Dear Parents,

Important dates:

March 14 School Day

Last day of the trimester

No hot lunch

March 17 Saint Patrick’s Day

Non-uniform day

KOC Potato Bake

March 20 Prayer liturgy for all grades 9:00-9:30

March 21 Stations of the Cross Presented by the 7^th graders 9:00-10:00

Uniform Required

Report Cards

Noon dismissal

Language Arts:  Last week I decided to take a detour from my original plans, as I noticed that some students need additional work with identifying direct and indirect objects.  Therefore, we took some time learning how to diagram sentences, which seemed to help them.  So this week we will jump back to the text to learn about transitive and intransitive verbs, along with predicate nouns and adjectives.  We are on a normal schedule for spelling and root of the week.  

Literature:  Last week we started a new unit on Poetry.  After reviewing the key concepts and terms, we will be reading and interpreting several poems in our text.  

***On another note:  The students will be receiving permission slips on Tuesday for a field trip we will be taking in April.  This trip will take us to the Intiman Theater in the Seattle Center to watch a performance of the play ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ which we have been reading in class.  If you are interested in driving/chaperoning, please indicate so on the form.  Thank you!

Math: This week the seventh graders will be working on multiplying and dividing fractions. They have WASL pages 119-125 due this Wednesday, March 12. We are also beginning work on a stock market project.

Math progress reports will be sent home on Wednesday, March 12. The grades reflect everything completed as of Friday, March 7. These reports need to be signed and t\returned by, Friday, March 14.

Have a great week!

Mary Riley