Hello Students and Parents!

Hello Students and Parents! We are heading into our third week of school and so far, things are going very well. 7th graders are learning about the elements of fiction, as they continue to read Louis Sachar's brilliant novel Holes. 8th graders are reading and reflecting in their journals on S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. All junior high students are expected to bring their English journals to class daily and turn them in on Fridays for their grades. Keep studying those spelling and vocabulary words for our weekly tests, as well. Great start everyone! I look forward to a wonderful year.
~Mrs. Rubasch

Welcome Students!

Hello and welcome to La Paloma Academy's 2010-2011 school year. School officially begins on August 12, 2010 at 8:15 A.M. For our first two weeks we will be jumping in right away to our first literature unit. 7th graders will begin reading Holes, by Louis Sachar, and 8th graders will start off by reading The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. We will be studying these novels in depth, exploring the following elements of fiction: plot, setting, character, and theme. We will have daily homework assignments, which should all be completed in your English Literature journals, so please make sure you have a single-subject notebook for class. Additionally, you will need: a dictionary for in-class use, pencils, a personal pencil sharpener, dry erase markers, a box of Kleenex, pens (blue or black ink only), and a school planner. Enjoy your last few days of summer and I will see you soon!
~Mrs. Rubasch