Ms. Lindsay's Blog

Welcome

Welcome to 7th grade!  This is my 5th year at Barber Middle School, and I know that it is going to be a great one!  I have been married for many, many years to my wonderful husband Murray, and we have one daughter, Erin, one son-in-law, Kirk, and one beautiful grandson, Riley.  You will likely get tired of hearing about Riley before the end of the year, because I am a very proud grandmother! 

This year, in addition to my small group classes, I will be co-teaching with Mrs. Stiefel and Mr. Taylor.  We are going to have a great year, so welcome to the team!

Monday, 1/30

1st period: MLK packet due on Tuesday!  Writing begins again tomorrow.

2nd period: - See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods: MLK packet duen on Tuesday! - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for additional information.

7th period: Tangerine test scores not as high as I had hoped.  Tomorrow, I will give you an alternate assignment to bring up your grades.

Friday, 1/27

1st period: MLK packet due on Monday!

2nd period: - MLK packet due on Monday! - See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods: MLK packet duen on Monday! - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for additional information.

7th period: Tangerine test on Monday!! 

Monday, 1/23

1st period: Capitalization Practice & Reading Fluency assessements.

2nd period: - See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods: - More practice with Direct/Indirect Objects and "Bieber Ball" - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for additional information.

7th period: Reading novels and answering comprehension questions.

Friday, 1/20

1st period: Today, we caught up on missing and incomplete assignments.

2nd period: - See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods: - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period: Reading novels and answering comprehension questions.

Wednesday, 1/18/12

Well, we got through the writing assessment today!  Tomorrow, all Language Arts teachers will be locked in a room to grade the 6th and 7th grade essays.

1st period: Short classes because of the writing assessment - we did some CRCT practice.

2nd period: -  Short classes because of the writing assessment - See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods: Short classes because of the writing assessment - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period: Short classes because of the writing assessment -  Reading novels and answering comprehension questions.

Thursday, 1/12

As part of the statewide assessment requirements, the Middle Grades Writing Assessment will be administered Wednesday, January 18 from 9:30 – 11:30.  All students in 8^th grade will take part in this assessment, while students in 6^th and 7^th grade will participate in a local writing assessment during this time.  Students should arrive to school on time and come prepared with sharpened number 2 pencils as well as blue or black ink pens.

1st period: Today we worked on analyzing a persuasive essay.  More practice tomorrow.

2nd period: -  See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods:  - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period:  Reading comprehension assessment. If you did not do your homework last night, please do it tonight.  Homework: Choose a commercial on television.  Write the name of the product and the type of persuasive technique that is used to sell the product (see the list and definitions you were given).

Wednesday, 1/11

1st period: Today we worked on constructing a counterargument for a persuasive essay.  More practice tomorrow.

2nd period: -  See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods:  - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period:  Propaganda Terms Pretest.  Introduction to identifying persuasive techniques and analyzing persuasive writing.  Homework: Choose a commercial on television.  Write the name of the product and the type of persuasive technique that is used to sell the product.

Friday, 12/16

1st period: Site word quiz 4 - quiz 5 on Monday. We began working on progress assessments today.  We will finish on Tuesday.

2nd period: -  See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods:  - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period:  Fiction/Nonfiction Quiz today. Quiz grades were not very good - make corrections over the weekend to improve your grade. 

Corrected Quiz due in class on Monday, or grade stays the same.

Barber Holiday Lunch - Wednesday, Dec. 21 - to download flyer, click here: View this photo

Thursday, 12/15

1st period: Site word quiz 3, phonics, and verb practice.  Site word quiz 4 tomorrow.

2nd period: -  See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods:  - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period:  Went over vocabulary for first section. 

Quiz on Friday over fiction/nonfiction notes.

Barber Holiday Lunch - Wednesday, Dec. 21 - to download flyer, click here: View this photo

Wednesday, 12/14

1st period: Site word quiz 2 and sentence practice.  Site word quiz 3 tomorrow.

2nd period: -  See Mrs. Stiefel's blog for information.

5th & 6th periods:  - See Mr. Taylor's Blog for information.

7th period:  Notes on Fiction and Nonfiction text.  Quiz on Friday over notes.

Barber Holiday Lunch - Wednesday, Dec. 21 - to download flyer, click here: View this photo