All right. The first marking period is over and you made it this far. Hmmm. It wasn't as bad as you thought, maybe now you can just sit back and chill for a bit. Well, don't get too comfortable, we still have high expectations for you! We still want to see what you can do!  Remember your blogs are being scored on the writing rubric!

This also means you need to do what is expected of you. You were all given a list of reading journal entry topics at the beginning of the year. Well, some of you have decided that what is actually one of your annotations should be written as a journal entry. We can't post it and grade it as a journal entry if it doesn't fall under one of the ten items you were given.  Now that doesn't mean we don't want to hear about your favorite parts and things that suprised you and confused you, just do that separately and we'll post it. If you lost your list, ask Mrs. Spila for another one, she really won't bite you.

We are also intersted in hearing more about your lives and your opinions. The blogs we did about your seven random things were great and a lot of fun to read. Some of you have started blogging extra things and that makes me very happy. Kelly S was out sick and wrote about two books she read, Logan blogged a while ago about his opinion of recycling, and Keeley told us what music means to her. So lets hear it seventh grade. What would you like to share with us?

November Poems and Essays are due on the 23rd and 24th .

We need a new mnemonic device besides "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" to remember order of operations.  I would like to hear your ideas.  The twist?  Make up one for PEDMSA.  (Comment if you know why...)  Post your new saying on your blog, and I'll pick the five best ones for you to vote on.  You have to post a blog to vote, so make up a new saying today! 

Due Date for your PEDMSA blog:  Friday November 6th  

Mrs. Tewksbury

Hi Everyone!  It's me, Mrs. Warholic.  Check out the link for our Glencoe Literature book which is your red literature book.  Click on it and play Name that Literary Element.  It's fun for all of us who love our literary elements, and I know that is all of us!

Have fun and see you on Monday! :)

Mrs. Warholic

I started a project for Mr. Mallery last year and I still haven't finished it. I'm not procrastinating, I'm just having a hard time finding time to do it. I am hoping that some of you frequent blog visitors will help me.

I am trying to create a seventh grade orientation video. You know, to show the sixth graders right before they make that jump over here to seventh grade. So....I would like you to leave comments about the things you think every seventh grader should know when they arrive here. Like, what is the hardest thing? The best thing? What to worry about, what not to worry about?  That kind of stuff.  What do you say? Can you help me?

-Ms. Fisher

What are you going to be for Halloween? Leave comments below.....

Let me just take a moment to tell you that I am very impressed with your blogging! For the most part, your journal entries for reading have been very, very good!  I have also gotten a couple e-mails from teachers in other schools that like our site and are hoping to work with us on a project or two.

Some of you have received comments from other parts of the country or the world and should really try to make more connections around the world. Did you notice we have new hits on our map from other countries? 

As you get more comfortable with your new teachers, I am hoping that you will start to blog more on your own about other things you are doing and things you wonder about. Post some questions about things you wonder about. If it is a good posting, I will put on the home page on blogmeister and maybe people will tell you what they think.

KEEP BLOGGING!!!!

-Ms Fisher

October Poems and Essays are due the 29th and 30th.

Remember that your two (2) Prefix worksheets for English class are due Monday, October 5th. You need one for prefixes from science class and one for prefixes you find in your personal reading. 

Hello 7th graders!  I realize it has been a few weeks since we did our seven random things, but I have found others on classblogmeister that have done the same thing.  Check out some of the links on the left. Why don't we read their list and see if you can find connections with other students. Be sure to leave positive comments and don't forget to cut and paste the URL link to your site so they can leave comments for you!  Maybe we'll even get more stars on our map!