Last Week of School Before Christmas Vaca!!!!

Only one more week left and I have a feeling it is going to fly by!!  Lots of activities going on.  Tonight the 5&6 and JH teams play at Gage.  Not all of the kids are suiting up and playing though, because Gage has to use younger players to field their teams.  So we are treating this sort of like a Junior Varsity game for the 5&6 and JH.
Basically in all three of my classes, we are going over our study guides and reviewing for the 9 weeks tests and semester tests.  Check the list below to see when your test is scheduled.

6th Reading, 8th Lang. Arts, and 7th English
Mon & Tues= work on study guide and review for 9wks test.  Grade WOS/Fun Facts.  Grade assignment from last Thurs.
Wed= Take the 9 wks test and grade it.  Also go over list of who all has to take Sem.Test
Thurs= Review for Sem. Test
Fri= Take Sem. Test and grade it.

Mr. Winter--Come On In!!

Hello Mr. Winter!!  I don't think you are going anywhere.  Looks like you are here to stay because it has been some kind of frigid cold the last few days.  It's affecting my outside running!  LOL!
Not a lot going on today or this evening.  Both are hs boys' and girls' teams lost last night in the tournament.  Now they play Friday night at Hammon.  Boys play at 5:45 and girls play at 7:00. 
Enjoy the night off and recoup.

6th Reading
Did p. 67-73 in BA wb over Compare and Contrast.  Due tomo.

8th Lang. Arts
Continued reading "The Diary of Anne Frank" play.  Lit quest. p.410 due tomo.

7th English
Did p.128-132 in BA and graded at end of hr.=Figurative Language.

First Winter Snow!!!

What a beautiful winter snow we got last night!!  I was curled up in front of my warm, blazing fire, sipping hot chocolate while reading "The Night Before Christmas" to my little girl.  It just doesn't get any better than that.  A very relaxing way to spend the evening.
Today our HS basketball teams play at the 5 County Conference Tournament at Hammon.  The girls play at 4:30 and play Cheyenne-Reydon, while the boys play right after that and play Hammon. 
The 5th grade went to StarBase at Sayre today. 
Only 19 days left till Christmas!!!!!!!  Get your shopping done and stay on the "nice" list.

All autobiography or biography book reports are due for Mrs. Gore Monday, Dec. 12th.  That is the LAST day to give an oral report.  They must give me two book reports.  It is 3 zeroes for each book report if they choose to blow it off. 

All 2nd 9wks tests for Mrs. Gore's classes will be given Tuesday, Dec. 13th.  Reviewing is starting this week.

6th Grade Reading
We worked on our WOS & Fun Facts lists.  Figured out what all we needed and tried to get them organized.  They are due next Mon the 12th.  A 100 or a zero.  Kids received a typed copy of what all items they should have in this grouping.

8th Lang. Arts
Continued reading "The Diary of Anne Frank."  Then worked on lit. quest. on p. 410 #2-7 and reading check.  These are due Thurs at beginning of class.

7th English
Break Away wb p.119-123=Figurative Lang. Less. #9.

Hello Rain My Long Lost Friend

Wow!!!  When it rains, it literally pours.  We welcome the moisture though.  Hope all the ponds fill back up.  I hate seeing beautiful ponds down so low and looking so bleak and dry.  Maybe today will help.
The JH basketball teams play in the Cheyenne/Hammon Tournament tonight at Hammon at 5 and 6 and both teams play Burns Flat/Dill City JV.  Good Luck!
This week is Freedom Week and we have a Veteran's Day Assembly on Friday.
Just gotta give a huge shout out to my O-State Cowboys!!  Woo Hoo!!!!  What a game--Way to go Pokes!!!  Yee-Ha and Giddy Up!!  :)



6th Lang. Arts
Started new Theme #2.  Went over Robust Vocab words--Less.#6 p. 156-157.  Do wksht p.59&60 and wb p.32 and Bold Moves wb p.60&61.  Due tomo.  Began story in Bold Moves--"It Takes Two."


8th Lang. Arts
Finished grading lit quest.  Begin the Skills Review Collection #2 p.224-231.  2 Day assignment due Wednesday.

7th English
Took and graded last wks Spelling Test and Vocab wb. Less. #10.  Also graded Unit #2 Review in Vocab. 

Thursday or Friday??!!

Hello basketball fans!! Finally the season has started, and it started with a big win for all four teams (JH boys and girls and 5th and 6th grade boys and girls) on Tuesday.   We've begun the season great!! The JH boys and girls play here today against Sentinel. We have a short week this week because of a Professional Day for the teachers tomorrow, so today could be considered a Friday! Thank goodness for daylight savings time coming up on Sunday because I need a few extra zzz's. The FCCLA banquet is on Saturday.  Older high school kids have been putting up decorations in the cafeteria.  They look pretty cool.  I can't wait till I'm old enough to be a part of that.   Enjoy tomorrow off if you're a kid--  sorry if you're a teacher.  But at least your day will be kid-less and more relaxed than normal.  Have a great weekend!!

Posted by Luke
Edited by Mrs. Gore

6th Lang. Arts
We graded and discussed both of the worksheets that the kids did yesterday.

8th Lang. Arts
Graded and discussed both sets of lit. quest. that I assigned yesterday. 

7th English
Did all 6 DOL's wk. #10 and took quiz and graded.
We will take Spell. Test #10 on Monday, as well as grade Vocab wb. #10 on Monday, and Vocab. wb Unit #2.  I kept announcing they were due Friday, and we don't have school tomorrow!!  So Monday it is.

Happy Halloween!!!

Get your candy out and beware of all the spooks and goblins!!  Tonight is Halloween in Leedey, and all of the lil' kidlets will be out grubbing for candy, while the big kidlets try some tricks!!  Tomorrow the basketball season kicks off with JH playing Fargo here at 6:30.  The 5&6 play in front of those games starting at 4:30.
Stay Safe Tonight.  Make wise choices.  :)

6th Lang. Arts
Read the play in Bold Moves and answered questions at end of each page (p.52-58) along with 3 quest. on p.59.  Will grade tomo.

8th Lang. Arts
Finished grading Lit Quest from Friday.  Listened to "Mrs. Flowers" on audio from textbook. 

7th English
Did journal.  Assigned and went over Spelling Less. #10 and Vocab. Less. #10.  Then listened to spooky stories on audio and wrote endings to them for bonus points.  (Two stories.)

Finally Friday!!

Busy Week!!!  And I'm discovering my schedule this year is not very conduscive for me to write in my blog!!!  Ugh!!  That frustrates me cuz I want to blog everyday.  Ahhh--just do the best I can do and hope it gets better.  Next week JH and HS basketball officially kicks off.  I think the athletes are ready.  All the kids seem anxious.  Next Friday--no school for kidlets.  It's a professional day for us teachers.  This Saturday is the JCC Masquerade Dance at the community center at 8:00 p.m.  It is also O-State's Homecoming.  The Cowboys are having a great season.  Hope it lasts.  GO POKES!!!!! Monday is Trick-or-Treat for all the spooks and goblins!!  Enjoy the weekend and the GLORIOUS weather!!  Beautiful day.  :)



6th Lang. Arts
Graded all of the worksheets and both workbooks that we had worked on all week.  Some students shockingly took zeros!!  ;(

8th Lang. Arts
Finished listening to "Home, Sweet Soddie" and compare/contrasted it with the Union Pacific RR advertisement.  Then we did lit. questions p.183&184.  Due end of hr. and started grading it.

7th English
Took Spell. Test #9 and graded.  Graded Vocab wb. #9.  Graded Spelling wb. Less. #9.  Did lottery for first two.  Ean was the winner, winner, chicken dinner.