Week of October 2-6

It is hard to believe that October is here already.  Holiday season will be here before we know it.

I will be absent on Monday.  We are trying to deal with some "nutritional" issues with our 15-year old.  While mostly and probably typical teen eating habits, we are trying to get him to make healthier choices.  Telling him that from a parental perspective falls on mute ears however!

This past week my Honors 7 class investigated/researched children's books. It was SO fun, so I wanted to share a little of the happiness.

English 7 Honors

• Continue reading A Monster Calls
• Writing Assignments daily
• Tuesday-Common Lit Assignment on the short story, "The Seventh Grade"
• Grammar relays
• Continuation of our new vocabulary
• Begin writing Children's Novels
• Quill due Friday

English 7

• TEST MONDAY ON VOCABULARY UNIT 2
• Continue reading A Monster Calls
• Mugshots
• Daily Writing
• Begin working on comma study-weakness found in writing
• New Vocabulary - Unit 3
• Tuesday-Common Lit Assignment on "The Seventh Grade"
• Quill due Friday

As always, if you need to speak to me, please feel free to email at cindy.matejka@washk12.org.

Have a beautiful and blessed week!

Week of September 25-29

Parent/Teacher Conferences this week from 3-6 on Thursday, September 29th! Hope to see you all there.

Honors

• Continue our reading of A Monster Calls
• Begin our  new vocabulary unit (SAT words)
• Begin researching/writing children's books
• Several Writing Assignments
• New Essay Assignment due October 19th (in Schoology-will receive paper copy as well)
• Quill due by Friday

English 7-General

• Read A Monster Calls
• Continue unit 2 of vocabulary
• New Essay Assignment due October 19th (found in Schoology and paper copy)
• Quill due by Friday
• Common Lit Assignment on Friday

*Any work due to absences is due to be made up within three days. Information found in disclosure statement.

Week of September 18-22

 Happy new week of school. 

This week, BOOK REPORTS are due on Wednesday. Celebration of completion of book reports will be on Friday with students being allowed to play board games. Those who did not submit the assignment on time will be working with me at a table to complete the required job.

Honors

• Mugshot Daily
• Perfect Paragraphs/Thesis Statements
• "Lamb to the Slaughter" Short Story
• Police Report Fun Activity
• Quick Write on story
• Book Reports due Wednesday
• VOCABULARY TEST THURSDAY
• Analyzation of children's books
• Friday-Book Report Celebration
• QUILL DUE BY FRIDAY

English 7-General

• Mugshots Daily
• Daily Writings
• Complete in-class quick-write on "Lemon Brown"
• Continue New Vocabulary Unit 2
• Book Reports due Wednesday
• Quiz Thursday on Short Story Terms
• Begin our in-class novel, A Monster Calls
• Friday-Book Report Celebration
• QUILL DUE BY FRIDAY

Week of September 11-15

 It is Spirit Week! Please reflect on Mrs. Luce's email home for a list of activities.

We successfully completed the tea party this past week.  I had so much fun with the kids and hope they enjoyed reading the story as much as I did.  

The essay due date has been moved to Monday, September 11th for all classes.

English 7 only (NOT HONORS), notebook check on vocabulary Monday. Test Wednesday on Vocabulary Unit 1.

Book Report Due September 20th-all classes

WEEKLY QUILL ASSIGNMENTS DUE EVERY FRIDAY BY 2:30 PM

English 7 Honors

• Perfect Paragraphs/Thesis Statements
• Tuesday-in class essay on "The Landlady"
• "Lamb to the Slaughter" Short Story by Roald Dahl
• Quiz Thursday on Short Story Terms
• Introduce Essay Contest - Veteran's Day
• Friday-Common Lit Assignment on Cellphones

English 7-General

• Mugshots
• Daily Writing
• Vocabulary Test Wednesday
• "Treasure of Lemon Brown" Short Story Analysis/Questions
• Friday-Cellphones Common Lit

Any questions, feel free to email me at cindy.matejka@washk12.org

Week of September 5-8

I hope everyone had a restful weekend.  It is hard to believe that we are headed into fall.

All classes have an essay due on Friday, September 8th.

Honors English 7 

• Mugshot daily
• Perfect Paragraphs and Thesis Statements
• Finish up plot diagramming of "The Munsters" episode
• Quill Assignments due by Friday at 2:30 pm
• Continue Pre-SAT vocabulary
• "The Landlady" tea party/short story
• Essay in-class next week on "The Landlady"

English 7

• Mugshot daily
• Daily writing
• Diagramming/discussion of "The Munsters"
• Quill Assignments due by Friday at 2:30 pm
• Vocabulary due THURSDAY
• Vocabulary Unit 1 test next week (Monday, September 11)
• Kahoot to review vocabulary
• "The Landlady" tea party/short story
• Discussion questions on story

Week of August 28-September 1

I hope this weekend finds you rested and ready for the coming week.

In-class or homework-Students will need to complete their first QUILL assignment by Friday at 2:30 pm. This is an online program where students work to improve their writing skills.

On Monday, we will be reading our second short story of the quarter, entitled "The Elevator."  The story contains a "cliffhanger" ending, and I can't wait to see the students' reactions to the reading.

During this week, all classes will participate in the GATES assessment. Tuesday will be the vocabulary section of the test which will take only part of the class, and Wednesday will be the comprehension test.  This section will take the entire class period. 

Thursday, all classes will be in the library for orientation and for book checkout.  

Our first book report is due September 20th. Your child will receive their assignment on Monday. There are NINE (9) choices for which my classes to choose from. They need to pick only ONE. I do expect the best from them and my expectations are high for the project.

On September 8th, their first essay assignment is due.  Students in the Honors class have a different assignment from general English 7 (Describe your favorite childhood memory). We have been working on these in class and I am impressed with the effort they are putting forth.

On Friday, students will complete a Common Lit Assignment. This will be their first TEST grade of the quarter.

August 29-GATES Vocabulary

August 30-GATES Comprehension

August 31-Picture Day through Math class

September 8-Essay #1 is due

September 20-Book Report #1 is due

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email at any time! cindy.matejka@washk12.org.

Week of August 21-25

 Welcome Back!

It has been a fun-filled week getting to know your kids!  I am looking forward to a fun and amazing year. Thank you so much for the pictures for the bulletin board. It looks amazing!

Have a beautiful and amazing weekend with your family!

Reminders:

Picture Day-August 31

Essay #1 Due September 8

Book Report #1 Due September 20

Honors English 7

• This week we will begin our study of short stories with reviewing terms and read two short stories in class. 
• This includes analyzing the stories with a rubric. 
• You will see results in their notebooks. 
• We will begin our "perfect paragraphs" and looking at thesis statements in cooperative groups. Writing is so important in ALL that we do!
• We will also continue our study of pre-SAT vocabulary words. 
• Friday will be dedicated to reviewing / editing their essays.
• NO HOMEWORK!

Wednesday (8/23) will be a Common Lit Pre-Assessment to assess their reading comprehension and levels.
On Thursday (8/24) will be a Quill Assessment (grammar) to assess where their writing and editing skills are. 

English 7

• This week we will begin short stories and analyzation of those stories. We will also review literary terms in connection to our short story unit.
• We will begin our daily writing activities in Schoology. These are graded daily either as practice or as a quiz grade.
• We will review grammar every other day.
• We will continue our study of vocabulary in-class.  You can check their notebooks for progress. They should have word #3 completed-cell this past week.

Wednesday (8/23) will be a Common Lit Pre-Assessment to assess their reading comprehension and levels.
On Thursday (8/24) will be a Quill Assessment (grammar) to assess where their writing and editing skills are.