The Three Rivers Public Library is looking for student volunteers, grade five through eight, who would work at the Summer Reading Kick Off day on June 2nd and the Closing Program, July 28th. If you have a student (or a child) who is interested in volunteering, please call or email Ms. Lisa Berger, lisab@trpld.org or 815-467-1600.
Oh My It’s Been Too Long!
March 15, 2012 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
With ISAT testing, being out sick, and our big Civil Rights Movement project, I’ve neglected our class blog 
Please check in again starting Monday for up to date listing of class information and assignments. In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to email me at ktonelli@csd17.org.
Thanks,
Mrs. Tonelli
Civil Rights Project Guide
February 23, 2012 by K10ELLI · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
2012!
January 4, 2012 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
Welcome back! Today we begin the 2nd half of the school year. We’re starting out with a Civil Rights unit for our literature study and continuing our writing progress with a descriptive writing unit.
Check back often for links to support the Civil Rights study!
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Quiz
December 1, 2011 by K10ELLI · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Tomorrow we will be taking THIS quiz in class. Check it out, be prepared!
BOOK FAIR!!
November 8, 2011 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
A spaceship has landed in our CJHS library! It is filled with wonderful novels, cookbooks, anime, and trinkets from Scholastic. Our class will be visiting the “ship” book fair in class on Wednesday, November 9.
Adjective/Adverb Test Re-takes
October 13, 2011 by K10ELLI · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Just wanted to give a shout out to my little brainiacs! The test scores were outstanding and really made me day!!!
Originally, students didn’t score the way I’d anticipated. So, we reviewed and broke the test down in parts. We did it together. And it was AMAZING. I learned a lot of valuable information as a teacher and I think students appreciated the second chance to really show me that they understood these parts of speech.
Today we talked about why they think their re-do scores were so much better than the original score. It was helpful so I know what to change up for next year and how to approach future tests.
I’m super proud of what we accomplished in our class this week!
Support Troop 905
October 11, 2011 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
I received this information last week and wanted to spread the word to help support the efforts of Girl Scout Troop 905 as well as contribute to the donation of dialysis for children who need it. Please consider bringing you plastic bottle caps to me throughout the school year. I will see that they are delivered to the girl scouts.
Girl Scout communtiy service project for the year:
We are collecting ALL plastic screw on lids (water, gatorade, shampoo, conditioner, ketchup, syrup, laundry soap, milk, oj, peanut butter,medicine bottles and so on). Children’s Memorial Hospital will donate 15 minutes of kidney dialysis to children for EVERY cap donated.
Service Unit 703 thanks you very much!
Grading Policy Changes
October 6, 2011 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
Since August:
- Students allowed to re-do practice assignments at full credit during the unit of study to which the assignment applies.
- After the unit test, students no longer to turn in the assignment for credit.
- Weekly Writing is due 7 days after it is assigned, with an extension time of 1.5 days. No late assignments accepted.
- No tests/quiz make-ups
Starting October 5:
- Students have been allowed to re-do practice assignments at full credit during the unit of study to which the assignment applies.
- After the unit test, students can still turn in missing assignments for 50% credit.
- Weekly Writing is due 7 days after it is assigned, with an extension time of 1.5 days. Late assignments will be scored at 50%
- Students can make-up TWO tests or quizzes per quarter. This requires a signed parent note explaining what was done to re-study, or a private study session with Mrs. Tonelli before or after school.
Weekly Writing
October 6, 2011 by K10ELLI · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Weekly Writing short story aassignment that was due tomorrow, 10/7, is no longer due. There were too many technical difficulties with the typewith.me site that students were directed to use to complete the assignment I will still read the stories I can access, because I am curious about what was written. However, no grades will be posted in the gradebook.
There is no Weekly Writing assignment being assigned today, 10/6. I will assign the next writing piece next week on 10/14. It will be due 10/21.
