First 9wks Going Fast

The first 9wks is flying by quickly.  Hard to believe we have PT Conf. already tomorrow night. 

Spelling and Vocab Wb Less. #3 are due Thursday (tomo) since no school on Friday.  Spelling test then as well.

This week we have been working on our Compare/Contrast Essay=How certain food items are alike, and how they are different.  We learned what makes a good introductory paragraph, as well as body paragraphs.  Then we learned how to revise our first original rough draft.  We will continue with these on Tues.

HAVE A GREAT 4 DAY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!!!!!!

8th Grade Hard Work Continues

The 8th Graders are continuing to get their work done in my class and stay hooked up for the most part.  Today we graded the spelling workbook Less. #2 and graded the test.  Most grades were acceptable.  Some were excellent!!  So no homework tonight!

Tomorrow I will be gone.  The kids need to work on Vocab Wb. Less. #2.  Due Monday.

Next week we will continue with our compare/contrast essays.

Good Luck to both HS baseball and softball teams as they start the Leedey Tournaments for each sport. 

Wild Wednesday

Lots of activities going on today here at school!!  But the 8th graders are working diligently.
Tomorrow we are taking the spelling test and grading the spelling workbook since I will be gone Friday.  I let the class have most of the class period to work on this. 
The class finally received their Vocab workbooks.  On Friday they will be working on Less. #2 which is due Monday.  After that, Vocab will normally be due each Thurs.
Tomorrow we will take our Venn Diagrams and begin working on putting that info into a 4 paragraph essay.  This rough draft essay will be due Monday.

Venn Diagram and M&M's......WTW???

Today in class we started a compare/contrast group assignment with a Venn Diagram and various food items.  Oreos, vanilla wafers, m&ms, Skittles, peanuts, and orange slices were given to the 4 groups.  They had to pick two and using the Venn Diagram, compare and contrast.  Tomorrow we will do another comparision and begin learning how to put the information into an essay.  This essay will be due Friday.

Spelling Less. #2 Due Fri
Spelling Test=Friday
Vocab Wb Less. #2= Due next Monday 8-26.  They will get the workbooks tomo or Thurs.

Welcome Back with a BANG!!!

Welcome back to Leedey Schools!!  Hope everyone's summer was spectacular!  Mine was definitely too short!

This blog is for my 8th Grade Writing class or Language Arts, as it's called on the school schedule.  I will post interesting happenings from class and also homework assignments.

This week we went over the syllabus, got our Spelling workbooks, and did an assignment over non-fiction writing from a magazine.  The students had to paraphrase the article of their choice, re-write the title, pick a favorite quote and write a reflection, etc. We listened to half of the class Friday.  We will finish these on Monday.  Check out the picture below and ask your child who's article that the picture was from.












Have a great weekend!!!!

No Shorts Today!!!

Boy oh boy--no shorts today!!  Was that really just a few days ago I made the post about so hot I could wear shorts outside??!!?  Although I despise the wind, I must say, I'm glad the colder weather arrived.  It seems more like December, which puts me in the Christmas spirit!  Getting my house completely decorated has helped as well.  And there is nothing quite like a warm, crackling fire to make me wanna hum those Christmas carols.  Ahhhh--can't wait!

Vocab. Wb Less #17 is due Thursday and we will take the quiz Thursday.

Journals are due Friday.  A grade scale was given to students today.  We will grade those together in class Friday.  Should take 15 min.

Book Reports are due Friday.  That's the last day to give them.  After grading the journals we will take the remainder of class to hear the oral book reports.  I do NOT recommend waiting until the last day to give reports.

All this week we are working on our Prezi Presentations=Similes and Metaphors in song.  These are small group projects that are due next Monday and count as their 9 wks test.