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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

You can write a poem or a 200-word essay and you will be entered in a contest.  To be entered, you need to complete the poem or essay this weekend and turn it to Mr. Mac by 9 a.m. (put it in my mail box in the Office, room 310) so that he can get it to the library in time ...   GO GO GO GO ! 
Deadline is ongoing--  if there isn't time to enter you in the current contest, I'll hold onto the essay or poem for the next contest...

Essay and poem:  ANY TOPIC
You MUST have an adult's signature giving permission to enter the contest.

"I give permission for ______________ (name of child)  to enter this contest."

Prizes:  A prep course offered by Princeton Review
and certificates at Barnes and Noble.




Students can check her to see some of the expectations for the class.

Contact Ms. Grimes for more information.

Contact Mr. Mac about the reading requirements.
954 646 8246  cell 

SAMPLE OF ODYSSEY Lessons....


Here are the lists of Odyssey lessons that will be covered in October.

Sixth Grade
1.  Capitalization
2.  Punctuation
3.   Spelling 1
5.  Synonyms   Antonyms   Idioms
6.  Spelling 2
10.  Spelling 3
11.  Effective Sentences

Seventh Grade (Lessons)
1  Speaking Expressively
2  Alfred the Great
3  Spelling 1
5  Spelling 2
6  Using Verbs, Present tense
7  Using verbs, past tense
10  Spelling 3

Eighth Grade
3.  Spelling 1
4.  Word Classes -- Nouns
7  Verbs
8 Adjectives and Adverbs
9. Spelling 2
10.  Using our Language, Adjectives
12. Spelling 3





drunkinmonke13
raquel824
When students are not working, when they say that "I have no more homework," then they can spend another 15 minutes on one of these web sites
www.middleschoolhug.org

www.highschoolhub.org

www.number2.com

or they can read poems on my web sites 
DATA POEMS




Here are some links to pages with phrases for learning other languages

http://www.migrant.org/esl/survival_packet/
Survival_Spanish_for_Teachers.htm



Call Mr Mac when you want to practice.  Estoy listo para practicar!

Parents and students are invited to "go farther"... there is more in you.

Students can visit
www.middleschoolhub.org and receive extra credit for completing the worksheets on these pages.

The extra credit can be applied to the score for Odyssey (Language Arts) so that you can raise your score.

When working on Odyssey, be sure to get the SPELLING lists from Mr. Mac.  Then you can aviod writing and writing.  Just look in your room for the SPELLING LIST envelope.  Remember to look for the correct unit number, such as 602-L3 is the lesson number 3 for Unit 2 in the 6th grade.

Students can also try thse web sites for more challenges...

www.highschoolhub.org

www.number2.com

www.quia.com