by Amy Llanos | Nov 22, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
After three short weeks, we finally have a full week of school AND it’s December! Not sure how that happened! This week, the 6th and 7th grade will be trying hard to finish our novels. The 8th grade may need a few extra days. Once complete, we will will take...
by Amy Llanos | Nov 17, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
After a long week of essay writing (we worked diligently on essays involving conflict), we will be returning to our novels for some reading and comprehension questions. This is a short week for Thanksgiving break. Enjoy the holiday and the time off with your...
by Amy Llanos | Nov 13, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
This is yet another short week for the students, with conferences for anyone who wishes to meet all day Friday. I look forward to meeting with you all! This week we will continue with our novels and comprehension questions. Students are actively working with their...
by Amy Llanos | Nov 3, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
We are reaching the midway point in our novels and getting to the good stuff! The students seem to be enjoying the books and we are working on sharpening our writing skills every chance we get. We introduced a new strategy called RACES (Restate, Answer, Cite,...
by Amy Llanos | Oct 20, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
This week we will continue reading our novels and checking for comprehension and improving our writing. I introduced (reintroduced) our students to RACES (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum up) as a method for self assessment and paragraph writing. In the google...
