November 9-13

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

GO UTES!  That game was a nail biter!

This week....

All classes

Quill due Friday!

Argumentative Essay due Friday, November 13th.

Tuesday, November 10-Visit by award-winning author Jennifer Nielsen.

Wednesday, November 11-Veterans Day Assembly 

(All classes will be writing Veterans Day cards for Operation Gratitude!)

ELA 7-Roots Test on Monday

Thursday-in-class Writing Assignment

Spelling Test List #4 on Friday

ELA 7 HONORS-Reading Quiz Monday on The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Thursday-RACER paragraph and Tiny House Project

Friday-We Will Write and essay due!

November 2-6

This week...

Students in ELA 7 will conduct a research project on Washington DC monuments based upon our current novel, The Worst Class Trip Ever.

Students in Honors' Course will be responsible working on their writing assignment for The Witch of Blackbird Pond. We will also have a poster project on Chapters 1-4 on our in-class novel, Unbroken. Students will continue to work on their Tiny House project. 

ALL CLASSES: 

Quill is due on Friday.

November 13th-Essay #2 is due-Argumentative Essay

Spelling Test Friday, November 6-List #3 (ELA 7 Only)

October 26-30

 Roots Test Tomorrow

New spelling test Friday (see attached list)

Tomorrow-in-class project on A Monster Calls

QUILL due Friday by 2:30 pm

-Mrs. Matejka

October 19-23

New Quill due Friday

New Essay Assignment-Due Friday, November 13th (see Schoology for details)

New Roots - Test Monday, October 26th

Starting this week-spelling test EVERY Friday

If students miss a day of class, daily assignments are in the daily assignment folder in Schoology. No excuses for late work!

October 5-9

Dear Families,

It is hard to believe we are in the month of October already.  

This week on Tuesday, we will be working on our in-class book reports.  Please make sure your student has completed their novel by then.

Beginning next quarter there are two things of note: students will be keeping a reading log that will be graded weekly. Students should be reading 15-20 minutes per night.  This will be a test grade.

In our writing endeavors in class, I have noticed our students are having difficulty with spelling.  I believe the heavy use of technology may be an influencer in the errors. Beginning next quarter, every Friday, students will have a spelling test.  Spelling words will be given on Monday of that same week.  Perfecting spelling will also help students in their comprehension skills. I would greatly appreciate your support in this matter. (ELA 7 only, no Honors)

Monday-ROOTS test (ELA 7 only), New Vocabulary, New Quill, A Monster Calls

HONORS- VOCABULARY TEST UNIT 1

Tuesday-Book Report-All Classes

Wednesday-All Classes- Book Report completion, continue study of in-class novel, Explicit and Implicit details in text

Thursday-ELA 7-Mugshot #9, A Monster Calls, 10 Sentence Writing Assignment

Honors-Grammar Relay, A Monster Calls, Finish Children's Novel (due Friday!)

Friday-Review Citing Evidence-all classes

September 28-October 2

Dear Families,

It was a pleasure to meet many of you Thursday night.  

This week, we will continue our study of A Monster Calls. 

MONDAY-Students will have a roots test.  They have the packet to study. In addition, all classes will be going to the library to renew their books.  Book Reports are in class only on October 6.

TUESDAY-All classes-Vocabulary notebooks will be checked. This is a TEST grade.

WEDNESDAY-Daily writing, Mugshot, Continue A Monster Calls

THURSDAY-Vocabulary TEST #1 for ELA Standard Students

     HONORS-Common Lit Assignment

FRIDAY-Honors-Work on Children's Novel

ELA 7-Citing Text Evidence and self-evaluation of a RACER paragraph.

QUILL DUE FRIDAY

SPIRIT WEEK-Don't forget your RED, WHITE, AND BLUE tomorrow.

September 21-25

 Dear Parents,

Happy Weekend!

Reminder: Parent/Teacher Conferences are Thursday, September 24 from 3 pm to 6 pm.  Please keep your visits to 5 minutes, and if additional time is needed, we can schedule outside of that time.

Monday- ELA 7-Mugshot #6, A Monster Calls, Vocabulary word, New Quill

Honors-Jury presentations for "The Seventh Grade", New Quill

Tuesday - ELA 7-Grammar relay, Daily Writing, A Monster Calls, Vocabulary

Honors-Mugshot #6, A Monster Calls, Several Vocabulary words (need to get caught up)

Wednesday - ELA 7- Grammar relay, A Monster Calls, writing assignment (The Mysterious Door), Vocabulary

Thursday - ELA 7 - Common Lit Assignment-Cellphones (RACER and multiple choice), Vocabulary

Honors - Grammar relay, A Monster Calls, Writing assignment on the novel, Vocabulary

Friday - Citing Text Evidence (all classes)