Week of May 12, 2014

Math MCAS - May 13-14

Biology MCAS - June 2-3

Sophomore Honors will finish Elie Wiesel's Night.

Sophomore C-1 groups will continue work on "Raisin in the Sun."

Freshmen C-1 will continue work on Great Expectations.

Week of May 5, 2014

Hi,

This week, Sophomore C-1 groups will be starting Lorraine Hansberry's classic American play "Raisin in the Sun" on Tuesday.

Sophomore Honors will continue with Elie Wiesel's Night, with a quiz on Tuesday and chapter four discussion Wednesday.

Freshman C-1 are taking their quiz on Book One of Great Expectations today (Monday) and wil continue reading Book Two for tomorrow's class discussion.

Thanks,

Mr. Hacker

Week of April 28, 2014

Hello,

Sophomore C-1 classes are finishing their Haiku poetry projects this week, with a test on Friday.

Sophomore Honors class is continuing their work with Elie Wiesel's autobiography Night.

Freshmen C-1 class began work on Charles Dickens' Great Expectations before the break and will be continuing this week.

Regards,

Mr. Hacker

Week of March 31, 2014

Hello,

Sophomore C-1 students have finished their poetry units and will be starting a Haiku poetry unit this week.

Sophomore Honors students have started their Holocaust unit and will be presenting their Identity Box projects this week, in preparation to read Elie Wiesel's autobiography Night.

Freshman C-1 students are finishing Of Mice and Men and will be writing their department composition at the end of the week.

Third quarter closes this Friday, April 4.  Edline reports were sent home two weeks ago.  Any questions, please email johnhacker@k12.waltham.ma.us

Thanks,

John Hacker

Week of March 3, 2014

Hello,

Sophomore C-1 classes have been working on poetry and will have a quiz on lyric poetry this week.

Sophomore Honors has finished Macbeth and will be taking their final test this week.  There is a project due next week called "Macbeth Mix" in which students create a musical mix of songs which represent the play Macbeth.  It is due on March 11.

Freshmen have started work on John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men.

Also, MCAS dates are as follows:

March 18 - Long Composition
March 19 - ELA Session 1
March 21 - ELA Session 2

I have encouraged students to bring their own snacks and water to the testing sessions to keep themselves refreshed.  Please note, there are no electronic devices allowed while testing.

Week of January 21, 2014

Happy New Year!

Freshmen finished up with The Hobbit before the Christmas break and turned in their projects after the vacation.  They are now working on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

C-1 Sophomores are in the midst of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  We have a quiz on Act IV this week.

Honors Sophomores finished The Alchemist and are now beginning Shakepeare's Macbeth.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A Very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year to you and your families!

When we return, Honors Sophomores will continue work on The Alchemist.

C-1 Sophomores will continue their work on Macbeth.

Freshmen will begin work on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Have a restful vacation!

Mr. Hacker