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2-11-11 You should now all be aware that I will not be returning to school after 3-11-11. If you have concerns please email me at sslette@dgsd.k12.ak.us or visit me at the upcoming parent conferences. My last few weeks with the students will be spent working on essay writing. Upon their return from spring break they will prepare for and take the state standardized tests. ~Mrs. Slette

1-24-11 Students will be finishing up their poetry unit this week. All students have been told repeatedly that there is a vocabulary quiz prior to the test. I hope all students have prepared accordingly. ~Mrs. Slette

1-7-11 All first semester grades have been updated. ~Mrs. Slette

1-5-11 Welcome back to school for second semester! Many students and parents are concerned with the "I" incomplete on their report card for first semester. This is a result of my not receiving group infomercials students were creating. Although it was requested that ALL work be submitted by 12-10 for various reasons that didn't happen. I have allowed time for submittal this week and ALL grades will be updated by the end of the day Friday, 1-7-11. Once I update grades I will notify Mrs. Jensen in the front office to re-save the first semester grades. Please check with the front office on whether a second report card is sent or not.

If you have any remaining questions please don't hesitate to contact me. ~Mrs. Slette

12-6 As we wind down first semester, students have two projects to put the finishing touches on. All students have an essay due and most classes are filming infomercials to sell parts of speech. All projects need to be completed by next Tuesday. ~Mrs. Slette

11/16 - Students are getting started on their CNN Heroes essay while others are continuing on creating their own wikis. Included in all of this is the creation of informercials for parts of speech. Each class is sitting in groups at the moment. Each group has selected a part of speech to "sell". The group needs to have a clear understanding of this part of speech in order to get others to "buy" it.

Please note, I will be out of the building from 11/19 - 11/30. I have great subs in my classroom and complete lesson plans. For students working on wikis, they know I will be in contact with them through their wiki page. All other students are aware of my expectations for their work.

I hope my students like their group wikis!

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">All classes are reading novels. 7th Grade is reading The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck and 8th grade is reading Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. All students are also working through a persuasive essay regarding who "Hero of the Year" from 9 of the 10 CNN Heroes nominees should be. We are quite busy as we cruise into second quarter.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">~Mrs. Slette

= = = = =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">NOTICE: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> I will NOT be available for the evening conferences on 10/21 or the morning conferences on 10/22. =

===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">I will be available from 8:15 to 3:45 at Fort Greely Middle School, room 31, on Thursday, 10/21. I apologize for the inconvenience of not being available at the evening conferences. If you are unable to meet with me during the daytime hours, please contact me for another meeting time. I am always willing to meet with parents to discuss their student's progress/achievements. ===

10/6 - I have added a new page for students interested in writing contests. I have also updated the book project page to include the student handout. ~Mrs. Slette

Welcome to Mrs. Slette's English class! I'm so excited to start the new year. I have new plans, new ideas, and new technology (everyone's favorite). I hope you are ready for a fast, fun-filled year... let' get started!

Following is the welcome letter sent home to all parents.



Here is an xtranormal video I made for students on the first day of class.

[|Welcome Video]