OCTOBER FAMILY PROBLEM

NATIONAL DESSERT DAY

This activity is worth 4 House/bonus points.

October 14th is National Dessert Day. What is your family's favorite dessert? Describe the way this dessert looks, tastes, smells, and makes you feel. Your description should be at least 5 sentences and be so descriptive I can imagine the deliciousness you describe. You will earn an additional bonus/House point if you include a picture of the dessert. These are due no later than Friday, November 2nd.

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADE= All students should be working on completing their 5 Grammar Crate activities which are due by the first week of November. These are done in class on Mondays. Unfortunately, they may not be completed at home.

6TH GRADE
GRAMMAR
-We will be finishing Chapter 20 on prepositions.
-We will be finding examples of prepositions in daily reading.
-We will complete several worksheets.
-We will have a test probably during the week of October 15th.
-We will then begin Chapter 19 covering basic sentence parts.
WRITING
-We will be finishing the Coat of Arms. This is a series of 6 short paragraphs and a collage detailing stories and goals for each student. These will be due the 19th.
-We will then be writing prayers in order to compose a class prayer book.
DIAGRAMMING
-We will learn to diagram prepositional phrases. This will be learned and tested during the week of October 22nd.

7TH GRADE
GRAMMAR
-We are finishing Chapter 16 covering adjectives and adverbs.
-There is a test on Tuesday, October 9th.
-We will then be working on verbs in Chapter 15 and 22.
WRITING
-We have completed our product advertisement. We will be presenting them in class as well. Presentations will be at the end of the week of October 8th as well as through the week of October 15th.
-We will then be writing a dialogue. Before writing dialogue, we will have to learn the proper format.
DIAGRAMMING
-We will learn how to diagram prepositional phrases, including compound phrases. This will be learned and tested during the week of October 29th.

8TH GRADE
GRAMMAR
-We are finishing up on Chapter 21. We have done much practice with run-ons, fragments, misplaced modifiers, and compound sentences. We will have a quest the week of October 8th.
-We will then be working on Chapter 20 covering clauses. There will be worksheets, small projects, and a quest.
WRITING
-We have completed our letter to our future selves. The students have also placed a copy in an envelope to be mailed to them four years from now.
-We have begun journalling on our next writing piece, a technical document. We should have these finished by the end of October. We will be presenting these in a speech as well.
DIAGRAMMING
-We will be diagramming compound subjects, verbs, and sentences. This will be learned and tested during the week of October 15th.

8TH GRADE LITERATURE
-We will be reading a script by Daryn Perry entitled The Other Side of Life. This is a fantastic piece about a teenager who is given a second chance at life. We will also be reading a portion of a fantasy novel by the same author.
-There will be quizzes, a test, and a couple of projects to go with this script.