Welcome to Reading Class!

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome to my classroom blog--The Callum Corner! Welcome to reading class! I have exciting lessons and projects planned for us and cannot wait to kick-off the school year! Feel free to take an opportunity to browse the site. The blog will always be a work in progress. Throughout the year, I will update the homework page almost daily. Helpful handouts and links will periodically be added to assist the students with their learning. At any given time you may find resources that are helpful to either reading or writing class. Other items on the site include useful resources, and some (downloadable) important handouts from class. The tabs at the top of the page will lead you to these helpful tools.  Please consider becoming a follower of the blog. Feel free to post a comment that shows you visited the site :-)

Warmest,

~Mrs. "Occean" Callum

Debate Rubrics Posted

Hi Students,

Four out of the five rubrics are available for viewing on the blog. Please click on the "Handouts" tab, and you will find a list of rubrics by class section. Click on your writing class section and preview the rubric. Bring any questions you may have about your section's rubric to class tomorrow. The judges will try their best to answer your questions.

Enjoy your Sunday!
~Mrs. Occean Callum

May News!

Congratulations to Michael Gross for being the first place winner in the 2012 Student Essay Contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Credit Union League. Michael has been invited to attend an awards ceremony at the State House to be recognized on June 7, 2012.

Currently students are wrapping up their studies in writing class with parts of speech, particularly adjectives, prepositions, and conjunctions. We are finishing our study of different types of writing with the art of persuasion, which will conclude with a debate.

It is not too soon to begin studying for the final exam, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13th (periods 6 & 7).

As a cluster, we would not want to leave you without a good book to read. Please refer to the BLS.org website for information on summer reading requirements. Consider purchasing recreational books to read over the summer via Scholastic.com. If you plan to buy books, please submit your order by May 29th!

Enjoy the long weekend!
~Mrs. Occean Callum