Week of Nov. 19

This week a guest speaker will be coming in to teach the history of sign language to the 7th grade. Students already learned the sign language alphabet in their Reading classes. Hopefully after Tuesday, they will know a bit more. Maybe they will even be able to form a sentence in sign language.

Keep reading your realistic fiction books! Book report presentations will begin on December 5. Spend some time over the Thanksgiving break reading those books!

I hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving break. Eats lots of food, get lots of rest, and enjoy every minute of it!

If you weren't able to check out a book for the next book report of Friday, make sure you do that this week. You must select a Realistic Fiction book. It does not need to be AR. You will be doing a project for this book report. That project will be assigned in the near future.

Tuesday, Nov. 13 is the last day to turn in late work. Check your grades on-line to see if you have missing assignments. Be sure to work on those assignments over the weekend if you are missing any!

Did you watch Kid Nation this week? It was great to finally hear from a Lakeview alumni! I hope "she" enjoyed her experiences in Bonanza City! It looks like it was a rather chilly experience for most of the kids.

On Monday, the Miracle Worker Act 3 quiz will be given. This will be the final test for that novel. Be sure to study over the weekend. Vocabulary will be included on that test, so be sure to study those words too!

Students will have the opportunity to watch the award winning film, The Miracle Worker at some point next week. Films are watched to compare and contrast the novel to the film. Though the students probably won't know the actress, Patty Duke, I am certain others of you do. I will be sure to point her out to the students.

Your personal narratives are due on Monday. We will continue studying verbs next week. Can you tell the difference between an action, state of being, or linking verb?