Student’s grades have been updated for my classes again. Your student should have shown a printed progress report to you this past week, in addition to one right before Winter Break. These should have been signed and returned for extra credit. Please view the current grades through MyGradebook online.
Research materials were due on Thursday, yet there were many items turned in that had no name. If your student thinks he/she turned them in, but has a zero for the activity, please ask your student to SHOW them to me in class (after writing his/her name on them).
There will be many components that make up the research project. Your student is expected to have ALL assignments in class on the due date. Late work will greatly affect a student’s grade. Please review the Research Basics in addition to the Research Packet I have created, which should be available on my blog next week. Please assist your student in selecting the best topic choice for him or her. Your student needs your approval for the topic as well as mine. Students will be filling out a research Topic Proposal that lists questions he/she has about the topic.
The last day to take AR tests (for most teachers) is Tuesday. The Midterm Progress report that lists grades for ALL classes will go home on Friday. Students in my Lit Skills class had another opportunity to take AR tests on Friday during class in the Mac Lab.
Please encourage your student to enter the District 97 Writing Celebration. Entries with signed permission forms are due by January 21, but it would be best if your student turned them in next week prior to the holiday. They will receive extra credit in my class, and possibly be published if selected.
Thanks for your continued support. Please check my blog often for activities and messages.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Happy New Year
I hope you had some peace, rest and time to reflect over Winter Break.
This week there are several activities taking place. Wednesday is the all-school ISAT practice test. Students should review their grammar and literary terms packets prior to the test. Progress reports will be set home on this day for you to review and sign.
The first parts of the research project are due Thursday: a two pocket folder that will remain in the class, a pack of 3x5 cards in a plastic bag or rubber band, AND a list of five research topic ideas. Your student should choose a topic that interests him/her, yet he/she does NOT know a lot about. Students are expected to work diligently on this topic for a month so it should be a topic that holds their interest. There will be numerous activities during the research process, and students are expected to have each part completed when due. More information will be made available soon.
Please encourage your student to enter District 97's Writing Celebration. Any student may enter his/her prose or poetry for extra credit. There is a specific form available in class that needs to be completed with an adult signature. This piece if writing should be typed and turned in to me with the signed form before January 21. I recommend turning it in BEFORE the holiday weekend. Your student may submit one of many pieces written for class this year, or your student may write something new.
Please view the class activities for the week if your student is not in my class due to illness or an appointment.
This week there are several activities taking place. Wednesday is the all-school ISAT practice test. Students should review their grammar and literary terms packets prior to the test. Progress reports will be set home on this day for you to review and sign.
The first parts of the research project are due Thursday: a two pocket folder that will remain in the class, a pack of 3x5 cards in a plastic bag or rubber band, AND a list of five research topic ideas. Your student should choose a topic that interests him/her, yet he/she does NOT know a lot about. Students are expected to work diligently on this topic for a month so it should be a topic that holds their interest. There will be numerous activities during the research process, and students are expected to have each part completed when due. More information will be made available soon.
Please encourage your student to enter District 97's Writing Celebration. Any student may enter his/her prose or poetry for extra credit. There is a specific form available in class that needs to be completed with an adult signature. This piece if writing should be typed and turned in to me with the signed form before January 21. I recommend turning it in BEFORE the holiday weekend. Your student may submit one of many pieces written for class this year, or your student may write something new.
Please view the class activities for the week if your student is not in my class due to illness or an appointment.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Language Arts Update
December 12, 2008
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Report cards for Trimester 1 are being given to students to bring home on Friday, December 12. Please review the grades with your student, sign the envelope, and return the envelope to your student's adviser.
Please encourage your student to PROOFREAD ALL writing activities. Students need to check over their weekly vocabulary activities, in addition to any other writing for EVERY class. Students may lose points if their writing is illegible due to sloppiness, uses poor grammar, is missing words, or has other proofreading errors. The best way to assist your student is to ask him/her to read the writing OUT LOUD to you. Your student's stories will entertain you, and you will be able to witness your student catching his/her own errors during the process. Please print out a copy of the proofreading guide from the handouts section of my blog, which your student should already have in his three-ring binder. It is helpful to have this in your student's homework area.
Please continue to check your student's grades for ALL classes through MyGradebook. Be sure to click on trimester 2 for current grades. Please also check my web blog for current class activities in language arts and literacy skills.
Language Arts in January:
District 97 is again offering a Writing Celebration. Your student may enter this activity through my Language Arts class. His/her entry may be in prose or a poem (not a journal entry or research paper). Your student has written MANY wonderful essays, stories and poems, and I imagine that at least one of them would be appropriate for this. I will offer extra credit for students that enter the contest. The deadline to give me the typed entry and signed entry form is Wednesday, January 21.
Hooray! The research paper is approaching! Your student needs a new two-pocket folder, a pack of 3x5 cards (contained in a rubber band or plastic bag), and a research topic by the second week of January. Your student should pick this topic because he/she is interested in learning more about this subject, not because he/she is already an expert. Student may NOT research a topic that they know well or have previously written an essay about. Students will need to bring a research source when we return from Winter Break. Students will be assigned portions of the research paper during class. There will be numerous grades as we go through the process, in addition to a final grade at the end.
Thank you for your continued support.
Ms. Lisa Pearson
Team 7-2 Language Arts/Literacy Skills
Email = lpearson@op97.org
Internet Blog = http://d97b72.blogspot.com
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Report cards for Trimester 1 are being given to students to bring home on Friday, December 12. Please review the grades with your student, sign the envelope, and return the envelope to your student's adviser.
Please encourage your student to PROOFREAD ALL writing activities. Students need to check over their weekly vocabulary activities, in addition to any other writing for EVERY class. Students may lose points if their writing is illegible due to sloppiness, uses poor grammar, is missing words, or has other proofreading errors. The best way to assist your student is to ask him/her to read the writing OUT LOUD to you. Your student's stories will entertain you, and you will be able to witness your student catching his/her own errors during the process. Please print out a copy of the proofreading guide from the handouts section of my blog, which your student should already have in his three-ring binder. It is helpful to have this in your student's homework area.
Please continue to check your student's grades for ALL classes through MyGradebook. Be sure to click on trimester 2 for current grades. Please also check my web blog for current class activities in language arts and literacy skills.
Language Arts in January:
District 97 is again offering a Writing Celebration. Your student may enter this activity through my Language Arts class. His/her entry may be in prose or a poem (not a journal entry or research paper). Your student has written MANY wonderful essays, stories and poems, and I imagine that at least one of them would be appropriate for this. I will offer extra credit for students that enter the contest. The deadline to give me the typed entry and signed entry form is Wednesday, January 21.
Hooray! The research paper is approaching! Your student needs a new two-pocket folder, a pack of 3x5 cards (contained in a rubber band or plastic bag), and a research topic by the second week of January. Your student should pick this topic because he/she is interested in learning more about this subject, not because he/she is already an expert. Student may NOT research a topic that they know well or have previously written an essay about. Students will need to bring a research source when we return from Winter Break. Students will be assigned portions of the research paper during class. There will be numerous grades as we go through the process, in addition to a final grade at the end.
Thank you for your continued support.
Ms. Lisa Pearson
Team 7-2 Language Arts/Literacy Skills
Email = lpearson@op97.org
Internet Blog = http://d97b72.blogspot.com
Monday, December 1, 2008
First Snow!
Please check with your student that his/her Letter About Literature is typed, proofread and double-spaced. Your student needs to submit two copies AND the completed entry form before the end of the day on Tuesday. No late work will be accepted for this project, especially since the STRONGLY suggested due date was about a week ago.
This week the vocab story is due on Thursday after the quiz, and the grammar packet quiz is on Friday. Students will be in the Mac Lab for Language Arts Tuesday through Thursday and should bring their flashdrives to type their previous "writing territory" story. Students in my Lit Skills class need their LA/LS textbooks in class. Literacy Skills students will now be required to fill out a reading activity log daily and to get a parent/guardian signature on it. It will be due approximately every two weeks. This is in addition to the Reading Journal
Please check the class activities page to the right of this blog for more information. Thanks for your continued support. I hope you had a pleasant weekend.
This week the vocab story is due on Thursday after the quiz, and the grammar packet quiz is on Friday. Students will be in the Mac Lab for Language Arts Tuesday through Thursday and should bring their flashdrives to type their previous "writing territory" story. Students in my Lit Skills class need their LA/LS textbooks in class. Literacy Skills students will now be required to fill out a reading activity log daily and to get a parent/guardian signature on it. It will be due approximately every two weeks. This is in addition to the Reading Journal
Please check the class activities page to the right of this blog for more information. Thanks for your continued support. I hope you had a pleasant weekend.
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