Ms. Pratl

Have a great summer!

It's hard to believe that 7th grade is over and today we start our summer vacation. It seems like just yesterday you were all walking into my classroom for the first time, anxious to start 7th grade! It has been wonderful working with all of you this year. I want to especially thank the 7th graders for being such a special part of my engagement last Friday. I am so glad that you were all a part of such a special day! I hope you all have a fun and relaxing summer, and I will see you back at school in August when you are 8th graders! Have a great summer! :)

-Ms. Pratl 

Spring Concert Tonight!

This is just a reminder that tonight is the SJB spring concert! It will be in the gym and starts at 7PM. The 7th grade class will be performing musical numbers from "Les Miserables" and I think they sound GREAT! I hope to see you all there!

-Ms. Pratl

Silent Reading in the Garden!

Today since it was such a beautiful day and the 7th graders were good, we got to do silent reading in the garden! I have to say the new gardening club is doing excellent work. The garden looks BEAUTIFUL! :)

 

Extra Credit

Good Afternoon,

Happy Spring!

I have decided to give students in 7th grade and in 5-8th grade religion an oppurtunity to do some extra credit. Students are only allowed to complete this extra credit if they do not currently have any missing assignments this quarter. I should have the extra credit to any students who qualify or are interested by Friday, May 8th. The extra credit will be due to me by Friday, May 18th in order to receive extra credit. Thanks!

-Ms. Pratl :)

Presentations

This is a reminder that the 7th grade presentations are due this Monday, April 6. Students chose their topics two weeks ago. They are to have at least one visual, they are to submit a paper to me summarizing their presentation, and they will need to turn in a bibliography for any sources they used to cite information in their preentation. Remember that I am looking more at HOW you present rather than what you are presenting. Be sure to go over the tips for preparing and presenting that I gave you last week to help you and over the weekend be sure to practice, practice, practice! I am excited to hear all the presentations on Monday.

-Ms. Pratl

Citywide 7th Grade Human Relations Essay Contest

Each year there is a citywide essay contest sponsored by the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR). 7th grade are invited to submit an essay that gives students a chance to apply their own skills and knowledge to the topic of improving human relations in everyday life in Chicago. Students in 7th grade were all expected to at least submit a rough draft to me as part of their grammar grade. However, I told those students that chose to submit a final draft of the essay to be submitted in the contest that they would receive extra credit in grammar for their efforts. I am only permitted to submit a maximum of two essays. All of the essays that were turned in to me were really good and I am so proud of those students who took the time to think about such an important issue and put it into writing. I am pleased to announce that the essays that will be submitted to the citywide essay contest from our 7th grade classroom are Karina and Anngelika! Congratulations girls! Thank you to all of you who put forth the effort to submit an essay, and good luck to our two 7th graders as their essays have a chance to win some pretty big prizes! I will keep you posted on this! :)

-Ms. Pratl

Terra Nova Week is Over!

The 7th graders did such a nice job this week putting their best efforts forward to do their best on the Terra Nova tests. Great job! Each day this week I chose students who I observed putting forth all their effort and trying their best on each test and I gave them a raffle ticket. There was a raffle today which included all of the students who received raffle tickets. I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 7th grade raffle and the proud ricipient of a Target gift card for her hard work is Karina! Congratulations to Karina and everyone else in the 7th grade for completing a successful Terra Nova week! You all deserver a nice, relaxing weekend. Enjoy it! :)

-Ms. Pratl

Family Mass Sunday

This Sunday, March 8 at 9:45 there is a family mass at St. John Berchmans! The 5th grade class will be participating in this mass. Unfortunately, I cannot be at the mass because I will be with the 8th graders on their Confirmation Retreat. But I encourage all 7th grade students and their families to attend the mass that Mr. Schwider and the 5th graders have been working so hard on! I hope everyone has a great weekend. :)

-Ms. Pratl

February Disciple of the Month

I am pleased to announce that our February disciple of the month is Anngelika! Anngelika is always willing to help her classmates, gets her work in on time, and is respectful at all times to her teachers and peers. She is a wonderful example of how a follower of Christ ought to act. Congratulations, Anngelika!

Our Decorated Door!

Below are pictures of our classroom door that the 7th grade worked very hard on last week for Catholic Schools Week!