This Week at SMS:

Welcome Back! We hope you had a wonderful summer!

Tryouts & practice for fall sports are being held afterschool this week, and games will begin next week.  

  General Information:

Thursday is media center day for Mrs. Bennett's classes. Please remember to come prepared for our media center visits.

Students staying for afterschool tutoring or for sports are to report directly to the cafeteria upon dismissal to wait for teachers to finish afterschool duties.

Students needing assistance with communication skills are welcome to stay for tutoring on Tuesday afternoons (3:20 until 4:15), provided they have a note from a parent/guardian giving permission to stay and agreeing to be at SMS at 4:15 to pick students up.

WEEKLY LESSON FOCUS ( projected for this week - please be aware that this schedule may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students) 

August 30 - September 3:

• Creating a personal symbol
• Selecting and analyzing a favorite song
• Beginning work on an autobiographical project
  

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ( projected for this week - please be aware that these questions may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students) 

August 30 - September 3:

• Does the symbol I have created model an effective use of images?
• What can I do to improve my personal symbol?
• What is my favorite (school-appropriate) song, and why do I like it?
• What poetic/literary devices can be found in this song?
• What is the rhyme scheme?
  

HOMEWORK

Monday, August 30, 2010 - Begin work on your Weekly Essentials packet.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Locate the lyrics to your favorite school-appropriate song and print or write out a copy to bring to class on Wednesday. Continue working on Weekly Essentials packet.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - Continue working on Weekly Essentials packet.

Thursday, September 2, 2010 - Finish Weekly Essentials packet  

    Read independently each night!

WEEKLY LESSON FOCUS ( projected for this week - please be aware that this schedule may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students) 

August 30 - September 3:

• Selecting and analyzing a favorite song
• Creating a personal motto
  
• Beginning work on an autobiographical project

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ( projected for this week - please be aware that these questions may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students) 

August 30 - September 3:

• What is my favorite (school-appropriate) song, and why do I like it?
• What poetic/literary devices can be found in this song?
• What is the rhyme scheme?
• What is a personal motto, and what would be an appropriate personal motto?
  

HOMEWORK

Monday, August 30, 2010 - Begin work on your Weekly Essentials packet.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Locate the lyrics to your favorite school-appropriate song and print or write out a copy to bring to class on Wednesday. Continue working on Weekly Essentials packet.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - Continue working on Weekly Essentials packet. Brainstorm ideas for a personal motto.

Thursday, September 2, 2010 - Finish Weekly Essentials packet  

WEEKLY LESSON FOCUS ( projected for this week - please be aware that this schedule may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students) 

August 30 - September 3:

• Selecting and analyzing a favorite song
• Creating a personal motto
  
• Beginning work on an autobiographical project

Students in our journalism class will be working on the SMS school newspaper , Pirates' Plank , and a smaller newsletter-type publication throughout the school year. 

Our goals are: 

• to produce a quality school newspaper, published quarterly, for our students, faculty, and SMS family
• to produce a monthly online newsletter to keep our students and their families, our faculty, and the community informed about what's happening at Shallotte Middle School

Students will learn the foundations of news writing and editing, newspaper layout and publishing, and the responsibilities that go along with news reporting and putting together a quality news publication. SMS journalists will serve as researchers, copy-writers, editors, and designers for Pirates' Plank and for the more-frequently produced newsletter.