Another Homecoming Is In The Books!

Hello, all!  Another Homecoming week has come and gone, and I have many pictures to share.  First, however, let me tell you about what is going on academically (because believe it or not, we did do some academics last week):

In English 9 we've worked our way through most of Flowers for Algernon.  I'm hoping to finish the novel by mid-week, and so that means the test will be either Wednesday or Thursday.  When I get the definitive date, I'll let you know.  We will also continue with grammar and vocabulary, following the same patterns we've had all year.

Here are a couple of pics from 1st Hour English 9 this week:

 Camo Day

A class photo from Friday morning.

 

 

In English 11, we finished Beowulf and took the test.  Then we wrote a fairly complicated essay with quotes and all; the final copy (or Type 4) will be due on Tuesday.  They are also working on taking their vocabulary quizzes online on Edmodo, so those are due by midnight on Monday.  Their final deadline of the week is Friday, when they are bringing in and presenting their independent book projects.  In the meantime, we've begun a new unit on Medieval England, so they're making shields and preparing to read the Prologue of Canterbury Tales. Because we have so much going on this week for deadlines, they will not have vocabulary until the following week.

 

Here are some pictures from them working on shields and participating in Homecoming

 2nd Hour

 3rd Hour

 4th Hour

 5th Hour

 Wacky Wednesday

Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

 

 

And here are some pictures of some of my former students, now seniors, who were on Homecoming Court and all dressed up!

 



 

Finally, here are the seniors decorating the hallway outside of my classroom:

 

 

It was a busy week!  Here's to a calmer one!