Ride Janie Ride!

I have had a fantastic week of teaching. I am so proud of our students here at Lakeview. The eighth graders are putting on a fund-raiser for Ride Janie Ride, an organization that raises money for cancer patients. This organization splits all the money between three cancer recipients to help pay for their medical bills. This year the money will be going to two people many of us know. One person is Anthony Nino, Mrs. Nino's brother-in-law, and the other is Kayla O'Leary, a third grader at Prairieview. The kids have done a fabulous job showing their support. They have donated their own money, raised money in their neighborhoods, churches and local businesses. They have sold many things including: muffins, lemonade, and duct-tape flower pens. Our students have decided that they are going to accomplish a goal and they have come up with strategies and plans for being successful. There are rare moments in teaching where your students go above and beyond your expectations and take things to the next level, and this is one of them. I am very proud of them all. I would like to say thank you to them and their families for supporting such a worthy cause. Thanks!

A Peek at Next Week

Everyone should be done with their research for their careers. Next week we are going to organize all of our notes and create a final outline with our information. In Reading we are going to continue to read The Wanderer.

Important Days:
Today- Spring Dance
Saturday- ISU Band Invitational
Tuesday- Mid-terms, Swim Meet
Thursday- Early Dismissal

Career Research

Students will begin researching their careers next week in the IMC. They need to bring note-cards to class so that they may begin their research as soon as possible. Ms. Hagensee will be reviewing research skills and where students may find resources in the library. Then students will have all week to read about their careers and take notes. The seventh graders will be able to define their careers, explain what their work environments will be like, what education they will need, and what their starting salaries will look like.

Important Days:
Thursday- Newspaper Club
Friday- Spring Dance

Spring Break

I hope everyone has a great week off! Go outside and enjoy the weather. When you come back from spring break we will begin our career unit. Students will choose a career to research and give an informational speech about their topic. Then in Reading we will begin our next novel, The Wanderer, by Sharon Creech.



Have a great break!!!

A Peek at Next Week

Next week we will have a test on prepositions, and we will have our final quiz on Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Students will also be presenting their collage book reports.

Important Days:
Saturday- Snowflake
Monday- Roller Skating Party
Tuesday- 3 Week Progress Reports
Wednesday- Book Fair
Thursday- Book Fair
Friday- Spring Break begins at 3pm

Prepositions

Next week we will start our unit on prepositions. Students will learn about prepositional phrases, and how they can sometimes be adjective or adverb phrases. In reading we will continue to read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.

Important Days:
Wednesday- Juggler in PE
Thursday- Newspaper Club
Saturday- Snowflake

A Peek at Next Week

In Reading we will take a quiz on the second part of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. We will then start the third and final section of the book. Then in Language Arts we will review our lessons on adjectives and adverbs, and take a modifier test on Thursday.

Important Days:
Monday- Encore Classes Switch, Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Quiz
Tuesday- Second Trimester Report Cards
Thursday- Parent Teacher Conferences, Modifier Test
Friday- No School