Week of Oct. 8 - 12
Students will be STAR testing on Monday.  We will be able to see their growth from the first of the year.  This test is very helpful for students and teachers to see areas they might need improvement and also areas they have improved since the beginning of the year.

Monday is also the last day to turn in the brochure for full credit.  I told them Friday, but gave them an extra day in case something happened.  These are really great and I can't wait to display their hard work.  It was quite a success, even with the computer glitches we ran into.  The project was extended for much longer than what I would have liked, but students were given plenty of opportunities, even with Mrs. Bornaman's absence.  Her sub was great and students were able to work on this in class, actually much longer than was planned previously.  There was a lot of computer class time given to this.  

Tuesday is Grammar day and the packet will be complete by Tuesday.  Also with this section, students created a green foldable for their vocabulary.  On the back should be sentences that were started on Monday.  Vacabulary words are always on the quiz we take over the section. 

Even though we do not do spelling tests, as an individual test, they are always on the quiz.  The last 3 questions on the quiz have approximately 12 words in them.  The students choose the word that is misspelled in each question.  Students should review the spelling and vocabulary for each section (packet) studied.  Questions that are frequently missed on the quizzes, are spelling words.

Student should also review the grammar in the packet.  The grammar is rarely graded in the packet.  If it is, I will grade one or two of the question in the packet.  I always tell them which ones to do their absolute best on, and whether I will be grading any of the questions.  This is after modeling, and guided practice in the packet.  Please do not complete grammar or practice pages in the packet.  Those pages are just for practice but are included in the packet so that students will know the skills that will be tested and areas they can study for the test.  Each skill that is tested is included in the packet each time.