Weekly Announcements
No School – Fall Break – October 11 & 14 (please remember no Boulder Club these days) Early Release Days – October 17 & 18 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (There is Boulder Club on these days) October 7-9 – Eighth Grade Fundraiser – Have students bring $4.00 to buy a PRA Waterbottle! October 25 – Fun Run (times TBD) Please be sure to check student’s homework folder nightly to see if there is material that needs to be read and signed by parents/ guardians. Also by signing the planner and behavior log you are acknowledging that you have seen their completed homework and any potential behavior issues. Please do not sign the planner without looking to see if homework is completed Academics Spalding - The students will be dictating and learning Spelling list 8 this week. The spelling homework and test for List 7 are due on Thursday! (no School Friday). . Language/Writing – This week’s lessons will be learning about Direct Objects, use of adjectives and Sentence Diagraming. In writing, we will continue to work on our 5-paragaraph essays. Essays will be due at the end of the week. Reading – In reading we will be reading a story about Louis Braille and testing on Reading Comprehension. Poem Recitation – 50 States- is due October 30th. Next book report will be assigned after the start of 2nd quarter. Students may begin reading a fiction book for this report. It must be at least 100 pages, and must be on the approved reading list. Math - Our next test will be on Thursday 10/17, look for practice tests to come home the night before for studying. This week we will also begin some lessons on geometry: understanding and finding Area of spaces. Science - This week begins a new unit on Animal Classifications. Social Studies – We will continue our study of early Arizona and how different peoples came to settle here and eventually develop our cities. This week’s lessons focuses on understanding the similarities and differences between early civilizations in the area. Comments are closed.
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