June 26- July 10 Out of Town...

I just wanted to let you know that I will be out of town from June 26-July 10. I will have computer access June 26-July 1 and will try to approve your comments in a timely manner. From July 3-July 10, I will not have consistent Internet access. I will try and check in from time to time and get your comments out as soon as I can. Please be patient and understand that I know you will be working hard and you will get credit for your posts, even if they don't show immediately.

Keep reading, have a great time, and I will check back in with you all soon!!

Happy reading,
Mrs. Breton

NEED YOUR HELP FOR JUNE 23 (TOMORROW)

Mr. Searcy is going to be filming a video announcing the I Pad technology that is coming to our school, and he needs some middle school kids to participate. I will be there, and if your parents are ok with it, you can be there, too! He needs everyone there by 10:00 a.m. in Bell Hall. Wear normal school attire. If you think you can make it, please post a yes in the comments. Thanks! Hope you all are excited about the new technology!!! YEAA!

Second Summer Reading Book Selections-1 post

Obviously there are some of you who have yet to post your selections, but I will update as I get more. Feel free to contact each other, blog, and discuss if you are reading the same books! Some of you are also reading books that some of the 8th grade is reading. Feel free to look on their summer reading blog and contact anyone from that grade who is reading your book so you can discuss. Their blog is www.sas8summerreading.blogspot.com

Some of you have chosen more than one book, and that is awesome! But do not feel that you have to journal for more than one.

Also, if you are having trouble finding a list of award winners, Mrs. Solomon has a list with links on our media center page...you can go to the following link and scroll down and look to the right of the page. Thanks, Mrs. Solomon!

www.tinyurl.com/sasmediacenterhome

Katie Brown-Blizzard, The American Revolution Experienced by One Boy, The Great Fire
Andrew Beckman-The Westing Game, Call It Courage
Kate Ferensik-A Wrinkle in Time
Ellen Ferguson-13 Reasons Why
Nina Miller-Graceling

The END~

Please use this post to talk about your overall feeling about the book. Also use this as a place to discuss the experience of using the summer reading blog. Discuss the following: what you liked, what you would change, etc.
:)

Mr. Syme

Sodapop

Bob

Randy

Johnny

Dally

Darry

Ponyboy

Ch 9-12

CHANGE IN POSTING..PLEASE READ~~~~

It has come to my attention that it is hard for you all to post a response to others when you are reading ahead. If you get to the blog and find that others have not yet started to post questions or thoughts, don't feel like you can't comment. Please just post 2 original thoughts of your own and they will count. You guys are doing an amazing job!! I'm so pleased!!!!:) Keep up the good work!

Cherry

Randy

Sodapop

Jerry Wood

Dally

Ponyboy

Johnny

Ch 5-8

Questions and Answers?????????

Here's a section for you all to ask any questions you might have about the novel. Your classmates or I will answer them. Similarly, please visit this section often to see if you can help out a fellow classmate with an answer.

Greasers

Socs

Buck Merril

Bob and Randy

Mickey Mouse

Tim Shepard

Sherri Valance (Cherry)

Johnny Cade

Dallas Winston

Two-bit Mathews

Steve Randle

Johnny

Darrel (Derry)

Sodapop

Ponyboy Curtis

Ch 1-4

I wanted to go ahead and get you all something up so you can begin posting. Please feel free to leave any thoughts, ideas, comments, opinions, feelings about the first 4 chapters here. I will post the important characters below so that you can add you thoughts about them as you get to know them in these chapters.

I will post some questions for you to think about Monday or Tuesday.

Good luck, happy reading, and enjoy!!!