September 8-12

                               This week in art 1 we are doing the "Color Wheel with Tints".
Students were to finish roughs then start on the final project.  Using thick paper with 1/2" margins. This project teaches students to be exact in doing patterns, using measuring, as well as with color.  They will have 24 squares or 24 rectangles.  Each square is split into three sections, for a total of 72 areas to paint.
Elements: shapes, color, values
Principles: harmony, unity, pattern

                               This week in art 2 we were introduced to depth.
Students were to finish the creative alphabet, the texture should already be turned in. Friday students will have their first Note test.  If students have written down the notes they may use them during the test.


                               This week in Language Art we are focusing on RL 8.2, RL 8.10 and W 8.3
These core items focus on theme and central idea, reading above the grade level and creative writing.
We are reading "Warriors Don't Cry", this is a higher reading level, we talk about the theme and central idea from the text.  Monday they took retakes of vocabulary words.  Tuesday they will retake the Summative of Explicit and Inferred during "Bear Time".  Wednesday we will continue with reviewing the terms "Theme and Central Idea" the test for this will be Friday as well as the vocabulary test for these two terms with definitions. Thursday we will be in the lab researching the civil rights movement, using the book as a reference point.