January 26-30

 January 26-30

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due TODAY by noon, no exceptions.

Students should be reading 20 minutes per night.  

Book Report-in class only March 1.

Essay #4 due February 18th.

REMINDER: Parent Teacher conferences are February 5th and should be scheduled with the teacher.  MEETINGS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. 

Please see Mr. Winslow’s email concerning sign-ups. I have put notes in report cards/PowerSchool with those parents I need to speak with.  Please have your student present when we meet.

I will be out on Friday, January 30th.  My son and I are touring the University of Utah.

Monday-Mugshot, 24 Hours in Nowhere, Vocabulary

Tuesday-Kahoot to review Connotation/Denotation, continue reading our novel (24 Hours in Nowhere), Writing assignment

Wednesday-Begin study of Greek and Latin “roots”, continue novel study, Writing assignment on novel

Thursday-Go over development of arguments, read novel, vocabulary, work on essay

Friday-READING day. You must have your book report novel.

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

January 20-23

 January 20-23

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday by noon, no exceptions.

I hope all of you had a restful, long weekend.

Tuesday-Mugshot, daily writing, continue reading our novel (24 Hours in Nowhere)

Wednesday-Common Lit Assignment (RACER) on a short story called “Button, Button” vocabulary, novel

Thursday-Library entire period for a book tasting adventure. Students will also pick their new novel for Book Report #3 due March 2nd. Will complete in class.

Friday-Begin Essay #3 (Narrative writing) due February 18th.

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

REMINDER: Parent Teacher conferences are February 5th and should be scheduled with the teacher.  I have put notes in report cards/PowerSchool with those parents I need to speak with.  Please have your student present when we meet.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

January 12-16

 January 12-16

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday (TODAY) at noon, no exceptions.

Projects on The Worst Class Trip Ever were due Friday. I am missing many!

Happy New Year!

Monday-Mugshot, daily writing, introduce and begin our new novel (24 Hours in Nowhere)

Tuesday-Common Lit Assignment (RACER), vocabulary, novel

Wednesday-Run-on sentence practice, daily writing assignment, novel, vocabulary

Thursday-Writing assignment, novel questions, vocabulary

Friday-We Will Write or reading day.

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

REMINDER: Parent Teacher conferences are February 5th and should be scheduled with the teacher.  I have put notes in report cards/PowerSchool with those parents I need to speak with.  Please have your student present when we meet.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

January 6-9

 January 6-9

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday at noon, no exceptions.

Happy New Year!

Surgery was a success. I will NOT be here January 6 for I will be in court with our son as he was involved in a traffic accident in November.

Tuesday-Common Lit Assignment, Writing assignment (Homework if not completed)

Wednesday-Daily writing assignment, Project on The Worst Class Trip Ever, Vocabulary

Thursday-Meeting of all 7th grade students in Little Theater to review rules and regulations/expectations of school.

Friday-Finish project, review RACER common mistakes

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

REMINDER: Parent Teacher conferences are February 5th and should be scheduled with the teacher.  I have put notes in report cards/PowerSchool with those parents I need to speak with.  Please have your student present when we meet.

Essays are due tomorrow.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

December 15-19

 December 15-19

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday at noon, no exceptions.

I can’t believe we are almost at Holiday break.

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.  I head into total shoulder replacement surgery Dec. 22nd. While a necessity, I am petrified and hope to make a recovery to be back on January 7.

Monday-RACER on Kindness (Common Lit).

Tuesday-Periods 1 & 3 complete a Performance Matters Test, Complete The Worst Class Trip Ever, Vocabulary, fun holiday writing assignment.

Wednesday-Kahoot on The Worst Class Trip Ever, Daily writing, group writing challenge, vocabulary.

Thursday-We Will Write-holiday edition.

Friday-Board/card games.

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

December 8-12

 December 8-12

Dear families,

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday at noon, no exceptions.

Students who missed Friday have a writing assignment to make up. It is a grade-found in the Writing Folder in Schoology, Quarter 2.

Monday-GATES Vocabulary Test, read our novel,  The Worst Class Trip Ever, begin our new vocabulary unit (#3).

Tuesday-Make-ups for GATES testing (those students only who missed)

-Students have a new essay assignment.  Will allow 20 minutes to write the opening paragraph, MUGshot, continue The Worst Class Trip Ever.

Wednesday-Periods 1 & 3 will be attending the theater class’s Christmas play.

Students will begin an ugly Christmas sweater assignment.

Thursday-Read The Worst Class Trip Ever, finish ugly sweater assignment (due today)

Friday-We Will Write assignment.

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Wednesday and Friday to work on QUILL or do any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

English-Thanksgiving Week

 November 24 & 25

Dear families,

How did it get to be Thanksgiving already?

VOCABULARY TEST Tuesday. If you are absent, you can make it up upon our return to school.

Reminder-QUILL is due Sunday at noon, no exceptions.

December 2-Book Report-in class ONLY!

NO QUILL NEXT WEEK! Enjoy your holiday!

Monday-Kahoot-Vocabulary Review, The Worst Class Trip Ever, Peer Grading-Argumentative Essay, Comma Review

Tuesday-Vocabulary Unit 2 Test, Thanksgiving Cards

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Friday to work on QUILL or any make-up work.

Please check your student’s grade on PowerSchool for any missing assignments. Quill cannot be made up.

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka