English Express
Volume 1
A Note from Mrs. Neal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope this note finds you all well. I wanted to give you an update about the last three weeks in English II Honors.
Summer Reading Wrap-Up
Check out some of our "rockstar writing" samples below!
Progress Reports
At the end of this week your learner should be bringing home a progress report card. The administration has asked that any student with a grade below a 75 in a class have a parent signature and return it to school.
Reading Team Competition
Competition is heating up! Check out some of our reading challenge winners below.
What's Next?
The last three weeks before report cards are going by quickly! On Monday I will introduce the Theme Notebook. The Theme Notebook will be the second major grade for the six weeks and will be the capstone for the study of theme across time periods.
Your learners should also be doing Membean vocabulary time every week. This six weeks, learners are expected to do 30 minutes of vocabulary training. The program is meant to be done in short bursts, so 5 to 10 minutes of training at a time is the best way to fully engage in the program. We will do a practice quiz next week. The first graded quiz will take place the last week of the six weeks.
The 1st six weeks will end on October 2nd. We will be reading Animal Farm by George Orwell in the 2nd six weeks. I wanted to let you know ahead of time to start acquiring this book. I also encourage the learners to check out the Book Xchange box in our school library to see if they might obtain a copy there.
New Books in Our Library
If you would like to continue helping build our library, you are welcome to donate books that you no longer wish to keep at your home. We are looking only for books that our learners desire to read. Just send any books to school with your learner, and your family's donation will be remembered inside the book cover.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your continued support inside and outside of the classroom.