Students have been working hard on their Academic Fair projects and we started the first quarter by reviewing what goes into a quality research report. This brings us to an exciting new unit on writing an autobiographical narrative. Students will work through a writing packet, brainstorming ideas as they recall childhood or recent memories. Those memories can be funny, exciting, or sad. We’ve had a great time sharing those memories aloud in class as we work on the prewriting stage! We will be writing the rough draft and the 8th graders will be expected to incorporate dialogue into their narrative.
Mrs. Candelier and Mrs. Foster
Students have been working hard on their Academic Fair projects and we started the first quarter by reviewing what goes into a quality research report. This brings us to an exciting new unit on writing an autobiographical narrative. Students will work through a writing packet, brainstorming ideas as they recall childhood or recent memories. Those memories can be funny, exciting, or sad. We’ve had a great time sharing those memories aloud in class as we work on the prewriting stage! We will be writing the rough draft and will correct them a we write our final draft.
Mrs. Candelier and Mrs. Foster
Middle School Reading has been reading using SRA Reading Laboratory kits. These kits provide individualized skills instruction, permit independent work, promote students’ sense of responsibility, and let each student move at his or her own pace, according to individual ability.The practice selections in an SRA Reading Laboratory kit are by no means just sterile skills exercises. They are short stories and articles that students actually enjoy reading, and they are sources of a great deal of incidental learning as well-about plants, animals, history, science, technology, discovery, fine arts, social institutions, sports, and our cultural heritage. Importantly, they range over past, present, and future perspectives.
Children don’t just learn to “read better” by using the program; they discover what it means to become readers. They gain pleasure, information, and-if the ultimate goal succeeds-a lifelong love of reading in all kinds of subject areas. They learn to read for a variety of purposes, and they discover what it is to read in a wide range of content areas.
Mrs. Candelier and Mrs. Foster
Geometry student are very hard working and motivated. They did an excellent job learning about tangents and secants.
Mrs. Wong
Math II students are learning about growth and decay functions. They are able to calculate how fast their money will grow and how fast their car will depreciate.
Mrs. Wong
Math B students continue to strive for excellence. They are currently reviewing tangents and secants.
Mrs. Wong
Chemistry students have been challenged by balancing equations and calculating quantities. They are also able to predict if a reaction will occur and have investigated various reactions in lab.
Mrs. Wong
Physics students have been studying waves using ropes, slinkys, and water. They have come to appreciate the energy of a wave by watching news clips of Tsunamis.
Mrs. Wong
If it has letters then we can code it, blend it and READ IT! OH NO a site word! Those we just have to know! WE ARE READING!!!!!!
Mrs. Calma
What Do you Notice About Whales?
We are recalling that crabs and lobsters have helped us learn to count by 10’s and sea stars by 5’s. After some observations and listening to a poem about whales … each of us have made a paper cut out whale for our class Chart “Whales’ Tails Have 2 Flukes Each”.
All our whales were assembled into a triangular arrangement – one more whale in each row. After we have learned that each whale has two flukes this will help reinforce counting by 2’s.
Mrs. Calma