Newbery Project

Miss Coppoletta, Miss Gabriel, and I are asking students to volunteer their time and efforts for a school project. Sixth grade students will write short reviews on their Newbery books and include them in a class book for Lakeview's school library. When complete, the class book will be displayed in the IMC and presented to Miss Gabriel's classmates at DePaul University. Students are encouraged to use their free time during school to complete this project.

Math, Period 4

Web Page for Friday, 11/1

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Extended Responses

This week six grade students will be working on Reading and Math extended response questions in these core classes. We are getting prepared for the ISAT tests in March.

In Reading classes, students will be answer a questions based on common fairy tales. We will be using graphic organizers to help with the process to form the narrative response.

In Math classes, students will try a problem on their own, write an extended response, discuss and get a chance to revise theirs answer. The students will also get a chance to work with our ISAT Coach books.

Lakeview is very proud of students, as will typically do well on the tests. We are encouraging continued results by preparing our students at the start of the school year. Talk to your child and ask them what they have been working on for the ISAT tests.

Red Ribbon Week!

This week Lakeview Junior High will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week. On Monday we had a wonderful Multi-Media presentation. Throughout the week we will participate in activities to promote drug awareness and prevention. All students were give a Red Ribbon week bracelet and are encouraged to wear it for the remainder of the week. Friday is RED spirit day. We will all be wearing red. Here is the story behind Red Ribbon Week.

The Story Behind the Symbol
Enrique "Kiki" Camarena grew up in a dirt-floored house with hopes and dreams of making a difference.

Camarena worked his way through college, served in the Marines and became a police officer. When he decided to join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, his mother tried to talk him out it. "I can't not do this," he told her. "I'm only one person, but I want to make a difference."
The DEA sent Camarena to work undercover in Mexico investigating a major drug cartel believed to include officers in the Mexican army, police and government. On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death.

In honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin. Parents, sick of the destruction of alcohol and other drugs, had begun forming coalitions. Some of these new coalitions took Camarena as their model and embraced his belief that one person can make a difference. These coalitions also adopted the symbol of Camarena's memory, the red ribbon.

The National Family Partnership organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988. Since that time, the campaign has reached millions of U.S. children.

In 1997, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse began committing resources to ensure the continuation of the Red Ribbon Campaign in Texas, as well as the hopes and beliefs behind this grassroots effort to protect children from the dangers of alcohol and other drugs.

Newbery Project for Reading!

Just a friendly reminder to keep reading your Newbery book. You should be more that 1/2 way through your book and should be working hard to complete the notes. Include as much detail as possible in you notes. These notes will help you with your final project. We will checking your progress on Friday.

Share Your Shoes!

Homebases will be collecting GYM shoes (in any condition) from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16. Shoes will be sent to imporoverished and underprivileged communities and countries around the world. Please clean out your closets and send in some gym shoes. Thanks for your support!

Magazine Drive

Congrats to Mesker's Millioaries! We successfully sold more magazines than Miss Coppoletta's Homebase and will have a excellent breakfast on Friday, Oct. 12! Thank you to all the students that worked hard to sell those magazines! Go Gold!

Newberry Project

Newbery Medal Book Project

Dear Students and Parents,

Recently we started a project in reading class about Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor Books. The students had a chance to checkout one of these titles from the Lakeview IMC. Once they have completed the novel of their choice, they will need to complete a project. Each of the students has a copy of the project. Attached is a calendar listing the various due dates for the different components of the projects. I wanted you and your child to have a handy reference sheet of the due dates.

As you can tell from the calender, the book needs to be read by Tuesday, October 30th. On this day, I will also check the completed notes worksheet your child has taken about the book. Students will then have a workday on Wednesday to complete the cover and the first two pages of their project. I am asking that they do not begin working on their rough drafts until class on Wedneseday October 31. In order to make this project a success, it is necessary that they come prepared with all materials. As the calender illustrates these materials include their Newbery book, any notes they have taken, scratch paper for rough draft work, colored pencils, markers, and pencils.

As usual, I will be looking for all the correct writing conventions, creativity, and neatness in this project. Success on this project depends on your preparedness!
Keep in mind the final project will be worth 100 points and is due November 12th. All of the individual pages count as homework grades. I am looking forward to some excellent projects. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Miss Coppoletta, Miss Gabriel, and Mrs. Mesker