STORE- The school store will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:30am-8:00am and 2:45pm-3:20pm. Don't forget your money for the school store! We have a large selection of school supplies!

homework and things to study for...

6th grade
Writing
- You have a plural nouns quiz on Friday so make sure you are studying your notes on when to add an "s" or when to change the "y"to an "i" and add es.

Reading
- You have a test TOMORROW in READING on "The Fish Story." You should do well as much as we have read and discussed the story.

7th grade
Reading
- Read to the end of "I Prove Myself a Hunter." Complete the Think It Through Quesitons on pg. 248 (1 question), pg. 250 (1 question), and pg. 251 (3 questions) for a total of 5 quesitons.

Writing
- Review interview questions.

Spelling List #4 (includes words from List #3)- The I before E Rule
i before e-
thief
chief
grief
believe
retrieve
achieve
relief
shriek
niece
except after c-
perceive
receive
and when it sounds like "a"-
neighbor
weigh
or is odd in a way-
weird
foreign
height
either
leisure

Be sure to bring in the Powder Puff Football registration in. The cost is $3.00 and it takes place on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (YES, IN 2 DAYS) at 4pm. Remember that the proceeds go to support breast cancer. You can also wear your Go Pink! shirt or a plain pink tshirt on Friday. If you are not playing, it is a cost of $3.00 to wear your shirt.

Back to School Night is this Thursday (10/15/2009) from 5pm-7pm.

LEAP started today so if you registered for a class be sure to stay after school on the correct day!

Homework for 10/5/09

Homework for 6th and 7th grade:

6A Math: Pg. 16 #'s 1-15 due on Thursday

6B and C Writing: Study for common and proper noun quiz and get spelling test signed.

6A Reading: Get your grade signed for your quiz.

** All 7th grade students have a quiz on Wednesday in Reading.**
7A Reading: Imagine you are a pilot. Write a diary entry describing your journeys. Use all 4 vocabulary words.
solo, navigator, venture, destination

All 7th grade writing homework:
Due tomorrow: Spelling Test signed
Due Wednesday: Spelling List #3 sentences (2 sentences per word)
Due Thursday: Topic and Contract for your writing piece

7th grade Spelling Words:
desert
dessert
stationary
stationery
whose
who's
lose
loose
advice
advise
all ready
already
lead
led
because
cause
through
threw

6th grade List #4 Spelling List for week of 10/5-10/8

Here are the spelling words for Grade 6 for the week of 10/5-10/8
research
recondition
refuel
revision
reelect
resurface
discourage
disprove
disability
disagreement
disadvantage
disregard
precaution
prearrange
prediction
premature
preface
preschool