Wednesday, September 30, 2015

ELA 9B
This week Mrs. Snell joined us to help the students get set-up for SRA reading.  During SRA reading time students will read various stories at specific levels and take tests on comprehension and vocabulary.  This is a good way for the students to self-assess their reading abilities and create data to check their reading levels.  Students who have previously been at UCHS started SRA reading activities in grade 7.  We will be doing SRA reading approximately once in a six day cycle, as time allows.
Today we started to read an article by Ken Dryden on celebrities.  The class had a passionate discussion about whether professional athletes should be paid large salaries. Next week we will be starting the novel 'The Outsiders' by S. E. Hinton.

ELA 9A
This class is also set-up for SRA reading.  Today we started our novel study of 'The Outsiders' by S. E. Hinton.

* As a note both grade 9 classes will be undergoing CAT testing on Tuesday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 7th.  It is very important that students be at school on these days as missed tests will have to be rescheduled, which is very inconvenient for all involved.  These tests can not be studied for but before a CAT testing day students should make sure they have a good night's sleep and the morning of a test students should eat a healthy breakfast. 

French 7-9
Most classes are wrapping up our review package and will be starting our first official units in the next few classes.