Week of March 3-7, 2014

Well Falcons you did it again! You all made it through another extremely busy but successful week.  I want to CONGRATULATE all of you for the great job you all did on the benchmarks!  We still have a long way to go.  The STAAR exams are not until the end of April so don't sit back and relax. We also have two more novels to read and projects to work on!  Oh we have so much more to learn!  Remember that in order to EXCEL we must WORK HARD, BE DEDICATED,  and FOCUS!  So spread your wings and SOAR!

Honors Literature:

Mon--Poetry Form "Ode to Mi Gato" by Gary Soto

Tues--Dissect Poem

Wed--Final Exam on "The Giver" Chapters 1-23

Thurs--Historical Fiction, "The Secret Schools," Idioms

Fri--Assess

 

Honors Grammar/Writing:

Personal Narrative

Mon--The Body pg. 573

Tues--The Body continued

Wed--Proofread and Edit-The Body

Thurs--Kamico STAAR Connection-Correct Sentences

Fri--Assess

 

Enrichment/Projects:

Students will write an "I AM" Poem

 

 

 

Don't forget it's time to Spring forward!  Daylight Saving Time starts March 9, 2014. Set your clocks  and watches an hour forward!

 

Month-Long Holidays and Events for March 2014

Deaf History Month (3/13-4/15)

Irish-American Heritiage Month

Music in Our Schools Month

National Craft Month

National Nutrition Month

Save Your Vision Month

Youth's Art Month