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Spanish 1 News – The sophomores continue to make very nice progress in their Spanish learning. We have been concentrating more of our time on reading a simple novel, Pobre Ana. I am very pleased with their progress in pronunciation and comprehension. The students take turns reading portions of the story and then another translates. Our last test of the semester will be an open-book exam over the part of the story we have read. Here they are, hard at work on their test…reading for answers!
Spanish 2 News - The juniors are completing a long-term storybook project. First, we read the story of the Little Red Hen in Spanish. We learned the proper verb tenses and the basic elements of a story. The students were then assigned to groups to compose the story and to make illustrations for their story. Here are the proud teams with their resulting creations!
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Persuasive Writing
This month the Fourth Grade has been working on persuasive writing. While writing persuasively the two main six-trait topics we focused on were word choice and voice. We also talked a lot about how precise or not precise the details are in a persuasive writing effects if a writer can sway a reader. The students then took these skills and applied them to the following topic:
The local newspaper is offering a prize for the Best Relative of the Year. Before you begin writing, think about your Grandparents whom you . . .
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Board of Education Agenda-May Meeting
SUMNER-EDDYVILLE-MILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING, Monday, May 13, 2013 School Library – Sumner, NE – 8:00 p.m. 0.0 Declaration of Intent – Open Meetings Act This meeting is conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act; Chapter 84, Article 14 1.0 Call to Order 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance; Roll Call of Members 1.2 . . . read more
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