Week 10 Harvest Party, English

Thanks to our wonderful room moms, Mrs. R and Mrs. K for bringing treats and preparing a guessing game for our Harvest Party.  Food and social time, the makings of a perfect Junior High morning!

 

 English - A Note from Mrs. Dersch

This week students are working on:

1.     An English baseline assessing general language standards: spelling correctly, writing and editing work, and patterns of word changes. This is class work that we are grading and will use this information to tailor a second quarter learning plan for your child.

2.     Plural and possessive nouns. We are finishing this lesson up and will review for our Unit 2: Nouns Test that will be next Wednesday, October 26th.

3.     Noun culminating activity:  Persuasive Travel brochure/advertisement, which is a fun way to check student’s knowledge of plural nouns, possessive nouns, and persuasive techniques.

NOTES:
1.     Spelling Unit 8 Test next Thursday, October 27th

2.     Test: Unit 2 Nouns on Wednesday, October 26th 

November Field Trips

We were excited to be invited to LHS by their drama department to see their student directed plays.  It just so happened that the date is the same week as our Weldon Spring Interpretive Center trip.  Full details for both trips have been added to the Field trip tab above.  We are still in need of drivers for the WS trip.  Please contact Julie Schmidt if you need an updated driver background check.

Nov. 1: Weldon Spring Int. Center/St. Charles Lanes   (cold lunch)
Nov. 3: Lutheran High, St. Charles (7:40 a.m. arrival)

End of 1st Quarter

Today marked the end of the 1st quarter.  I love the curiosity and enthusiasm of this class!  We have the best discussions in Religion classes.  Issues of faith and Christ's free gift of salvation are front and center now as we explore Martin Luther's life and the Reformation.  Your children work hard and are good encouragers.  I look forward to continuing a great year All for One!