Mrs. Teresa week of 2/3

This week we will finish lessons 44 and 45 Monday and Tuesday. We will review for our test on Wednesday and test Thursday. Friday we will start lesson 46.

Mrs. Beaty's Assignments for February 3-7

Hello, February!

We've spent all the time I can allot to learning our prepositions. I am very saddened at those who chose not to learn them. Adjective & adverb phrases, subject/verb agreement, and pronoun case will be harder for them to master. We had so many that remembered all 58 of them and received a treat! (No grade was given.)

Please look in STI to see your Chief's grade on the Literary Device Notebook. Students had 2 weeks to complete 9 pages and 2 days to complete 4 simple literary devices-many chose not to do them. We will continue to work in them, so please encourage your child to follow instructions and complete the assignments. Students will turn in Literary Device notebooks Monday for a grade. They must have all the old ones corrected along with the words added this week. 

This week we will learn about adverbs. Students will take notes from a powerpoint. We will practice, practice, practice in class. We will have an adverb test Thursday.

7th graders will also be reading Black Duck in class & during reading period. They should have their book in class! They will be reading outside of class as well. 

Our varsity girls basketball team will be in search of a Sweet 16 victory Thursday. Watch social media for more information. Go, Chiefs!

Mrs. Johnston's News and Assignments for Jan. 27-31

Mid Year Honors Day for Middle School is Tuesday, January 28 at 9 a.m. in the gym.

$300 payment for middle school trip is due Monday, January 27.

6-8 Grades have been following and learning about the impeachment process. Please discuss your views with your student and watch the news with them concerning this.

6-8 Grades will begin following and learning about the election process which will begin with the Iowas Caucuses next week followed by the New Hampshire primary. Please watch and discuss with your student your views on the primaries, the November election, and how you arrive at the choices you make when voting.

In between the impeachment and election proceedings, we are covering content in each of the classes.

6th grade--Chapter 13 Lesson 1 Industrial Revolution

7th grade--Switching to Geography for 2nd semester. Students will have a series of spelling and location tests on important geographic locations in the US and world.

8th grade--Ancient Chinese History Chapter 3 Lessons 3 and 4.

9th Grade--Mythology  Chapters 5 and 6

D. Ray    Jan. 27-31

6th Grade- Saxon Lessons 56-59
7th Grade- Saxon Lessons 47-50
8th Grade- Saxon Lessons 47-50

Quiz - Wednesday     Test- Friday

Project Information will come home on Wednesday, January 29.

To do well in Saxon Math. homework must be done completely and with effort. I am seeing many students who are not doing this with homework and their averages are dropping. Please encourage your child to be more responsible with the assigned homework. 

Mrs. Teresa Week of 1/27

This week we will complete lessons 41-45. Our next test is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4th. over lessons 1-45.

Please stress with your student the importance of paying attention in class and not playing. Many of my students are playing or zoning out during class time and this comes back to haunt them when it comes to a test.

Also, I understand that homework is not fun. I understand that many of my students play sports and that takes time. However, homework is vitally important. Every single question that is on a test has been seen in the the homework at least once. Homework is practice for the test. We expect our students to practice for the game, why should we expect any less for their academics? Please make homework a priority in your home. Encourage your student to get the right answer and not just write something down to get the grade in the grade book.

As always, thank you for your support and for sharing your kids with me!

LOOK AT THIS DATE 1/27-1/31

I will be out of town this weekend, so I wanted to get next week's schedule on the blog because I know so many of you look at this to plan your week.

6th, 7th, 8th We will continue to review subjects, verbs, prepositions, and adjectives.

I am aware that several students are cheating on the preposition quizzes. We will have a quiz on all 5 rows next Friday. Some are writing them on their arms and hands, some have cheat sheets between their legs and up their sleeves, and some have their notebooks open on the floor. It is very hard to walk around the room and watch all 20 plus students in the classroom at the same time,  so we will see who actually learned them.  Students will be searched before entering the classroom and administrators will help me "police" the students.  A message needs to be sent that we encourage learning and earning.

6th, 7th, 8th preposition #5 Tuesday and all 5 rows Friday.

6th, 7th, & 8th adjective test: Thursday

 7th & 8th: Literary Device Notebook with work through paradox completed by Tuesday. (Students have had time in class to complete this.)

Wednesday-7th quiz:  "The Great Depression" pages in Black Duck packet.

Ms. Kelly - Computer Science - January 21 to January 24

Students will be working in Excel to create spreadsheets and enter simple formulas and functions.  After several practice activities are completed in class this week, students will create and print one for a test grade on Thursday.  Students were given notes early in the week to study for a written test on Friday.

Science News January 21-30

Science Fair-
Congratulations to the local fair winners! Your child should have brought home a letter with further details for Thursday, Jan. 23. Please be sure to sign and attach the back of the letter to the back upper right corner of the display board. Participation is mandatory. Parents are welcomed to join the fun. Please let me know if you plan to attend. I will be emailing you with last minute details as soon as I hear from ACA.

6th Grade

We test on chapter 11, Wednesday, Jan. 22.
We will start chapter 12 on Thursday. We should be ready to test on the chapter by Jan. 30.

7th Grade

We started chapter 10 this week.
We should be ready for the test by Wednesday, Jan. 29.

8th Grade

We will test on chapter 10, Wednesday, Jan. 22.
We will start chapter 11 on Thursday. We should be ready to test on the chapter by Feb. 3.

Assignments for January 21-24

We are working on literary device notebook-sometimes we work in class but other times it is homework.

We are reviewing subjects, verbs, and prepositions every day. They will be included on every test from now on.  Not knowing the 8 parts of speech and grammar rules is not an option. 

We will be studying adjectives this week-several rules and questions are the guidelines for discovering and writing adjectives. Students will have to know them!

Our JV girls will most likely be playing in the state tournament this weekend. You will enjoy watching these girls play-a championship in their future! We have home games tonight and Thursday. Come support the Chiefs!

Prepositions #4 quiz Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Johnston's News and Assignments for January 20-24

Students are out of school on Monday, January 20 in observance of MLK Day.

A payment of $300 for the middle school trip is due on/before Jan. 27.

All classes are and will be covering the impeachment trial and the upcoming primary elections. Please talk with your students about both events as the impeachment trial will be historical and the the 2020 election will be monumental.

6th Grade--Chapter 13 Lesson 1, The Industrial Revolution. Also, Tuesday, January 21, students should recite Verse 1 and 2 of the Star Spangled Banner; January 28 Verses 1-3, and Feb. 4 All 4 verses of the Star Spangled Banner.

7th Grade--Finishing the Judicial Branch and beginning Geography. Students will have spelling and location tests on important US and world landforms as discuss the 5 Themes of Geography.

8th Grade--Presenting World Religion Projects on Tuesday. We will move into Ancient China history.

9th Grade--Chapters 3-4 in Mythology.

D. Ray  Jan.21-24

6th grade  Lessons 53-55
7th grade  Lessons 44-46
8th grade  Lessons 42, 46-47
Wed. Quiz    Fri. Test

Mrs. Teresa week of 1/13

This week we will review balancing equations and also complete lessons 39 and 40. Thursday we will review for our test which will be Friday. Remember anything lessons 1-40 is fair game. I will give students the exact lessons on Thursday.

Mrs. Johnston's News and Assignments for Jan. 13-17

Students are out of school for MLK Day on Monday, January 20.

Students should wear a white or blue uniform shirt on Monday, January 13.

6th Grade--Ch. 12 Less 3 Test on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Students recite the 1st verse to the Star Spangled Banner on Tuesday, Jan. 14; 1st and 2nd verses on Jan. 21; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd verses on Jan. 28; all 4 verses on Feb. 4.
Elective--Read Chapters 4-10 in Witch of Blackbird Pond.

7th Grade--Working on Chapter 10, the Judicial Branch.

8th Grade--Finishing world religion projects.

9th Grade--Chapters 2 and 3 in Mythology.

 D. Ray     Math    Jan. 13-17

6th Grade  Lessons 50 -53
7th Grade  Lessons  42-44
8th Grade  Lessons 40-42
Test Friday
Due to me being out with the Middle School Math Competition Team on Tuesday, the quiz will be on Thursday
Notebook Check on Friday

Mrs. Beaty's Assignments 13-17

Grammar is like a puzzle: if you miss a skill, you don't get the entire picture. I stress this to the kids. If you know your prepositions, you can easily determine pronoun case and subject/verb agreement. This is why it is imperative that students memorize these. It shouldn't be that hard. Most Lakeside students memorized them in the lower grades, and WE have already memorized them once this year. So, students must make 100 on the quizzes or take that quiz over along with the next column of words. 

We are now adding subjects and verbs to our skill set. Students have been picking subjects and verbs out of sentences since the 3rd grade. I give a plethora of ways students can easily spot the subjects & verbs in a sentence. The problem is students don't listen. Does anyone have any magic pixie dust to make students listen and CARE?  Seventh & eighth graders took a subject and verb quiz this week, and the scores were very low. (I did have a 100 and 6 A's.) We are continuing to practice these skills and will have a TEST on them next Thursday.

6th, 7th, & 8th Preposition  #2 quiz Wednesday

6th, 7th, 8th Preposition #3 quiz Friday

6th, 7th, 8th "Word for the Year" paragraph Monday

6th, 7th, 8th Subjects & Verbs test Thursday
6th, 7th, & 8th Literary Device booklet due "alliteration-pun"

NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK!

7th grade: 2 AR books this 9 weeks!!!!!!

We will also try to work on literary devices this week!

Science News Jan. 6-17

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ARE DUE JAN. 13. The fair is on the 15th.

Several students have asked about changing their topic. I do not mind, however, students that decide to change their topics MUST STAY IN THE CATEGORY ASSIGNED TO THEM.

6th grade

We are in chapter 11. The test will be either Thurs the 16 or Fri the 17.

7th grade

We are in chapter 9. The test will be Thurs, the 16th.

8th grade

We are in chapter 10. The test is scheduled for Friday, 17th.

Mrs. Beaty's Assignments Jan 6-10

"I had a terrible break," said teacher EVER!"

In spite of a terrible stomach virus making its round through our entire family and the death of my stepfather, my Christmas holidays were wonderful. Spending time with family and friends is always rejuvenating. With the chaos of nine weeks test and getting my classroom cleaned, several Christmas gifts were left without tags. I will not be sending thank you notes, but please know that I appreciate and will cherish each gift. Thank you so much!

6th,7th & 8th Grades: I sent a picture or a reminder of the list of prepositions and the dates of testing (first one is Thursday). Failing these quizzes is not an option! Vocabulary quiz Friday for 7th & 8th ONLY. This week we are going back to the basics to make sure we know how to pick out subjects and verbs in sentences. We will be working on a literary devices booklet and some of this work will be completed at home.Thursday, we will have a test on subjects and verbs.

Mrs. Johnston's News and Assignments for January 6-10

Happy New Year and Welcome Back to School!!!

Please refresh your school supplies...paper, pencils, red and black pens, at least!!

6th Grade--Chapter 12 Less 3, War of 1812.

7th Grade--Civics Chapter 10, the Judicial Branch.

8th Grade--Religion Powerpoint Group Projects

9th Grade---Need the book, Mythology, by Edith Hamilton

6th Grade Elective--Reading Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, on MWF during 7th period for 4 weeks. Art on TTH with Miss Nicole.

D. Ray   Math

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

6th grade--Lessons 48-50
7th grade--Lessons 38-40
8th grade--Lessons  38-40. 
Quiz on Wed. and Test on Friday

Mrs. Teresa week of 1/6

This is 2020!!!! Hahaha I know terrible worn out joke...but I've been waiting to say it. Welcome Back! I have missed my kiddos so much. I trust you all had an amazing Christmas break. We will hit the ground running Monday morning. This week we will cover lessons 36-40. Our next test is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. This will be over lessons 1-40. Please remember your child has homework. I am torn about homework to be honest. I want them to have time to be kids but I also understand the need for practicing the skills they learn. I am finding that many times when I ask my students why they are not completing their work and what exactly is taking up their time it is not family time, time playing a sport, or even time spent outdoors running and playing. No, it is time spent playing video games or time spent on their phones. I know this is the times we live in now, however let's try to encourage our kids that they need to make academics a priority. Hope everyone has a great week back!