Week of August 18, 2008
We had a great first week!! I am enjoying getting to know your children. I hope they have had positive things to say.
We are going to dive in this week. Remember, my agenda may change. I try to stick with it as much as possible, but sometimes things happen and we have to adjust.
7th Grade
Language Arts – identify and use new vocabulary words. There will be a test Friday. We will analyze main conflict in plot. We are going to read “Rikki-tikki-tavi”. We will begin review of nouns and pronouns.
Math- We are in chapter 3. The plan is to graph points on coordinate plane, mid-chapter test Tuesday, subtract and multiply integers.
8th Grade
Language Arts- identify and use new vocabulary words. We will summarize plot structure and read “Broken Chain”. We will begin review of subjects and predicates.
Math- We are working on Chapter 1. There will be a MId-Chapter Test Tuesday. We will continue working on subtracting and multiplying integers.
I hope this helps your child to keep up. Additional assignments will be written in the agenda books. Please check this every night to make sure they are writing down assignments.