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Cameron Pentland

Language Arts 7/8 (all teams)

Cottage 6

cameron.pentland@ops.org

Cameron Pentland

Language Arts 7/8 (all teams)

Cottage 6

cameron.pentland@ops.org


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7th Grade Homework Updates
Monday, March 15th and Tuesday, March 16th - Monday, March 15, 2010

ALL BLOCKS:  Great job to all students during the CAT week.  I appreciate your hard work.  We are doing a mini-literature circle this week out of the textbooks.  Students are reading "All Summer in a Day" pg. 102, and "Suzy and Leah" pg. 114.  We will be reading the stories one at a time and doing discussion groups (PSQC) through to the end of the week.  After Spring Break we'll begin our independent novel studies.

 

ACUITY INFORMATION:  Remember students, you are logging into www.acuityathome.com with your name/password (see me if you have forgotten) and you are completing the "Literal Information: Level 7" activity.

 
Monday, March 15th and Tuesday, March 16th - Monday, March 15, 2010

ALL BLOCKS:  Great job to all students during the CAT week.  I appreciate your hard work.  We are doing a mini-literature circle this week out of the textbooks.  Students are reading "All Summer in a Day" pg. 102, and "Suzy and Leah" pg. 114.  We will be reading the stories one at a time and doing discussion groups (PSQC) through to the end of the week.  After Spring Break we'll begin our independent novel studies.

 

ACUITY INFORMATION:  Remember students, you are logging into www.acuityathome.com with your name/password (see me if you have forgotten) and you are completing the "Literal Information: Level 7" activity.

 


8th Grade Homework Updates
Monday, March 15th and Tuesday, March 16th - Monday, March 15, 2010

ALL BLOCKS:  Great job on the CAT everyone!  This week we are doing our preliminary instruction for The Diary of Anne Frank.  Read and review the background sheet about Anne Frank and research the following terms/words: Anne Frank, Holocaust, Nazi, Otto Frank, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gestapo, Bergen-Belsen, Typhus.

ACUITY INFORMATION:  Remember students, you are logging into www.acuityathome.com with your name/password (see me if you have forgotten) and you are completing the "Literal Information: Level 8" activity.

 
Monday, March 15th and Tuesday, March 16th - Monday, March 15, 2010

ALL BLOCKS:  Great job on the CAT everyone!  This week we are doing our preliminary instruction for The Diary of Anne Frank.  Read and review the background sheet about Anne Frank and research the following terms/words: Anne Frank, Holocaust, Nazi, Otto Frank, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gestapo, Bergen-Belsen, Typhus.

ACUITY INFORMATION:  Remember students, you are logging into www.acuityathome.com with your name/password (see me if you have forgotten) and you are completing the "Literal Information: Level 8" activity.

 


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Today's Updates
CAT this week! - Monday, March 08, 2010

Good Morning!

California Achievement Testing will be taking place at Buffett this week, and teachers are asking all students to stay positive, keep rested, and try their best!  Mr. Pentland's bobcat block class (8A) will be testing in Cottage 6 for the week, culminating in the Test of Cognitive Skills on Friday morning.  Students who are absent during CAT this week will make up portions missed the following week.

Good luck to everyone!  Meet/Break your CAT goals! :)

Mr. P

 
CAT this week! - Monday, March 08, 2010

Good Morning!

California Achievement Testing will be taking place at Buffett this week, and teachers are asking all students to stay positive, keep rested, and try their best!  Mr. Pentland's bobcat block class (8A) will be testing in Cottage 6 for the week, culminating in the Test of Cognitive Skills on Friday morning.  Students who are absent during CAT this week will make up portions missed the following week.

Good luck to everyone!  Meet/Break your CAT goals! :)

Mr. P

 


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Course Documents
 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
Verb ChartCameron PentlandVerb Help2/5/2010101.28 KBDownload
Practice Sentences (verbs)Cameron PentlandVerb Help2/9/201087.15 KBDownload


 
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