Summer Reads

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Originally published  2012-05-12

May 30, 2012

Yearbook Signing and J-Dawgs during lunch
All 8 periods in one day

Yearbook Signing

Modified Schedule for May 30th

8:15-9:00                          A1                    (45 Minutes) Pass out Yearbooks

9:05-9:40                          A2                    (35 Minutes)

9:45-10:20                        A3                    (35 Minutes)

10:25-11:00                      A4                    (35 Minutes)

11:00-11:45                      1st lunch           (45 Minutes)

11:50-12:45                      B5                    (55 Minutes)

11:05-12:00                      B5                    (55 Minutes)

12:00-1:25                       2nd Lunch         (45 Minutes)

12:50-1:25                       B6                     (35 Minutes)

1:30-2:05                        B7                      (35 Minutes)

2:10-2:45                        B8                      (35 Minutes)

Please post this list for lunches for Yearbook day.  Lunch is based on B1 class.

Lunch Schedule

1st Lunch                                                            2nd Lunch

Adams                                                            Anstead

Aiman                                                             Bates

Barson                                                            Behm

Bryson                                                            Biddulph

Carter                                                             Cotterell

Clayton                                                            Dean

Crawford                                                         Dibb

Dallon                                                             Dorsey

Earl                                                                Earling

Grow                                                              Eddington                                   

Hadlock                                                            Fugal

Hansen                                                            C Gadd

Lemon                                                            Heng

Major                                                              Karjala

McCleskey                                                     Lyde

Newton                                                            Macfarlane

Ormond                                                            Maucotel

Paulsen                                                            McNeil

Roth                                                                 Memmott

Schow                                                            Moon

Scott                                                                Morrey

Seminary                                                        Olson

W Smith                                                          Packer

Somers                                                            D. Smith

Steed                                                              Starker

Steffes                                                            Underwood

Thornton                                                          Ward

Way                                                                  Wicks

Welch                                                               Wright

Everybody needs to be in Class.

Originally published 2012-04-29 07:45

Word Choice!

Bradley Jonsson:  But can I frolic? cartwheel? meander? trollop? shuffle?  
Matthew Campbell: sashay?

Friday, May 25, 2012

Last Day to Hand in any Late or Revised Work

Notes and reminders: 
All literary letters are now overdue.  
The last day to hand in revisions or make-up work is today, May 25.
Spelling Make-Up



Originally published 2012-04-29 07:40

Silly Sentences from Making Sentences

Most of them are made up of (article) adjective, noun, verb, adverb or (article) adjective, noun, adverb, verb, adverb. 

My shiny teacher smiles mischievously.
Gentle rats uncontrollably squeak.
Tiny mother swims clumsily.
Frightening grass clippings squeak often.
Purple girls irritatingly fly.
The huge truck clumsily laughs.
The huge pajamas expertly laugh.
The gentle glue barks irritatingly.
Sleep-walking shark gracefully shrink.
Worn-out sharks run menacingly.
Huge rats squeak loudly.
Cruel sharks flip gracefully.
My worn-out teacher swims smoothly.
The frightening pajamas mischievouly slide.
The sleep-walking baloney sandwich rots expertly.
A purple whale smiles suddenly.
My valuable mother clumsily dances.
Deadly grass clippings sing maniacally.

Ways to Remember the 8 Parts of Speech

by Tyler S.  in A1

Think of Mr. VAN PACPI

Verb -- an action
Adverb -- describes a verb
Noun -- person, place, or thing


Pronoun -- used instead of a noun
Adjective -- describes a noun
Conjunction -- joins two words, phrases or clauses
Preposition -- shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence
Interjection -- an unusual kind of word that stands alone and expresses emotion

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

1. Self-Starter:  
Priorities:
1) Finish writing your literary letters.  See the Book-of-the-Month tab above for directions and model letters.
2)  Read Stand Tall and fill in packet.
3)  Study parts of speech and/or work on showing you know them. 

Parts of Speech Assignment

Today we will retake the Part of Speech test.  Today is the day to show you know the parts of speech.

Announcements: 

 adj.       noun    adverb

Locker Check Today!

pron.        ----verb ---    article    noun        prep.   noun        conj  pro    ----verb ----            

They  will be changing the combinations on Wednesday  so you will not be able 

infin.*  adj.    noun   prep.   noun

to use  your lockers after CAVETIME. 

*"To use" is an infinitive, which is a form of what would otherwise be a verb, but when joined with the word "to,"  it  is NOT used as a verb.  It may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Originally published 2012-04-29 07:35