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3rd Quarter Reading Current News and "Wrap Up."

It's hard to believe that within 3 weeks third quarter is already will be completed and that the PSSAs are within about a week's time! we have been doing many things to prepare for both of these events.

7th Reading- Periods 2 and 3- We are concluding our Soar to Success group reading circles with a very interesting non-fiction book about Komodo Dragon lizards. Paired with this, we are practicing PSSA- type skills such as Main Idea and Figurative Language. shortly after PSSA we will begin a very exciting novel called "Stormbreaker" about a teenage James-Bond type spy named Alex Rider! Students always LOVE this book and we plan to do many fun things with it!

8th Reading- Period 4- We are currently reading materials for the PSSA such as Main Idea and Contextual Vocabulary. This week studetns will be creating their own poems to review the type of figurative language that my be found on the reading test.

Exploratory Reading- Periods 5, 6 and 7- Book reports will be due o n March 13th- Journals to write them will be given back by thrusday the 8th in order for them to be written at home.

Artistic projects March 21st. Now is a GREAT time to be working hard on them as we want to see top-quality prodcts that students can be proud of. since the book report is written, these are to be more "visual" or artistic with a short "explainer" paragraph on them relating them to the book. detakils to follow.

As always, if there are any questions, do not hesitate to contact ma at dietrichc@sesd.k12.pa.us

Thank you, Mr. Dietrich