With the winter break approaching, I just wanted to make sure everyone is up to speed with what's going on in Language Arts.
-Mrs. Banta
- We are working hard to finish Chapter 2 before break. We will have the Chapter 2 Mastery Test next week in class. Study notes in the orange-ish (goldenrod) packet to be ready for the assessment.
- Try to finish whatever book you're currently reading so that you can take one last AR test before break. If you finish a book over break, send me an email or write me a half page review of the book. That way if you don't do so well on the test when you get back in 2013, I'll take that into consideration and give you some bonus points. We have a two new million word readers Dulce Chocooj and Charlotte Cosca! Whoooo-hooooo! :)
- Hopefully you turned in your summary essay corrections...they were due this week. Turning in the corrections will automatically increase your grade!
- There will be a spelling test next week...study your words. Remember the tips we talked about in class: have someone quiz you, quiz yourself, copy words correctly 7 times each, or write the word with your finger in the air to the left side of your head.
- Some students have asked me if there is anything that this class needs for Christmas. Yes, please! Every little bit counts. Please donate what you can! Thank you in advance!
- Kleenex boxes
- Giant bottles of handsanitizer
- An electric industrial pencil sharpener
- Hand-held pencil sharpeners
- Packs of colored copy paper
- #2 Pencils
- Binder paper
- Highlighters
- Shel Silverstein poetry books
- Bone series books
- Calvin and Hobbes books
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Holes
- Campfire Weenies books
-Mrs. Banta
