I hope everyone is enjoying their snow days!  I know I am!  I’ve been reading, sleeping, and watching movies.

Currently Reading: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Movie Watched: Up (Pixar)

Will we have school on Wednesday?  Will the staff beat the students in basketball once again?

We’ll see!

By Monday you need to have read chapters 13-15.  You’ll have another multiple choice quiz on Monday.  Have a good weekend!

Your book reports are due on Thursday, December 10th!

You MUST finish your books this weekend! READ! READ! READ!

See me next week to talk about your essay!

Have you finished your book report book yet?

Are you reading fervently?

I hope so! You have 10 days!

All ENGLISH classes!!!

Your Book Reports are due in 11 days!!!

Period 4 Quiz on chapters 6-12 in Charlotte Doyle on Monday 11/30

Period 1 Quiz on chapters 6-12 in Charlotte Doyle on Tuesday 12/1

To all the parents that came in to meet with me, THANK YOU!

To all the students, take some time to READ over break!

Both 7th and 8th graders have Book Reports due on December 10th!

They have to pick one of the following topics to write about.  They MAY NOT just write a summary of the book.

Topic 1- Write about how you learned about the main character’s personality through their actions in the book.

Topic 2- Write about three conflicts the main character faced during the book.

Topic 3- Write about a theme that developed during the book and the events that clarify this theme.

Ms. Hughes has been showing students example essays in class, and would be happy to set up appointments with students (before school, lunch, or after school) to help them plan out their 5 paragraph essay.

What’s new in 7th Grade Challenge Reading?

We’ve finished our unit on informational texts.  We learned about: Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, waves, tides, marine animals, maps and navigation, and pirates.

On November 16th, I passed out reading schedules for the remainder of Second Quarter.  We will be reading the book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and students will still be expected to read 7 books this quarter.  (Students may use books they read in a class towards their 7 book goal.)

Charlotte Doyle

Chapters 1-5 due by November 23.  Chapters 6-12 are due by November 30.  Chapters 13-15 are due by December 7.  Chapters 16-20 are due by December 14.  Finish book by December 21.

Outside Reading

Must have at least 1 book read by December 4.  Must have 3 books read by December 18.  Must have 5 books read by January 8.  All 7 books due January 22.

WLMS hosted a Twilight Party where students were able to celebrate their love of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga.  The party was held on the same day that the new movie New Moon came out in movie theaters.

The party was right after school from 3-5pm.  We watched the movie trailers, played Jeopardy, and had Twilight themed snacks (including fruit punch that acted like blood!).  There were lifesize cardboard cutouts of the actors so students could have their picture taken with a “Twilight star.”  At the end of the party, doorprizes were given out, including: posters, a calendar, a boardgame, a copy of the book New Moon, and a charm bracelet.

Below are pictures of me with two Twilight stars and the bookmarks that were given away as party favors!  (Ms. Hughes designed and created the bookmarks on the Mac software ComicLife!)

Ms. Hughes is seen here with Twilight stars, Edward and Jacob.

The bookmarks students went home with.