SHOJ - English Language Arts

Congrats to all students who read either 50 or 100 pages over one night (or weekend) this month! If you see your child on this Wordle, be sure to congratulate them. The students with their names larger completed this feat more often. I saw some GREAT reading this month. Keep it up! Also, a heads up that students have a variety of projects this week because we have students out at Timber Ridge. They will have lots of class time to work on them. Please encourage them to use that class time wisely. :) -- Miss R.

Timber Ridge for the Coming Week Heads Up: Due to an oversight we made, if you have a student who is in Siena House, he or she will be going to Timber Ridge on Thursday, not Friday. The only house going on Friday is John Paul II. Please make sure your student has breakfast, and a lunch on the day of Timber Ridge. Students will not have a snack time; they also will need to have a water bottle so that they keep hydrated. The challenge course runs from 9-3, so plan on a late pickup. Students should be back by 3:30, and no later than 3:45 . If it is raining, event will be canceled and rescheduled for another day. If a House event should get rained out, students will follow their normal schedule. Tips from Timber Ridge Timber Ridge Adventure Center is run by a Certified Challenge Course Manager and is the only facility in the area where facilitators are certified or working towards certification as a challenge course facilitator Level 1 or Level 2 by the Association for Challenge

The extra credit wall is growing! Students can find 10 words from their Membean in the world around them. They have the boxes to fill out for extra credit.  In English, as the quarter comes to a close, we've got lots of learning ahead! We're gearing up for our test on Oct. 7th about figurative language. The seventh graders are learning and applying some new words, and the 8th graders also have a few new 8th-grade terms that we added to the list. They know they should be studying the definitions and how to apply them. Students are continuing with their Membean work each week, and next week we will also be reading a short stories and starting our Price Chopper Bag Our Favorite Book competition. Last year, a Sacred Heart 8th-grader won! Students know they will have a notebook check at the end of the quarter, and they must have finished their book talks.  Though the spelling and grammar aren't great, this catchy figurative language song has been our friend this week.

Dear Families, We'll be placing our order for October on Oct. 7(1.5 weeks from now). Please check out the catalog or the reading brochures your students brought home to find books that interest them! This month we have a buy one, get one book coupon if you would like one. Let me know! Thanks for your generosity last month. We got lots of new books for our classroom library. :)  To Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: L7ZJ6 Due by 10/7 With Scholastic Reading Club: - Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library - You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child - You'll find the best values on a variety of formats, including eBooks Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or by returning your order form and payment to me. I 'm excited to get our class reading!

Hi, some students wanted me to post the text of the field trip permission slip online. This is due tomorrow for 7th grade. If it does not make it home, please copy the text below and print it out. Thanks so much! I think it will be a very interesting field trip leading us into reading about Anne Frank. 7 th Grade trip -- Legal Guardian Permission Dear Parent or Legal Guardian: Your son/daughter/guardianship has been selected to participate in a school sponsored activity that requires transportation to a location away from the school site.  This activity will take place under the guidance and supervision of employees from Sacred Heart School.  A brief description of the activity follows: Curriculum Goal:   Discuss the power of persuasion and connect back to persuasive writing, propaganda in the modern world, and our quarter two reading about Anne Frank   Destination:    We are going to the National Archives (400 W. Pershing Road, KC MO) for the “State of Deception: The P

Who is going when? Tuesday, 9/30 – Kolbe Wednesday, 10/1 – Neumann & Benedict Thursday, 10/2 – Seton & Siena Friday 10/3 – John Paul II What can I bring? Lunch in a throw away bag Plastic water bottle Sunscreen and bug spray are optional There will be no “snack time”, so please be sure to eat a good breakfast What do I wear? House t-shirt Jeans or Athletic shorts to the knees Tennis Shoes only No leggings, sunglasses, hats, or cameras What time do we leave? We will be leaving school at 8:00.  You do not want to be late or you could miss your ride to Timber Ridge.  What time will we return? We will leave Timber Ridge at 3:00.  We will not be back to school until 3:30-3:45.  Please meet your ride in the middle school parking lot. 

We're excited for faith families tomorrow! The 8th graders are doing a wonderful job leading. The 7th graders have also been great role models for the first grade buddies in Mass. They also had the chance to help the first graders to make their prayer books. It surprised them to remember that they once practiced saying the Hail Mary, which now comes so easily. Your student will be bringing home information about a service project that we are participating in as faith families. One faith family plays a game to get to know each other.  Each eighth grader helps lead about ten students.  Check out those neon prayer books!    Almost done!  Seventh graders and first graders hard at work. 

For any students who are interested in acting, here is a press release from the KC Rep. Theatre, which is the group that the 8th graders go see in A Christmas Carol . The group sent it to me. We loved the play last year! Youth Auditions for A Christmas Carol Sunday, September 14, 2014 (5:30 – 8:30 PM) Monday, September 15, 2914 (3:30 – 8:30 PM) Wednesday, September 17, 2014 (3:30 – 8:30 PM) Location will be provided when an appointment is confirmed. Auditions by Appointment Only. To schedule an audition appointment for Kansas City Rep’s Youth Auditions for A Christmas Carol, please fill out the form on our website (http://www.kcrep.org/about/audition/). If you have any questions, please email Melissa Koerner at koernerm@kcrep.org weekdays between 10 am-6 pm. We are looking for strong actors and singers ranging in ages from 9 to 17. We’re seeking the following roles: Tiny Tim, Peter, Belinda, Ignorance, Want, School Kids, and many other roles for young actors and children. Al