A Peek at the Week

In Language Arts this week we are having a test on modifiers on Wednesday. We will be working on a review packet on Monday and Tuesday. In Reading we will have a test on The Cay on Tuesday. Students know what to study and have already worked on the essay questions.

Important Days:
Monday- Happy St. Patrick's Day
Tuesday-Test on The Cay
Wednesday-Test on Modifiers
Friday- No School! Spring Break!

ISAT

Next week students will be taking the ISAT test. They will be taking reading tests on Monday and Tuesday, math tests on Tuesday and Wednesday, and science tests on Thursday. They may use a calculator on all of the math tests.

Healthy Testing Tips:
1. Go to bed early the night before testing.
2. Eat a healthy breakfast on testing days.

Important Days
Monday-Thursday- ISAT Testing
Tuesday- Report Cards Go Home
Thursday- Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday-No School!

Happy Pulaski Day!

Next week we will be working on ISAT prep. In Language Arts students will be writing and grading their extended responses. In Reading we will be working on lessons out of our ISAT book.

Important Days:
Monday- No School

7th Grade Poems:

"King Tut"

In Egypt there lived King Tut,

His servants lived in a hut,

But when he had died,

Ah!! What a surprise!

They had to cut out his guts.

~Grace

"Addiction"

Amazing sport

Sprint, kick, score,

Wind blowing in your face,

Sweat dripping down your cheek,

Fans cheering,

Coaches yelling,

Great feeling,

Heart racing,

Intense playing,

Yea! I made a goal,

Never want to let the feeling go,

Soccer

~Nicole

A Peek at Next Week

In Language Arts next week we will be learning about adverbs and working on ISAT prep. In Reading we will be finishing up our book, The Cay, so we will be working on some end of the unit activities.

Important Days:
Friday- End of 2nd Trimester

Haikus by our Seventh Graders:

"Moonshine"

With a moon like shinning snow,

or like a bouncy ball to lead

me home, I felt unstoppable.

~Taylor

"Rain"

It is cold, not dry,

It is like clouds' sad tears,

I am very wet.

~Kevin

Happy Presidents' Day!

Next week in Language Arts, we will be beginning Unit 4 in our English books on Modifiers. We will be learning about identifying, writing, and comparing with adjectives. In Reading we will continue to read The Cay, and we will do Unit 15 in our Wordskills book.

Students will also be taking the IOWA tests. So be sure to get a good nights sleep!

Important Days:
Monday- Presidents' Day- No School!
Tuesday-Thursday: IOWA Tests
Friday- Wordskills Unit 15 Test

Poems by our Seventh Graders:

"Grass"
Natures green thick hair
A green blanket for the world
It is everywhere.
~Danny

"Passion"
Passion is what makes you dive,
it's your desire to do whatever for more than a high five,
it is why you run that last sprint,
sooner or later people will get the hint.

The hint is you putting it all on the field,
your teammates will then yield they'll say "man, I need that",
and they'll work to do what you did as quick as a cat.
~Marty

A Peek at Next Week

In Language Arts we will be reviewing the mechanics of writing. We will be going over commas, formal letters, direct quotes, titles, semicolons, and colons. In reading we will discuss the second section of The Cay and we will begin reading the third section.

Important Days:
Monday- Hat Day
Tuesday- Green Day- Pack the Place
Wednesdy- Gold Day- Pack the Place
Thursday-Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday- Winter Dance

Poems by our Seventh Graders:

"Peru"
There once was a man from Peru,
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe,
He woke with a fright,
In the middle of the night,
To find that his dream had come true.
~Mike

"Computer Crash"
There was a title wave,
The little computer tried to save,
The computer washed away,
Like a lifeguard not doing his job that day,
And it really upset Dave.
~Finnian

A Crazy Week

I hope everyone enjoyed their snow day and had a fun Superbowl Sunday.

We are working on making rafts, like our main characters in The Cay. This week is also a Wordskills week and we will be working on Unit 14. In Language Arts we are writing the introducation and conclusion to our persuassive essays and the final draft will be due on Monday.

Have a wonderful day!

Important Days:
Tuesday-No School! Teacher Institute
Thursday-Early Dissmissal
Friday-Spirit Day-Hat Day