This week we are reading “Tuesday of the other June” ,a short story in our textbook. The selection comprehension and vocabulary test will be on Friday. Selection Vocabulary words are: pleasure, emerald, recited, rigid, worrywart, slink, bureau, torment, diploma Academic Vocabulary: narration, plot, character, exposition, setting, complications, climax, resolution, sequence, synonym Students were given their […]
Test schedule change
Our test originally scheduled for Friday will be on Monday the 29th. We will be in the media center for orientations and presentations Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Week of 8-22
We have our first middle school test under our belts. A large majority of the students scored an “A” This week we will be focusing on a non-fiction web article about bullying. Students answered 4 questions into their composition books dealing with bullying. They were: 1. Why do kids who have been bullied bully others? […]
Week of 8-15
We’ve had a great start to the year. Textbooks were issued and you should see them tonight. They are to remain at home as I give reading assignments and vocabulary from the book. They need to be returned the last day of May. We have a class set to use in the classroom. The first […]
Welcome New Panther
I hope you are attending Camp Panther. I am looking forward to meeting you Thursday. This is such an exciting time in your life. You will be experiencing many firsts this week. Relax and enjoy your first days of your Helena Middle School journey. Be thinking about the title of your favorite book (fiction or non-fiction) of […]