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I introduced the 6th grade to EdPuzzle. This website allows me to upload educational videos and edit them with questions and comments. As students watch the video, questions pop up to monitor their understanding. The 6th grade was learning about the importance of stage directions in plays, so I had them watch a few minutes of a Grinch the Musical and analyze the stage directions.  So Sorry! I forgot to upload pictures from Wellness Day last week. The kids had a blast, and it was so neat to see McKinley Park being utilized! The middle school had so much fun kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. Everyone was being active! I absolutely love this picture. Jack is just enjoying life...even after the canoe tipping. Denton is the speck in the back of the lake. He had to use his kayak to pick buoys up for Ms Lesan. He was waving while taking this picture. :) 

Reminder:  Tomorrow' Mass is at 9:30 rather than 9:15. Friday the 27th is a Spirit Day The 29th is the Color Run. You can still sign up today! October 11th is a 3 hour early out due to Homecoming The 8th grade is well into their first novel Animal Farm . Next we will already have it finished since it's a shorter novel. They will take a test then do a project over allegories.  Their class shirts should be here any day now so be on the look out for those!  The 7th grade is focusing on point of view and characterization. They did an Instagram poster depicting a character or someone famous with the focus of characterization. I am super please how they turned out. Here are just a few of them! Pretty awesome!! (Okay so I don't know how to rotate it... ha!) The 6th grade will be taking their first test tomorrow! We have work hard on the plot diagram and practicing reading strategies. I have been impressed on how fast they are picking up these concepts!

Hi All! Things to keep in mind: Friday the 13th is a Spirit Day. I told the 8th grade to wear Hawkeye or Cyclone gear in honor of the Cy-Hawk game Saturday. Sunday the 15th is International Food Fair. Your child may have volunteered to work the carnival games. Kids should be at the school no later than 3:30 to help set up. They should be ready to be picked up around 6:45. Thursday the 19th the whole school will be going to McKinley Lake for a day outdoors. Kids should be dressed in PE attire as they will be very active, and probably get dirty. Friday the 20th we don't have school due to professional development. Here is what we are doing in class: The 6th grade is focusing on the elements of a plot within a story. They have been reading a couple of different memoirs and are writing their own 6 word memoirs. These tend to be a bit difficult for the kids to limit their experiences to just 6 words, but it gets them thinking outside of the box and turn out great. The 7th

Okay, so I will have to work with Google Classroom. From my understanding, summaries weren't sent out. Let me mess with a few things and try this again. I will keep you updated...