Nine of the ten available guest author spots for 7th grade have been filled. Drew Smith, Olivia Buffin, Jayden Pfleeger, Tanna Riggin, A.J. Zeiger, Keeley Cherry, Chris Cooper, Katelyn Buchanan, and Ryan Ritchie will all be reading a piece of their original writing to a group of about 20 grade 2 through 5 students on March 16th at Selma Elementary School. There is still one 7th grade spot available. Mrs. Scales will read all of the final submissions tonight and the final spot will be awarded tomorrow.

In a final review for the English portions of the ISTEP we talked about those tricky words in the English language that are easily confused. Examples included:

presents – gifts versus presence – being there
there – place versus their – possession versus they’re they are
allusion – indirect reference versus illusion – false impression
cite – quote an authority versus site – location
lay – past tense of very lie versus laid – past tense of past participle of lay
to-location versus too – also versus two – the number 2
and several other examples.

ISTEPs start tomorrow. Get plenty of rest tonight and eat a good breakfast in the morning.