October 29-November 2

Halloween WEEK! Upcoming events that you should be aware of ...
Monday October 29, 7-8th grade dance 5-7pm
Wednesday October 31, Halloween PLEASE NO COSTUMES
November 6th, Capital Theatre field trip (all students)

In literature, we will be covering inference and point of view. Wednesday we will be sharing Halloween stories and students will be able to bring in treats for the class. If your child wants to bring something in, please make sure there is enough for the entire class.
1st period 17 students
4th period 20 students
6th period 25 students

In writing, we will be comparing expository and persuasive writing.
Have a great week!
Mary

Study skills will be going through the Pearls Project expectations for High School.

Week of October 22-26

We're getting it done! I want to thank those parents who came in for conferences. I felt it was a huge success.. If you were unable to come in, please contact me and we can arrange a time to meet. I also hope you enjoyed your weekend assignment.

This week in literature, we will continue covering dealing with difficulty strategies, grade and charting our second WASL prompt.

In writing, we will finish where we left off in our debate discussion with emphasis on persuasion.

Study skills have just completed their mock interviews. We will be doing some follow up activities as well as an interview assessment toward the end of the week.

Have a wonderful week.
Remember it's SPIRIT WEEK!

Mrs. Bowman

October 15-17

Another short week! I'm looking forward to meeting with all of you and sharing your child's success this week. I will be sending home your child's notebook and a parent assignment sheet on Wednesday. Please spend some time with your child so they can go through the notebook with you. They have been working very hard.

In literature class we will be taking our second WASL Prompt assessment and grading it.

Writing class will be continuing debate with focus on persuasive writing.

Study Skills will be finishing their mock interviews.

I will be out of the building on Tuesday, attending the 8th grade college field trip.
Have a wonderful short week.
Mary

October 8-11

We are all in this together! It takes a whole team to win the game (like the Steeler win over the Hawks this weekend). I appreciate all of the parent communication over the last several weeks regarding your child's academic progress.

Literature this week will be focusing on strategies for dealing with difficulty.

Writing classes will continue with grammar practice with an emphasis on subject/predicate and the introduction persuasive writing.

Study skills classes will continue with mock interviews throughout the week.

Have a wonderful short week. NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY!
Gooooooooooooooooo Steelers!
Mrs. Bowman

October 2-5

Reach for Success! It is hard to believe, but we made it through our first month and conferences are just around the corner. If you haven't had the opportunity to return your conference information please get those in as soon as possible. If you would like to schedule a time to meet with me outside of conference time please let me know.

Literature classes will be covering book reviews and continue with story elements. The first book review will be due no later than October 17th.

Writing classes will continue to focus on grammar.

The study skills class will be going through their first round of mock interviews.

Just a reminder: progress reports will be coming home on Tuesday. Please sign and return them.

Also FRIDAY IS SEAHAWK/STEELERS DAY for our class. Encourage your child to participate in the fun.

Have a Great Week.
Mrs. Bowman