April 5, 2007

Have a wonderful Spring Break!! See you soon!



Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett, & Miss Johnson

April 4, 2007

Spelling Sentences Unit 14 #11-20

Spelling Words - 3x each



Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

April 3, 2007

Journal Writing: (Ok, Ok, here it is....remember to analyze both sides of the argument!)

" Try to persuade the Chesterfield county schools not to have homework. Give three reasons not to have homework and why".

Submitted by:

Asia Peña
Kendall Kalbach
Sherise Nuffer



Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett, & Miss Johnson

April 2, 2007

Spelling Definitions & Parts of Speech

Unit 14 #11-20

LA 3/4

benefactor

equitable

beneficiary

malfunction

malignant

equity

malnutrition

equilibrium

benevolent

malicious

LA 5/6 & 7/8

unreasonable

remarkable

unmistakable

ineligible

considerable

recognizable

suitable

admirable

noticeable

disagreeable

Remember you can practice your words at:

http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/

**Bring shoebox - due by April 5th (Miss Johnson)


Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

SPELLING WORDS GAME SITE:

http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/

Follow the directions on this site to help you with your weekly words. LA 3/4 you will need to scroll down to Grade: 8. Your words for the week will be under - Grade 8, Unit 14.

Have fun!

Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

March 29, 2007

Journal Writing:

Submitted by Lauren Shires LA 3/4

Write about your most embarrassing moment.

ALSO:

Unit 14 #1-10

Spelling words: 3x each (This should help with your evaluation tomorrow.)

Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

March 28, 2007

Unit 14 #1-10

Spelling Sentences

Elaborate....

Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

March 27, 2007

Journal Writing: “Monsters Are Due On Maple Street”

Have you ever gone against your own beliefs because it's what all your friends were doing? Why is it so hard not to become part of "a crowd"?

Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

March 26, 2007

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech Unit 14 #1-10

LA 3/4

Latin Forms: ben(e),
mal, equ(i)

malice

benefit

equate

malady

equality

beneficial

benign

malpractice

equivocal

malign

LA 5/6 & LA 7/8

Suffixes: -able, -ible

compatible

questionable

uncomfortable

eligible

unavoidable

accessible

reasonable

unacceptable

permissible

incredible

Miss Clark, Mrs. Hogsett & Miss Johnson

March 21, 2007

Drama Unit:


For all of you who have asked to see more Broadway shows...here is the link. Enjoy!!

http://www.broadwayworld.com/videos.cfm

Miss Clark

Welcome!

We would like to welcome Stefanie Johnson to our Polar Bear team! Stefanie is a student teacher with Mrs. Hogsett and we will enjoy her teaching with us until May.

Miss Johnson went to Bailey Bridge Middle School and Manchester High School! Oh how time flies! She is now currently a student at Longwood University.

Welcome Aboard Miss Johnson!



Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 22, 2007

Submitted by: Phoenix Kramer LA 3/4

Journal Writing: Imagine {if} you could fly. Where would you go and why?

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 21, 2007

Unit 13 #11-20

Spelling sentences. Elaborate!

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 20, 2007

Journal Writing: March is usually considered a windy month. Write a funny story or poem about a windy day.

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 19, 2007

Unit 13 #11-20

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

LA 3/4

regrettable

control

controlled

uncontrollable

forgetting

unforgettable

rebelled

rebellion

forbid

forbidden

LA 5/6

traffic

photo

golf

fulfill

phone

officer

baffle

suffix

shelf

offer

LA 7/8

immediately

urgently

accurately

deliberately

presently

readily

approximately

vaguely

positively

absolute

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 19, 2007

Reminders: Night Collage

Due – March 30, 2007

Poster Board – 14 x 22 only

Use your rubric for guidance……

Finish:

Woodsong

Tuck Everlasting

Miss Clark

March 15, 2007

Journal Writing submitted by Maggie Sherwood: LA 3/4

Persuasive Writing: Why should teachers be paid more?

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 12

LA 7/8 Woodsong: The Race – Day 4

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 14, 2007

Spelling Sentences – Unit 13 #1-10

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 11

LA 7/8 Woodsong: The Race – Day 3

March 13, 2007

Journal Writing: Imagine that you are starring in a move! Describe the type of movie it would be (action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction) and what would it be about.

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 10

LA 7/8 Woodsong: The Race – Day 2

Miss Clark & Mrs. Hogsett

March 12, 2007

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

Unit 13 #1-10

LA 3/4

submit

submitted

commit

committed

committing

transmitted

transmitting

transmitter

regret

regretted

LA 5/6

inform

ornament

disappear

pioneer

important

warmth

serious

forever

reward

appear

LA 7/8

absolutely

briefly

vague

fortunately

urgent

particular

instantly

necessarily

deliberate

particularly

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 9

LA 7/8 Woodsong: The Race – Day 1

NIGHT Book Project:

DUE: March 30, 2007

You will create a collage (poster board) that represents what you have learned about the Holocaust by reading the book Night. This collage could be (and should be) an assortment of hand-drawn pictures, photographs taken from the Internet, lines from text we have read, quotes, objects, etc. Be creative, but most importantly you need to reflect in your collage what you have learned.

March 8, 2007

Journal Writing: Imagine that you fell asleep in class and when you woke up you discovered that a hundred years had passed! Take an imaginary look around your futuristic classroom and describe what you see.

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 8

LA 7/8 Woodsong: Chapter 8

March 7, 2007

SOL Writing Predictor Test

• No homework

Remember:

1. Five paragraphs

2. Cheeseburger and Cakes

3. Details, details, details

4. Use “bigger words”

5. “Did I” sheet.

Please know that we are so proud of ALL OF YOU! While writing is not your favorite thing to do, you have consistently, (against your will) done your journal writings and your growth has been tremendous! There is no doubt that you will give the prompt your very best!

Good Luck!

Miss Clark and Mrs. Hogsett

March 6, 2007

Review and study your writing notes!

Journal Writing: Lunch time is a favorite time of day for many students. Write a letter to your principal trying to convince him to add more time to your lunch period. Remember to include specific points (3) to back up your argument.

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 7

LA 7/8 Woodsong: Chapter 7

March 5, 2007

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech.

LA 3/4

bookkeeping

occasionally

dilemma

accommodate

perforate

transparent

persuade

pertinent

alumnae

analysis

LA 5/6

delicious

kitchen

picture

special

final

normal

general

angle

remember

common

LA 7/8

extremely

surprisingly

regardless

improvement

acreage

management

canoeing

advantageous

hesitate

recognition

LA 5/6: Tuck Everlasting: Chapter 6

LA 7/8 Woodsong: Chapter 6