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Welcome to Language Arts (Grades 6,7 & 8)

January - February News

Happy New Year! 

       January is Catholic Schools Month and St. Thomas teachers have planned many activities.  The 6^th and 8^th graders will participate during multi-cultural week, the last week in January.  Academic studies will be on-going.  The activities will be minor breaks from our first duty—teaching!

       The 6^th graders have just finished battling the Manta Diablo and have returned

The Black Pearl to the Madonna with love.  Being an equal opportunity teacher, since they have explored the deep blue sea, I will now send them on an adventure to the deep blue sky, parallel worlds and beyond through A Wrinkle in Time.

Writing for 6^th – 8^th graders:

                                                Next in our text

                                                Is a unit on poetry

                                                Not all will rhyme, you see

                                                We will study free verse, haiku

                                                 Narrative and silly poems too

                                                 They will read and write

                                                 Create and recite

                                                  In chant or chorus

                                                  But nothing too boorish

     Vocabulary and grammar will continue to bring smiles, which are frowns upside down.  Remember - a well constructed sentence with just the right words adds clarity and   meaning to a composition well done.

       Still to come are oral book reports for 6^th – 8^th.  A debate in 7^th and mini-films in 8^th. Awards for all and maybe even Oscars will be presented.   

     Shakespeare still rules in Ms. M’s class, “friends, Romans, countrymen” for 7^th and “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou” for 8^th,  plays that will prepare them for high school.

     I thank you parents for your student’s gifts to me, and thank you for supporting me as their teacher.   Can you say:  Hello, Goodbye and how are you in any foreign language?  E-mail me-   we need these phrases for multi-cultural week.

BIO

Marie    Born: New Britain, moved to Forestville in 1980.

Hobbies: playing with my dogs, reading, gardening. I LOVE teaching at ST. THOMAS SCHOOL.  I learn so much from my students, their abilities astound me.

Education: CCSU: BA MA, ENGLISH

TRINITY COLLEGE: 6^th year-writing.

ST JOSEPH COLLEGE: MA – Pastoral Ministry.

Teaching experience: Part-time Lecturer 3,8 yrs, CCSC, freshman comp.

ST ANTHONY SCHOOL BRISTOL, middle school, 22 years.

ST ANN NEW BRITAIN -3 years.

Community experience: Bakery, salesclerk; President: wholesale, retail business.

I am fascinated always by learning new wonders and sharing my insights.