Week of August 17-21

Welcome back to school.

Students received their first (and probably only) homework assignment this week.

Rules MUST be signed by parents and students are to submit/bring in a picture of something that represents them. It does not have to be a picture of them. It can be a picture of their pet, their favorite football team, sports, etc. This is a REQUIRED assignment and the grade is reflected as such in the gradebook. Grades will be updated as students submit their work.

All classes on Monday will visit the library for an orientation presentation and to check out books for their in-class book report (date yet to be determined). On Monday, students will also receive their Chromebook during homeroom.

All classes on Wednesday will be visiting with Mrs. Haws to go over rules and expectations this year in our school.

All Classes....

Students will receive their first ESSAY assignment due September 18th. They will receive a paper copy as well as a digital copy found on Schoology.

Monday-Library visit, set up Common Lit & Quill Accounts

Tuesday-Revisit short story terms, begin vocabulary (Honors-PRE-SAT vocabulary)

Wednesday-Little Theater with Mrs. Haws (students report to my classroom first).

Thursday-Performance Matters Pre-Test (to assess prior learning) administered by the district.

Friday-Begin first paragraph on essay assignment. Students will be provided a graphic organizer to assist in their writing. 

April 7-10

 April 7-10

Dear families,

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

Students should be reading 20 minutes per night (excluding weekends).  

LUNCH with a teacher Wednesday by invitation only (bring your ticket).

ROOTS test Thursday, April 9

Next Book Report:  April 13th

Next Essay due:  April 17th (will be given topic on Wednesday)

Research Project/Presentation: Due May 4th. This will be done in class.

Tuesday-GATES exam - Comprehension

Wednesday-GATES exam - Vocabulary, goal setting activity

Thursday-ROOTS test, Vocabulary, Belly Up reading

Friday-Intervention day

Students are more than welcome to come up during lunch on Friday this week only because of lunch with a teacher.

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

Thank you so much!

-Mrs. Matejka

March 23-27

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

Students should be reading 20 minutes per night.  

ROOTS test Tuesday, March 24th

Next Book Report:  April 13th

Next Essay due:  April 17th (will be given topic on Wednesday)

Research Project/Presentation: Due May 4th. This will be done in class.

Grades for Quarter 3 are closed.

Monday- (Belly Up!), Vocabulary: hostile and inflammable

Tuesday-Roots test, new roots, work on essay assignment

Wednesday-Substitute-doctors’ appointments for both my son and myself

Thursday-MUGshot, Daily Writing,(Belly Up!), Vocabulary, RISE exam review

Friday-Fun writing 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

March 17-20

March 17-20

Dear families,

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

Students should be reading 20 minutes per night.  

ROOTS test next Tuesday, March 24th

Next Book Report:  April 13th

Next Essay due:  April 17th (will be given topic on Wednesday)

Research Project/Presentation: Due May 4th. This will be done in class.

Grades for Quarter 3 are closed.

Tuesday-New Roots, MUGshot, Daily Writing, New Novel (Belly Up!), Vocabulary

Wednesday-Writing Assignment, Belly Up!, Vocabulary, New Essay Assignment

Thursday-MUGshot, Daily Writing, New Novel (Belly Up!), Vocabulary

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

 

March 3-7

 I hope everyone had a restful weekend.

QUILL DUE SUNDAY BY NOON. No exceptions.

*Any student absent for the Performance Matters test, must make it up before school or during lunch!

Monday-Performance Matters Test Part 1, Begin book report

Tuesday-Performance Matters Test Part 2, Continue book report

Wednesday-Complete book report, Vocabulary

Thursday-Mugshot, Textual Evidence Writing Assignment, Vocabulary

Friday-Something fun for spring break!

February 23-27

 It seems like February is just flying by!

 I hope everyone had a restful weekend.

QUILL DUE SUNDAY BY NOON. No exceptions.

ESSAYS are past due. Points will be taken off for lateness.

Monday-Finish 24 Hours in Nowhere, New Vocabulary-Unit 4, work on Quill

Tuesday-Test on roots aqua/terr. Please study, no notes will be allowed. 

-In-class novel project on surviving. This should be a ton of fun! (test grade)

-Continue Vocabulary. 

Wednesday-Kahoot on novel.

-New roots astro & tele. Test next Tuesday.

-Writing Assignment

Thursday-Common Lit RACER assignment (test grade)

-Open book quiz on 24 Hours in Nowhere

Friday-Reading activity

Important Dates-March 1-Book report (in class only)

February 17-20

 I hope everyone had a restful weekend.

QUILL DUE SUNDAY BY NOON. No exceptions.

Tuesday-Test on roots trans/inter. Please study, no notes will be allowed. 

-Vocabulary notebooks are due tomorrow! (test grade)

-Continue reading 24 Hours in Nowhere. Test next week. 

-NEW QUILL on capitalization

Wednesday-Essay #4 is due.  Plagiarism of any kind, including the use of AI, is intolerable resulting in a grade of ZERO. 

-Kahoot on vocabulary.

-New Greek/Latin Roots

-Continue / complete 24 Hours in Nowhere

-Begin Postcard Project

Thursday-Vocabulary Test #3

-Character study on novel (graded)

-New Vocabulary-Unit #4

Friday-We Will Write

Important Dates-March 1-Book report (in class only)

February 9-13

 This week in English 7

Greek Roots Test Tuesday (NO NOTES) on pend and equ

VOCABULARY TEST THURSDAY

ESSAYS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 18TH

BOOK REPORTS (In-class only) MARCH 1ST.

Monday-Tone and Mood through movies/commercials, Quiz-24 Hours in Nowhere (open book), Finish Vocabulary

Tuesday-Author's purpose, Grade Vocabulary Notebook, Daily Writing, Quiz-pend/equ

Wednesday-Vocab Kahoot, Begin Black History Month Project

Thursday-Vocabulary Test, work on project

Friday-Reading Day

-QUILL DUE SUNDAY BY NOON

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