Formatting your published entry

Way Back Wednesday.....

It is so fun to be working with Mr. McLouglin this year!!

Here's a picture of us attending a Rick Wormeli conference together back in 2013.

Authors "craft" tension with a purpose

Need help with your entries?

I am checking writers notebook pages pages for the first time tomorrow!!

Here's a helpful graphic organizer... just in case some of you are stuck.



Plus....

SRI Test

This is our first SRI test of the year.

Take your time and do your very best work!!

SRI Test Link

Mystery benefactor

Thank you so much to whoever anonymously donated these titles to our classroom library. We are very grateful that you thought of us while at the book fair.

Sincerely, 

The Indigo Team

Writing reminders!

I will start checking the weekly notebook entries next Friday (9/16)

Open House is tonight!

Attention 8th grade Indigo Parents....
8th grade Open House starts tonight at 6:30pm
We would also like to invite you to visit the Book Fair in the Media Center starting at 5:00pm


In case you are unable to attend.... here is the information that will be shared during Open House:

Click here to view my open house slideshow

Looking forward to a wonderful year!

~Siobhan DeGray

It's Back!!

We will be continuing to use the IXL website to practice grammar and punctuation skills. Students are required to practice for one hour a week (outside class time). This week will only be half an hour (due to the long weekend). 

You are what you read...

What we read shapes who we are as people. Some books teach us lessons about life; others help us deal with tough situations that we might be experiencing, and some books are special because they hold memories of loved ones. The books that significantly impact us become part of our identity, a literary fingerprint. 

Look closely to see the book titles in the ridge details of this "fingerprint"

Welcome back!!!

Congratulations to Section B. They were the Gold medalists
for the group hula hoop event.