Two More Weeks!

Hello Parents and Students,

We only have two weeks left of this quarter to finish up our final units and turn in any late work. All work is due by Friday, March 11th. Report cards go out on Wednesday, March 16th. We will be doing CBM testing on the 14th and 15th.

8th: We have just concluded our unit on persuasive writing and have had several interesting class debates. Great job on your research presentations, too! We are now beginning Unit 2 of our Buckle Down books in preparation for the AIMS test.

7th: We had a great week last week with many wonderful (and delicious) cultural research presentations. Great job guys! This week we will be studying persuasive writing and debating several controvercial topics. Next week we will play Almania to conclude our study on reference materials. When we return from the break, we will begin Unit 2 of our Buckle Down books.

Thank you,
Mrs. Rubasch

Update

7th: We are wrapping up our informative nonfiction unit by working on a group research project. Each group will research a holiday or custom from a culture outside of the U.S. They will write a formal, typed essay with a bibliography, give a 5 minute speech, make a power point or poster board visual aid, and prepare a traditional holiday dish from their country to share with the class. The project will begin on Monday, February 14th, and will be due on Wednesday, February 23rd.

8th: We are now beginning our informative nonfiction group research project. Each group must research the history, rules, training, and statistics of an olympic sport. They will give a speech, power point or poster board presentation, and write a formal, typed essay with a bibliography. This project is due on February 18th.

Mrs. Rubasch

Progress Reports

Progress grades will come out on Monday, February 7th. All work is due today, by 2:30 pm.

7th: We are studying literary nonfiction this week and will begin taking a look at informative nonfiction next week. Monday we are watching a documentary on the Titanic. A compare and contrast essay on the film and the reading "Exploring the Titanic" will be due next Tuesday, February 8th. We will soon have a group research project to work on, so begin thinking about customs and holidays from around the world that you would like to study.

8th: We just finished reading about Pompeii and writing a personal response to what we learned. We have covered our literary nonfiction unit and will begin our informative nonfiction unit on Monday. We will begin a research project the following week on the olympic sports.

Mrs. Rubasch