11-4-09

6TH Grade:

Math: Mr. A none Mr. R ?

Lang: CP 21

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Lit: none

Religion: none

Science: WKST.

History: WKST.

Homework, Monday 11/2

6th grade:
Language: CP 20
Lit: read script
Spel: pg 85

7th grade:
Language: be ready to perform jingles tomorrow
Lit: Read Homeless, worksheet
Spel: pg 85

8th grade:
Lit:Read through Friday, August 21, 1942, worksheet
JHIL project due 11/12

Homework Friday, 10/30

6th:
History: Test Monday
Mr. A Math: Ls 43 1-30
Language: labels sentences on Chapter 5 L 2 notes sheet, Helping Verb jingle (#17 in back of book!) quiz on Monday
Lit: Puppet/ Script due Monday

7th:
Helping Verb/ Subordinate Conjunction Quiz
Giver Project due Monday

8th:
Helping Verb/ Subordinate Conjunction Quiz
Spelling Pre-test Monday

Homework, 10/27

6th grade:
Math
Mr. A- 1-6
Mr. R- 1-30
Science: none
Social Studies: none
Lang: Classifying Worksheet
Lit: Bring Puppet supplies if on puupet making team
Spel: pg 78-80 due tomorrow

7th grade:
CP 27
Giver test tomorrow
Spel: pg 78-80

8th grade:
CP 27
Job Application assignment due MONDAY!
JHIL Test: Friday
JHIL project: due Thursday, 11/12
Spel: pg 78-80 due Thursday

Middle School Blog

6TH Grade:
Religion: Banner Due Mon.
Science: Study
Math: Mr. A Lesson 40 1-20 Mr. R 1-20
Social Studies: None
Language: Patriot's Pen Due Mon.
Non-UniformDay Tomorrow

Middle School Blog

10/21

7th grade :
CP 25/ Patriot's Pen due Monday
finishing reading two articles for literature
8th grade:
CP 25/Patriot's Pen due Monday
6th grade:
Religion: Banners due MON.
Science:Study Test Mon. 1-10 Pg. 204
Math: Mr. Richards even's, Mr. A 1-22
Soc. Studies: Test tomorrow
English: Patroit's Pen and Spelling Test

6th grade homework:
Math
Mr. Abresch- 1-30
Mr. Richards-none
Science: worksheet
History: none- bring coloring utensils to class
Language: test tomorrow
Literature: test Wednesday; finish matching worksheet
Spelling: pg 73
Spanish: worksheet

7th:
Language: test tomorrow chapter 6; Final copy of Patriot's Pen due next Monday (2 typed copies- one with your name, one without)
Lit: none
Spel: page 73

8th:
Language: test tomorrow chapter 6; Final copy of Patriot's Pen due next Monday (2 typed copies- one with your name, one without)
Lit: none
Spel: page 73

Homework, 10/5

6th:
History: worksheet
Math:
Mr. R; 1-30
No homework from Mrs. Smith!

7th :
5 compound sentences using the three ways to make a compound sentence (reference 82)

8th:
Dear Mrs. Smith letter- 5 compound sentences- do not use a connective adverb or coordinate conjunction more than once!

homework, 9/29

6th:
CP 16
Lit: worksheet due Monday

7th:
FC of 3 paragraph is due Thursday
Lit: Symbol project is due tomorrow!

8th:
CP 19
FC of 3 paragraph due Thursday
Lit: Read chapters 10-14 by Monday, complete study guide questions for chapters 10-14 on a sheet of paper.

Please pray for Coach Didier, who was taken ill this morning with kidney stones.

Homework, 9/28

6th grade:
Language: CP 15
Lit: worksheet over chapters 11-14 due Mon 10/5
Spelling: pg 55
Science: read section 3, worksheet
Religion: "Fast" break devotion

7th grade:
Lit: Symbol project due Wednesday; worksheet over chapters 9-14 due Mon 10/5
Lang: Rough Draft of 3 paragraph essay due tomorrow
Spelling: pg 55

8th grade:
Lang: Rough Draft of 3 paragraph essay due tomorrow
Spelling: pg 55

Homework, September 22

6th grade:
History: worksheet
Spelling: pg 49
Language: Chapter 3 test

7th grade:
Spelling: pg 49
Literature: finish symbol chart
Language: Chapter 4 test

8th grade:
Spelling: pg 49
Literature: finish JHIL study guide Q's- ch 5-6/7-9
Language: Chapter 4 test

9/16/09

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Enjoy the break!

6th grade homework:
Literature: Chapter 3-6 worksheet packet
History: worksheet
Math-
Mr. A PS 22 1-25
Mr. R- none
Spelling test tomorrow

7th grade homework:
Giver worksheet
Spelling test tomorrow

8th grade homework:
JHIL worksheet/ Read through chapter 8!
Spelling test tomorrow

God Bless!

weekend of 9/11

Homework for the weekend:

6th:
Math:
Mr. A- none, corrections
Mr. R- 1-30
Language- Osama poem
Literature: read through chapter 6 by Monday of LWW
Science: worksheet
Current Events homework due Tuesday

7th:
Language: typed poem
Giver vocabulary sheet

8th:
Language: typed poem
Literature: Read through chapter 6 of JHIL

Homework, 9-9-09 :)

6th grade:

Spelling: test Unit 5; no pre-test on Friday (everyone takes the review test next week!)
Math:
Mr. A: 1-20
Mr. R: 2-30 evens
History: test tomorrow

7th grade:
Spelling: test Unit 5; no pre-test on Friday (everyone takes the review test next week!)

8th grade:
Spelling: test Unit 5; no pre-test on Friday (everyone takes the review test next week!)
Lang: Final Copy of Expository paragraph due on Friday

Club Time starts Friday!

Homework, 9/8

6th grade:
Language: CP 10
Lit: Lion, Witch , Wardrobe worksheet- read through chapter 4
Spelling: pg 36
Science: worksheet
History: worksheet (test on Thursday)
Math-
Mr. A- 1-25
Mr. R- 1-30

7th grade:
Language: CP 13
Lit- Giver, Chapters 1-4, worksheet

8th grade:
Language: CP 13, FC 3 point expository due Friday
Literature: Jacob Have I Loved Chapter 1-4, quiz over chapters 1-4 tomorrow (see stduy guide questions)

Friday!!!!

Enjoy your break- I know that I will!

Homework:

6th grade:
Language: Final copy of 3 point expository paragraph due on Tuesday
Social Studies: worksheet
Math:
Mr. A: PS 17 1-15
Mr. R- none

7th grade:
Final copy of 3 point expository paragraph due Tuesday
Read chapters 1-2 of The Giver

8th Grade:
Rough Draft of three point expository paragraph
Read chapters 1-2 of Jacob Have I Loved

Homework for Thursday:

Language: none (Final copy of paragraph, written pencil, due on Tuesday)
Literature: Children's book project
Spelling: pretest Unit 5
Science: read pg 123-129

Math:
Mr. A:PS 16 1-25
Mr. R: PS 15 1-30


7th and 8th grade:
Children's book project due Friday
Spelling: pretest Unit 5

Have blessed evening!

Wednesday's homework

6th homework:

Language: Revision strategies #1-4 to your rough draft by tomorrow
Lit: project due Friday.
Spelling: test unit 4 tomorrow
Science:worksheet
History: worksheet
Math:
Mr. A- NONE! :)
Mr. R- PS 14 2-30 evens


7th grade:
Lit: Children's Book Projects due Friday
Lang: Sentence Outline, prewriting map, and rough draft of "My favorite games" due tomorrow.
Spelling: test unit 4 tomorrow

8th grade:
Lit: Children's Book Projects due Friday
Lang: Sentence Outline, prewriting map, and rough draft of "My favorite places" due Tuesday, 9/8.
Spelling: test unit 4 tomorrow

I have posted a copy of my Revision Strategies for the first part of this year. This is the worksheet the 6th graders are using tonight to help them revise their rough drafts:

Give me 5! Revision Strategies Worksheet

Also, if you need to see the requirements for the Children's Book project, here are the handouts, divided by grade level:

6th Grade Children's Book Project
7th grade Children's Book Project
8th Grade Children's Book Project

Have a blessed evening! Please include Cassidy Semple in your prayers- she had surgery today at Children's Hospital and will be out of school for a few weeks.

Mrs. Smith

Tuesday, September 1st

Homework for today:

6th:

Language- sentence outline and rough draft
Science- cut out activity
History- none
Current Events (due next Tuesday)- worksheet
Spanish- phone numbers worksheet
Literature- projects due Friday
Math
Mr A- PS 15 1-20
Mr. R- PS 13 1-30

7th and 8th-
Projects due Friday in Literature
No Spelling or Language homework

Wednesday's homework

Good afternoon!
Middle School Chapel was awesome this morning! If you are ever able to come- we welcome you to worship with us!

6th grade homework:
Language: Chapter 2 Checkup 9. test on Friday, which include all the A prepositions

Literature: please keep working on the Children's book project

Spelling: Test tomorrow Unit 3

Science: worksheet

History: worksheet

Spanish (due Monday): worksheet #1-30 and a quiz on Monday

7th:

Language: CP 8
Lit: work on children's book project
Spelling: Test unit 3

8th:
Language: CP 8
Lit: work on children's book project- ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY DUE FRIDAY
Spelling: Test unit 3

So, that's it! I hope you all are having a blessed evening!

Mrs. Smith

Tuesday, August 25

It has been a busy week- the 6th graders all took a Math test and a Science test today. For homework this evening, they have:
Language: CP 8 (test on Friday, quiz over the A prepositions on Thursday)
Literature: complete one part of the Children's Book project. (We worked on the plot diagram today in class...many finished...)
History: worksheet (test on Friday)


7th and 8th graders:
Language: CP 7
Literature:
8th graders need to turn in the rough draft of their 3 paragraph expository essay for their children's book projects on Friday. All 6, 7, and 8th graders will start reading their books aloud on FRIDAY!!!

7th and 8th graders will have a test over the Elements of Short Stories vocabulary on Monday.. We made flashcards today.

Have a blessed evening.

Mrs. Smith

Monday, 8/24

Good evening!

Homework for the day:

6th:
Mr. A PS 10 1-30
Mr. R- PS 10 1-30

Language: CP 6
Spelling- pg 25
Science: test tomorrow
Spanish: worksheet (due Wednesday)


7th & 8th:
Language: CP 6
Spelling: pg 25

Homework, August 20th

I am sorry that I haven't updated this in the past few days. I will try and be better about that.

A few notes, especially for the 6th grade parents:
Picture day is tomorrow- students can wear either the school uniform or "Sunday dress" with uniform shoes. If you would like to purchase pictures, your student must have a completed form with money. Additional forms are in the office, if needed.

Permission slips for our "park day" went home this week. We are going to or park on September 16.

Als, Mygradebook.com information, including passwords, went home TODAY. If you have not seen this- please ask your student. If your other children in grades have not brought these home, don't panic- I just did them while two classes were taking tests. I know for a fact that 7th and 8th grades' sheets did not go home today. They are coming.

So, as for homework:

6th:
Language: (Completion grade only) pg 3 sentences; classify on a sheet of paper. Make sure that you also completed the vocab card for ambiguous. Binder check tomorrow (just checking to make sure that students are using them, and that they are in order...)
Spel: Pre-test, Unit 3 tomorrow
Math:
Mr. A- PS 8 1-25
Mr. R- PS 8 1-30

7th and 8th grade:
Spel: Pre-test, Unit 3 tomorrow

Finally- have you checked out www.spellingcity.com ? It is a great tool for students to use to drill for tests. I will upload new lists on Fridays. Just go to Find a list, and type in my name (Becke Smith). I have the lists ordered by grade level!

Have a great evening!

Monday, 8/17

Today's homework includes:

6th:
Math:
Mr. A- 1-30
Mr. R- 1-30

Language: Chapter 1 test tomorrow

Spelling- pg 19

History- test tomorrow

7th and 8th:

Spelling- pg 19
Language: Classroom Practice 19

Welcome to Tyler C. in 6th grade! We are glad to have you here!

Homework for the weekend

We made it through the week- and it was a great one!

6th grade:
Language test on Tuesday over Chapter 1- students received a brief study guide today and we went through some practice sheets
Literature- worksheet that covers the Elements of a short story and then students are to try and determine the elements in the children's book that they brought (this worksheet is for a completion grade only...)
History- worksheet

7th and 8th grade:
Elements of a short story worksheet
Classroom Practice 3 (Language)

Have a blessed weekend. The Middle School Newsletter should be arriving in your inbox sometime Sunday.....

Mrs. Smith

Thursday, 8/13

Good evening! Tomorrow is a Spirit Wear day!

Here is homework:

6th grade:
Spelling: Pre-test Unit 2
Language: CP2 (workbook)
Literature: Bring favorite children's book (not ABC, only pictures, or a chapter book!)
Math:
Mr. A- 1-30
Mr. Richards: 1-30
Science- worksheet
History: worksheet

7th grade:
Spelling: Pre-test Unit 2
Language: CP2 (workbook)
Literature: Bring favorite children's book (not ABC, only pictures, or a chapter book!)

8th grade:
Spelling: Pre-test Unit 2
Language: CP2 (workbook)
Literature: Bring favorite children's book (not ABC, only pictures, or a chapter book!)

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Smith

Wednesday- third day

I was not actually at school today- while scurrying around this morning, I stepped on a toothpick and it decided to lodge itself in my foot. It has been removed, thanks to some great numbing medicine, and an even more awesme doctor who cut it out!
So- this is homework, according to my plans.....

6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 8th Grade:
Spelling: pg 15, Test tomorrow
Language: CP 1 (it may have been collected by the sub- check with your student)

Every student should bring a book to read to class on FRIDAY and their favorite child's picture book (school library is not open yet- this needs to come from home or the public library!!)

I will be back at school tomorrow- have a blessed evening!!!

Mrs. Smith

Tuesday, August 11

Today was another great day! Here is a recap of homework:

6th grade:
Lang/Lit: Goals Flipbook
Spelling: Study for test, Unit 1 on Thursday
Science: worksheet
History: worksheet
Math :
Course 1, Mr. Abresch: PS 1 # 1-20
Course 2, Mr. Richards: PS 1 #1-30

7th Grade:
Lang: Flip book and Study Skills Assessment (from workbook)
Spelling: Study for test, Unit 1, on Thursday

8th Grade:
Lang: Flip book
Spelling: Study for test, Unit 1, on Thursday

7th and 8th grades completed their choice forms for Fine Arts and 6th graders will do so tomorrow in class. Fine Arts (Dram, Art, or Chorus) is on Thursday.

Have a blessed evening- thank you for sharing your students with me. I enjoy every one!

Mrs. Smith

Welcome to a new school year!!

I am so glad that you are reading this!
We had a great first day in all grades in middle school-
1 item for homework (6th, 7th, and 8th grades):
Spelling pg 13 (Unit 1) due tomorrow. The final test is on Thursday.

Have a blessed evening.

Homework 6th

HW:
Math:
C1-Lesson-B
C2-Lesson-B form
Language:
Classroom practice 43
Literature:
Venn Diagram
History:
Work Sheet
Current Events:
Crossword Puzzle
Spanish:
test Tomarrow

6th Grade Homework:
Math:
C1-Test
C2-Lesson 111
Language:
Worksheet (look at ref. 153)
Literature:
pg.457
Science:
Test Tomorrow

7th Grade homewok:
Math C2- lesson 101
Math C3- packet
Algebra 1- Lesson 95 evens
Language: Test Tomorrow
Science:none
History: Test tomorrow

HW May 6th

6th Grade HW:
Math:
C1-Lesson 114 #1-15
test tomorrow
C2-NONE!
Language:
CP40
Literature:
pg 457 1-5, vocab
Spelling:
pg 193
Science:
Worksheet
Test on Friday
History:
Test Tomorrow

7th Grade HW:
Math
Alg 1
Lessons 95 evens
History
Study
Religon
1-20 some
literature
Tuck Everlasting
Chapters 9-

May 5th HW

6th grade HW:
Religion:
Worksheet
Math:
C1: Lesson 114 #1-20
C2: Lesson 110-odds
Language:
Quotation Worksheets
Science:
Worksheet
History:
Worksheet

May 4 HW

6th grade homework:
Math:
C1-Lesson 113-evens
C2-Lesson 109 #1-30
History:
Worksheet
Language:
Classify Sentences Ch.9-Lesson 2
Literature:
Vocab side of worksheet

HW May 1st

7th grade homework:
Course 2: lesson 107 # 1-30

6th grade homework:
Course 2: lesson 107 #1-30
Current Events: Crossword puzzle due Tuesday.

6 & 7 grade HW- April 29

6th grade homework

Math C1-Lesson 111 #1-10, 16

C2- none

History: Worksheet

Lang: Rewrite descriptive paragraph using Give me 3!

7th grade homework:

Course 2: none

Course 3: study guide

Lang: Ref: 149 copy vocab

Practice sentences p. 348 in notebook

Notes on ref 150- (define each, write the 3 examples, and explain in one sentence the difference between active and passive)

Lit: tuck everlasting packet 1-7 (due Monday)

Homework 6th and 7th grade April 28

7th grade homework:
Math
C2 lesson 106 #1-30
C3 lesson 103 # 12-24
CP 41
memory 11-20
Tuck Everlasting Read chp. 5
write down 2 descriptions in descriptive packet

6th grade HW:
math:
C1-rocket
C2-106#1-30
Current Events-due next Tuesday
Chapter 8 Test-Language
Fill out Science chart
Spanish worksheet

Happy Easter!

God's Blessings to each of you!

My prayer is that each of you finds a church to worship this Holy Week. If not, our doors at St. Paul are always open.
Good Friday: noon, 7 pm in the Worship Center (gym)
Easter Sunday:
7 am Sunrise service in small chapel area
8 am Breakfast in the cafeteria
9:40 Easter Sunday annual photo
10 am Celebration Worship Service

And if you have little ones, don't forget the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 10 am in the lower level.

Again, have a blessed Easter and enjoy the rest of your break with your family! See you soon on Monday!

Shave it off!

As many of you already know- Cory gets to keep his hair! That is really good for all of you! :)

On Tuesday, 4/14, we will have a shaving ceremony for Pastor and Mr. Abresch, at 2:30. You don't want to miss this!

Again, thanks for all of your support for our awesome school and our Scholarship Fund!

Mr. Richards actually looks pretty good!

Earth Day Contest

Students are furiously working on their contest essays- and all of them are looking great! I love to see how much their writing has improved and how many of them have embraced the entire process!

Rough Draft due date (6th): Tuesday, 4/14
Rough Draft due date (7th & 8th): Monday, 4/13
Final Copy/ Posters Due Date for all grades: 4/17

We are not working on the posters in class at all so students should be working on them at home. If anyone needs poster board, I have plenty available. Just ask! The smallest the posters can be is 8 1/2" x 11" and the largest it can be is 18"x 24".

7th and 8th grade: We will be picking up the research paper after this project is finished. I will give you several days in class to type/work on your rough draft. I will keep you posted on due dates.
7th grade outline will be returned 4/13! What I have looked at so far look fabulous!

Have a splendid Easter! He is RISEN! Alleluia!

Doc Doc Goose!

Thanks to all
who came, thanks to all who helped! The kids were AMAZING!!!

Who is losing their hair?

Well- Cory is the one who is not! Praise God!!...actually it is all for a good cause- to the St. Paul Scholarship fund! Our awesome principal, Jim Richards, was the first to shave!

Last I heard- just these four raised over $3,000! So- here's to our newest batch of "Bald Eagles"!

Spelling City

So, it has been awhile since I have blogged...but I found (thanks to Hala White) this cool website for my kids and Spelling:
www.spellingcity.com
Check it out! I have uploaded my sons' words and the 6th grade words- if any 7th or 8th grader is interested- I will also upload those lists. Let me know what you think!

Happy Birthday to me!

Ok, in honor of my birthday, and well, because I thought this would be fun...I will give UP TO 5 points (maybe more if you are really good!) extra credit in Language AND Literature for 10 line birthday poem dedicated to your crazy Language/Literature teacher- have fun!!!!!
Post your poem on the blog or you can use a note via Facebook....Or you can serenade/recite it to me (nice and loudly) at lunch or recess on Friday! Be sure to include a metaphor or simile, alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds), and imagery using at least two of the five senses!