Throughout the middle school, over the past month, I have focused on increasing vocabulary through having students create vocabulary scrapbook pages. They seemed to really enjoy the hunt for new words and the opportunity to "steal" a word from me once a week!

In sixth grade, we have just started a unit on punctuation based on sentence structure. So far most students have mastered phrases and clauses, and now they are on to learning to identify compound and complex sentences. It's a delight to see students learning and being excited about what they're learning.

The seventh grade has just concluded a grammar "spa" -- a relaxing unit on diagramming direct and indirect objects. Now, we'll get back to reading and comprehending what we are reading. The seventh grade had the top AR point earners third quarter with one student earning 161 AR points. WOW!

The eighth grade finished reading A Wrinkle in Time. Almost all the wonderfully creative time travel projects have been presented, and students are working on vocabulary related to this novel using student-created, sentence completion worksheets.  We'll finish out the year with reading a play adaption of The Diary of Anne Frank, reading and analyzing poetry, and, of course, writing, writing, writing!

AR Points will be due on May 20, 2014, for the following classes.
6A 15
7F 21
8C 18
8D 23

7E will have points due on two different dates, and they will be required to earn a total of 15 points over the next quarter.
8 points will be due on April 18, 2014
7 points will be due on May 20, 2014

Comprehension Scores Have Increased!

All grade levels have shown an improvement in comprehension scores on both the Star Reader Assessment as well as the Easy CBM MCRC (reading comprehension) test. Students are excited about their improvement and really seem motivated to continue their growth. The next area of focus we will seek to improve is vocabulary. 

AR Points will be due on March 13, 2014. The point goals for the classes are as listed below.
6A 12
7E 12
7F 18
8C 15
8D 20