Grade 8: Students are currently writing the first drafts of their term papers. Typed drafts will be due Friday, February 24. As you recall from the information that came home at the beginning of the project, that draft will be evaluated in a one-on-one conference with me. Final drafts will be due one week from the day of this conference. Please help me to encourage quality work on this project as it will constitute approximately two-thirds of the third quarter language arts grade.
Just a reminder that I will be glad to help with editing and revising any Hibernian scholarship essays. The deadline for application will need to be Friday, April 13 as students are leaving for the class trip on the 16th.
Grade 7: Students are currently studying the best way to combine simple sentences into compound and complex ones and then correctly punctuating these kinds of sentences.
Grade 6: Students are currently studying correct usage of subject and verb agreement.
All groups: We are on Sitton Unit 14. Assessments will be Thursday, February 23.
On Monday and Tuesday we will be blocked into 90 minute classes to do an ISTEP practice essay. That amount of time will allow us to practice using the time limits of the actual test. We will then talk about the experience and evaluate the results. Hopefully this will help the students to be more comfortable with the actual test.
Miss Richardson
Friday, February 17, 2012
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In-Class Spelling Bee Winners for Middle School
The following students are the winners for their language arts groups and will participate in the school spelling bee in Wednesday, January 25:
6 green -- Megan Fine and Adrian Daves
6 gold -- Jaira Salgado and Behira Salgado
7 gold -- Natalie Donlan and Satchel Oskins
7white -- Phil Bewsey and Sam Fought
8 green -- Jace Richmond and Eamon Hegarty
8 gold -- Haley Thibo and Alex Moreno
Parents: These students have in their possession the list that will be used in the school finals.
Students: Congratulations and good luck as you move on.
Spanish test information:
6 green -- Megan Fine and Adrian Daves
6 gold -- Jaira Salgado and Behira Salgado
7 gold -- Natalie Donlan and Satchel Oskins
7white -- Phil Bewsey and Sam Fought
8 green -- Jace Richmond and Eamon Hegarty
8 gold -- Haley Thibo and Alex Moreno
Parents: These students have in their possession the list that will be used in the school finals.
Students: Congratulations and good luck as you move on.
Spanish test information:
6th gr. 12/19
7th gr. 12/20
8th gr. 12/21
Monday, December 12, 2011
In-Class Spelling Bees
On Wednesday of this week, we will hold spelling bees in each middle school English/spelling group to determine representatives to the school-wide spelling bee in January. All students will participate, and we will spell down to two champions in each group. I will post winners on Thursday.
Miss Richardson
Miss Richardson
Friday, December 9, 2011
Next Week in English / Spelling
6 green will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. There will be a quiz on verb tenses Tuesday. We will then begin a review of colons, semicolons, hyphens, and dashes.
6 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. We will begin working on verb tenses in grammar.
7 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. In grammar we will begin the study of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
7 white will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. On Tuesday will be a quiz on correct use of irregular verbs. We will then begin the study of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
8 green will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. On Tuesday we will quiz recognition of gerund uses. 100 Words... 66-70 will be due Monday, December 19. Students are researching term paper topics and will make a decision by Christmas break.
8 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. In grammar we will be studying recognition of gerunds and participles. 100 Words... 66-70 will be due Monday, December 19. Students are researching term paper topics and will make a decision by Christmas break.
** Grade 8 -- After Christmas break, Mr. Bridge, a librarian with the Indianapolis/Marion County Public Library system, will meet with eighth graders to discuss with them and give them an opportunity to explore the resources available to them on-line, as they prepare to do research for their term papers. It is important that every eighth grader have a library card. Christmas break would be a good time to take care of that.
** Please encourage your children to support our Advent service project, providing school uniforms for our twinning parish in Honduras. In Honduras students must have these uniforms to attend school, so we are providing much more that clothing: we are providing access to education. This is our only service project for Advent this year, and we encourage each student to show generosity as he or she is able.
May our hearts be light as we move toward the remembrance of our Savior's birth,
Miss Richardson
6 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. We will begin working on verb tenses in grammar.
7 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. In grammar we will begin the study of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
7 white will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. On Tuesday will be a quiz on correct use of irregular verbs. We will then begin the study of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
8 green will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. On Tuesday we will quiz recognition of gerund uses. 100 Words... 66-70 will be due Monday, December 19. Students are researching term paper topics and will make a decision by Christmas break.
8 gold will have a Sitton Unit 11 assessment on Monday and will begin Unit 12. In grammar we will be studying recognition of gerunds and participles. 100 Words... 66-70 will be due Monday, December 19. Students are researching term paper topics and will make a decision by Christmas break.
** Grade 8 -- After Christmas break, Mr. Bridge, a librarian with the Indianapolis/Marion County Public Library system, will meet with eighth graders to discuss with them and give them an opportunity to explore the resources available to them on-line, as they prepare to do research for their term papers. It is important that every eighth grader have a library card. Christmas break would be a good time to take care of that.
** Please encourage your children to support our Advent service project, providing school uniforms for our twinning parish in Honduras. In Honduras students must have these uniforms to attend school, so we are providing much more that clothing: we are providing access to education. This is our only service project for Advent this year, and we encourage each student to show generosity as he or she is able.
May our hearts be light as we move toward the remembrance of our Savior's birth,
Miss Richardson
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Some Important Items for the Week
Eighth grade has a 100 Words... quiz tomorrow over words 41-60. They also have the opportunity to earn three extra credit points on their descriptive essays by preparing them for display. These are due Friday.
6 gold students have final drafts of summary paragraphs due this week.
All sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have a Sitton 10 assessment on Friday. They should be preparing by studying the Word preview words for the week and their own Personal Words to Study.
*Friday is a $2.00 dress-out day. The money will be used to provide a gift for our twinning parish in Honduras. *Our major Advent service project is to provide uniforms for students in our twinning parish.
We are encouraging each student to contribute something to this cause.
Miss Richardson
6 gold students have final drafts of summary paragraphs due this week.
All sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have a Sitton 10 assessment on Friday. They should be preparing by studying the Word preview words for the week and their own Personal Words to Study.
*Friday is a $2.00 dress-out day. The money will be used to provide a gift for our twinning parish in Honduras. *Our major Advent service project is to provide uniforms for students in our twinning parish.
We are encouraging each student to contribute something to this cause.
Miss Richardson
Friday, November 18, 2011
From Now Till Thanksgiving
6 Green are studying irregular verbs and especially the difficult pairs lie/lay, sit/set, and rise/raise. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Final drafts of summary paragraphs are due Tuesday.
6 Gold is studying verb phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet.
7 Gold are studying irregular verbs and especially the difficult pairs lie/lay, sit/set, and rise/raise. They are also reviewing verb phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Final drafts of summary paragraphs are due Tuesday.
7 White are studying the principal parts of common irregular verbs. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Final drafts of summary paragraphs are due Tuesday.
8 Green are pausing their study of diagraming to do a unit on participles, gerunds, and infinitives. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Sentences for 100 Words...51-55 are due Monday, and 56-60 will be due 11/28.
8 Gold are diagraming participial phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Sentences for 100 Words...51-55 are due Monday, and 56-60 will be due 11/28.
Especially this week, I want to express my gratitude for your cooperation and support. God bless you and your family as we break for Thanksgiving.
Miss Richardson
6 Gold is studying verb phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet.
7 Gold are studying irregular verbs and especially the difficult pairs lie/lay, sit/set, and rise/raise. They are also reviewing verb phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Final drafts of summary paragraphs are due Tuesday.
7 White are studying the principal parts of common irregular verbs. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Final drafts of summary paragraphs are due Tuesday.
8 Green are pausing their study of diagraming to do a unit on participles, gerunds, and infinitives. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Sentences for 100 Words...51-55 are due Monday, and 56-60 will be due 11/28.
8 Gold are diagraming participial phrases. Next week we will begin Sitton Unit 10 with the Word Preview and skill sheet. Sentences for 100 Words...51-55 are due Monday, and 56-60 will be due 11/28.
Especially this week, I want to express my gratitude for your cooperation and support. God bless you and your family as we break for Thanksgiving.
Miss Richardson
Friday, November 11, 2011
Very Brief Blog
Our server is being shut down and will not return until Monday, so two important reminders:
At this morning's Veterans' Day program, Mrs. Parsons gave each student an assignment to contact a family member or friend, who is or has been in a branch of the armed services, to thank him or her for protecting our country. Students who know no service members were asked to pray a Hail Mary for those who are serving.
8 gold students have their descriptive essays and everything used in preparing them due Monday. This is a very important assignment.
Have a good weekend.
Miss Richardson
At this morning's Veterans' Day program, Mrs. Parsons gave each student an assignment to contact a family member or friend, who is or has been in a branch of the armed services, to thank him or her for protecting our country. Students who know no service members were asked to pray a Hail Mary for those who are serving.
8 gold students have their descriptive essays and everything used in preparing them due Monday. This is a very important assignment.
Have a good weekend.
Miss Richardson
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