Weeks of May 7th and May 14
Students did an amazing job with their argument presentations! I was really impressed! I am still working on grading their argument papers. :)
This week :
*We returned to the study of narrative and began our Greek mythology unit.
*Students brainstormed what they already knew about Greek mythology. Check out the pictures on our Instagram!
*Students learned about the characteristics of a myth.
*Students learned the Greek creation story.
*Students chose a Greek character to research. Students will be creating a bookmark for their character and than present their character to the class.
Next week :
*Students will present their Greek bookmarks.
*During presentations, students will take notes on the realm of each god and goddess.
*Students will take a quiz on Wednesday. The quiz will be on the types of myths, why we study ancient myths, and the realms of the gods and goddesses. These are important things for students to know about before we study myths.
*We will read and analyze the myths of Prometheus, Pandora, and Demeter.
*Students will fill out a "Myth Map" to record the characteristics of each myth we read.
Awesome performances from our Team Platinum band and orchestra members!
Week of April 30
*Thank you so much for reading your child's paper and giving feedback!
This week :
*Students turned in their argument papers
*Students will take the M-Step on Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep the night before and eats breakfast the day of the test.
*Students will be presenting their arguments using notecards and a digital poster. It would be great if you would have your child practice in front of you. Students will begin presenting on Tuesday.
This week :
*Students turned in their argument papers
*Students will take the M-Step on Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep the night before and eats breakfast the day of the test.
*Students will be presenting their arguments using notecards and a digital poster. It would be great if you would have your child practice in front of you. Students will begin presenting on Tuesday.
Speech Rubric
Weeks of March 19th and 26th
This week we :
*Continue our argument unit
*Students will continue to review the parts of an argument
*Students will write a short debate and present it to a small group
*Students will review for their argument assessment
*Students will take their argument assessment on Friday. SCROLL DOWN FOR AN EXTEA PRACTICE ASSESSMENT WITH ANSWERS
Next week we will:
*Review the graded argument assessment
*End part one of our argument unit.
****After spring break, students will begin an argument writing project.
Scholastic Book Fair - this week in the media center
We will be going to the book fair on Wednesday. The book fair will be open through Friday morning.
*Continue our argument unit
*Students will continue to review the parts of an argument
*Students will write a short debate and present it to a small group
*Students will review for their argument assessment
*Students will take their argument assessment on Friday. SCROLL DOWN FOR AN EXTEA PRACTICE ASSESSMENT WITH ANSWERS
Next week we will:
*Review the graded argument assessment
*End part one of our argument unit.
****After spring break, students will begin an argument writing project.
Scholastic Book Fair - this week in the media center
We will be going to the book fair on Wednesday. The book fair will be open through Friday morning.
Winter Guard and Drumline Performance This Thursday!
Do you like music, dancing, flags, and drums? Do you have a child who may be interested in color guard, winter guard, drumline or marching band? Do you have a band student who is interested in pursuing other musical activities? If so, come out Thursday night to the winter band program's performance!
What: JV Winter Guard Performance
Varsity Winter Guard Performance
Drumline Performance
When: Thursday after the high school band concert - 8:20
Where: high school main gym
Cost: FREE
We have over 25 students (11 on team Platinum) from BMS that are currently in winter guard or drumline!
Please come out and cheer on these amazing teams!!!
Extra Details:
*Any band student may audition for drumline in 8th grade.
*Any student may audition for winter guard in 8th grade.
*Students who participate in drumline or guard in 7th grade are eligible to do marching band in 8th grade.
*Drumline and winter guard teams compete across the state and perform at high school band concerts.
Do you like music, dancing, flags, and drums? Do you have a child who may be interested in color guard, winter guard, drumline or marching band? Do you have a band student who is interested in pursuing other musical activities? If so, come out Thursday night to the winter band program's performance!
What: JV Winter Guard Performance
Varsity Winter Guard Performance
Drumline Performance
When: Thursday after the high school band concert - 8:20
Where: high school main gym
Cost: FREE
We have over 25 students (11 on team Platinum) from BMS that are currently in winter guard or drumline!
Please come out and cheer on these amazing teams!!!
Extra Details:
*Any band student may audition for drumline in 8th grade.
*Any student may audition for winter guard in 8th grade.
*Students who participate in drumline or guard in 7th grade are eligible to do marching band in 8th grade.
*Drumline and winter guard teams compete across the state and perform at high school band concerts.
Practice Assessment Story
Practice Assessment Questions
Practice Assessment Answers
Week of February 26
This week we will:
*Finish up and turn in the product review paragraphs. This is a performance grade and will be rubric graded.
*Share product reviews in small groups.
*Begin our argument unit.
*Students will take a short unit pre-quiz.
*Students will receive their unit learning targets and rate themselves concerning their current knowledge.
*Students will learn about and take notes on the parts of an argument.
*Students will learn about and take notes on ethos, pathos, and logos.
Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, February 28.
Two ways to order:
1. Go online to: scholastic.com/newparent
Look up my name: ____Mrs. Barker________________Or enter our Class Code: __GQWZV___
2. Check off the books you want to order for your child and return this flyer to me with a check to Scholastic Book Clubs
*Finish up and turn in the product review paragraphs. This is a performance grade and will be rubric graded.
*Share product reviews in small groups.
*Begin our argument unit.
*Students will take a short unit pre-quiz.
*Students will receive their unit learning targets and rate themselves concerning their current knowledge.
*Students will learn about and take notes on the parts of an argument.
*Students will learn about and take notes on ethos, pathos, and logos.
Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, February 28.
Two ways to order:
1. Go online to: scholastic.com/newparent
Look up my name: ____Mrs. Barker________________Or enter our Class Code: __GQWZV___
2. Check off the books you want to order for your child and return this flyer to me with a check to Scholastic Book Clubs
Weeks of February 5 & 12
The next two weeks we will:
*Review the following skills in preparation for our nonfiction reading assessment:
determining unfamiliar words in context
making inferences with support
finding the main idea and supporting it with evidence
being able to understand and answer questions about an infographic
reading and comprehending 7th grade level text
The assessment will be on Friday, February 16th. Students will need to read a nonfiction article and
answer questions based on the above skills. Students must complete the assessment in one class period.
Reminder: The trimester ends on March 9th. Student I.R. records will be due the day before. Students need to have read six total books. Two of the books must be nonfiction.
*Review the following skills in preparation for our nonfiction reading assessment:
determining unfamiliar words in context
making inferences with support
finding the main idea and supporting it with evidence
being able to understand and answer questions about an infographic
reading and comprehending 7th grade level text
The assessment will be on Friday, February 16th. Students will need to read a nonfiction article and
answer questions based on the above skills. Students must complete the assessment in one class period.
Reminder: The trimester ends on March 9th. Student I.R. records will be due the day before. Students need to have read six total books. Two of the books must be nonfiction.
Weeks of January 8 & 15
Welcome Back! I hope that you all had a fun and restful holiday break!
This week we will:
*Students will choose a topic for their mini research project.
*Students will review the following research skills:
*questioning
*using keywords to perform an online search
*determining credible and reliable websites
*paraphrasing and quoting
*Students will also take the Star Reading Test. This is a reading comprehension test that I can use to track a student's
reading growth, see what grade level they are reading at, and determine reading skill growths and weaknesses.
Next week we will:
*Students will review the following research skills:
*taking paraphrased and quoted notes
*using internal citations
*creating a works cited page
*formulate a theory and provide evidence
*write a claim with evidence
*write a research paragraph
*Students will begin their joint ELA and Science project on Friday. Look for more information to come about
this great learning opportunity!
Please remind your children that they should be reading at least 20 minutes every night.
Week of December 18
This week we will:
*Students will present their expert speeches to the class.
*Students may bring in a prop or email me a picture to enhance their speech.
*Students will compare and contrast a play to its video version.
*Students will present their expert speeches to the class.
*Students may bring in a prop or email me a picture to enhance their speech.
*Students will compare and contrast a play to its video version.
Week of December 11
This week we will:
*brainstorm and write an expert speech (a topic that the student is an "expert" on)
*review what makes a good speech
*review what good speakers do
*watch and listen to examples of great speeches
*practice public speaking skills
*students will present their speeches early next week
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Orders are due online or in person on December 11.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives. Students will receive one flier to bring home. There are many more choices online. There are books ranging from preschool age to adult. There are also a lot of sales on entire series of books.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
Reminder: There is an orchestra concert this Sunday at 2:00.
*brainstorm and write an expert speech (a topic that the student is an "expert" on)
*review what makes a good speech
*review what good speakers do
*watch and listen to examples of great speeches
*practice public speaking skills
*students will present their speeches early next week
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Orders are due online or in person on December 11.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives. Students will receive one flier to bring home. There are many more choices online. There are books ranging from preschool age to adult. There are also a lot of sales on entire series of books.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
Reminder: There is an orchestra concert this Sunday at 2:00.
Week of December 4
Last week I met with all students to review their I.R. organizer. I really enjoyed talking with your children about their
reading! Many students went above and beyond the require amount! Students read a grand total 1,288 books! That's
amazing! The following students read 20+ books: Emily Adamson, Mason Timmer, Drew Bosch, David Jelsema, Caroline Brody, Evan Kuieck, Owen Lewis, Simon Troyer, and Kaycie Lawrence! Wow!!!
***Please ask your child what their reading goal is for trimester two.
This week we will:
*continue our informational unit
*students will read nonfiction articles and practice nonfiction reading skills:
main idea with supporting details, text features, author's purpose, text structure, etc.
*students will begin their I.R. reading for the second trimester. Students will need to read a total
of six books for full credit. Students need to read at least two nonfiction books.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Orders are due online or in person on December 11.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives. Students will receive one flier to bring home. There are many more choices online. There are books ranging from preschool age to adult. There are also a lot of sales on entire series of books.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
Reminder: There is a band concert this Wednesday night at the freshman campus. Please consider purchasing some baked goods at the "Munchies for Music" fundraiser table. All proceeds go to the Hudsonville band winter guard and drumline programs.
Week of November 27
I'm currently working on grading student short stories. I'm really enjoying the imaginative stories your children have written! I'm seeing a lot of growth and effort from rough drafts to final copies!
REMINDER:
The I.R. organizer is due this Wednesday. Students need to have read five books from three different genres to earn full credit. The organizer must BE SIGNED BY A PARENT in order to be graded.
This week we will:
*begin our informational unit
*students will take a unit pretest
*students will receive their unit targets and rate themselves on their current skills
Please scroll down to see our new learning targets
*work on nonfiction reading skills
*review nonfiction text features
*read 1-3 nonfiction articles
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Orders are due online or in person on November 29th.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
Week of November 13
This week we will:
*reviewing sentence structure (FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS)
*peer-editing short stories
*family feedback on short stories -due Thursday
*edit and revise for final paper
*growth model (students will show their growth from rough draft to final)
*final paper completed
*student conferences on writing growth
*There are extra student resources in the "Story Help" folder. Students can find the folder in their Google Drive under their ELA hour.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Students will be receiving November book flyers this week. Orders are due online or in person on November 29th.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
*reviewing sentence structure (FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS)
*peer-editing short stories
*family feedback on short stories -due Thursday
*edit and revise for final paper
*growth model (students will show their growth from rough draft to final)
*final paper completed
*student conferences on writing growth
*There are extra student resources in the "Story Help" folder. Students can find the folder in their Google Drive under their ELA hour.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Students will be receiving November book flyers this week. Orders are due online or in person on November 29th.
Books make great Christmas gifts!
December book orders will be due on December 11th. Please let me know if your order is a Christmas gift.
I will set it aside for you to pick up in the office when it arrives.
Online Ordering: clubs.scholastic.com/home
Class Code - GQWZV
Week of November 6
This week we will:
*review sensory details and add to short story (especially with setting)
*review characterization with STEAL: speech, thoughts, effect, action, and looks
*review writing character thoughts and dialogue
*type rough draft#2
*print rough draft#2
Coming up in ELA...
*reviewing sentence structure (FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS)
*reviewing run-ons
*peer-editing short stories
*family feedback on short stories
*growth model
*final paper completed
*student conferences on writing growth
*review sensory details and add to short story (especially with setting)
*review characterization with STEAL: speech, thoughts, effect, action, and looks
*review writing character thoughts and dialogue
*type rough draft#2
*print rough draft#2
Coming up in ELA...
*reviewing sentence structure (FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS)
*reviewing run-ons
*peer-editing short stories
*family feedback on short stories
*growth model
*final paper completed
*student conferences on writing growth
Do you have a printer at home?
It would be extremely helpful if your child is able to print their drafts and final paper at home. Unfortunately, we do not have printers attached to our mobile computer carts. Students have to travel from my room to another classroom or possibly even the media center to retrieve their papers. The more papers that are printed at home, the less class time we have to waste. If you do not have a printer (or working printer,) I completely understand, and I will have your child print at school. Thanks!
It would be extremely helpful if your child is able to print their drafts and final paper at home. Unfortunately, we do not have printers attached to our mobile computer carts. Students have to travel from my room to another classroom or possibly even the media center to retrieve their papers. The more papers that are printed at home, the less class time we have to waste. If you do not have a printer (or working printer,) I completely understand, and I will have your child print at school. Thanks!
Week of October 23
****First hour has homework due tomorrow. They missed class today because of an assembly.
This week we will:
*plan our narrative paper
*review story elements
*complete a practice assessment
*complete our narrative assessment on Friday
The narrative assessment is our first big test. Students will read a short story and then answer comprehension questions. They will be tested on their knowledge of point of view, theme with evidence, characterization, and decoding words in context. We will have a very thorough practice assessment Wednesday and Thursday. The assessment can not be retaken.
Story Element Quiz Retakes
If your child needs to retake the story element quiz, they were given a review packet today. Students may use their notes to read the story and complete the story map. The review is due Wednesday before school. The retake will occur Wednesday during FLEX.
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming next week! Due to the book fair, we will not have a book order the month of October. Our class will visit the book fair on Halloween. Students can also visit the book fair during lunch or after school. Parents may visit the fair during conferences.
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
This week we will:
*plan our narrative paper
*review story elements
*complete a practice assessment
*complete our narrative assessment on Friday
The narrative assessment is our first big test. Students will read a short story and then answer comprehension questions. They will be tested on their knowledge of point of view, theme with evidence, characterization, and decoding words in context. We will have a very thorough practice assessment Wednesday and Thursday. The assessment can not be retaken.
Story Element Quiz Retakes
If your child needs to retake the story element quiz, they were given a review packet today. Students may use their notes to read the story and complete the story map. The review is due Wednesday before school. The retake will occur Wednesday during FLEX.
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming next week! Due to the book fair, we will not have a book order the month of October. Our class will visit the book fair on Halloween. Students can also visit the book fair during lunch or after school. Parents may visit the fair during conferences.
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
Harris Burdick Writing Homework for First Hour - Due Tuesday
Harris Burdick Pictures - click on each picture to read the title and caption
Week of October 16
This week we will:
*continue our narrative unit
*review point of view
*review mood and tone
*review characterization
*review deep reading strategies while annotating stories
*review story elements
*Students will take an open-note quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on when we finish reading the quiz story.) The quiz will entail filling out a story element map. It will be worth 12 points.
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
*continue our narrative unit
*review point of view
*review mood and tone
*review characterization
*review deep reading strategies while annotating stories
*review story elements
*Students will take an open-note quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on when we finish reading the quiz story.) The quiz will entail filling out a story element map. It will be worth 12 points.
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
Week of October 2
This week we will:
*continue our narrative unit
*read and annotate two (possibly three) short stories
*review deep reading strategies
*do some creative writing
*review story elements
*Review parts of speech in FLEX and retake parts of speech quiz
(only for those students who scored below 70% on the original quiz)
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
Instagram
Do you (or your child) have an Instagram account? Follow our class for reminders, updates, etc. bms_barker_english
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Julia Way, our team t-shirt design winner! Mr. Lobbezoo will be handling t-shirt orders in science class. Look for more information to come from him.
Thank You!!!
Thank you to all the parents who ordered Scholastic books for their child(ren). We will be getting over 45 FREE BOOKS for our classroom library! I am very excited!
*continue our narrative unit
*read and annotate two (possibly three) short stories
*review deep reading strategies
*do some creative writing
*review story elements
*Review parts of speech in FLEX and retake parts of speech quiz
(only for those students who scored below 70% on the original quiz)
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
Do you (or your child) have an Instagram account? Follow our class for reminders, updates, etc. bms_barker_english
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Julia Way, our team t-shirt design winner! Mr. Lobbezoo will be handling t-shirt orders in science class. Look for more information to come from him.
Thank You!!!
Thank you to all the parents who ordered Scholastic books for their child(ren). We will be getting over 45 FREE BOOKS for our classroom library! I am very excited!
Week of September 25
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This week we will:
*review the parts of speech
*take a parts of speech quiz
*begin our narrative unit
*learn about our unit targets
*review deep reading strategies
*read 1-2 short stories
*do some creative writing
*visit the media center
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
*review the parts of speech
*take a parts of speech quiz
*begin our narrative unit
*learn about our unit targets
*review deep reading strategies
*read 1-2 short stories
*do some creative writing
*visit the media center
Reminders:
*Students should be reading at home every night and on the weekends. If they read during FLEX time on Monday and Wednesday, they can count that as their nightly reading.
*Students need to read five books this trimester and at least three different genres. Please check in with your child to see if they are completing their I.R. organizer.
Parts of Speech Quiz
Your quiz will include:
*knowing the 8 parts of speech without a word bank - REMEMBER our mnemonic we learned!
*knowing the definitions of the 8 parts of speech
*being able to pick the parts of speech out of a sentence
*using the parts of speech in a sentence
Quizlet Review
Review Games:
Parts of Speech Quest
Parts of Speech Asteroids
Nouns and Verbs
Can You Write a Sentence with All the Parts of Speech?
Type in a sentence and then use sentence checker to see if you have them all!
Parts of Speech Quest
Parts of Speech Asteroids
Nouns and Verbs
Can You Write a Sentence with All the Parts of Speech?
Type in a sentence and then use sentence checker to see if you have them all!
Week of September 18
This week we will:
*Take the Explore reading comprehension test - the test is used for school growth data
*Pass back and review our sentence quiz - retakes will be Friday during reading time. Students need to complete a review packet and score 80% or better in order to retake the quiz. Students who score less than 80% are invited to FLEX for more sentence review.
*Review our narrative unit learning targets
*Review parts of speech (there will be a quiz next week)
*Learn and practice reading strategies
*Play around with creative writing
REMINDERS:
*Students should be reading 20-30 minutes a night for homework. Have you seen their bookcase I.R. record? Students should be on their second I.R. book by now.
*T-shirt designs are due this Friday!
*Our golf trip is this Wednesday. Please make sure your child dresses for the weather. Please also send along a sack lunch.
*My room upstairs becomes very warm when it's warm outside. Please advise your child to dress in layers and bring water to school.
*Scholastic Book orders will go out this week! I will send more information soon on how to set up an online account.
*Take the Explore reading comprehension test - the test is used for school growth data
*Pass back and review our sentence quiz - retakes will be Friday during reading time. Students need to complete a review packet and score 80% or better in order to retake the quiz. Students who score less than 80% are invited to FLEX for more sentence review.
*Review our narrative unit learning targets
*Review parts of speech (there will be a quiz next week)
*Learn and practice reading strategies
*Play around with creative writing
REMINDERS:
*Students should be reading 20-30 minutes a night for homework. Have you seen their bookcase I.R. record? Students should be on their second I.R. book by now.
*T-shirt designs are due this Friday!
*Our golf trip is this Wednesday. Please make sure your child dresses for the weather. Please also send along a sack lunch.
*My room upstairs becomes very warm when it's warm outside. Please advise your child to dress in layers and bring water to school.
*Scholastic Book orders will go out this week! I will send more information soon on how to set up an online account.
Week of September 11
This week we will:
*review complete sentences and fragments
*take a quiz on: the five things needed for a complete sentence, identifying sentences and fragments, and fixing fragments
*begin our I.R. Landing Page - this is where we think deeply and reflect on our I.R. books
*talk about good vs. poor reading habits
*complete a writing check on theme (not for a grade, just for student data)
*review the parts of speech
*receive our Narrative unit learning targets
REMINDER:
Students should be reading 20-30 minutes every night for homework. Their reading grade for the trimester is based on the completion of
five books from at least three different genres. Students are keeping track of their progress in their writer's notebook. Please check in with them weekly to make sure they are on track! Students should be just about finished with their first book of the tri.
Check out our class Instagram page! Encourage your child to follow our class page at bms_barker_english.
*review complete sentences and fragments
*take a quiz on: the five things needed for a complete sentence, identifying sentences and fragments, and fixing fragments
*begin our I.R. Landing Page - this is where we think deeply and reflect on our I.R. books
*talk about good vs. poor reading habits
*complete a writing check on theme (not for a grade, just for student data)
*review the parts of speech
*receive our Narrative unit learning targets
REMINDER:
Students should be reading 20-30 minutes every night for homework. Their reading grade for the trimester is based on the completion of
five books from at least three different genres. Students are keeping track of their progress in their writer's notebook. Please check in with them weekly to make sure they are on track! Students should be just about finished with their first book of the tri.
Check out our class Instagram page! Encourage your child to follow our class page at bms_barker_english.
Review for Sentence Quiz
Students can also go to the following link to take a practice test and review in other ways. quizlet.com/_3oi62m
Weeks of August 29 and September - 5
Dear Parents and Guardians -
Please check this Weebly weekly for class information and resources. We had a GREAT first week of school! The students were very well behaved and we got off to a great start!
Last week we:
* learned about our English class
*learned class rules and expectations
*learned how to check out books from our classroom library
*set a reading goal and began our I.R. record keeping
*set-up our writer's notebook
*learned about TRIBES and completed an activity about accepting others
This week we will:
*take a pre-quiz on genre characteristics
*review complete sentences
*review parts of speech
*review reading strategies
*go over our learning targets for our narrative unit
*write about our I.R. book
Check out our class Instagram page! Encourage your child to follow our class page at bms_barker_english.