We are almost to Spring Break! Spring Break begins this Friday, 4/19. Students will return to school on Monday, 4/29. All grades for Interim Progress reports are due by Thurs. and students will be receiving progress reports in Thursday folders on Thurs 5/2.
The Quizizz Code this week for 8th Graders is 805834. Please complete by Thursday. Have a good week! Our week will look like this:
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Greetings! Students in both 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies are beginning new units this month; I have finished grading notebooks and assessments, and students did a wonderful job! This week our classes with switch around a bit due to the Science Fair and state testing for ELA will pick up again this week. As with last week, this will impact schedules for all classes on those days.
7th Grade Quizizz code for this week is 485939. This is a review of the new vocabulary we have introduced. 8th Grade's Quizizz is due on Monday with the code 628182. There will be a new code assigned later this week. Our week will look like this:
Upcoming Events: Thurs 4/18 - IPR3 Ends (Progress Report grades) Thurs 4/18 - PCA Pride Day Fri 4/19 - Spring Break begins Thurs 5/2 - Progress Reports go home with students Have a great week! Our week will look like this:
Our week will look like this:
Our week will look like this:
Happenings this week: Honor Roll Assembly - Wednesday at 10:50. Rock Your Socks Day & 8th Grade Field Trip - Thursday 3/21 Twin Day - Friday 3/22 Have a great week! Greetings! Our week will look like this:
Monday, March 11th: Professional Development Day, No Students Tuesday, March 12th - 8th Grade: Finish Great Compromise Activity in 8-2 & 8-3, Preamble of the Constitution Close Reading Activity Wednesday, March 13th - 7th Grade: Supreme Court Decision Activity, students in 7-3 will present their Supreme Court Decision findings and then play "Argument Wars" Thursday, March 14th - 8th Grade: Complete Preamble of the Constitution Close Reading Friday, March 15th - 7th Grade: Students in classes 7-2 and 7-1 will present their Supreme Court Decisions; Majorities Rule activity This Friday is a N.U.T. Day and we also have report cards going home with students on Thursday. Coming up.... Rock Your Socks day on 3/21 Twin Day on 3/22 Have a great week! Welcome back! Our week will look like this:
Monday, March 4th - 8th Grade: Founding Father Presentations in the auditorium - these are worth 50 points! Tuesday, March 5th - 7th Grade: Bill of Rights Quiz Wednesday, March 6th - 7th Grade: Voting Rights Assignment p. 40 (students will look at the restriction of voting rights throughout US history, including Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and Religious Exclusion) Thursday, March 7th - 8th Grade: View Shay's Rebellion video, Constitutional Convention Notes p. 51, Great Compromise Activity Friday, March 8th - 7th Grade: Finish Voting Rights Activity, begin Supreme Court Decisions Project Last week a flyer went home in Thurs. folders informing students of a "Pi Bee" on Thurs. 3/14. This will be an in-class competition for those interested to see who can recite the most digits of pi from memory. We will also be having many other fun, interactive activities on that day to refresh our memories about what pi is and how we use it to find area and circumference of circles. Don't forget - PD Day for teachers on Monday, 3/11 meaning no school for students! Also, the end of the trimester is this Friday, 3/8! Report cards go home with students next week. Have a great week! Greetings! After two shortened weeks we are finally back to our normal schedule! While 7th Graders are working hard to learning about the rights protected by the Constitution, the 8th Grade will have their Founding Fathers Presentations due to me through email or flash drive by Friday. The rubric for this assignment is located at the bottom of this post. 7th Grade will also have a Quizizz Game for the week due by Friday. The Quizizz code is 125099. Our week will look like this:
We have our next gathering this Friday, 3/1 for all eligible students. Gathering begins at 2:00! The trimester ends next Friday and reports cards go home with students on Thurs. 3/14. Have a great week!
Welcome back to another short week! PCA is closed on Monday, February 18th in observance of Presidents' Day.
This week students in 8th Grade will be working on their PowerPoint/Prezi for their Founding Father Presentations given in the auditorium on March 4th/5th. Each student's presentation will be due to me by March 1st. I will be issuing a Student Rubric on Tuesday with all information and requirements for their presentations. Students will get three days in class to work on their presentations, but if they are not finished in class time students must complete their presentations on their own time. In 7th Grade we will be continuing our study of individual rights and freedoms - students will be concentrating on the Bill of Rights and how to apply those rights to real world situations. Wednesday, February 20th we will also have a visit with the Brandywine SPCA to discuss our service learning project for the year. Our week will look like this:
Welcome to another short week! We will be starting our week a little differently due to the School Closure on Monday and the delay on Tuesday. We are beginning new units in both 7th and 8th Grades; students have recently received a test grade and notebook grade, so grade reports will be issued to students within the next few days. Many students in 8th Grade have asked about when they will begin working on their PowerPoint for their Founding Father Project for Social Studies and English - we will begin this next week during class.
8th Graders are required to complete their Quizizz Review by Saturday - the code is 132197. Our short week will look like this:
Important Upcoming Dates: - School is closed Monday February 18th for Presidents' Day. - Wednesday, February 20th is a free PCA Pride Day. - The Brandywine ASPCA will be visit 7th Grade classrooms on February 20th to discuss our community service project. |
7th Grade Quizizz Code of the Week:
8th Grade Quizizz Code of the Week: Generate your own question for Quizizz HERE Please use the links for Remind 101 Instructions to sign up! This is the best way to get the most frequent reminders from the teachers!
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