Mrs. Hislop's Last Day

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As you probably already know, I am going to have a baby very soon . . . October 29, if the baby decides to come on time! My maternity leave will start on Monday, October 17, when Kelsey Dickman, who has up until recently been teaching at Pleasant Valley High School, will take over as your child’s teacher for the rest of the year. Ms. Dickman comes very highly recommended by the teachers and administration at PV, and Mr. Caldera and I are confident that she is the best person to teach your children for the remainder of the school year in my absence. For online updates about what’s going on in English 8, please visit Ms. Dickman's blog at http://msdickman8thgradeenglish.blogspot.com/.

Ms. Dickman will also be continuing our Scholastic book orders this year. If you’re interested in online ordering rather than writing a check to Scholastic, please visit www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. Remember, our class code is HDW3F if you choose to order online.

Thank you again so much for the support you provide to the school and to us as teachers. I truly love my job because I love teaching your children. I will miss them when I’m gone, and look forward to returning next fall!

See you soon,

Mrs. H.

Hello! Please fill out your binder reminder or calendar for the week.

Have your final draft ready.

If you weren't here on Friday, please get your quickwrites from last week out.

Quickwrite 10/7

Quickwrite: Since we've been writing about Facebook, have your actions while Facebook changed at all? Why or why not? (1 paragraph).

PLEASE HAVE YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS OUT ON YOUR DESKS. THANKS.

10/10 to 10/14

Monday 10/10:
1. Binder Reminders/Calendars
2. Elements of Fiction Review/TONE
3. Share Final Drafts/FB Essays
HW: Study for TEST tomorrow

Tuesday 10/11:
1. Quickwrites
2. Grades/Parent Letters
3. Elements of Fiction Test #2
4. Pass Back Work/Binder Clean-out
HW: Parent Letters DUE FRIDAY

Wednesday 10/12:
1. Quickwrites
2. Review Elements of Fiction Test #2
3. Self-Evaluation/Missing Work Make-Ups
HW: Finish your self-evaluation

Thursday 10/13:
1. Quickwrites
2. Missing Work Make-Ups/Letters of Advice/Class Picture
HW: ALL Missing/Late work DUE TOMORROW!!!

Friday 10/14:
1. Quickwrites
2. Persuasive Essay--Pass Back
3. 2nd Quarter Bathroom Passes
4. Teacher Evaluations/Letters of Advice
HW: NO HW!

Sub Day 10/3

Write down on the piece of paper:
1. Your name (doesn't have to be MLA)
2. A paragraph describing how things went with the sub yesterday
3. What your citizenship points should be for tomorrow, on a scale of 1-10. 1 would be HORRIFICALLY AWFUL; 10 would be exactly PERFECT. Be honest. I already know who was off task, and if your self-rating doesn't match the sub's notes, we'll be having a discussion. :)

10/3 to 10/7

Monday 10/3:
1. Elements of Fiction Test
2. Finish Mood Worksheet/"Tell Tale Heart"
HW: NO HW!

Tuesday 10/4:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Review Test
3. Finish FB Essay Prewriting Packet
HW: FB Essay Prewriting Packet

Wednesday 10/5:
1. Quickwrites
2. FB Essay RD
HW: Finish RD

Thursday 10/6:
1. Quickwrites
2. FB Essay Peer Editing
HW: FB Essay Final Draft

Friday 10/7:
1. Quickwrites
2. FB Essay FD Due/Debates