May
01
2013

Ms. S.
Congrats to Emma R., Gabby T., & Gillian G. for being recognized and published by the Palm Beach County Middle School Poetry Competition.
Congrats to Haley J., Nikita P., & Jennifer L. for placing second in the April is for Authors Thinkersize Challenge for the novel “Wild Things” by Clay Carmichael.
Great Work Students!!!
Tags: Awards, Competition, Fiction, Language Arts, Poetry, Published
Aug
15
2012

Ms. S.
Welcome to our blog. My name is Ms. Sittig and I will be your English Language Arts teacher this 2012-2013 school year. My professional and educational backgrounds are in English and Literature. I enjoy my job and the work that goes into it. You will be challenged this year to be forward thinkers and this platform and technology will further your skills in this area. Let’s work together to assist each other and you will be amazed at what you create and accomplish.
New and former students please feel free to post comments, peruse previous comments, introduce yourself, and detail any ideas you have going into this school year. Thank you!
Tags: blogging
Apr
24
2012

Ms. S.
1. Congrats to our “Do the Write Thing” Finalists (Subject Bullying): Alberto A. & Jacob K.
2. Congrats to our students who will be attending the Poetry Awards Ceremony and will be getting their poetry published: Ben K., Tamera D., Mikayla C., Jason F., Alexis B., Jessica B.
Tags: Bullying, Expository Writing, Figurative Language, Language Arts, Poetry
Mar
16
2012

Ms. S.
A) Click on the article title above to read more about John Goodman and the trial. How would you feel if you were the lawbreaker, the victim, the lawyer (defense or prosecution), or the judge?
B) Rewrite a portion of the article from one of these individual’s point of view and label it (i.e. lawyer’s point of view).
Video (Click on “Video”)
Tags: Language Arts, Point of View, Writing
Jan
23
2012

Ms. S.
Take the Lead and Read: Books + Donate = Success (Click on “Books” to be redirected to the site.)
Pick from the booklist for middle school (6th -8th) and kindly send your dontations to:
Polo Park Middle School, Ms. Sittig, 11901 Lake Worth Road, Wellington, FL 33449-8304
Your donations to our classroom library are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support.
Tags: Book Drive, Language Arts, Literacy
Dec
24
2011

Ms. S.
There are two parts to this blog post (part A & B).
Part A:
Without reading the story, write down what’s happening in the photo, what happened during the game, and who won. Make an inference/prediction.
(Ginny Dixon, Sun Sentinel / December 21, 2011) |
Part B:
Read the
story (click on the word “
story“), were your predictions correct?
Post Parts A & B to the blog. Please post only your first name and last initial. Proofread your work for grammar, spelling, capitalization, etc.
Happy Holidays!
Tags: English, Inference, Language Arts, Prediction, Sports
Oct
31
2011

Ms. S.

Adopt our classroom and help us achieve our potential. Thank you for your assistance!
Tags: Assistance, Language Arts, Technology
Jul
18
2011

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Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Ms. Sittig and I will be your English Language Arts teacher this 2011-2012 school year. My professional and educational backgrounds are in English and Literature. I enjoy my job and the work that goes into it. You will be challenged this year to be forward thinkers and this platform and technology will further your skills in this area. Let’s work together to assist each other and you will be amazed at what you create and accomplish.
Tags: English, Grammar, Language Arts, Technology, Writing