Friday, October 17, 2014



Peddie School is performing "Romeo and Juliet" on October 30, 31 and Nov 1!  Make it a perfect weekend and see the live performance of one of Shakespeare's most romantic plays!  What a great way to prepare for reading it!

All Classes:
  • THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE is now -- we need stuffing, canned soups and gravy! 
  • Vocab Lesson 6 due Tues., 10/21
  • Vocab Test Lessons 5&6 on Thurs., 10/23
  • ** Read Self-Selected novel at least 90 minutes per week**
8th Grade:
  • See above for all classes
  • Read pp. 19 -21 in the Scholastic Scope magazine.  Write a 250 word response, using text evidence to the following question: 
    • Some say that letter writing and cursive writing are lost arts. Do these lost arts have value in today's society? Should they be preserved? Support your ideas with details from both articles.  
  • Poe Unit:
    • Two copies of the completed first draft of your Gothic Tale are due on Monday. 
7th Grade:  
  • Read "Call of Duty" in Scholastic Scope.  Post your response to the new question on our digital discussion board
    • grimaldiseventhgrade.blogspot.com
6th Grade: 
  • Book Talk/Plot Poster Project:
    • Complete reading by Mon., 10/27
    • Project/Presentation due Mon., 11/3
  • Freak the Mighty: Begin working on the Study Guide, it's due on Tuesday and the test is scheduled for Wednesday! 
  • Read p. 1 of the packet, reviewing the Medical Words before reading the article. Read "Unbroken" in Scholastic Scope and complete p. 6 in the packet.