Week of February 15-19, 2016

Welcome to another week here at Ac2E Middle School.  7th graders will have one busy week because  it is test week.  We will be assessing the Writing District Benchmark on Monday and be taking 4th Six Weeks assessments as well.  In 7th grade Reading we will begin with our new novel; Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  Here is the schedule for the week:

MONDAY:

• 7th Grade Writing District Benchmark
• "Mirror or Erised Project Due'

TUESDAY:

• Math 4th Six Weeks Exam

WEDNESDAY:

• Reading Six Weeks Exam

THURSDAY:

• Science Six Weeks Exam
• Social Studies Six Weeks Exam

FRIDAY:

• Make up day
• Last day of Six Weeks

REMINDERS

• $3.00 for Starr County Youth Fair field trip due ASAP
• First Payment for End of Year Trip due Wednesday, Feb. 17th
• Wear Red on Friday!

Week of February 8-12, 2016

Welcome to another great week here at Ac2E Middle School.  I am delighted to say that we are finally done with our fourth novel of the school year.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is one of my favorite novels, I hope now it is one of your's too.  This week we will be taking the final exam for the novel on Monday and Tuesday.  Make sure you study your review!  We will also be watching the film version of the novel and comparing and contrasting the novel and film.

Let's have a great week!

REMINDERS:

• $3.00 for the Starr County Youth Fair is due ASAP
• First Payment for end of year field trip is due Feb. 17th ($35.00)
• Valentine's Day Dance: Friday, Feb. 12th
• Wear Red every Friday in February!

Week of January 25-29, 2016

Welcome to another glorious week here at Ac2E Middle School.  In 7th Grade Reading we have been doing tremendously well trying to conquer our reading goal for the year.  We are almost done with the novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.  This week we will be working on imagery using our interactive notebooks.  We will also be practicing for our upcoming STAAR exam by working on Comparisons and Connections.  Let's have a fantastic week!!!


MONDAY

• Imagery : interactive notebook
• Discuss the novel

TUESDAY

• Imagery : interactive notebook
• foldable activity
• excerpt from a passage
• 'Okay for Now' by Gary D. Schmidt
• HOMEWORK:
• Read chapter 15 and answer chapter 15 questions

WEDNESDAY

• Imagery: interactive notebook
• foldable activity
• excerpt from a passage
• 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry' by Mildred Taylor

THURSDAY

• STAAR READY: Lesson 3 - Comparisons and Connections
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 16 and answer chapter 16 questions

FRIDAY

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Comprehension questions
• Vocabulary

'Mirror of Erised' Project

7th Grade Reading

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Mirror of Erised - Project

       In chapter 12, Harry discovers the 'Mirror of Erised'.  When Harry looks into the mirror he saw his parents.  Dumbledore says " It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts."

  You will have to create your own 'Mirror of Erised' and you will also have to explain why you would see that in 250 words.  What would you see in the mirror?

    This project can be drawn on a poster board, made into a diorama or anything else you can think of.  Please be creative, neat, and unique.

DUE DATE: February 15, 2016

Week of January 11-15, 2016

Welcome back to another semester at Ac2E Middle School.  In 7th Grade Reading we will continue to strive towards our reading goals.  We will continue to read the novel 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by J.K. Rowling.  We will also continue to work on our interactive notebooks.

MONDAY:

• Genres
• interactive notebook activity
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 10 & answer chapter 10 questions

TUESDAY:

• Genres (continuation)
• interactive notebook activity
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 11 & answer chapter 11 questions

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:

• STAAR READY lesson 1
• affixes & multiple meaning words
• HOMEWORK (thursday)
• Read Chapter 12 & answer chapter 12 questions

FRIDAY:

• Novel Activity - chapters 10-12
• vocabulary
• comprehension questions
• introduce 'Mirror of Erised' project

LET'S HAVE A TERRIFIC WEEK!

Week of December 14- 18, 2015!!!!!

Welcome to the last week of the first semester! Even though this will be the last week of classes before the Christmas holidays we still have a lot of work to do.  We will continue to administer 3rd Six Weeks Exams.  In 7th grade Reading we will continue to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.  We need to read up to chapter 8 of the novel in order to achieve our reading goal for the semester.  I hope all of you use the holidays to rest and to read HARRY POTTER ;)

MONDAY:

• 7th Grade Reading Six Weeks Exam
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 6 & answer chapter 6 questions

TUESDAY:

• Comprehension: Chapters 5-6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 7 & answer chapter 7 questions

WEDNESDAY:

• Comprehension: Chapter 7 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 8 & answer chapter 8 questions

THURSDAY:

• Comprehension: Chapter 8 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

FRIDAY:

• CHRISTMAS SOCIAL (2nd period all day)
• Early Dismissal
• GMS 12:20
• VMS 12:40
• RMS 12:50
• EVERYONE will be released at 1:00 from their home campus.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!

Week of December 7-11, 2015

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School. I am very proud of the 7th Graders for finishing and doing great on the Novel Exam for 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas', everyone did awesome on the exam!  We will begin reading a new novel this week: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by J.K. Rowling.  Make sure that all of you have the book by Monday, December 7, 2015.  We will also continue figurative language.  The Christmas Holidays are approaching quickly, that means we need to keep working extremely hard in order to reach our Reading goals.

MONDAY:

• Figurative Language
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Onomatopeia
• HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 1 & CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS

TUESDAY:

• Figurative Language
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Onomatopeia
• HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 2 & CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS

WEDNESDAY:

• Figurative Language
• figurative language review
• HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 3 & CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS

THURSDAY:

• Figurative Language
• figurative language foldable activity
• HOMEOWRK: READ CHAPTER 4 & CHAPTER 4 QUESTIONS

FRIDAY:

• Figurative Language
• figurative language quiz
• HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 5 & CHAPTER 5 QUESTIONS