Thursday 9/12

I was out with sick children today. In class you read your independent reading books and completed a worksheet based on that reading. If you were absent, please see me to get that worksheet.  Reminder: Reading logs are due tomorrow with 50 minutes being the target.

Wednesday 9/11/13

We had a fabulous day at the Horse show grounds today. Thanks for playing, for laughing and for being awesome!

Tuesday 9/10

Today we took the STAR reading test and then read in IR books or found them.  In order to be prepared for class tomorrow please be sure to have your IR book with you.
Also be ready for the field trip. Hopefully the weather will cooperate!

Monday 9/9

Today in class we further prepared our notebooks and selves for a successful year of reading.  We pasted 3 glue ins into our notebooks in the tips section and in the ALL ABOUT ME section we wrote about the following topics:

• A time when reading was the pits--describe it and try to figure out what was yucky about it
• A time when reading was awesome.--Again describe it and try to figure out.

Finally: Create a list of what you need in order to make reading the best it can be.

Friday 9/6

Today in class we set up the reader's notebook.  HW for the weekend is to make the tabs permanent in the readers notebook by using sturdy paper like index cards and taping those to the outside of the page.  You are also required to begin your To Read list by adding five titles (and author, genre, how you heard about it etc..) to the first page of your notebooks.

Thursday 9/5/13

What a fantastic day and a fun class.  We had shortened periods after the welcome back and spent time writing about superpowers we coveted.  Some great imaginations lead to some great discussions.  Tomorrow we will set up readers notebooks and talk books.  Be sure to be thinking about what book you might like to read next.

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year

I am so happy you found this site! I am looking forward to a great year in English 8. Check here often to find out what is going on in English and what the homework is.  I hope you are reading a good book and can tell me about it when I see you. I have read a few good ones this summer that I am excited to tell you all about.  See you soon--Mrs. C