Homework and Agenda August 16-20, 2010

IT IS ABOUT TIME!
In 7th grade ELA, we will be beginning our Fiction Unit this week. You will be working in teams to research and develop examples of literary elements and author devices which readers can find in all works of literature. On Tuesday, your teacher will divide the class into groups for this assignment which will culminate into a class presentation on Thursday.

This week, we will be finishing the Edusoft pre-assessment, beginning your Everyday Edits, and receiving your book logs and your ZPD range.

Don't forget to bring those forms that you might have forgotten last week.
And, as always, bring an AR book with you to class everyday.

HOMEWORK - Due Friday, August 20th:
1. Finish your Summer Reading. Tests will be available beginning Monday. You have until August 27th to complete the two required books, take the 2 tests, and submit the 2 reading logs.
2. Go online and take the Learning Styles Inventory.
3. Complete the Coat of Arms. Make sure your submission is colored and your top three learning styles are artistically represented.

Upcoming Events for May

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010: BETA Meeting during recess ONLY for travelers

Thursday, May 6th, 2010: BETA Travelers will leave in the morning

Friday, May 7th, 2010: BETA Travelers will return in the afternoon

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010: Last BETA Meeting for ALL BETA Members

ATTENTION ALL BETA MEMBERS!!!

There has been a change in the meeting time for the month of May. Normally on the first Wednesday of the month, we have a meeting for all of the members. The normal meeting for ALL of the members will be on the second Wednesday. This meeting will be the last one of the year. :( We will say good-bye to our wonderful 8th Graders, amazing 8th Grade Officers, and the best sponsers ever.

8th Grade Officers - Alex R./President, Sam P./Vice President, Sammie M./Secretary, & Megan D./Treasurer

Sponsers - Mrs. M. Segura & Ms. M. Kimbrough

THE DATES TO REMEMBER:

TRAVELERS:

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 - Recess Meeting for the travelers ONLY

ALL MEMBERS:

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 - Last Meeting for ALL members :(

Guess how many SERVICE HOURS we raised?

Wow!Great job Beta members. As a whole group we participated 1,204 service hours! Keep up the good work over the summer and throughout your lives. Remember the feeling of helping someone in need and the experience you have earned.

DUE DATES

We have some very important due dates coming. Please make sure that you pay attention to all of these dates or there will be consequences.

APRIL 14TH - BETA STATE CONVENTION PERMISSION SLIP AND MONEY IS DUE
(a permission slip can be found outside Ms. Kimbrough's room)

APRIL 15TH - 10 BETA SERVICE HOURS ARE DUE
(this must be turned in on the little slips outside Ms. Kimbrough's and Ms. Segura's door and included with a picture)

If you do not turn these things in, you will not be able to go on the trip to the BETA State Convention in Lafayette, Louisiana in the Cajun Dome.

Upcoming Events

April 6th: Return to school

April 7th: BETA Meeting after school until 3:45P.M.

April 14th: TOTAL $80 DUE ($20 already paid in the deposit.) & PERMISSION SLIP DUE

April 15th: BETA Service Hours Due (ALL 10 HOURS)

More dates will be posted later.

Race for the Cure

Race for the Cure is on Saturday, March 6th this year. This is a great chance to get some service hours. T recieve credit for your work at this event, we ask that you bring your racing number, a picture of you and someone else at the event, and the BETA Service Hour Sheet SIGNED by someone at the registration desk.

7:00 AM - Registration Begins
8:30 AM - 1 Mile Fun Run Begins
9:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk Begins

Location: Old Front Nine (Nicholson @ The Nicholson Extension)

For More information, visit www.komenbatonrouge.org.

HAVE FUN!!!