Meta Rome

Checkpoint Testing ELA

Today concludes part 2 of Checkpoint testing. Please bring your AR Book to class everyday this week.

The winter break begins Dec. 23 rd and students return to school on Tuesday, Jan 10th. Please make plans over the break to complete the Winter Break packet that will be handed out this week in each class.

As the 2nd quarter comes to a close, it is a perfect opportunity to take time to reflect on your role as a student learner. What have you learned? Are there any areas that you can improve? It is imperative that you make learning  a huge priority in your life. If there are things that you need to change in order to become a more effective student learner, please make the necessary changes while you have the ability to do so.

With hard work, there is always a huge payoff.You all have worked hard on improving your writing skills. We have nearly doubled our scores on the EFolio practice writing assessments since August. I believe that you all will do well on the State of Georgia's Writing Test in January! Keep up the good work!

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Week of February 16th-Bring a positive attitude & a red pen EVERY DAY!!

Hello All,

All week during class, please be prepared to focus daily and to do your best. We will continue to hold Grammar Stations. The purpose of the stations is to provide mini-lessons and additional practice on skills that were previously taught this year, or in 7th grade. While some students rotate among the stations, others will  either work independently or become peer tutors. Please check your class calendar for skills due dates and teacher conferences.

The daily homework is to study class notes and to create your own practice exercisies based upon individual areas of weakness as determined by the CRCT pretest administered last week. In addition, please read for at least 30 minutes every night.

Types of Sentences Review

Today we reviewed the different types of sentences. There will be a quiz this Friday that covers the types of sentences and the sentence and its parts. Please refer to class notes and practice exercises. See Mrs. Rome if you need additonal help, or if you missed the notes.

Tonight's homework is to complete the summaries for Monday and Wednesday's cornell notes.

CRCT Test Prep

As we begin to prepare for the CRCT test that will take placein early April, it is extremely important to come to class daily and ready to learn. I believe that every student can do well on the test. I am determined and ready to begin the much needed preparation.

If you missed class this week, please take time to review the power point presentation that covered a review of subjects and predicates: Download Subjects and Predicates . In addition, we started working on the activities in the following packet: Download The Sentence and Its Parts .

Please feel free to come in early for tutoring Monday-Friday from 8:00 to 8:30.

Writing Test Preparation Reviewing Persuasive Writing

Download Persuasive writing tools

The 8th grade writing test will occur on January 20, 2010. It is very important to arrive to school on timeto take the test on that day. This week we have been working on sharpening our writing skills by writing TWO essays- persuasive & expository. Both essays must have a completed rough draft by Monday in order to submit it to the online essay scorering program next Tuesday.

 Please remember to grab the reader's attention by beginning the first paragraph with an attention grabber. It is equally important to hold the reader's interest by employing the use of transitions and powerful words.  Please check the link above to review the key components of a persuasive essay.

Happy New Year 2010!

Happy New Year! I am so excited about what the year 2010 will bring. It is time to get geared up for the State Writing Test that will be administered this month. We have been preparing for this assessment since the start of the school year by sharpening our writing skills. I believe that we will be ready 8th grade! We will perform well on the test!

Please remember to come to class daily with all necessary materials!

Hello All,

Please remember to use the school Agenda as a tool to aide in academic success. Students should use the Agenda daily to record classwork and homework assignments. Parents are encouraged to check their child's Agenda to make sure that this is being done and also to communicate with all teachers.

About Mrs. Rome

Hello Students and Parents,

My name is Mrs. Rome and I will be teaching 7th grade Language Arts for Team 7-2. I am very excited about the units that we will study this school year. Our first unit of study will be Narratives, both personal and ficitonal. My favorite narrative account was written by Dr. Maya Angelou, titled: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.