Week 4 Update and Schedule

I hope everyone enjoys a long weekend and is ready to roll on Tuesday.  It's going to be a great week as we'll be starting our first unit: "It's a Job".  Students will learn all about grammar (parts of speech, sentences, paragraphs) in the context of researching careers.  This is such a fun unit and will lay the foundation for the rest of the year.

Keep in mind that our first book report is due Wednesday, September 18th.  Students should select a book (any genre, at least 150 pages) and choose a book report type.  I have many different selections to choose from in class.

I am offering book reports through Scholastic.  The first order will be September 13th--you can click on the Scholastic link on the left side of the blog or students can bring home a book order home and send a check to Scholastic.  Scholastic (love them!) will donate a book to our classroom for every online order placed--which is awesome.  They have a fantastic and affordable selection of great books, so check it out!

I had a great suggestion from a parent at Back-to-School night to post a reading list for 7th graders.  I'm excited about compiling this list--please check the left side of the blog.  I will post it soon.

Please remind your student to record their reading minutes each week (150 minutes, 30 minutes a day--5 days a week), have you sign their planner and bring it Monday.  This will have a direct effect on their effort grade.  I'm not requiring reading on Labor Day (Monday, September 2nd) so there will be 120 minutes due next week.  However, if students exceed the 120 minutes, I will give them Robins Reward tickets.

Students did a great job on our Benchmark tests.  Please check-out Powerschool to see their scores: STAR Reading, Gates Reading Comprehension and Gates Reading Vocabulary.  Note that Benchmarks will not count on grades but will be displayed for students and parents to see.  The scores are displayed as grade levels.  To be on grade level, students should have a 7 or 7.1 (7th grade, 1st month).  Please know that I expect your student to improve their reading throughout the year and they will have plenty of chances to practice in class.  Reading at home is essential to improvement.

As always, I am always happy to hear from you.  I can be reached by email at rachel.robins@washk12.org, drop in before or after school or call at (435) 652-4742.  Have a fantastic week!

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Utah-in-the-News Presentations

*These students will present on Friday, September 6th

1st period:  Hailey Vargas, Diego Sanchez, Marci Salazar

2nd Period:  Isabelle Wood, Taylor Truman, Makayla Tinker

4th Period: Aleya Jensen (absent), Isaiah Umana Denzine, Jacob Thalmann, Brynklie Shotwell

5th Period: Bryson Kelsch (absent), Karissa Wardle, Derek Wallace, Jeffrey Svedin

6th Period: Jake Jackson (absent), Luis Zaldivar, Faith Weaver, Nate Tamplin

Sept. 2nd  No School: Labor Day

Sept. 3rd  Week 3: Reading/Calendar Check Schedule Week 4 DOL #1 Genre-of-the-Week Pre-Test: Parts of Speech It's a Job Unit Introduction/Board

Sept. 4th DOL #2 Parts of Speech Foldable:  Nouns, Adjectives

Sept. 5th Scope Magazine Activity Library Day

Sept. 6th Utah-in-the-News Random-Student-of-the-Week GECKO TIME! Enriched Learning Activity or Homework Hall