Language Arts:
*The students are writing descriptions of original Halloween characters and creating WANTED posters for them.

*For Red-Ribbon Week:  In reading class, the students have been reading about and discussing  the dangers of smoking and doing drugs.


Math 5-6:
*The students are learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals.


Math 7-8:
*The students are learning how to draw: line plots-   stem and leaf plots-  and box and whisker plots. They are also learning how to interpret the graphs in order to find measures of central tendency.

Language Arts:

*The students are beginning to work on writing Halloween essays.

*In reading, the students have just completed the book, The Giver. A new book will be started, soon.

*The students have completed beautiful posters about the parts of speech.


Math 5/6:

*5th and 6th grade students have been studying Mixed Numbers.

*The next topic will involve decimals.


Math 7/8:

*The students are currently learning about scatter plots.

*The next topic will be determining measures of central tendency.

Language Arts:

In writing class, the students are preparing a MyAccess essay about a person that they respect.

The book, The Giver, is coming to an end. The students have written predictions about how they think the story will end.


5th/6th Math:

At this time, the students are learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide mixed numbers.

Next week, the students will begin learning about decimals.



7th/8th Math:

Recently the students have been working with functions. They are learning how to determine rules-complete tables-and graph the functions.

Next week, the students will be working on a variety of charts-tables-and graphs.

Language Arts:

The students have been working with the MyAccess computer program, in order to improve their writing. They seem to be excited to be using the program and their scores are going up!


In reading class, the students have been reading about memories. They are currently writing descriptions about their favorite memories.



Math 5/6

At the moment, the students are learning about adding and subtracting mixed numbers.



Math 7/8

The students are learning how to create and complete function tables.

Language Arts:

**The students are continuing to read The Giver . They have recently completed projects involving creating a job that would benefit their community.

**"Myaccess" is a computer based writing program; which the students have recently started using. At this time, persuasive essays are being worked on using "Myaccess."


Math 5th/6th:

**The topic that the students are learning about is multiplying/dividing fractions. They are also practicing reducing their answers.



Math 7th/8th

**The students are identifying rational and irrational numbers. They are learning how to compare fractions and decimals.

6th-8th Language Arts
The students are writing persuasive essays about using animals to test harmful products.
In reading, the students are creating jobs for their own community. ---reading The Giver


5th-6th Math
Next week, the students will learn more about fractions.


7th-8th Math
Next week, the students will explore "real numbers."

WELCOME BACK!!!!!

6th-8th Language Arts

*The students will be having vocabulary/spelling tests on a weekly basis......coming soon



5th-6th Math

*The students are currently learning about multiples and factors.
*Next week, the students will be learning about fractions.


7th-8th Math

*This year, the students will be learning topics pertaining to Algebra.
*The students are currently learning how to write algebraic expressions.