Week of April 27 - May 1, 2015

Welcome to another great week at Ac2e Middle School.  This week we will be polishing up any projects that we have worked on throughout the school year.  These projects will be selected to be displayed at the Gifted and Talented Parents night at the MPC on April 29, 2015.  We will also begin working on a new novel: Tuck Everlasting.  We will begin our interactive notebook for this novel.  Don't forget to of bring your novel to class everyday.

Reminders:

• Monday - Tuesday
• Homework: read prologue and chapters 1-5  Tuck Everlasting

• Wednesday 
• Bring your novel to class
• GT parent night @ MPC
• Wear your autism shirt
• Homework: read chapter 6
• Thursday 
• Wear your college shirt
• Homework: read chapter 7
• Friday 
• Wear your spirit shirt or autism shirt
• Homework: read chapters 8-10 
• $25 for Peter Piper lock in is due!

LET'S HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK!

Week of April 20-24, 2015

Welcome to the Sixth Six Weeks!!!!!!
This week is an extremely busy week! It is STAAR time and I know all of you are ready for these assessments.  .
REMEMBER:
Stay focused
Take small breaks
Answer carefully
Always use strategies
Review your work

Monday:
Review for STAAR assessment

Tuesday:
7th Grade Math STAAR

Wednesday:
7th Grade Reading STAAR

Thursday:
Field Day

Friday:
Autism Walk

Week of April 13-17, 2015

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School. This is the last week of the 5th six weeks, make sure all missing work is turned in ASAP. Only 5 more days for the Math and Reading STAAR assessments. This week in 7th grade reading we are going to review extremely hard in order to be very well informed and prepared for the STAAR assessment. We will be reviewing with the 'STAAR Master' practice test all week long. We will continue to use reading strategies as well. 

REMINDERS:

7th grade STAAR Math - Tuesday, April 21,2015

7th grade STAAR Reading - Wednesday, April 22,2015

Wednesday wear your Autism Awareness shirt 

Thursday wear your university shirt 

Friday wear your spirit or autism shirt

The next novel: Tuck Everlasting by: Natalie Babbitt (everyone needs a copy by April 24th)

Start bringing in your interactive notebook supplies

Let's have a great week!!!!!

Week of April 7- 10, 2015

Welcome back from the Easter Holiday, I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful weekend.  This week like all weeks will be a very busy week for us 7th graders as we prepare for the upcoming STAAR assessments for reading and math.  In 7th grade reading we will continue to practice STAAR strategies in order to become more aware of what will be on the exam.  We will also finish watching the film version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". 

MONDAY:

• NO CLASSES

TUESDAY: (TEKS: 7.1, 7.4)

• CLASSES RESUME
• Finish watching the film version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
• Compare and Contrast the film to the novel.

WEDNESDAY: (TEKS: 7.7.A, 7.9A)

•  Lesson 2: Genre
•  Students will be re-introduced to GENRE and we will work together on sample passages "from Caroline Jenkin's Diary (1849)" & " Turning Eggs into Flour and Soap".

THURSDAY : (TEKS: 7.7A, 7.9A)

•  Lesson 2: Genre
• We will continue to work with GENRE
• Students will work on passages "from Narrative of a Life" & "Freedom's Port" on their own.

FRIDAY: (TEKS: 7.1A, 7.1C)

• Lesson 13: Summarizing and Inferences
• Students will be re-introduced to SUMMARIZING AND INFERENCES.  They will work on sample passages as a class.

REMINDERS:

•  Next Novel: Tuck Everlasting by: Natalie Babbitt (please bring by April 23rd)
• Bring in a Spiral Notebook, glue stick, scissors, and a box of crayons in order to work on interactive notebook. ASAP!
• STAAR Math assessment: April 21,2015!
• STAAR Reading assessment: April 22,2015!
• Thursday is college shirt day.
• Friday is spirit shirt day.