A Peek at Next Week

Next week we will begin our noun unit in Language Arts and our survival projects in Reading. We will continue to read The Cay and work on our new vocabulary words.

Important Days:
Sunday- Chicago Marathon- Go Mrs Mixon!!!
Monday- Columbus Day, No School
Thursday- Newspaper Club

The Cay

Next week will be starting our first novel, The Cay. The story takes place during the 1940's in the Caribbean. We will be learning about World War II, and going over vocabulary from the story.

In Language Arts we will finish our first grammar unit. We will be taking our sentence test on Wednesday. We will also work on our second lesson in our ISAT book.

Important Days:
Today- DGS Homecoming game and parade
Sunday- Bears play the Lions at noon
Tuesday- Midterms
Wednesday- Sentence test
Friday- Picture re-takes

A Peek at Next Week

Next week in Language Arts we will begin our first grammar unit on sentences. Students will review the different types of sentences, subjects, predicates, fragments, and run-on sentences. In Reading we will finish our short story unit and take a test on our stories on Wednesday.

Important Days:
Saturday- Memory Walk
Sunday- Bears game at 3:05
Monday- Final Draft of Narrative Due
Wednesday- Short Story Test
Tuesday- Magazine Turn-in Day
Friday- DGS Homecoming Parade

A Peek at Next Week

On Monday students will begin their Extensions in Reading book. This book is replacing the ISAT book we used last year. Each lesson corresponds with a reading strategy. Students will be focusing on finding the main idea of fictional pieces. We will also continue our short story unit next week and will be reading "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

In Language Arts we will continue to revise and edit our narratives by adding and using quotation marks and sensory detail in our writing. We will also remind students that texting terms should not be used in a formal essay. For example, gonna, u, and cuz, are not real words and therefore should not be in an essay. The final drafts of their narratives are due Monday, September 28th.

Important Days:
Sunday- Bears play the Steelers at 3:15
Tuesday- Magazine Turn-in Day, Early Dismissal
Friday- Magazine Turn-in Day

A Peek at This Week

It was wonderful to meet so many parents at Open House last week. As we discussed, students will be starting off the year with a writing unit. This week in Language Arts, we will finish writing our rough drafts of our narratives. In Reading we will continue our short story unit, and will be reading the story "Zebra."

Important Days:
Tuesday- Three-Week Progress Reports
Thursday-Washington DC Information Meeting

Narratives

This week, everyone did a great job giving their one-item speeches. In Language Arts next week we will start our narrative unit. Students will be journaling about important events, people, and places in their lives. In Reading we will read Names/Nombres, a personal essay. We will discuss the importance of names and the history of our names.

Important Days:
Monday- Labor Day, No School!
Thursday- Open House 6:45
Friday- Dance-A-Thon, Magazine Kick-Off

Enjoy your weekend!

Welcome Back!!

Welcome to Seventh Grade! My name is Mrs. Mastny and I will be teaching Language Arts and Reading. This is my third year teaching at Lakeview. Before I moved to Downers Grove, I had taught in the city for three years. This year we will be focusing on essay writing, poetry, and reading short stories and novels. I look forward to working with you all!

Novel List:
The Cay
The Wanderer
Girls, Drums, and Dangerous Pie
Homecoming