Book Fair will be open 8am-8pm daily Tuesday-Thursday.
This year you may also order on line.
Stop by on your way to the Science Fair Tuesday Night!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Conference Week- March 29-April 2
ABC Books on Roots of Words - DUE MOnday
All Graded Papers must be in By Monday pm for 3rd Quarter.
We have finished the Unit on Rikki Tikki Tavi (be sure to watch the video on this site and see how it differs from the actual story).
This week we will be Continuing our work on Conflicts by working on Kipling's Poem "IF", and then starting the short story entitled, Three Skeleton Key.
During April, in connection with the Census, we will do some work on Population Density.
Fourth Quarter all 7th graders are to select a Holocaust book and read it independently.
You will be making a Passport book about your main character. Other activities will follow.
Check back often for updates.
Mrs. Smith
All Graded Papers must be in By Monday pm for 3rd Quarter.
We have finished the Unit on Rikki Tikki Tavi (be sure to watch the video on this site and see how it differs from the actual story).
This week we will be Continuing our work on Conflicts by working on Kipling's Poem "IF", and then starting the short story entitled, Three Skeleton Key.
During April, in connection with the Census, we will do some work on Population Density.
Fourth Quarter all 7th graders are to select a Holocaust book and read it independently.
You will be making a Passport book about your main character. Other activities will follow.
Check back often for updates.
Mrs. Smith
Monday, March 8, 2010
Three Skeleton Key - short story
See if you can open this site for an audio version of our story: Three Skeleton Key. It varies somewhat from the text we used in class, but eventually you will have to make a Venn Diagram on 2 versions of this story.
http://www.escape-suspense.com/2007/02/escape_three_sk.html
http://www.escape-suspense.com/2007/02/escape_three_sk.html
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Outsiders-Nothing Gold Can Stay
Read the Poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay".
Write your explanation/interpretation of the poem in a blog.
Comment on some else's explanation on the blog.
Write your explanation/interpretation of the poem in a blog.
Comment on some else's explanation on the blog.
We are now ready to start Reading the book "The Outsiders" .
Posted on the right are questions for each chapter.
After reading the assigned chapters, you are to answer the questions on paper and be ready for a class discussion on the questions/chapters.
To help you fully understand the questions, you are being asked to select one questions and post the answer on the blog space.
You will also need to respond to someone elses blog.
Be sure you Read, Write, & Respond
Sunday, February 14, 2010
February 15- week of
ITBS Testing all week
27 minute classes
Bring AR BOOKs to all classes
Reading Classes - Compare/Contrast
27 minute classes
Bring AR BOOKs to all classes
Reading Classes - Compare/Contrast
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Blocked
Finally got the videos on..BUT they are blocked at school, so when I went to show the Librarian they were shown as a big void- a blank!!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
WELCOME
WELCOME to the NEWLY CREATED blog of Mrs. Smith
Check here often for Assignments, Important Dates, and News Posting
Assignments:
Week of January 25
Reading a Graph, Red Readers Handbook
Independent Reading- AR Points
Week of January 18
Inferencing
Independent Reading - AR Points
DATES TO REMEMBER
ITBS February 15-19
Parent Teacher Conferences March 31- April 1; April 2 no school
Check here often for Assignments, Important Dates, and News Posting
Assignments:
Week of January 25
Reading a Graph, Red Readers Handbook
Independent Reading- AR Points
Week of January 18
Inferencing
Independent Reading - AR Points
DATES TO REMEMBER
ITBS February 15-19
Parent Teacher Conferences March 31- April 1; April 2 no school
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