Sunday, June 3, 2012

Weekly Update June 3, 2012

Camp Information--Thank you to families for handing in forms on Friday. Some forms were sent home to be finalized. I will be sending them to Luther Village this week. The remainder of the trip cost will be sent to you in a separate email and due in early June.


Health--I sent home a permission slip on Friday to be signed for students to participate in the Sex Health Unit. Please sign and return it by Wednesday.

ELA--The students will finish their second novel tomorrow. Their final project for their second novel will be due on June 8. They will begin their last novel and will have their first Meeting on Wednesday, June 6. There are no Reader Responses due for June. The students will be completing a story for the last two weeks instead of writing Power Paragraphs. They will present their story the last week of school. We have two more weeks of Spelling Units to complete.

Math-- Gr. 7s are working on Ch. 12--Median, Mode, Outliers. They will complete Ch. 12 by Wednesday. The Gr. 8s are working on Ch. 12--Tessellations. Their final project is due on Tuesday, June 5.

Social Studies-- Students will be completing their chapter on the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas this week. They will be peer-teaching their chapter on the Middle Ages this week as well.

Important Dates
June 6--Shops p.m.
June 14--Shops p.m.
June 17--Graduates @ BSL Church @ 10:00
June 18--Lunch Lady
June 19--21--Gr. 7/8 Camp, Luther Village
June 22--Shops p.m.
June 25--No School
June 27--Grade 8 Graduation 1:00 p.m.
June 29--Last Day of School--9:00 a.m. Kindergarten Grad, Sports Day 10:30 a.m., Awards 1:00-2:00 p.m.